📏 Form Guide

Ural

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Ural prepare for this fixture coming off the back of a 1-1 Premier League drawn match versus Rubin Kazan.

In that match, Ural had 59% possession and 14 attempts at goal with 4 on target. The scorer for Ural was Silvije Begić (86'). Rubin Kazan had 5 shots on goal with 3 on target. Mirlind Daku (43') scored for Rubin Kazan.

It’s not been often in recent games that Ural have kept a clean sheet. The reality is that Ural have seen their defence breached in 5 of their previous 6 matches, giving up 7 goals in the process.

Baltika Kaliningrad

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Baltika Kaliningrad come into this clash following a 3-1 Premier League win in the defeat of CSKA Moscow in their previous fixture.

In that match, Baltika Kaliningrad managed 40% possession and 13 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. For Baltika Kaliningrad, goals were scored by Kristijan Bistrović (51'), Alex Fernandes (76') and Kirill Kaplenko (85'). CSKA Moscow got 17 shots on goal with 7 on target. Kirill Glebov (90') was the scorer for CSKA Moscow.

Looking at their form, and Baltika Kaliningrad have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, letting opponents get 7 goals overall. At the back, Baltika Kaliningrad have some weaknesses to address. Still, time will tell if that pattern shall be maintained here in this game or not.

↔️ Head to head

The last league fixture between these sides was Premier League match day 5 on 19/08/2023 when it ended Baltika Kaliningrad 0-1 Ural.

That day, Baltika Kaliningrad managed 55% possession and 17 shots on goal with 6 on target.

At the other end, Ural got 11 shots at goal with 4 on target. Aleksey Kashtanov (49') was the scorer.

The referee was Vasili Kazartsev.

🗞️ Team News: Ural

It doesn’t get much better regarding selection, with just one fitness concern for the Ural gaffer Viktor Goncharenko to be concerned about from a near full-strength group of players. Vladislav Malkevich (Muscle injury) misses out. Danijel Miskic is ineligible for this match because of suspension.

In our view, Bumblebees will possibly use the 4-2-3-1 formation for this one, handing starts to Ilya Pomazun, Denys Kulakov, Silvije Begic, Egor Filipenko, Ítalo, Timur Ayupov, Ibrahima Cisse, Ilya Ishkov, Andrey Egorychev, Yuriy Gazinskiy and Guilherme Schettine.

📋 Team News: Baltika Kaliningrad

Baltika Kaliningrad manager Sergei Ignashevich has to choose from a squad that has some fitness concerns. Gedeon Guzina (Partial damage to the cruciate ligament) and Joel Fameyeh (Foot injury) will not be playing here. Nathan Gassama is ineligible for this match because of suspension.

We’re of the thinking that Baltika Kaliningrad appear most likely to play in a 4-4-2 formation, settling for Evgeni Latyshonok, Aleksandr Zhirov, Diego Luna, Kristijan Bistrovic, Roberto Fernández, Yuriy Kovalev, Kevin Andrade, Vitaliy Lisakovich, Alex Fernandes, Angelo Henríquez and Danila Kozlov.

🧠 Prediction

Our assessment is that Baltika Kaliningrad and Ural could well end up finding themselves level here, with both teams capable of netting.

A close call, and we think a draw is quite likely. We’re therefore anticipating a very even match with a 1-1 score at the end of this game.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Victor Martins, 12:01 06/05/2024