The Premier League tie at Tsentralnyi Profsoyuz Stadion on Thursday sees home team Fakel Voronezh take on Krylia Sovetov.
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Form Guide
Fakel Voronezh
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Fakel Voronezh will be looking to improve on their last outing here following a 2-0 Premier League loss in their previous game against FC Krasnodar.
In that game, Fakel Voronezh managed 30% possession and 5 shots on goal with 1 of them on target. At the other end, Krasnodar got 19 attempts at goal with 7 of them on target. Victor Sá (60') and Jhon Córdoba (86') scored for FC Krasnodar.
Fakel Voronezh have struggled with their forward play in more recent games. Their goals record stands at just 4 vs opposing sides over the course of their last 6 fixtures. In those games, Fakel Voronezh have also seen the tally of goals scored against them come to 8. That kind of pattern won’t necessarily be carried forward into this match, of course.
Heading into this contest, Fakel Voronezh haven’t won at home in the past 5 matches in the league. Things will have to change soon.
Krylia Sovetov
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After tasting defeat last time out to Baltika Kaliningrad in Premier League competition, Krylia Sovetov will be hoping to turn things around here.
In that match, Krylia Sovetov had 51% possession and 8 shots at goal with 3 of them on target. The scorer for Krylia Sovetov was Amar Rahmanović (92'). Baltika Kaliningrad had 21 attempts at goal with 5 of them on target. Ángelo Henríquez (84') and Dmitry Rybchinskiy (96') scored for Baltika Kaliningrad.
Looking at their form, and Krylia Sovetov have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, conceding 8 goals overall. Defensively, Krylia Sovetov have some weaknesses to address.
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Head to head
The previous league game between the two was Premier League match day 7 on 02/09/2023 which ended up with the score at Krylia Sovetov 3-0 Fakel Voronezh.
That day, Krylia Sovetov had 49% possession and 12 shots at goal with 7 of them on target. The scorers were Costanza (28'), Amar Rahmanović (66') and Vladislav Shitov (70').
At the other end, Fakel Voronezh had 7 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target.
The referee was Yevgeni Kukulyak.
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Team News: Fakel Voronezh
It doesn’t get much better regarding selection, with just a single fitness concern for the Fakel Voronezh boss Sergei Tashuyev to contend with thanks to an almost full-strength squad. Igor Kalinin (Muscle injury) is sidelined.
It looks as if Fakelony could use a 4-4-2 system for this one, beginning the first half with Aleksandr Belenov, Vasili Cherov, Igor Yurganov, Rayan Senhadji, Vladislav Masternoy, Ruslan Magal, Irakli Kvekveskiri, Nichita Motpan, Ilnur Alshin, Khyzyr Appaev and Evgeniy Markov.
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Team News: Krylia Sovetov
With a fully injury-free squad available for selection, the Krylia Sovetov boss Igor Osinkin has no fitness worries whatsoever before this match.
From our viewpoint, Perya might utilise a 4-2-3-1 lineup, giving starts to Ivan Lomaev, Nikolay Rasskazov, Ilya Gaponov, Roman Evgenjev, Yuri Gorshkov, Fernando Costanza, Maksim Vityugov, Roman Ezhov, Nikita Saltykov, Franco Orozco and Amar Rahmanovic.
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Prediction
Krylia Sovetov and Fakel Voronezh could both end up scoring in a what should be a good tussle with little between the two teams.
A draw looks like a realistic possibility, but we’ll see what happens. Our tip is therefore for a tight encounter, finishing with a 1-1 score when the full-time whistle blows.
Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Victor Martins,
11:01 25/04/2024
⚽️ Team Focus:
Fakel Voronezh
Formed: 1947
Stadium: Tsentralnyi Profsoyuz Stadion (32,750)
Captain: Irakli Kvekveskiri
Chairman: Roman Askhabadze
Manager: Sergei Tashuyev
Competitions: Premier League position 11
⭐ Key Player: Yevgeni Markov
Normally taking to the field in the Striker position, Yevgeni Markov was born in Russia. After making a first senior appearance for Tosno in the 2017 - 2018 season, the dangerous Forward has hit 7 league goals in this Premier League 2023 - 2024 campaign so far in a total of 24 appearances.