📏 Form Guide

Fakel Voronezh

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Fakel Voronezh, who won their previous game, will hope for a similar result following the 0-2 Premier League triumph over Spartak Moscow.

In that match, Fakel Voronezh had 32% possession and 6 shots at goal with 2 of them on target. The only player to score for Fakel Voronezh was Yevgeni Markov (37'). Spartak Moscow got 18 shots at goal with 7 of them on target. Danil Prutsev (66' Own goal) scored for Spartak Moscow.

Their more recent scorelines reveal that it has been a great time for the Fakel Voronezh defence. Fakel Voronezh have kept it tight, resulting in the tally of goals that have gone past their goalkeeper during their last 6 games standing at 4.

Leading up to this clash, Fakel Voronezh:

• are undefeated in their previous 5 home league matches.
• are without a home win in the past 3 league matches.

Orenburg

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Orenburg come into this clash following on from a 1-0 Premier League win in the defeat of Baltika Kaliningrad in their most recent fixture.

In that game, Orenburg managed 49% possession and 9 attempts on goal with 3 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Orenburg was Jimmy Marín (80'). Baltika Kaliningrad got 14 attempts on goal with 6 on target.

The stats don’t lie, and Orenburg have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, conceding 7 goals overall. At the back, Orenburg certainly have room for improvement. We will have to see if that trend will be continued on into this next match.

Their previous form shows that Orenburg:

• are unbeaten in their previous 2 away league matches.
• are without an away win for the past 7 league games.

👥 Head to head

The last league encounter featuring these sides was Premier League match day 12 on 21/10/2023 and the score finished Orenburg 1-2 Fakel Voronezh.

On that occasion, Orenburg had 72% possession and 23 shots at goal with 7 on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was Dmitriy Vorobyev (76').

At the other end, Fakel Voronezh got 13 shots at goal with 7 on target. Ilnur Alshin (35') and Nichita Moțpan (92') scored.

The match was refereed by Sergei Karasev.

📰 Team News: Fakel Voronezh

The Fakel Voronezh manager Sergei Tashuyev doesn’t have any fitness worries whatsoever ahead of this clash thanks to a fully healthy squad ready to go.

📰 Team News: Orenburg

Orenburg manager David Deogracia has to choose a team with limited availability. Tomás Muro (Cruciate ligament tear) and Stepan Oganesyan (Leg injury) are not ready for selection.

💭 Prediction

For this match, we think that Orenburg have enough to get a goal against this Fakel Voronezh team, but that might not quite prevent them from conceding a couple at the other end.

We’re expecting a 2-1 winning margin for Fakel Voronezh at the end of the 90 minutes. Definitely a tough call.

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

Renata Leite, 10:24 31/03/2024