Fakel – Krylia Sovetov

Fakel and Krylia Sovetov will not take any chances in a key game

On Sunday, 28 May, Fakel will take on Krylia Sovetov at home. This is a very important match in terms of the fight for survival. While Samara beat Voronezh by two points in the battle for the saving twelfth place. That is, even a draw will actually be a winning result for Krylya Sovetov, as Fakel have Zenit away in the last round. The hosts need only count on three points if they are to avoid transition matches. The miracles under Vadim Yevseyev ended last round. The club lost away to Lokomotiv with a minimal score, conceding the only goal in the end. Fakel played a standard match from the defence. Under Vadim Yevseyev another football is impossible. The team tries to get their way through character and strong defence. The defence looks abnormally good at the end of the championship. Fakel have conceded one goal in four meetings. The indicators are borne out by advanced statistics. In three meetings Voronezh have allowed a goal and a half chances in front of their own net. Only Akhmat and Krasnodar have better performances. The secret lies in the performance of the players and the five-back structure. As for Fakel, they have eight players in the starting line-up to work on defence. There is an emphasis on the two big forwards under Yevseyev. At the same time, there are chances in attack. So far Fakel are not among the worst teams here. Krylya Sovetov are very unexpectedly in the fight for survival. The team is rebuilding for the second time this season. Head coach Igor Osinkin is trying to maintain their attacking style, but the quality of their players has gotten significantly worse. There is not much help from the main transfer hope either. Vladimir Sychevoy cannot lift his transfer curse in any way. The transfer from Orenburg turned out to be a failure. The footballer has yet to score a single goal in the RPL. Krylya Sovetov managed to win one of the defining games of the season. Samara defeated Ural 3-0 at home. Unfortunately, there were injuries. The club will not be able to count on goalkeeper Lomaev. Frolov will now take over the place in goal. There's a curious rivalry of styles in Voronezh. The home side need to win, but they will surely give up the ball and wait for the counterattack. Krylya Sovetov will logically have the advantage, but they are unlikely to take unnecessary risks. As for Fakel, there's an obvious trend toward the underdog total. The team has played four consecutive games that matched that total. If we take the distance of eight matches, there are seven such games. The last three face-offs between the clubs also corresponded to the underdog bet.