Arsenal Tula
- Arsenal Tula have won just three home games all season with seven draws and four defeats in FNL 2025/2026 to date.
- Arsenal Tula has conceded 18 goals in 14 home games in FNL 2025/2026, an average of 1.29 per match.
- Arsenal boss Dmitri Gunko, who has overseen a much more flexible 4-3-3 since taking over in June 2025, prefers a possession-based approach and has been more willing to make tactical changes.
- They have one win, one draw and three defeats in their last five games, with a 1-1 tie at Torpedo Moscow and a 2-0 defeat at Shinnik Yaroslavl in the last two.
FC Chelyabinsk
- FC Chelyabinsk have an away record in 15 games (W3, D5, L7) in FNL 2025/2026.
- Chelyabinsk, meanwhile, have gone five league games without a win, two draws and three losses, and their last away game was a 3-0 defeat at FC Yenisey Krasnoyarsk.
- Ramazan Gadzhimuradov has nine goals in 27 FNL 2025/2026 appearances, making him Chelyabinsk’s top finisher.
- FC Chelyabinsk boss Roman Pilipchuk, at the club since April 2024, has instilled a disciplined, defence-first philosophy at Chelyabinsk with deep blocks and transitions.
- His team are better when they have numbers behind the ball and like to switch to five at the back when they have the ball deep in their own half.
- They will attempt to stifle Arsenal Tula’s patient build-up play and create counter-attacking chances.
Key Players
- Daniil Penchikov, with five goals in 23 FNL 2025/2026 games, is Arsenal Tula’s most reliable target man.
- Ramazan Gadzhimuradov can be a handful in front of goal, with nine in 27 for Chelyabinsk.
Betting Insights
- The bookmakers are taking Arsenal Tula at 1.85 for the win, which is a bit rich given the similarity of the teams and Chelyabinsk’s relative value at 4.53, while the draw at 3.48 is also a decent price.
- The Under 2.5 goals bet at 1.68 looks good to us.
Prediction
Arsenal Tula are likely to be able to hold their own against Chelyabinsk’s more sophisticated style, and they probably have the quality to edge this one.
