Arsenal Tula
- Arsenal Tula has won 2, drawn 7 and lost 2 of their 11 home league games this season.
- Tula are 10th in the standings with 29 points from 22 games while Volga are 15th with 23 points from the same number of matches.
- Dmitri Gunko’s side has shown signs of a rebuild since he took charge in June 2025, shifting the system to a more balanced form that has delivered a decent amount of defensive stability, but not enough points.
- Arsenal’s home form has been their bugbear this season with just one win in their last four matches at the Stadion Arsenal (D2, L1) and only thirteen points from a possible 33 available at the venue this term.
Volga Ulyanovsk
- Volga Ulyanovsk has won 2, drawn 2 and lost 1 of their last 5 league games.
- Mikhail Belov’s men have drawn their last two and recorded a win, a draw and a loss in their previous three away matches in the league, but they are generally a better team when they get onto the road.
- The visitors play a proactive, high-tempo game with lots of pressing and turnover play, but can also play in a more defensive shape if need be.
Head-to-Head
Volga Ulyanovsk has won 1 and drawn 1 of the 2 FNL 2025/2026 head-to-head meetings with Arsenal Tula , beating them 2-1 at home six months ago.
Key Players
- Arsenal Tula’s best player in recent weeks has been Reziuan Mirzov, who has scored two of his team’s last four goals in the last five games.
- Aleksandr Saplinov, who has five goals in 19 FNL games, is Volga Ulyanovsk’s leading marksman and has the ability to hurt any defence if given space.
- Kirill Folmer has netted three of Volga Ulyanovsk’s seven goals in the last five matches to become a crucial goalscorer for Belov’s side.
Betting Insights
The odds for a draw in this game are too good to ignore at 3.34 and there’s enough recent goal action to recommend taking Over 2.5 goals at 2.27 and Both Teams to Score - Yes at 1.93 .
Prediction
A draw with goals for both teams is most likely given the visitors’ leaky defence has already shipped 19 goals on the road, an average of 1.73 per match in the FNL this term, while Tula have scored 15 in 11 home league contests.
