Chayka (home)
- Chayka have failed to win twelve of their 15 FNL 2025/2026 home games, winning three and drawing three (W3, D3, L9).
- Chayka have won one and lost four of their last five FNL games, suffering consecutive 2-1 away defeats to Volga Ulyanovsk and KamAZ.
Torpedo Moskva (away)
- Torpedo Moskva have won four of their 15 away FNL 2025/2026 games, drawing four and losing seven (W4, D4, L7).
- Torpedo Moskva will feel confident of maintaining their momentum this weekend as they are placed 11th in the FNL 2025/2026 table with 39 points from 31 games, while Chayka sit 17th with 22 points.
- Torpedo have averaged 0.60 goals per away game, but they don’t score that many on their travels and Chayka have been pretty solid at home recently.
Head-to-Head
Torpedo Moskva are priced at 1.67 to follow up their 3-2 win six months ago over Chayka when they next meet in the FNL, although they have never won at this venue in recent encounters.
Key Players
- Ruslan Apekov leads the way for Torpedo Moskva with 11 goals in 26 FNL appearances.
- Artem Sokolov is Chayka’s main threat with 10 in 25, including two in his last five.
Betting Insights
- The preview suggests taking Torpedo to win and Both Teams to Score - No as a selection.
- The odds on Total Score Over 2.5 look a touch skinny at 1.91.
Prediction
- Oleg Kononov’s approach of pushing his team forward and applying heavy pressure when out of possession is the perfect counter to the 4-2-3-1 system that Dmitri Kombarov has implemented at Chayka.
- Torpedo Moskva have more quality, so Kononov’s side are the most likely winners here.
- Expect Torpedo to win with Both Teams to Score - No.
