FC Chelyabinsk (home)
- Chelyabinsk have won 6, drawn 5 and lost only once at home in the FNL 2025/2026.
- Roman Pilipchuk’s FC Chelyabinsk side have adopted a very proactive style this season, prioritizing possession and high pressing on the opposition in a 4-3-3 setup.
- The main focus of their game plan is to win the ball high up the field, attack down the wings and get the wide players involved in the play as much as possible.
- Pilipchuk’s side have a very good home record in the FNL 2025/2026, but have failed to win their last two home matches.
FK Chernomorets Novorossiysk (away)
- Chernomorets Novorossiysk have won 1, drawn 5 and lost 7 of their 13 away games in the FNL 2025/2026.
- They sit deep in a low-to-mid block with compact shapes and try to disrupt the opposition’s rhythm.
- The side does not have much of a possession presence and will look to catch the opponents on counterattacks and in dead-ball situations.
Head-to-Head
In the last meeting between these two sides, which took place 5 months ago at Chernomorets’ home field, the match ended goalless .
Key Players
- Ramazan Gadzhimuradov is Chelyabinsk’s main attacking outlet this season, having scored 9 goals in 24 appearances in the FNL 2025/2026.
- Anton Antonov has 4 goals in 22 FNL 2025/2026 games for Chernomorets and has scored half of Chernomorets' last 4 goals in their previous 5 matches, so he will be a key player in this clash.
Prediction
However, the home side’s current two-game losing streak and the visitors’ ability to sit deep and frustrate the hosts suggest that we will see goals at both ends and that the total goals scored will be over 2.5 .
