Fakel Voronezh
- Top of the table Fakel Voronezh have won four and drawn one of their last five matches.
- Oleg Vasilenko’s side top the FNL with 51 points from 22 matches.
- Fakel have won six, drawn two and lost three on their travels in FNL 2025/2026, scoring 12 times in 11 matches.
Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
- Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk have won three, drawn one and lost one of their last five.
- In contrast, Neftekhimik sit in ninth position with 31 points from the same number of matches.
- Neftekhimik have won four, drawn five and lost three at home in the same competition, conceding 13 times in 12 fixtures.
Head-to-Head
FK Fakel Voronezh beat Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk1-0 at home earlier in FNL 2025/2026.
Fakel Voronezh
- Pusi Belaidi has been the main attacking threat for Fakel in the last few weeks and has scored 14 times in 22 FNL 2025/2026 matches, including 50% of the team's last eight goals.
- The visitors can be very high pressing and have a real knack of closing games in their favour at the moment.
Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
- Kirill Novikov’s men set up a low-to-mid defensive block, waiting for opportunities to exploit opponents in transition or on set pieces.
- Rashid Magomedov is their main attacking outlet and the Russian forward has six goals in 21 FNL 2025/2026 appearances for Neftekhimik.
Betting Insights
Odds for Total Score Under 2.5 come in at 1.44 and Both Teams to Score - No is 1.66 , and we’re taking the under here as we don’t think many chances will be created by either side.
Prediction
- FK Fakel have the momentum, however, and their direct approach could be the deciding factor in this one.
- Odds for Away win are 2.27 and we’re siding with the visitors here as they have the extra motivation and should have enough about them to edge it.
