Rotor Volgograd
- With 19 games of the FNL 2025-2026 campaign played, the two clubs are level on 29 points, with Chelyabinsk in sixth spot and Rotor Volgograd in seventh, only because of goal differential.
- Rotor Volgograd have won 6 of their 9 home FNL matches in 2025-2026, conceding just 0.44 goals per game.
- Rotor have also been in inconsistent form, winning 1, drawing 1 and losing 3 of their last 5 FNL fixtures. However, the Rotor Volgograd vs FC Chelyabinsk prediction for this match remains open due to both sides' fluctuating performances.
- Denis Boyarintsev, appointed head coach of Rotor in May 2024, has implemented a very structured and disciplined approach on his team, who typically set up in a compact low block to soak up pressure, hit on the counter-attacks and create from set pieces.
FC Chelyabinsk
- FC Chelyabinsk have won just 1 of their 9 away games in FNL, drawing 4 and losing 4, scoring an average of 0.78 goals per away game, reinforcing our Rotor Volgograd vs FC Chelyabinsk betting tips that favor the home side.
- Chelyabinsk coach Roman Pilipchuk, appointed in April 2024, has an excellent reputation as a chess player who can change his team’s shape in-game and has installed a very flexible system in the visitors.
- FC Chelyabinsk operate with a back three that morphs into different formations.
- The visitors have been in mixed form in recent weeks, winning 1, drawing 2 and losing 2 of their last 5 FNL outings.
Head-to-Head
Each side has won one of the last two head-to-head clashes, but Rotor won the most recent 1-0 at home in FNL 2, Division A Gold 2024.
Key Players
- Ramazan Gadzhimuradov leads the line with 6 goals in 18 FNL games, 2 of which have come in his last 5.
- Ilya Safronov is their most likely goal scorer with 6 in 19 FNL fixtures this season.
Betting Insights
- Rotor have better form at home and Chelyabinsk have struggled away, so the 2.33 price on the home side to take the win is fair, but it could be closer and I don’t expect Chelyabinsk to simply fold. Additionally, our Rotor Volgograd vs FC Chelyabinsk betting tips highlight the possibility of a tight contest and recommend additional caution.
- Under 2.5 goals at 1.34 looks appealing considering the solid nature of both sides and the recent low-scoring trends in this fixture.
