Torpedo Moskva

vs

FK Fakel Voronezh

Preview

Torpedo Moskva

• Torpedo Moskva are in inconsistent form.
• They drew 1-1 at home to Arsenal Tula.
• They beat KamAZ 2-0 on their own patch.
• They lost 2-0 at Ural.
• Oleg Kononov took over as head coach of the Moscow club in October 2025.
• He favours a 4-2-3-1 formation that is designed to play at a high tempo and is always ready to counter-attack.

FK Fakel Voronezh

• FK Fakel Voronezh have won two, drawn one and lost two of their last five FNL fixtures.
• They lost 2-0 at Chayka and drew 2-2 at home to Shinnik Yaroslavl.
• Oleg Vasilenko returned to the club as head coach in October 2025.
• He has taken his team to the top of the FNL 2025/2026 table with 60 points from 30 games, putting Torpedo in their shadows down in 11th with 38 points from the same number of matches.

Key Players

• Ruslan Apekov - the team’s most advanced player who has scored 10 goals in 25 FNL games.
• Pusi Belaidi - leads the line for Fakel with 15 goals in 29 league games this season.
• Maksim Turishchev - has netted three of Fakel's last seven goals and could be a threat here.

Betting Insights

• Fakel have won two of their last three away games and the odds for an away win at 2.83 make them favourites.
• Torpedo have won six, drawn four and lost five of their 15 home games in FNL 2025/2026.
• Fakel have won eight, drawn two and lost five of their 15 away games.
• We like the odds of 1.71 on Both Teams to Score - No with at least one side failing to score here.
• Under 2.5 goals is 1.54 and looks about right for this likely tense encounter.
• The preview leans to taking the extra risk of the away win.

Prediction

• Tight, tense affair expected.
• Expect a midfield battle with limited chances and an outside play for an away win.