Indium. Fakel total over 1.5
Indium. Fakel total over 1.5
The “Torch” can’t rise above the playoff zone for most of the season. After 23 rounds, Dmitry Pyatibratov’s team ranked 14th in the table, 7 points behind the 12th place saver. In terms of the expected number of goals scored (xg = 1.04) and conceded (xga = 1.55), it ranks in the top five of the RPL.
In the spring part of the championship, the “madmen” could only beat Sochi (3:0), losing in three of the remaining 5 duels for most of the match.
Orenburg plays open, dynamic football with an emphasis on attack. In terms of expected goals scored (xg = 1.72), it is second only to Zenit, Spartak and CSKA. However, the Citizens pay for it with the third-best defense in the league (xga = 1.74).
After the resumption of the season, Marcel Lichka’s team scored 8 points in 6 rounds, and the lack of tournament motivation led to unpredictable results. A distinctive feature of the club is a bright game on its pitch. In away games, Orenburg scored only 21% of their points and conceded 64% of goals.
For example, in the debut match of the spring part of the championship with the same Achmat (1:3), the team suffered a disastrous defeat on the road, losing in xg (0.9:2.8).
I suspect that Orenburg will give another weak away match that Fakel will be able to take advantage of.