In the upcoming match on May 14th, Fakel will take on Nizhny Novgorod in the Premier League. With 6 previous meetings between the two teams, let’s take a deeper look into their current form and playing styles to make a well-reasoned score prediction.

Current form and stats

Fakel is currently standing at 13th position and is enjoying a good run of form with a 2 win streak. They also have a clean sheet streak of 2 matches. On the other hand, Nizhny Novgorod is standing at 14th position and has not been performing well lately with a 2-match losing streak and a failed to score streak of 2 matches.

Their past matches show a close competition with both teams winning 2 games each and 2 matches resulting in a draw.

Looking at their strengths and weaknesses, Fakel is good at attacking set pieces, coming back from losing positions, and stealing the ball from the opposition. However, they struggle with keeping possession of the ball, defending set pieces, defending against attacks down the wings, defending against long shots, defending against skillful players, and avoiding fouling in dangerous areas. They tend to play with long balls, attempt crosses often, attack down the left, play with width, take a lot of shots, and are overall quite aggressive.

On the other hand, Nizhny Novgorod has strength in coming back from losing positions, but struggle with keeping possession of the ball, finishing scoring chances, avoiding fouling in dangerous areas, defending against attacks down the wings, defending against skillful players, defending set pieces, and defending against counter attacks. Nizhny Novgorod tends to play with width, attack down the right, use long balls, attempt crosses often, rotate their first eleven, and are aggressive.

Prediction

Based on the current form and playing styles of both teams, Fakel is expected to have more control over the game due to their recent winning streak and good form. Nizhny Novgorod’s weaknesses in defense and attack make them vulnerable to Fakel’s aggressive playstyle and attacking set pieces. Therefore, our prediction for the final score of the match is Fakel-Nizhny Novgorod: 3-1.