Fakel Voronezh vs Orenburg tips and predictions

Decent match-up expected in Premier League

There's 6 points separating the two clubs as 11th place Fakel Voronezh get set to host 14th place Orenburg.

It makes plenty of sense to say the visitors will win but the feeling here is that the home side should be picked to come out on top.

Make of it what you will but Fakel Voronezh might have reasons to be confident about adding to Orenburg's latest reverses. The visitors are short of form away from home; they've suffered 4 losses from their last 6 away assignments. This doesn't look like the recent record of a side that will fancy their chances.

This home defence is worth a mention and they have conceded no more than once in 15 of their last 16 games. While the hosts have looked secure at the back, the away side has been plundering goals lately. Away from home Orenburg have conceded at least once in all of their last 10 campaigns. And when creating chances the visitors have lacked a bit of spark. They've scored one or less goals in all of their last 13 matches.

They have done business before. Fakel Voronezh have won 4 of the last 8 fixtures between the two teams. In terms of the previous meetings the head-to-head stats provide plenty of encouragement for them.

It's possible this is a match that will simply depend on which side gets off to the brighter start. It would be nonsense to suggest that the favourites are a dead-cert here. It's possible that the two sides cancel each other out in a battle of attrition. It isn't a strong view among today's fixtures but the No BTTS bet could be sensible.