Chelyabinsk vs Spartak KostromaPrediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

Chelyabinsk host Spartak Kostroma sitting fourteenth on seven points from eight rounds: two wins, one draw and five defeats, with nine goals scored and fifteen conceded. Their home return is thin, one win and two losses in three matches, four goals for and seven against, though their latest outing ended in victory. Spartak Kostroma are eighth on twelve points from seven games, three won, three drawn and one lost, with an 11-8 goal record. On the road they have taken two wins, a draw and a defeat from four trips, scoring five and conceding four. Their recent form shows no defeat in the last three, the most recent two both ending level. The Russian First League runs at 2.68 goals per game. The prediction may change in the hours before kick-off. Confirmed line-ups, late injuries, suspensions, rotation ahead of other fixtures and the state of the pitch and the weather can all alter the picture described above. In those cases the selection may be reviewed and updated within 12 to 24 hours of the match: this happens rarely, but when it does, the version published on this page is always the current one. The data and assessments here are provided for information and statistical purposes.