Volga Ulyanovsk vs Spartak KostromaPrediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

Volga Ulyanovsk are twelfth with 10 points after nine rounds of the Russian First League: three wins, a draw and five defeats, 12 goals scored and 14 conceded. At home they won two of five games played, with three defeats, 7-7; away they have a win, a draw and two defeats from four games played, 5-7. The most recent round brought a win, preceded by a draw, two defeats and another win further back in time. Spartak Kostroma are sixth with 18 points: five wins, three draws and a defeat, 13 goals scored and eight conceded. At home they won two of four games played, drawing the other two, 7-4; away they won three of five games played, with a draw and a defeat, 6-4. The last five outings show two wins in the most recent rounds, a defeat and a draw before that, and another win further back. The competition average is 2.67 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.