In this week 6 match on the 19th of August, Krylya Sovetov and Fakel will play a match in Samara in a meeting of these two evenly matched Premier League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 20 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. 11th placed Krylya Sovetov is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Locomotiv Moscow. Maksim Glushenkov struck first for Krylya Sovetov in the 68th minute on a feed from Artem Sokolov, then Anton Miranchuk tied it up for Locomotiv Moscow in the 1st minute of the second half’s stoppage time earning them at least the one point. Krylya Sovetov looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while 12th placed Fakel is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Ural. Fakel had 18 on net, and Ural had 18, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. Fakel looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 2 of their last 10.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season.
For Fakel, their top scorers are Roman Akbashev and Georgy Gongadze, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches. Maksim Glushenkov has been the most prolific scorer on Krylya Sovetov in his last 5 matches with 3 goals.