The Matchday 19 fixture in the Russian Premier League between Orenburg vs Akron Togliatti will take place on 28 February at the Gazovik Stadium. Orenburg vs Akron Togliatti: prediction, betting odds and statistics.
Orenburg
Orenburg went into the winter break sitting in the relegation zone, although the gap to the safe 15th place is just five points. Across the whole season, the team have managed only two wins (six draws, 10 defeats), even though their most recent victory was not all that long ago, back on Matchday 14. However, after the meeting with Sochi, which ended 3:1 in Orenburg’s favour, the club failed to score a single goal in the next four matches. Overall, the team have gone eight games without scoring, with only Dinamo Makhachkala and Pari NN posting a worse figure (11 matches each). In pre-season training camp, the club played eight friendlies and avoided defeat in six of them (five wins, one draw).
The club have signed several players from the First League; among the foreign recruits, midfielder Damian Puebla is worth a mention.
- No more than two goals were scored in seven of Orenburg’s previous eight Russian Premier League matches.
- On home soil, the team have failed to win 10 of their last 11 league matches (six draws, four defeats).
- The club conceded in seven of their previous eight home games in this competition.
Potential Orenburg Lineup (4-5-1)
Bogdan Ovsyannikov – Fahd Moufi, Emil Tsenov, Artem Kasimov, Danila Vedernikov – Dmitriy Rybchinskiy, Du Queiroz, Tigran Avanesyan, Jordhy Thompson, Emircan Gurluk – Aleshandre Jesus.
Defender Danila Khotulev and midfielder Evgeniy Bolotov are suspended.
Akron Togliatti
Things have been better for Akron Togliatti. The team sit ninth in the standings with 21 points (five wins, six draws), and their cushion to the play-off zone is six points. Starting in October, Akron Togliatti put together a six-match unbeaten run, but lost to Pari NN and Zenit in the final two rounds before the break. Prior to the game against the Saint Petersburg side, the club had scored in seven straight Premier League matches. In total, the Tolyatti outfit have 22 goals to their name, and among teams in the bottom half of the table, only Dynamo Moscow have scored more (27). It is also worth noting that in the off-season, the club won six of seven friendlies (one defeat).
Striker Kevin Arevalo has joined the squad.
- Akron Togliatti scored more than once in only two of their previous nine league matches (and failed to score more than one goal in seven of those nine games).
- The team have not drawn any of their last seven away matches in the Russian Premier League (three wins, four defeats).
- At least one side failed to score in four of the Tolyatti team’s last five away Premier League games.
Potential Akron Togliatti Lineup (4-3-3)
Vitaliy Gudiev – Roberto Fernandez, Yomar Rocha, Rodrigo Escoval, Marat Bokoev – Khetag Khosonov, Kristijan Bistrovic, Ifet Djakovac – Artem Dzyuba, Dmitriy Pestryakov, Maksim Boldyrev.
Defender Ionut Nedelcearu is suspended.
Referee
Andrey Prokopov (Russia)
Matches officiated – 11 (First League, 2025/26);
Yellow cards shown (including second bookings) – 33;
Average yellow cards per match – 3;
Red cards shown – 0;
Average fouls per match – 27;
Penalties – 9%.
Orenburg vs Akron Togliatti: Match Prediction
Only the resumption of the season will show whether Ildar Akhmetzyanov has managed to get the home team’s game in order. With the appointment of a new head coach, supporters had high hopes, but so far they have not been justified: a single win over bottom club Sochi is clearly not enough. Moreover, four consecutive matches without scoring is a worrying sign, especially given that the team scored just one goal across their last three friendlies.
The away side have picked up more points on the road than at home this season. At the same time, all four of their away defeats came against teams from the top half of the table. Overall, Zaur Tedeev’s men looked the stronger side before the winter break. Akron Togliatti avoided defeat in six of their previous eight Russian Premier League matches (four wins, two draws), and the loss to Zenit in Saint Petersburg can be treated as an exception.
Prediction: Akron Togliatti, double chance
