The matchday 19 fixture in the Russian Premier League between Orenburg and 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 15th place and safety is only five points. The home team have won just two matches all season (six draws, 10 defeats), even though their most recent victory was not that long ago, coming on matchday 14. However, after the game against Sochi, which ended 3:1 in Orenburg's favour, the club failed to score in their next four matches. Overall, the squad have had eight goalless matches, with only Dinamo Makhachkala and Pari Nizhny Novgorod recording a worse figure (11 games each). In training camp, the club played eight friendlies and avoided defeat in six of them (five wins, one draw).
The club signed several players from the second tier, and among the foreign signings we should highlight midfielder Damian Puebla.
- No more than two goals were scored in seven of Orenburg's last 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 have conceded in seven of their last eight home matches in this competition.
Potential Orenburg Lineup (4-5-1)
Bogdan Ovsyannikov – Fahd Moufi, Emil Tsenov, Artem Kasimov, Danila Vedernikov – Dmitry Rybchinskiy, Du Queiroz, Tigran Avanesyan, Jordi Thompson, Emircan Gurluk – Aleshandre Jesus.
Defender Danila Khotulev and midfielder Evgeniy Bolotov are suspended.
Akron Togliatti
Things are going better for Akron Togliatti. The away side sit ninth in the standings with 21 points (five wins, six draws), and their cushion over the relegation play-off zone stands at six points. From October onwards, Akron Togliatti put together a six-match unbeaten run, but they lost to Pari NN and Zenit St. Petersburg in the two rounds before the break. Before facing the Saint Petersburg side, the club had scored in seven consecutive Premier League matches. Overall, the visitors have 22 goals to their name, and among the teams in the bottom half of the table, only Dynamo Moscow have scored more (27). It is also worth noting that in pre-season Akron Togliatti won six of their seven friendlies (one defeat).
The squad has been strengthened by forward Kevin Arevalo.
- Akron Togliatti have scored more than once in just two of their last nine league matches.
- The team have gone seven away matches in the Russian Premier League without a draw (three wins, four defeats).
- At least one side failed to score in four of the last five away games involving the Tolyatti outfit in the Premier League.
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, Dmitry Pestryakov, Maksim Boldyrev.
Defender Ionut Nedelcearu is suspended.
Referee
Andrey Prokopov (Russia)
Matches – 11 (First League, 2025/26);
Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 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 improve Orenburg's performances. When the new coach arrived, the fans had high hopes, but so far those expectations have not been met: one win over bottom club Sochi is clearly not enough. And four straight matches without a goal is a concern, especially given the fact the side scored just once in their last three friendlies.
This season, Akron Togliatti have picked up more points away from home than they have on their own ground. At the same time, all four of their away defeats have come against teams from the top half of the standings. Overall, Zaur Tedeev's men looked the more convincing side before the winter break. Akron Togliatti avoided defeat in six of their last eight Russian Premier League matches (four wins, two draws), and the loss to Zenit St. Petersburg in Saint Petersburg can be discounted.
Prediction: Akron Togliatti, double chance
