Fakel 2-2 Baltika Kaliningrad: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings

How the match unfolded

The opening goal came in the 13th minute: R. Netfullin for Fakel, set up by Aleksey Sutormin. Butta Magomedov made it 2-0 to Fakel in the 51st minute. Egor Golenkov made it 2-1 to Baltika Kaliningrad in the 74th minute, set up by B. Gil. Baltika Kaliningrad levelled at 2-2 in the 90th minute (+5) through B. Gil from the penalty spot. It came with the clock nearly run down, and it rescued a point.

Fakel were two goals up and could not hold on: Baltika Kaliningrad came back from two down for a draw.

It was 1-0 at half-time, and the second half changed the result.

The referee, M. Plisko, showed 4 yellow cards: 1 to Fakel and 3 to Baltika Kaliningrad.

Fakel: O. Vasilenko, 3-4-3 · Baltika Kaliningrad: A. Talalaev, 5-4-1.

Moneyball's prediction against the result

Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.

Why it went this way

On the day the expected goals were 2.46 for Fakel and 0.62 for Baltika Kaliningrad.

Baltika Kaliningrad made more of their chances than the xG suggests, by about 1.4 goals.

Fakel created the better chances, 2.46 xG to 0.62, and still did not win. On chances alone, the result could easily have gone the other way.

Fakel had 3 shots on target, Baltika Kaliningrad 4.

Baltika Kaliningrad had 61% of the ball.

Where the two sides stood before this match

Fakel came into it with 12 Russian Premier League matches played, scoring 0.7 and conceding 1.7 a match, with 1.05 expected goals for and 1.62 against, and had won 8% of their matches.

Baltika Kaliningrad came into it with 12 Russian Premier League matches played, scoring 1.3 and conceding 1.1 a match, with 1.39 expected goals for and 0.95 against, and had won 25% of their matches.

Fakel vs Baltika Kaliningrad: the match in numbers

Team statistics from Sportmonks.

Player ratings and man of the match

Man of the match: B. Gil (Baltika Kaliningrad), rated 8.3 by Sportmonks, with 1 goal, 1 assist.

Fakel

• R. Netfullin 7.8 1 goal
• Aleksey Sutormin 7.0 1 assist
• Aleksandr Koksharov 6.8
• Igor Yurganov 6.7
• Butta Magomedov 6.7 1 goal

Baltika Kaliningrad

• B. Gil 8.3 1 goal, 1 assist
• Eduardo Anderson 7.2
• Egor Golenkov 7.2 1 goal
• Maksim Petrov 7.0
• Ilya Petrov 7.0

The lowest-rated starter was Loris Mouyokolo at 6.1. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.

What comes next

• Fakel: Rubin Kazan vs Fakel Saturday 31 October 2026 · Russian Premier League
• Baltika Kaliningrad: Baltika Kaliningrad vs Akron Sunday 1 November 2026 · Russian Premier League

Each preview has Moneyball's estimate for the next match, published before kick-off and marked against the result afterwards, as this one is.

Questions about Fakel vs Baltika Kaliningrad

What was the score in Fakel vs Baltika Kaliningrad?

Fakel 2-2 Baltika Kaliningrad (half-time 1-0), Russian Premier League, Saturday 12 September 2026.

Who scored in Fakel vs Baltika Kaliningrad?

R. Netfullin 13', Butta Magomedov 51', Egor Golenkov 74', B. Gil 90+5'.

Did Moneyball predict Fakel vs Baltika Kaliningrad correctly?

Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.

Who was man of the match in Fakel vs Baltika Kaliningrad?

B. Gil, rated 8.3 by Sportmonks.

Who refereed Fakel vs Baltika Kaliningrad?

M. Plisko.