Fakel 0-0 Orenburg: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
Russian Premier League Matchday 5 · Saturday 22 August 2026 · Central'nyi Stadion Profsoyuzov, Voronezh · referee S. Ivanov · full time
Full time: Fakel 0-0 Orenburg
Fakel and Orenburg drew 0-0 in Russian Premier League Matchday 5 on Saturday 22 August 2026 at Central'nyi Stadion Profsoyuzov.
How the match unfolded
It finished 0-0. Both defences held from the first whistle to the last, and the chances that came were not taken.
The referee, S. Ivanov, showed 4 yellow cards: 1 to Fakel and 3 to Orenburg. Damián Puebla missed a penalty for Orenburg in the 51 minute.
Fakel: O. Vasilenko, 5-4-1 · Orenburg: I. Akhmetzyanov, 4-2-3-1.
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 1.57 for Fakel and 0.91 for Orenburg.
Fakel scored about 1.6 fewer than their chances were worth: poor finishing, or a goalkeeper at his best.
Fakel had 2 shots on target, Orenburg 2.
Fakel had 56% 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.
Orenburg came into it with 12 Russian Premier League matches played, scoring 1.2 and conceding 1.0 a match, with 1.41 expected goals for and 1.40 against, and had won 25% of their matches.
Fakel vs Orenburg: the match in numbers
| Fakel | Match statistics | Orenburg |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Ball possession | 44% |
| 1.57 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.91 |
| 8 | Total shots | 10 |
| 2 | Shots on target | 2 |
| 2 | Big chances | 1 |
| 345 | Total passes | 268 |
| 69% | Pass accuracy | 59% |
| 6 | Corners | 4 |
| 12 | Fouls | 18 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 12 | Tackles | 10 |
| 2 | Saves | 2 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 3 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: Matvey Bardachev (Fakel), rated 7.6 by Sportmonks.
Fakel
- Matvey Bardachev 7.6
- Yuriy Zhuravlev 7.5
- Albert Gabaraev 7.2
- Daniil Frolkin 7.0
- Ilnur Alshin 7.0
Orenburg
- Dmitriy Rybchinskiy 7.5
- Aleksey Tataev 7.2
- Jhon Alex Palacios 7.2
- Bogdan Ovsyannikov 7.2
- Egor Nazarenko 7.1
The lowest-rated starter was Damián Puebla at 6.3. 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
- Orenburg: Orenburg vs CSKA Moskva Sunday 1 November 2026 · Russian Premier League
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Questions about Fakel vs Orenburg
What was the score in Fakel vs Orenburg?
Fakel 0-0 Orenburg (half-time 0-0), Russian Premier League, Saturday 22 August 2026.
Who scored in Fakel vs Orenburg?
Nobody: the match finished 0-0.
Did Moneyball predict Fakel vs Orenburg 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 Orenburg?
Matvey Bardachev, rated 7.6 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed Fakel vs Orenburg?
S. Ivanov.
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