On Sun Oct 2nd, in week 11, Fakel will play host to Torpedo Moskva in a clash of these two closely matched Premier League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 19 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Fakel is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Sochi. Evgeny Morozov scored the first goal for Fakel in the 5th minute, then Christian Noboa got the equalizer for Sochi in the 11th minute on a feed from Nikita Burmistrov earning Sochi at least a draw. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10, while in their last match, Torpedo Moskva recorded a 1-0 shutout win against CSKA Moscow. Stefan Šapić struck first for Torpedo Moskva in the 33rd minute on a feed from Igor Smolnikov, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed CSKA Moscow couldn’t manage to score, and Torpedo Moskva took the shutout win. Torpedo Moskva looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 8 of their last 10.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season.
Torpedo Moskva hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are N. Krivtsov and Stefan Šapić, and they each have 1 goal. Both Maksim Maksimov and Evgeny Morozov have been the hottest scorers for Fakel in the last five each having scored 2 goals each.