Neftekhimik vs. Arsenal: First League Match Forecast
On November 16, Neftekhimik will meet Arsenal in Nizhnekamsk as part of the 19th round of the First League. The guests are on a series of nine consecutive matches without victories in all tournaments, but today opponent is not easy and it will be very difficult to win on their field. Will the club from Tula be able to impose a fight on the opponent and what bets will play in the match? The answer is in our forecast.

Command Analysis

Neftekhimik

Current form
Neftekhimik has failed to win four games in a row, and lost the last two encounters. In the last round, the club met with Baltika and suffered a defeat (1:2), although it was leading in the set 1:0 after the first half. The team played against another representative of the Premier League last season, Sochi, in the previous game and lost 2:3 in the end. At this stage, Kirill Novikov team is in 13th place in the tournament table, has 22 points in the asset and is ahead of their opponents from the relegation zone by four points.
Disqualifications and injuries
The injured Shorkin will miss the game.
Interesting trends for betting
- Neftekhimik has won only one victory in its last five games
- On average, the club scores 0.8 goals per match
Estimated line-up : Yanovich, Kakhidze, Tolstopiatov, Morozov, Sitdikov, Valiakhmetov, Emelyanov, Petrov, Shiltsov, Magomedov, Pershin.

Arsenal Tula

Current form
In the last round, the Gunsmiths finished the match with Alania with a goalless draw, which became the 11th in the season – more than any other club in the FNL. The Gunsmiths have not been able to win in the best league in the world for eight rounds in a row, and their last victory was two months ago over Ural (1:0). After 18 games, the team led by Alexander Storozhuk occupies fourth place in the standings and is seven points behind the first Torpedo, and the catching Sochi is breathing down their necks and is only one point behind.
Disqualifications and injuries
Bolshakov, who is in the infirmary, will not help the team.
Interesting trends for betting
- Arsenal have not won in their last two games in Nizhnekamsk
- On average, the Gunners have conceded 0.6 goals per game since the start of the season
Estimated line-up: Levashov, Berdnikov, Pechenkin, Volkov, Popov, Kaynov, Lipovoy, Levin, Tsaraev, Tkachev, Turishchev.
Trends
Bet Exact score 0:0
In 2 of the last 4 meetings of Neftekhimik such a score was recorded
5.50Bet 1st half: draw
In 3 of the hosts' last 5 matches there was a draw in the first half
1.88Bet 2nd half: Arsenal will not score
In the last three games, Tula did not score in the second half
1.75Tip and bets
Don't expect many goals from this match. Arsenal have only had a total of over 2.5 goals in their last 10 matches in all tournaments, and Neftekhimik is not going to play openly. We believe that the opponents will take a long time to look at each other, be very cautious, and the match will end with a low result.
Forecast - total under two goals with odds of 1.82
Bet on the outcome
We believe that the hosts will hold the meeting at the highest level and will try to give a tough fight to the team from Tula. Moreover, Neftekhimik plays confidently on its home field and will try to earn at least a point. The Nizhnekamsk team will take advantage of the fans' support, the decline in the opponent game, and we believe that at the very least it will not lose.
Forecast - Neftekhimik will not lose with a coefficient of 1.57
Betting on Team Goals
Neftekhimik did not exchange goals with their opponents in four of their six previous matches, and both clubs did not score in Arsenal last game. We can assume that both teams will not score in today match either.
Prediction - both teams will not score with odds of 1.65