SKA-Khabarovsk vs Neftekhimik prediction

The home team had a dismal performance in the spring segment of the championship, losing all chances to qualify for the playoff matches to play in RPL well before the finish line. Before the winter break, SCA Khabarovsk was among the top five teams. As the final round of the FNL approaches, Khabarovsk finds itself languishing in 13th place in the league table. This is largely due to having only clinched a single victory in the last 11 matches. During this stretch, the home team has suffered six defeats, conceding a total of 18 goals, averaging three goals per match. Alexey Poddubsky stepped down from his post. Playing at home, SCA Khabarovsk hasn't risen to the occasion as much as fans would hope. They managed just five wins out of 16 home games this season and scored a meager 19 goals. Only three other FNL teams have shown poorer home goal-scoring form. In 10 of their last 11 home games, Khabarovsk has conceded goals, including matches where Urals, Rodina, and Rotor each netted two. Tula Arsenal put three past Imamov. Despite this, under the new management of Semenov, the team's scoring at home is consistent, finding the net in 25 out of the last 28 fixtures at Lenin Stadium.

The visitors have had a steady, if unspectacular, season, avoiding significant highs or lows. With a modest tally of ten victories from 33 matches, Neftekhimik sits at 11th on the table, without a realistic shot at playoffs or promotion. In their last nine First League encounters, Novikov's ensemble managed just two triumphs – a 3-1 victory over Spartak from Kostroma and a 4-0 win against Chernomorets, both at their own ground. However, on the road, Neftekhimik suffered three defeats in their last four outings, with a cumulative score of 1-7, failing to score in three of those matches. They've managed just four victories in their 16 away matches, conceding a notable average of more than one goal per 90 minutes when away from home. Despite this, there's a silver lining in the guests' attacking form this season. Only seven other teams in the FNL have scored more than Neftekhimik's 40 goals in 33 matches.