About Match
6 points and 5 places separate them: Ural 5th with 18, Arsenal Tula 10th with 12. In league terms the two rates read 1.78/0.44 for Ural and 0.9/1.7 for Arsenal Tula (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.34. A win would lift Ural to 21 points and up to 3rd (other results unchanged).
Ural carry an 8-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 6 consecutive games. The five-game form split reads 11/15 points for Ural against 4/15 for Arsenal Tula.
Across 9 recorded meetings, Ural have 4 wins to Arsenal Tula's 1, with 4 draws, at 2.56 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 33% of those meetings.
Ekaterinburg Arena in Jekaterinburg, capacity 10,000, hosts the game.