About Match
Torpedo Moskva go into the game 4th in the table on 16 points; Veles sit 2nd on 21 — a 5-point gap. Torpedo Moskva would climb to 19 points with a win and up to 3rd (other results held equal).
Momentum sits with Torpedo Moskva, winners of their last three. Veles have won three straight.
The head-to-head ledger counts 6 games: 4 Torpedo Moskva wins, 1 for Veles, 1 draw, at 4 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 33% of those meetings. Goals tend to flow: 67% of the meetings produced three or more.
The match takes place at Futbol'naya Akademiya Spartak im. F. Cherenkova (capacity 81,000).