Baltika 2-1 Fakel – Result & Analysis
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Poisson rates Fakel at 38% — current form provides partial corroboration, though signals are mixed in this Baltika vs Fakel encounter.
✍️ Match Preview
Match Analysis
Baltika host Fakel at Rostec Arena in Premier League, Regular Season - 3. Kick-off is scheduled for Sunday 6 August 2023 at 15:30 UTC.
Recent Form
Across all Premier League games this season, Baltika have gone 0W 0D 2L from 2 outings — a 0.00 PPG return. Last five: L L. They are averaging 0.50 goals per game and conceding 2.00 — a modest attacking output that tempers optimism on the Over 2.5 market. However, 2.00 goals conceded per game is a concern — opposing attacks have exploited them regularly. Baltika have played only a handful of Premier League games so far this season, so this record also draws on matches from last season.
Fakel — All Games: 6W 0D 4L from 10 Premier League fixtures this season — 1.80 PPG. Last five: L W W L L. Their scoring rate of 1.20 per game is modest, conceding 0.90 — not a side to back heavily on the Over 2.5 from their form alone. 5 clean sheets from 10 games (50%) is an exceptional defensive record — they are keeping clean sheets more often than not. Both teams have scored in just 30% of their games, reflecting a regular tendency to keep or record clean sheets. Fakel have played only a handful of Premier League games so far this season, so this record also draws on matches from last season.
Fakel's form when playing away from home: 3W 0D 7L across 10 road games this term (0.90 PPG). Away from home they average 0.90 goals scored and 1.50 conceded per game. Away from home, both teams have scored in only 30% of games — a low rate that backs BTTS No when they travel. Their away PPG of 0.90 is notably below their overall 1.80 — form away from home has been a clear weakness this season.
Despite the home advantage, the form figures favour Fakel — 1.80 PPG ahead of the hosts (1.80 vs 0.00). That gap is large enough to take seriously. Draw No Bet on the visitors neutralises home-ground risk while maintaining the form-backed selection.
Poisson Model
The Poisson distribution model projects Baltika 1.30 xG and Fakel 1.42 xG. These expected goals figures are the primary input: they feed a goal-probability matrix across all scoreline combinations to derive the result and market probabilities below. Underlying strength ratings: Baltika attack 0.858 / defence 1.150 | Fakel attack 0.855 / defence 0.946. League average goals — home 1.601 / away 1.447. Data: 2 Baltika games / 32 Fakel games used (Blended). A blend of current and prior-season data is applied to stabilise estimates early in the campaign.
Result probabilities: Baltika 33% | Draw 29% | Fakel 38%. Fair-value odds: Baltika 3.03 | Draw 3.45 | Fakel 2.63. This is a low-confidence result — no outcome exceeds 45%. The draw at 29% is a primary outcome, not an afterthought.
Goals markets: Over 2.5 probability 51% | BTTS probability 57% | Total xG 2.72. Over/Under 2.5 is close to a coin-flip at 51%/49% — the total xG of 2.72 sits near the 2.5 margin; this is a low-edge market from a Poisson standpoint. BTTS probability of 57% is moderate — neither team is projected to score with enough certainty to make Yes a clear standalone call.
Our Verdict
Poisson rates Fakel as the most likely outcome at 38% — marginal model lean. Current-season form corroborates the Poisson lean — partial multi-source support. With a 29% draw probability, Draw No Bet on Fakel offers a more defensible entry point than the straight win. The opposing side holds a 33% win probability per the model — this is not a banker and should be staked accordingly.
The Poisson model projects 2.72 xG in total — Over 2.5 at 51% — Poisson-only — limited corroboration confidence.
The outsider holds a 33% win probability per the model — this is not a banker and should not be treated as one. Proportionate stakes are appropriate given the genuine contest the data projects. The Poisson model is drawing on Blended data (2 games minimum) — early-season projections carry additional uncertainty. Weight the live form and odds signals accordingly.
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💡 Key Insights
🏟️ Match Context
• Fixture: Baltika vs Fakel | Competition: Premier League, Regular Season - 3 | Venue: Rostec Arena • Kick-off: Sunday 6 Aug 2023, 15:30 UTC • Data inputs: H2H history, form splits, prediction model signals, and market pricing
📊 Statistical Prediction
• Poisson result probabilities: Baltika 33% | Draw 29% | Fakel 38% • Poisson goal markets: Over 2.5 51% | BTTS 57% | xG Baltika 1.30 / Fakel 1.42 • Poisson strength factors: Baltika attack 0.858 / def 1.150 | Fakel attack 0.855 / def 0.946 | league avg home 1.601 / away 1.447 • Poisson stance: Fakel (38%) — low confidence — close contest
🧮 Prediction Model
1.30
Baltika xG
Expected Goals
1.42
Fakel xG
57%
BTTS
77%
Over 1.5
51%
Over 2.5
29%
Over 3.5
Full score-by-score matrix & model internals in the "Full Poisson Detail" section below ↓
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❓ Frequently Asked Questions
What time does Baltika vs Fakel kick off?
Baltika vs Fakel kicked off at 15:30 on Sunday 6 August 2023 at Rostec Arena.
What was the final score in Baltika vs Fakel?
Baltika 2 - 1 Fakel.
Where is Baltika vs Fakel being played?
The match is being played at Rostec Arena.
What competition is Baltika vs Fakel part of?
Baltika vs Fakel is a Regular Season - 3 fixture in the Premier League (Russia).
Who is favourite to win Baltika vs Fakel?
Our statistical model gives Baltika a 33% chance of winning, Fakel a 38% chance, and a 29% chance of a draw — making Fakel the favourite.
Will both teams score in Baltika vs Fakel?
Our model estimates a 57% probability that both Baltika and Fakel will score (BTTS).
Will Baltika vs Fakel have over 2.5 goals?
Our model puts the probability of over 2.5 goals in this match at 51%.
What is the head-to-head record between Baltika and Fakel?
No recorded head-to-head meetings available in the dataset.
What form are Baltika and Fakel in?
Baltika (all comps): 0W-0D-2L in 2 | 0.00 PPG | GF 0.50 / GA 2.00 | L5 L-L. Fakel (all comps): 6W-0D-4L in 10 | 1.80 PPG | GF 1.20 / GA 0.90 | L5 L-W-W-L-L.
🧮 Model Insight
How the Model Works This Match
Working from Baltika's attack rating (0.86) and Fakel's defence rating (0.95), the model arrives at 1.30 expected goals for the home side. The same calculation in reverse, Fakel's attack versus Baltika's defence, projects 1.42 expected goals for the visitors.
The sample (2/32 games) mixes this season and last, since the current campaign is still relatively young.
The Exact-Score Picture
Run the expected-goals figures through the full scoreline distribution and 1-1 emerges as the single most likely result, at 13.7%. Close behind: 1-2 (8.6%), 0-0 (8.2%). Those top three scorelines alone account for 31% of the model's total probability mass — a relatively concentrated, predictable distribution for this fixture.
Most Likely Outcome
Fakel Win
33%
3.07
29%
3.44
38%
2.61
Top 3 Most Likely Scorelines
1 – 1
12.2%
Draw
Most likely
0 – 1
9.4%
Away win
1 – 2
8.6%
Away win
Expected Goals & Win Odds
1.30
Baltika xG
Total xG
2.72
1.42
Fakel xG
3.07
33%
Home win
3.44
29%
Draw
2.61
38%
Away win
Goals Markets
76%
Over 1.5
1.32
24%
Under 1.5
4.17
51%
Over 2.5
1.96
49%
Under 2.5
2.04
29%
Over 3.5
3.45
71%
Under 3.5
1.41
14%
Over 4.5
7.14
86%
Under 4.5
1.16
Match Markets
Both Teams to Score
57%
BTTS Yes
1.76
43%
BTTS No
2.32
Clean Sheet
24%
4.15
27%
3.67
Win to Nil
8%
12.72
10%
9.56
Score Probability Matrix (%)
| H \ A | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 6.6 | 9.4 | 6.7 | 3.2 | 1.1 | 0.3 |
| 1 | 8.5 | 12.2 | 8.6 | 4.1 | 1.5 | 0.4 |
| 2 | 5.5 | 7.9 | 5.6 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 0.3 |
| 3 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| 4 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | – |
| 5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | – | – |
Green = home win · Grey = draw · Amber = away win · Outlined cell = most likely score
▶ Model Internals
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
What is the most likely scoreline for Baltika vs Fakel?
Our Poisson model rates 1-1 as the single most likely exact scoreline, at 13.7%.
How many goals are Baltika and Fakel expected to score?
The model projects 1.30 expected goals for Baltika and 1.42 for Fakel, a combined total of 2.72.
How confident is the prediction model for Baltika vs Fakel?
Not very — the model's leading outcome sits at just 38%, meaning this is rated as a genuinely open contest with no dominant favourite.
📈 Form Insight
Form at a Glance
Across their last 2 outings, Baltika have picked up 0.00 PPG on a 0W 0D 2L record — L-L across the most recent five. It's still early in the season for Baltika, so this record blends in a handful of games from last season too.
Fakel's form line: 0W 0D 2L from 2 games, 0.00 PPG, last five L-L. It's still early in the season for Fakel, so this record blends in a handful of games from last season too.
Form-wise this is close to level: Baltika on 0.00 PPG, Fakel on 0.00. Other factors will likely decide this one more than recent results.
Goals in Recent Form
Baltika are averaging 0.50 goals scored and 2.00 conceded per game recently; Fakel are on 1.00 scored and 3.00 conceded.
On BTTS specifically: Fakel in 100%.
Last 2 Results — Premier League
Current season: same league only · Previous season: all leagues (covers promoted/relegated teams)
Baltika
Early Season
Fakel
Early Season
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
What form are Baltika and Fakel in coming into this match?
Baltika have gone 0W 0D 2L in their last 2 games (0.00 PPG), while Fakel have gone 0W 0D 2L in their last 2 (0.00 PPG).
⚔️ Rivalry Insight
Fixture History
2 meetings separate these sides on the data we hold, the series stretching back to August 2023. Every recorded meeting has come in Premier League. It has been a while since the last meeting — 2 December 2023, some 1 year back — so squads and form on both sides may look very different now.
Last 2 Meetings
1
Baltika
1
Draws
0
Fakel
Recent Meetings
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
What is the head-to-head record between Baltika and Fakel?
From 2 meetings on record, Baltika have won 1, Fakel have won 0, and 1 have been drawn.
When did Baltika and Fakel last play each other?
They last met on 2 December 2023, when Fakel 0-0 Baltika.
Who has won more matches between Baltika and Fakel?
Baltika have the better head-to-head record, with 1 wins from 2 meetings.
Current season: same league only. Previous season: all leagues (covers promoted/relegated teams). All = any venue | Venue = Baltika home games / Fakel away games. HT metrics require half-time score data — shown as — where unavailable.
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
Do both teams usually score when Baltika play Fakel?
Yes — based on recent matches, both teams have scored in 50% of Baltika's games and 100% of Fakel's, a combined rate that favours BTTS Yes.
Is Baltika vs Fakel usually a high-scoring fixture?
Recent trends suggest it could be — Over 2.5 goals has landed in 50% of Baltika's matches and 100% of Fakel's.
Do Baltika and Fakel tend to score early?
Baltika have had a goal before half-time in 100% of their recent matches, Fakel in 100% — a useful reference point for first-half goal markets.
Shock result as Baltika defy the odds to beat Fakel 2-1.
📝 Match Report
How It Unfolded
Baltika beat Fakel 2-1 at Rostec Arena, Regular Season - 3, in the Premier League. That is the final score; the rest of this report grades it against what the data forecast beforehand.
The Model vs The Result
The Poisson model went into this projecting Baltika 1.30 xG and Fakel 1.42 xG, a combined 2.72. The scoreboard read 2-1 for 3 actual goals. Both sides finished within a goal of their individual projections, so the scoreline sat close to the model's expected shape. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Baltika attack 0.86 / defence 1.15 against Fakel attack 0.85 / defence 0.95, drawn from 2/32 games (Blended).
On the result, the model split it Baltika 33% | Draw 29% | Fakel 38%, with Fakel to win its most likely call at 38%. The actual Baltika win had been the model's second-ranked read at 33%, so the result diverged from the top call without being a shock.
Goals & Markets
The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 51%. The game delivered 3, so it went over — the model's lean was correct. Over 1.5 had been 77% and landed. On both teams to score, the model sat at 57% and the match saw both sides score — another call in the model's favour. Historically the two sides average 75% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Baltika 50%, Fakel 100%), a base rate that agreed with today's over. Their combined BTTS history runs at 75%, which matched the both-scored outcome.
Form vs Result
The form lines were close — Baltika 0.00 PPG, Fakel 0.00 PPG — offering no strong steer, and the Baltika win broke the near-deadlock. Baltika scored 2 against a 0.50 average — above their attacking norm and conceded 1 against a 2.00 average — tighter than their form line. Fakel conceded 2 against a 3.00 average — tighter than their form line.
Verdict
Grading the result against the stored data, 2 of 3 pre-match signals came in: result (miss), Over 2.5 (hit), BTTS (hit). A mixed scorecard — the data caught the broad shape of the game but not every market.
💡 Key Insights
⚠️ This match report is generated algorithmically from the final score, our prediction model, and each team's historical form and trading data. Analysis is for informational purposes only.