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Volga Ulyanovsk vs Leningradets Prediction

· Trud Stadium (Ulyanovsk)

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Match prediction

The existing model favours Volga Ulyanovsk as the winner, but its 45% home probability is matched by a 45% draw probability and only a 10% away chance, so the advice is better read as a lean than a clear edge. That caution is reinforced by the comparison metrics, where form is dead level at 50.00 for both sides, meaning the model's preference rests on other inputs rather than recent momentum. Those inputs are strongly one-sided: attack 57.00 versus 43.00, defence 60.00 versus 40.00, Poisson 90.00 versus 10.00, head-to-head 80.00 versus 20.00, goals 69.00 versus 31.00 and total 67.70 versus 32.30 all point the same way, which explains why the home side is selected despite the split probabilities. The team analysis complicates that picture, since Volga's 3 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses from 11 games are only marginally better than Leningradets' 2 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses, and both arrive on identical 11-game samples. Volga's home record of 2 wins and 4 defeats from 6 is notably poor for a favoured host, while Leningradets have lost all four away games without a win, so the venue effect cuts both ways. The goals analysis sharpens the distinction: Volga average 1.30 scored and 1.50 conceded overall, whereas Leningradets average just 0.80 scored and 1.80 conceded, including only 0.30 goals per away game and 3.30 conceded per away game. Leningradets' away fragility is visible in their last five, where a 6-0 defeat at Nizhny Novgorod sits alongside two draws, a 3-2 home win and a 0-1 home loss, while Volga's last five show a 3-0 home win over Arsenal Tula, three draws and a 0-1 home defeat to Spartak Kostroma. The head-to-head record offers the strongest support for the model, with Volga winning 3-0 at this venue in April 2025 and 3-1 away in June 2025, although two friendly draws in January 2025 and January 2026 temper that dominance. Overall, the evidence coheres around a Volga lean because the comparison and head-to-head sections align with Leningradets' weak away scoring, but the equal form, Volga's losing home record and the 45% draw probability mean the existing advice should be treated as uncertain rather than assured.

Predicted winner
Volga Ulyanovsk
Betting advice
Winner : Volga Ulyanovsk
Home win probability
45%
Draw probability
45%
Away win probability
10%
Goals market
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Prediction comparison

FactorVolga UlyanovskLeningradets
Form50.0%50.0%
Attack57.0%43.0%
Defence60.0%40.0%
Poisson90.0%10.0%
H2h80.0%20.0%
Goals69.0%31.0%
Total67.7%32.3%

Team form and goal analysis

Volga Ulyanovsk

Recent form: LLWLWLLDWDL.

Average goals scored: 1.30 per match.

Leningradets

Recent form: LLDWLDDLWDL.

Average goals scored: 0.80 per match.

Head-to-head record

  1. Volga Ulyanovsk 2–2 Leningradets (21 Jan 2026)
  2. Leningradets 1–3 Volga Ulyanovsk (08 Jun 2025)
  3. Volga Ulyanovsk 3–0 Leningradets (23 Apr 2025)
  4. Leningradets 1–1 Volga Ulyanovsk (21 Jan 2025)
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