- Recent home form: Kamaz Nab Chelny have won their last two matches at home in the FNL 2025/2026.
- Recent away form: FK Sokol Saratov have won just twice away from home in the FNL 2025/2026, losing 10 of 16.
- Away scoring: Sokol Saratov have scored just six goals in 16 away matches in the FNL 2025/2026.
Kamaz Nab Chelny’s season is one to remember
Kamaz Nab Chelny have had a good season in the FNL 2025/2026 so far, sitting 5th in the table with 49 points from 33 games. Anton Khazov has been at the helm since October 2025, and his pragmatic setup has been difficult to break down all season.
Kamaz Nab Chelny have won seven of their 16 home matches in the FNL 2025/2026, drawing six and losing just three. They have conceded just 16 goals in those 16 games, and are unlikely to be overrun by FK Sokol even with promotion and safety on the line.
Kamaz Nab Chelny have won their last two home games, beating Chayka 2-1 and recording a 2-0 victory over Spartak Kostroma. The talisman in their frontline is David Karaev, leading the line for Khazov. He has 13 goals in 33 appearances in the FNL 2025/2026 and has scored two in his last five.
Sokol need to make history to stay up
Survival situation
Sokol, currently sitting 17th and on 23 points from 33 matches, need to ensure their survival. Evgeniy Kharlachev has overseen a slight improvement since taking over in March 2026, but his side remain too prone to conceding goals to have any chance of survival.
Style of play
Sokol are a narrow, defence-first team. Kharlachev’s men sit back when out of possession, looking to cover every possible gap in their defensive line. They are a hard-running, disciplined unit, and will hope to exploit Kamaz Nab Chelny in direct counter-attacks or on set pieces.
Attacking concerns
Vladislav Shpitalnyi is the greatest threat in attack, but his four goals from 27 appearances do not suggest he’ll be able to exploit a tight Kamaz defence on Saturday. Sokol have scored just six away goals in 16 games in the FNL 2025/2026 this season, and that doesn’t bode well for this trip.
Kamaz Nab Chelny to edge it
Kamaz Nab Chelny should edge this one, and they look good value for a home victory at 1.53. Sokol have had a mini-revival in the FNL 2025/2026, winning two away games in a row and avoiding defeat in their last three.
- The both teams to score market is 1.98, and under 2.5 goals is 1.89, but this game looks likely to be tight, and is likely to be won by moments of brilliance on the break or from set pieces.
- Kamaz Nab Chelny’s average of 2.0 goals in their last five home head-to-heads is matched by Sokol Saratov’s average of 1.5 as visitors, but I wouldn’t be surprised if both teams were on the scoresheet in this one.
