FC Avangard Kursk vs Shumbrat Saransk
Match details. 2. Liga, Division B, Group 3, Group 3 - 30. Kick-off is Sat 31 Oct, 11:00 Lagos time. It is played at Trudovye Rezervy Stadium, Kursk.
What's at stake. FC Avangard Kursk are 8th on 30 points after 22 games, 8 points behind Metallurg Lipetsk, 2 points clear of Rodina Moskva III. Shumbrat Saransk are 3rd on 40 points after 22 games, 13 points behind FK Spartak Tambov, level on points with Saturn Ramenskoye.
Form. FC Avangard Kursk have won one, drawn three and lost six of their last ten, 0.6 points a game. Their last five, newest first: L L D L D. In this competition FC Avangard Kursk have gone L L D L D D. Shumbrat Saransk have won two, drawn three and lost five of their last ten, 0.9 points a game. Their last five, newest first: L L D D L. In this competition Shumbrat Saransk have gone L L D D L W.
The numbers. FC Avangard Kursk score one and concede 1.6 a game in their last five at home, with one clean sheet and two games without a goal. FC Avangard Kursk average 4.7 corners and 2.7 cards a game. Shumbrat Saransk score 1.2 and concede 0.8 a game in their last five away, with two clean sheets. Shumbrat Saransk average 2.8 corners and 1.7 cards a game.
Head to head. The last time they met, on 29 Mar 2026, it finished FC Avangard Kursk 0-0 Shumbrat Saransk.
The read. A draw. A tight game. Little separates them, and both sides draw often. Their goals for and against point to a tight game. Their records put over 2.5 goals at 35%.
The bets. No bet yet: nothing I'd back is priced yet. Leave: Both Teams to Score - Yes (the signs point different ways); Shumbrat Saransk or Under 2.5 Goals (the call is a draw); Shumbrat Saransk or Over 2.5 Goals (no overs on a tight read). Predicted score: FC Avangard Kursk 1-1 Shumbrat Saransk (14% chance).
Every score's chance from both teams' checked games, never cut or rescaled. The lit square is the likeliest score that fits the read (the call and a tight game).