JEKATERINBURG. Ural and Ufa didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday. Ural was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (64%).
The match was played at the Ekaterinburg Arena stadium in Jekaterinburg on Saturday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. In front of 10,172 spectators. The referee was Sergey Ivanov with the support of Dmitri Ermakov and Dmitri Zhvakin. The 4th official was Sergey Kulikov. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 10.8 degrees Celsius or 51.39 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 17%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Ural had a strong ball possession 64% while Ufa was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Ural was more aggressive with 0 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 8 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Ural to win the match.
Ural shot 13 times, 8 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, Ufa shot 11 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Ural received 4 yellow cards (D. Miskic, V. Podberezkin, R. Emeljanov and M. Ageev). Talking about the opposition, Ufa received 1 yellow card (B. Jokic).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Ural will have 24 points to hold in the 14th place. Regarding the opposition, Ufa will have 22 points to sit in the 15th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Ural will play away against Dinamo Moskva on the 30th of April with a 8-3 head to head record in favor of Dinamo Moskva (4 draws).
Ufa will play away agasint Khimki on the 1st of May with a 2-1 head to head statistic in favor of Khimki (0 draws).
Ural – Formation
Ural started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Igor Shalimov decided to play with the following team: .
Substitutions
Ural made 4 changes: D. Miskic for R. Emeljanov (73′), Y. Zheleznov for R. Gadzhimuradov (78′), O. Shatov for A. Evseev (85′) and E. Bicfalvi for M. Ageev (85′).
Ufa – Formation
Ufa started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Aleksey Stukalov played with: .
Ufa could not rely on the presence of O. Ivanov (injured).
Substitutions
Ufa made 5 changes: D. Ortiz for O. Urunov (46′), Y. Zhuravlev for Cacintura (46′), F. Mrzljak for O. Ivanov (61′), V. Kamilov for A. Saplinov (61′) and R. Fishchenko for D. Emelyanov (85′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Lokomotiv Moskva – FK Nizjni Novgorod – 2-1
- Sochi – Akhmat Grozny – 3-2
- Ural – Ufa – 2-1