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Volga Ulyanovsk vs FK Sokol Saratov: Match Preview

Volga Ulyanovsk

0-1

HT 0-0

FK Sokol Saratov

Date

3 May 2026

Kickoff

16:00

Venue

Trud Stadium

Round

Regular Season - 32

Status

Full time

Scheduled match window: approximately 16:00–18:00 EAT. Actual duration can vary because of added time, extra time, delays or interruptions.

Fixtures Hub's Pick

Volga Ulyanovsk or draw

Medium Confidence This pick comes from our featured prediction analysis. Backed by live match statistics, confirmed lineups, 1 head-to-head meetings, recent team form.

Match overview

Medium confidence

Volga Ulyanovsk face FK Sokol Saratov in First League in Russia. The match is scheduled for Sunday, 3 May 2026 at 16:00 at Trud Stadium.

This pick comes from our featured prediction analysis. Backed by live match statistics, confirmed lineups, 1 head-to-head meetings, recent team form.

Key match trends

FK Sokol Saratov have lost each of their last 5 matches on record.

FK Sokol Saratov have lost 5 in a row.

Head-to-head summary

Volga Ulyanovsk wins

Draws

FK Sokol Saratov wins

Average goals

Both scored

Over 2.5 goals

First-half goals

Meetings analysed

Volga Ulyanovsk

Rating 5/10

Played

Goals

Conceded

Both scored

33%

Clean sheets

Points rate

5/10

FK Sokol Saratov

Rating 1.7/10

Played

Goals

Conceded

Both scored

33%

Clean sheets

Points rate

1.7/10

Team lineups

Starting players, substitutes and coaching staff where available.

Volga Ulyanovsk

3-5-2

23 Egor Baburin G

4 Kamil Ibragimov D

20 Konstantin Kovalev D

6 Dmitri Tikhiy D

3 Oleg Krasilnichenko D

28 Danil Novikov M

90 Kirill Folmer M

99 Andrey Kostin M

17 Igor Gershun M

14 Vladislav Yakovlev F

77 Luka Bagatelia F

Coach

Mikhail Belov

Substitutes

Evgeniy Pshennikov

Artur Murza

Ignat Kasyanov

Dmitriy Kamenshchikov

Aleksandr Dovgal

Denis Eremeev

Sergey Ustimov

Mikhail Umnikov

Dmitriy Rakhmanov

Evgeniy Voronin

Vladislav Rudenko

FK Sokol Saratov

4-3-3

1 Timur Kraykov G

33 Nikita Gloydman D

6 Nikita Pechenkin D

5 Vladimir Kovačević D

19 Allon Butaev D

8 Amir Kahrimanović M

17 Anton Mukhin M

77 Dmitriy Sasin M

91 Maksim Kutovoy F

97 Roman Pasevich M

23 Ivan Churikov D

Coach

Mladen Kascelan

Substitutes

Vladislav Shpitalnyi

Pavel Kireenko

Mikhail Levashov

Nikolay Poyarkov

Marat Rakhmatulin

Anton Sinyak

Anton Egorushkin

Batraz Gurtsiev

Vladislav Kostin

Volga Ulyanovsk

Formation 3-5-2

Starting XI

23Egor BaburinG
6Dmitri TikhiyD
20Konstantin KovalevD
4Kamil IbragimovD
17Igor GershunM
99Andrey KostinM
90Kirill FolmerM
28Danil NovikovM
3Oleg KrasilnichenkoD
77Luka BagateliaF
14Vladislav YakovlevF

Substitutes

52Evgeniy PshennikovF
7Artur MurzaF
92Ignat KasyanovM
9Dmitriy KamenshchikovF
1Aleksandr DovgalG
97Denis EremeevG
17Sergey UstimovD
27Mikhail UmnikovM
22Dmitriy RakhmanovM
37Evgeniy VoroninF
19Vladislav RudenkoF

Coach

Mikhail Belov

FK Sokol Saratov

Formation 4-3-3

Starting XI

1Timur KraykovG
19Allon ButaevD
5Vladimir KovačevićD
6Nikita PechenkinD
33Nikita GloydmanD
77Dmitriy SasinM
17Anton MukhinM
8Amir KahrimanovićM
23Ivan ChurikovD
97Roman PasevichM
91Maksim KutovoyF

Substitutes

9Vladislav ShpitalnyiF
13Pavel KireenkoF
36Mikhail LevashovG
71Nikolay PoyarkovD
2Marat RakhmatulinD
51Anton SinyakD
27Anton EgorushkinM
7Batraz GurtsievM
92Vladislav KostinF

Coach

Mladen Kascelan

Volga UlyanovskFK Sokol Saratov

🟨 Yellow card
N. Gloydman
18'
🟨 Yellow card
N. Gloydman
🟨 Yellow card
A. Mukhin
38'
🟨 Yellow card
A. Mukhin
HT 0-0
↔ Sub
M. Kutovoy · V. Shpitalnyi
46'
↔ Sub
M. Kutovoy · V. Shpitalnyi
↔ Sub
I. Gershun · A. Murza
57'
↔ Sub
I. Gershun · A. Murza
↔ Sub
L. Bagatelia · E. Pshennikov
57'
↔ Sub
L. Bagatelia · E. Pshennikov
⚽ Penalty goal
A. Kahrimanovic
62'
⚽ Penalty goal
A. Kahrimanovic
↔ Sub
V. Yakovlev · D. Kamenshchikov
66'
↔ Sub
V. Yakovlev · D. Kamenshchikov
↔ Sub
D. Novikov · I. Kasyanov
66'
↔ Sub
D. Novikov · I. Kasyanov
↔ Sub
D. Sasin · P. Kireenko
68'
↔ Sub
D. Sasin · P. Kireenko
↔ Sub
K. Folmer · V. Rudenko
74'
↔ Sub
K. Folmer · V. Rudenko
↔ Sub
R. Pasevich · N. Poyarkov
78'
↔ Sub
R. Pasevich · N. Poyarkov
↔ Sub
A. Butaev · V. Kostin
78'
↔ Sub
A. Butaev · V. Kostin
🟨 Yellow card
V. Rudenko
78'
🟨 Yellow card
V. Rudenko
↔ Sub
A. Kahrimanovic · A. Sinyak
82'
↔ Sub
A. Kahrimanovic · A. Sinyak
🟨 Yellow card
FK Sokol Saratov
90+6'
🟨 Yellow card
FK Sokol Saratov
FT 0-1

Volga Ulyanovsk recent results

DRotor Volgograd v Volga Ulyanovsk0-0 WVolga Ulyanovsk v Chayka2-1 DRodina Moskva v Volga Ulyanovsk0-0 LVolga Ulyanovsk v Shinnik Yaroslavl0-1 DSka-khabarovsk v Volga Ulyanovsk1-1 WVolga Ulyanovsk v Spartak Kostroma1-0

FK Sokol Saratov recent results

WChernomorets v FK Sokol Saratov0-1 LFK Sokol Saratov v Enisey0-4 LFK Sokol Saratov v Ural0-3 LRotor Volgograd v FK Sokol Saratov1-0 LFK Sokol Saratov v Rodina Moskva1-3 LArsenal Tula v FK Sokol Saratov3-1

Our Pick

Volga Ulyanovsk or draw

Medium

This pick comes from our featured prediction analysis. Backed by live match statistics, confirmed lineups, 1 head-to-head meetings, recent team form.

Data snapshot

Recent form and H2H context

Volga Ulyanovsk

5/10

FK Sokol Saratov

1.7/10

H2H matches

H2H avg goals

Recent form and H2H figures are calculated from recorded fixtures in the primary match feed and do not guarantee a future result.

Match analysis summary

FK Sokol Saratov have lost each of their last 5 matches on record.
FK Sokol Saratov have lost 5 in a row.

Match information

Competition: First League
Country: Russia
Date: 3 May 2026
Kickoff: 16:00
Season: 2025
Round: Regular Season - 32
Referee: V. Shamara
Venue: Trud Stadium

Match preview guide

Volga Ulyanovsk vs FK Sokol Saratov: form, H2H and match context

This First League match page combines the scheduled kickoff, recent results, head-to-head meetings, available lineups, match events and team statistics in one place. The sections above compare Volga Ulyanovsk and FK Sokol Saratov, with supported live updates and the final result added as the fixture progresses.

How to read recent form

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What H2H tells you

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Data coverage and prediction note

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