Ural — Chelyabinsk : Match Preview and Prediction for October 11,2025

Ural’s Season Expectations and Current Form

Everyone understands that Ural is one of the main favorites for the entire FNL season. However, the team seems to be experiencing unexpected dips in form. Today marks a crucial home match against what has emerged as one of their primary rivals. A victory is absolutely essential for them.

Analyzing Ural’s Recent Performance Decline

Ural’s promising run last season ultimately fell short. The team suffered a particularly painful defeat in the promotion playoffs against Akhmat. Despite squad reinforcements, Yekaterinburg hasn’t quite assembled an overwhelmingly dominant team. They started the championship strongly, but recent performances have shown a decline. The draw against Rotor particularly affected Romashchenko’s side. A tough match against Dinskaya resulted in two consecutive losses. Even with strong home crowd support, they failed against SKA, creating chances but ultimately not converting them. The devastating loss to KAMAZ was so impactful that it even provoked a public statement from Romashchenko.

Chelyabinsk: The Surprise Package of the Season

Chelyabinsk has truly emerged as the revelation of the current season. This squad, which was promoted from the Second League, only played a few friendly matches. Yet, the team gradually strengthened during the offseason, developing into a formidable competitor for all the league’s top clubs.

Chelyabinsk’s Unbeaten Run and Recent Goal-scoring Woes

At the start of the season, many believed Chelyabinsk was simply performing at their expected level, anticipating they would consistently lose to stronger opponents throughout the campaign. However, events have unfolded quite differently. Chelyabinsk is now undefeated in nine consecutive matches, and they even advanced past Irkutsk in the cup, though that victory against “the bears” was far from convincing. In subsequent league fixtures, the team has struggled to find the net. In an away game against Ufa, N’Doye sustained an injury, and the team managed only three shots on target. In the following match, Pushkarev was injured, and the team failed to score at home against a more modest opponent.