Irkutsk vs Zvezda St. Petersburg: prediction and stats
Second League - Group 2Group 2 - 20Kick-off on August 23, 2026 at 01:00 PM (UTC)
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Irkutsk have 3 wins, 4 draws and 8 defeats; Zvezda St. Petersburg have 3, 7 and 5.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 5, 2026 | Chertanovo Moscow(home) | 1-1 | Second League - Group 2 |
| Jun 28, 2026 | Kosmos Dolgoprudny(away) | 0-2 | Second League - Group 2 |
| Jun 21, 2026 | Dinamo St. Petersburg(home) | 0-4 | Second League - Group 2 |
| Jun 14, 2026 | Cherepovets(away) | 2-1 | Second League - Group 2 |
| Jun 3, 2026 | Zvezda St. Petersburg(away) | 1-1 | Second League - Group 2 |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 16, 2026 | Dinamo Vologda(home) | 1-1 | Second League - Group 2 |
| Aug 12, 2026 | Luki-Energiya(home) | 1-2 | Cup |
| Aug 9, 2026 | Baltika II(away) | 3-4 | Second League - Group 2 |
| Aug 2, 2026 | Yenisey II(home) | 4-1 | Second League - Group 2 |
| Jul 26, 2026 | Chertanovo Moscow(away) | 1-1 | Second League - Group 2 |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 4 Irkutsk win(s), 2 draw(s), 0 Zvezda St. Petersburg win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 3, 2026 | Zvezda St. Petersburg 1-1 Irkutsk | Second League - Group 2 |
| Aug 3, 2025 | Zvezda St. Petersburg 1-2 Irkutsk | Second League - Group 2 |
| Apr 12, 2025 | Irkutsk 2-1 Zvezda St. Petersburg | Second League - Group 2 |
| Oct 20, 2024 | Irkutsk 4-0 Zvezda St. Petersburg | Second League - Group 2 |
| Jul 1, 2024 | Zvezda St. Petersburg 1-1 Irkutsk | Second League - Group 2 |
| Jul 22, 2023 | Zvezda St. Petersburg 2-3 Irkutsk | Second League - Group 2 |
Last archived meeting: Zvezda St. Petersburg vs Irkutsk on Jun 3, 2026
How many goals should we expect?
Irkutsk score 0.9 and concede 1.7 goals per match over their last 15; Zvezda St. Petersburg score 1.3 and concede 1.5.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irkutsk | 0.9 | 1.7 | 1 | 8/15 | 8/15 |
| Zvezda St. Petersburg | 1.3 | 1.5 | 2 | 11/15 | 7/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Irkutsk sit 14th in Second League - Group 2 (10 points from 11 matches) and Zvezda St. Petersburg sit 9th (12 points from 11 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Zvezda St. Petersburg | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 12 |
| 11 | Zvezda St. Petersburg | 18 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 24 | 26 | 21 |
| 14 | Irkutsk | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 10 |
| 14 | Irkutsk | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 31 | 11 |
How does Footlab compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy