Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Rubin Kazan & Rostov face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Russian Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
Rostov have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1400 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Rubin and Rostov.
Rubin Kazan form and stats
Last season, Rubin Kazan's Russian Cup journey ended in the regions path - 4th round.The story so far in the Premier League for Rubin Kazan at their home stadium (Ak Bars Arena) is 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats.
The Rubin crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-3 to Zenit here at Ak Bars Arena. Defender Kabutov got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 6.85/10. Kabutov hit two key passes and won 2 of 7 duels.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Olimpiyets (1-2).This is expected to be a close game, with Rubin Kazan perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Rubin Kazan as a small favourite), we find 4 games. Rubin Kazan has won 1 of these, drawn 1 and lost 2.
Rubin are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 6 goals in 5 games. Rubin Kazan have conceded 11 goals in these home games, a significant number.
Rostov form and stats
Rostov's mission in Russian Cup last season failed in the regions path - semi-finals - 1st round.0 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses. That’s the product of Rostov playing as the away team in the Premier League this season.
Rostov are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 2-2 draw at Baltika. It looked so good for Rostov vs Baltika, but the job was not completed and victory was lost as a 2-0 lead was turned into a 2-2 draw.
A 1-2 loss hosting Dinamo Moskva before that.A new game in only four days for Rostov, the Premier League home match versus CSKA Moskva. Busy days.
The visitors have scored 3 goals from 4 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game.
Head 2 Head
The 4 most recent fixtures involving these sides have all ended as Rostov wins. Another one?The two teams in this fixture also met each other earlier on this match year: Rostov - Rubin 1-0.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Fameyeh 3 goals |   N. Komlichenko 3 goals | M. Daku 2 goals |
Rubin Kazan missing players
Rostov missing players
| Rubin Kazan | Rostov | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 7 | Won | W | 1 | 10 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 8 | 10 | ||
| 32 | 25 | Scored | S | 10 | 36 | ||
| 27 | 18 | Conceded | C | 26 | 39 | ||
| 84% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 64% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 76% | ||
| 48% | 69% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 64% | ||
| 24% | 38% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 36% | ||
| 12% | 23% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 20% | ||
| 48% | 69% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 56% | ||
| 36% | 15% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 16% | ||
| 32% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 32% | ||
| 4.7 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 3.5 | ||
| 4.1 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.4 | 3.7 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 6.8 | 6.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.8 | 8 | ||
| 2.4 | 2.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 2.9 | ||
| 54% | 78% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 49% | ||
| 4.9 | 6.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.5 | 10.4 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.1 | 3.6 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | Rostov | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Ural | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 3 |
| 4 | Rubin Kazan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Krasnodar | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 18 |
| 2 | Zenit | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 17 |
| 3 | Krylya Sovetov | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 15 |
| 4 | Dinamo Moskva | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 15 |
| 5 | Ural | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 14 |
| 6 | Spartak Moskva | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 13 |
| 7 | CSKA Moskva | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 12 |
| 8 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 12 |
| 9 | Akhmat Grozny | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| 10 | Olimpiyets | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 11 |
| 11 | Orenburg | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -4 | 8 |
| 12 | Rostov | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | -6 | 8 |
| 13 | Sochi | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 | -4 | 6 |
| 14 | Rubin Kazan | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -9 | 6 |
| 15 | Fakel | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | -8 | 5 |
| 16 | Baltika | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 11 | -7 | 4 |
