A lot at stake in this match, with Anzhi placed 5th and Makhachkala placed 2nd. Here's our full preview!
- Anzhi have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Makhachkala have the fewest conceded goals (7) in Pfl
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Anzhi form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here as Anzhi have scored 13 goals to get 16 points from 7 games. The overall stats in the Pfl are 5-1-1 (wins-draws-losses).
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 209 minutes without scoring a league goal. R. Magomedov was the last player to find the net.
Anzhi faced defeat in their previous match, away at Forte Taganrog (0-1).
Before that game, the home loss against Kuban Kholding with the scoreline 0-1.Anzhi have proved capable of finding the net in their games here with 13 goals in 7 league matches. Anzhi have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 2 goals.
Makhachkala form and stats
Makhachkala have an excellent away record in the Pfl so far with 5-2-0 from 7 games. Makhachkala are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played seven in a row without losing.
Makhachkala delivered a 2-2 draw playing at home against Chayka (placed 3rd) in their previous match; a Pfl game.
Prior to that result Makhachkala won their away game at Spartak Nal'chik. The scoreline was 1-0.Makhachkala find the net regularly in their away games. 10 goals from 7 away fixtures in the league. The Makhachkala defense is a tough nut to crack, having conceded less than half a goal per away game on average (2 goals in 7 games).
Head 2 Head
Last four meetings between these participants: Anzhi won one, Makhachkala triumphed in two and we saw one draw. one game with more than 2,5 goals, three matches with less than 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  R. Magomedov 5 goals |  A. Gadzhiev 5 goals | C. Agabalaev 4 goals |
Anzhi missing players
Makhachkala missing players
| Anzhi | Makhachkala | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 7 | 15 |
| 9 | 5 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | 13 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 10 | 25 |
| 9 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 93% | 86% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 71% | 87% |
| 60% | 57% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 43% | 67% |
| 40% | 43% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 29% | 40% |
| 13% | 14% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 14% | 13% |
| 7% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 7% |
| 20% | 14% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 14% | 27% |
| 53% | 71% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 86% | 67% |
| 33% | 29% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 29% | 20% |
| 4.9 | 5.4 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 4.5 | 5 |
| 4 | 3.8 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2 | 5.2 | 4.3 |
| 3.2 | 2.2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 5 | 3 | 3.1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9.9 | 10.4 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 9.5 | 7.9 |
| 4.2 | 4.6 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 3.5 | 3.1 |
| 31% | 30% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 36% | 41% |
| 8.4 | 4 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 4 | 5.5 | 4.9 |
| 3.6 | 1.4 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1 | 2.8 | 2.3 |
- Anzhi have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Anzhi have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Makhachkala have not yet lost a game away.
- Makhachkala have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Makhachkala have the fewest conceded goals (2) away in Pfl
- Makhachkala have the fewest conceded goals (7) in Pfl
- Makhachkala have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (2) in Pfl
- Makhachkala have the most clean sheets (10) in Pfl
- Makhachkala have the most clean sheets (6) away in Pfl
- Makhachkala have the most scored goals in the first half (14) in Pfl
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | SKA Rostov | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 22 | 40 |
| 2 | Makhachkala | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 18 | 34 |
| 3 | Chayka | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 23 | 33 |
| 4 | Forte Taganrog | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 16 | 32 |
| 5 | Anzhi | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
| 6 | Chernomorets | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 24 |
| 7 | Spartak Nal'chik | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 22 |
| 8 | Kuban Kholding | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 22 |
| 9 | Tuapse | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -4 | 20 |
| 10 | Mashuk-KMV | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 19 |
| 11 | Dinamo Stavropol' | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 18 |
| 12 | Biolog | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 18 |
| 13 | Legion Dynamo | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 17 |
| 14 | Rotor-2 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 18 | -12 | 14 |
| 15 | Druzhba | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -15 | 11 |
| 16 | Alaniya Vladikavkaz II | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 45 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 31 | -32 | 6 |
| 17 | Essentuki | 17 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 64 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 28 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 36 | -56 | 4 |