SKA Rostov vs Legion Dynamo match preview

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Competition: Russia Pfl
Competition: Sun 25.October
Match begins: 10:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion SKA SKVO (45000 seats)

Both teams are enjoying a good season so far and games like this could be decisive. Here's the preview for SKA Rostov - Legion Dynamo!

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.

It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Legion Dynamo, who are travelling more than 1900 kilometers to play this game.

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SKA Rostov form and stats

Overall Pfl stats at home this season for SKA Rostov are 3-0-1 (wins-draw-losses). Rostov has recorded two wins in a row here at Stadion SKA SKVO, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

Happy days for Rostov in their previous game, a Pfl match away at Druzhba (placed 13th) that ended with a 3-1 victory. Before that, Rostov had a home game versus Forte Taganrog which ended with a victory 2-1.

The Rostov fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 7 goals in 4 league matches. On the other hand, SKA Rostov have conceded 5 goals.

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Legion Dynamo form and stats

2 wins, 3 draws and 0 losses. That’s the product of Legion Dynamo, who have the fewest conceded goals (5) in Pfl, playing as the away team in the Pfl this season.

The supporters enjoyed Legion's previous game versus Druzhba (placed 13th), a Pfl 4-0 win played at home. Preceding that game, the 2-2 draw paying a visit to Forte Taganrog.

As mentioned above, Legion was the only team on the pitch versus Druzhba in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Legion Dynamo have scored 7 goals in 5 league games away. Legion's manager R. Izbulatov has created a great defensive setup working very nicely in away games with only 2 conceded goals. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head totals (for the last three meetings): Rostov won zero games, one match ended with a draw and Legion Dynamo has two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: zero / three

SKA Rostov missing players

Legion Dynamo missing players

SKA Rostov Legion Dynamo
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
10 4 1 Played P 1 5 11
6 3 1 Won W 1 2 7
1 0 0 Drew D 0 3 4
3 1 0 Lost L 0 0 0
18 7 3 Scored S 2 7 24
13 5 2 Conceded C 0 2 5
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 60% 82%
80% 75% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 60% 73%
70% 75% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 40% 55%
40% 25% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 20% 36%
20% 25% 100% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 18%
80% 75% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 20% 36%
10% 25% 0% Clean Sheets C S 100% 80% 64%
10% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 40% 18%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
3.1 4.2 6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.2 1.9
2 1 1 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
139 52 11 Total Shots T S 9 17 100
56 18 4 Shots on Target S O 3 6 41
32% 39% 75% Goal Efficiency G E 67% 67% 51%
Key stats in Pfl this season:
  • Legion Dynamo has the fewest conceded goals (2) away in Pfl
  • Legion Dynamo has the fewest conceded goals (5) in Pfl
  • Legion Dynamo has the most clean sheets (3) away in Pfl
  • Legion Dynamo has the the best goal difference (+19) in Pfl
  • Legion Dynamo have not yet lost a game.
  • Legion Dynamo have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • SKA Rostov have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • SKA Rostov have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • SKA Rostov haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Kuban Kholding 11 9 1 1 25 7 6 4 1 1 10 3 5 5 0 0 15 4 18 28
2 Legion Dynamo 11 7 4 0 24 5 6 5 1 0 17 3 5 2 3 0 7 2 19 25
3 Urozhay 11 8 0 3 30 12 5 3 0 2 12 6 6 5 0 1 18 6 18 24
4 Anzhi 10 5 4 1 18 12 5 3 2 0 9 4 5 2 2 1 9 8 6 19
5 SKA Rostov 10 6 1 3 18 13 4 3 0 1 7 5 6 3 1 2 11 8 5 19
6 Mashuk-KMV 10 5 2 3 18 14 5 4 1 0 14 4 5 1 1 3 4 10 4 17
7 Chernomorets 10 5 2 3 12 9 5 3 0 2 4 4 5 2 2 1 8 5 3 17
8 Dinamo Stavropol' 11 5 1 5 17 15 5 3 1 1 11 4 6 2 0 4 6 11 2 16
9 Forte Taganrog 10 4 2 4 20 12 5 2 1 2 13 6 5 2 1 2 7 6 8 14
10 Spartak Nal'chik 10 4 2 4 14 15 5 2 2 1 6 5 5 2 0 3 8 10 -1 14
11 Krasnodar 3 11 3 2 6 15 22 6 3 0 3 11 12 5 0 2 3 4 10 -7 11
12 Makhachkala 11 3 2 6 14 22 5 2 1 2 8 9 6 1 1 4 6 13 -8 11
13 Druzhba 10 3 2 5 11 22 5 1 2 2 7 11 5 2 0 3 4 11 -11 11
14 Inter Cherkessk 10 2 2 6 13 25 5 2 1 2 8 9 5 0 1 4 5 16 -12 8
15 Biolog 10 2 1 7 12 21 5 1 1 3 8 8 5 1 0 4 4 13 -9 7
16 Essentuki 10 1 2 7 11 23 5 1 1 3 10 14 5 0 1 4 1 9 -12 5
17 Tuapse 10 0 2 8 14 37 6 0 1 5 5 19 4 0 1 3 9 18 -23 2

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The Professional Football League (PFL) is the third level of Russian football. It is divided into five divisions (or zones) based on the team’s location. The divisions have a varying number of teams, in total about 60. The top team of each league table is promoted while the bottom team is relegated.