SKA Rostov vs Makhachkala match preview

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Competition: Russia Pfl
Competition: Wed 24.March
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)

It's advantage SKA Rostov so far with their 5th position in the Pfl table, welcoming Makhachkala who are placed 9th.

Insights:
  • SKA Rostov have the most matches over the total-line (13) in Pfl

SKA Rostov and Makhachkala should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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SKA Rostov form and stats

SKA Rostov have played 7 Pfl games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-1-3 (wins-draws-losses). Two defeats in a row at home hurts for Rostov, their manager D. Popov and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.

A strong away win for SKA Rostov against Dinamo Stavropol' the last match, as I. Donskov, F. Kondryukov and I. Zakharov were on target.

The manager D. Popov will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Urozhay in only three days.

The Rostov fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 9 in 7 matches. SKA Rostov's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 9 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Makhachkala form and stats

Makhachkala have only collected 7 points from their away games in the Pfl, after 1-4-4 (9 played). One point away has become something of a habit for Makhachkala who have played out draws in their last three away games.

Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Makhachkala goalkeeper Khazbulat Khamkhoev is eager to challenge this, with his 256 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.

Makhachkala won their last game, 6-0 versus Druzhba played at home. A 0-0 draw at Forte Taganrog's stadium before that.

As you can tell from the results above, Makhachkala was very dominant against Druzhba, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 6-0 (!) with R. Khalimbekov, M. Abakarov, R. Abduragimov (2), Y. Makhmudov, A. Gadzhiev and D. Dzhabrailov providing the goals.

A quick return to home after this game, as Makhachkala are hosting Legion Dynamo in the Pfl only three days away.

The visitors have scored 7 goals from 9 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Makhachkala struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 14 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Makhachkala - Rostov 1-2. As for the last three games between these two teams, there's one Rostov victory, one draw and one Makhachkala win. Over/under statistics; one of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

RostovI. Kozhukhar
I. Kozhukhar
7 goals
SKA RostovG. Gongadze
G. Gongadze
6 goals
SKA RostovR. Shapovalov
R. Shapovalov
5 goals

SKA Rostov missing players

Makhachkala missing players

SKA Rostov Makhachkala
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
18 7 4 Played P 2 9 18
11 3 2 Won W 0 1 6
1 1 0 Drew D 1 4 5
6 3 2 Lost L 1 4 7
42 9 4 Scored S 1 7 25
19 9 4 Conceded C 4 14 25
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 78% 89%
72% 57% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 67% 67%
72% 57% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 44% 50%
44% 29% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 22% 33%
22% 14% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 22% 28%
56% 57% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 56% 56%
22% 14% 25% Clean Sheets C S 0% 22% 28%
22% 29% 25% Failed to Score F T 50% 44% 28%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.8 3.7 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.9 2.7
3 1 0 Red cards R C 1 2 3
 
14.6 13.7 15.8 Shots (avg) S ( 7 5.9 7.8
6.2 4.7 5.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.5 2.8 3.4
38% 27% 17% Goal Efficiency G E 9% 28% 40%
Key stats in Pfl this season:
  • SKA Rostov have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • SKA Rostov have the most matches over the total-line (13) in Pfl
  • 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 17 13 2 2 37 13 9 6 2 1 16 7 8 7 0 1 21 6 24 41
2 Urozhay 17 13 1 3 45 16 8 5 1 2 22 8 9 8 0 1 23 8 29 40
3 Chernomorets 17 12 2 3 26 9 8 6 0 2 7 4 9 6 2 1 19 5 17 38
4 Legion Dynamo 17 9 7 1 34 10 9 7 2 0 23 3 8 2 5 1 11 7 24 34
5 SKA Rostov 18 11 1 6 42 19 7 3 1 3 9 9 11 8 0 3 33 10 23 34
6 Anzhi 17 8 6 3 27 17 8 4 3 1 12 7 9 4 3 2 15 10 10 30
7 Spartak Nal'chik 17 7 6 4 26 18 8 4 3 1 12 6 9 3 3 3 14 12 8 27
8 Dinamo Stavropol' 17 7 2 8 25 24 8 3 2 3 13 9 9 4 0 5 12 15 1 23
9 Makhachkala 18 6 5 7 25 25 9 5 1 3 18 11 9 1 4 4 7 14 0 23
10 Forte Taganrog 17 5 6 6 24 17 9 3 4 2 15 7 8 2 2 4 9 10 7 21
11 Mashuk-KMV 16 5 4 7 21 26 9 4 2 3 16 11 7 1 2 4 5 15 -5 19
12 Krasnodar 3 17 5 2 10 23 36 9 3 0 6 12 22 8 2 2 4 11 14 -13 17
13 Biolog 17 4 3 10 27 37 9 3 2 4 18 17 8 1 1 6 9 20 -10 15
14 Druzhba 18 4 3 11 17 45 9 2 2 5 10 21 9 2 1 6 7 24 -28 15
15 Inter Cherkessk 17 3 3 11 15 46 8 2 2 4 8 18 9 1 1 7 7 28 -31 12
16 Essentuki 16 3 2 11 18 41 8 2 1 5 13 26 8 1 1 6 5 15 -23 11
17 Tuapse 17 2 1 14 22 55 10 2 0 8 12 32 7 0 1 6 10 23 -33 7

Read more about Pfl

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.