This could be an interesting match as SKA Rostov have their presumed home advantage while Volgar Astrakhan are ahead 19 points in the Pfl table.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1300 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
SKA Rostov form and stats
When playing at home in the Pfl, SKA Rostov have managed 2 wins, 2 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 7 games.
Happy days for SKA Rostov in their previous game, a Pfl match away at Krasnodar 3 (placed 11th) that ended with a 3-0 victory. Preceding that match was the home game against Spartak Vladikavkaz that was lost 0-3.
SKA Rostov are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 10 goals in 7 attempts. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 12 goals have been conceded.
Volgar Astrakhan form and stats
Volgar Astrakhan, who have the fewest conceded goals (5) in Pfl, have an excellent away record in the Pfl so far with 5-1-1 from 7 games. Things are running smoothly for Volgar Astrakhan who hasn't tasted defeat in their last ten matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Spartak Vladikavkaz. Long winning streaks away are a rare occurrence in football, which only makes Volgar Astrakhan's record of four away victories in a row even more impressive. They last lost points away in the Spartak Vladikavkaz game.
Volgar Astrakhan are travelling after their nice 4-0 home win in the Pfl against Biolog (placed 9th). Preceding that game was the away victory against Druzhba with the score of 2-0.
As mentioned above, Volgar Astrakhan was the only team on the pitch versus Biolog in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task. It's hard not to mention D. Vorobyev's lethal finishing against Biolog. 3 goals was a big reason for the three points.
With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Volgar Astrakhan are regular goalscorers on their travels. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (4 so far).
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Volgar Astrakhan - SKA Rostov 1-0 earlier this season. SKA Rostov-Volgar Astrakhan H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: SKA Rostov 3 wins, Volgar Astrakhan 4 wins, 3 draws. 3 of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  R. Loktionov 5 goals |  Y. Pugachev 5 goals |  D. Ivankov 4 goals |
SKA Rostov missing players
Volgar Astrakhan missing players
| SKA Rostov | Volgar Astrakhan | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 7 | 16 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 14 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | 10 | 1 | Scored | S | 7 | 14 | 37 |
| 20 | 12 | 6 | Conceded | C | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 69% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 88% |
| 56% | 86% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 57% | 44% |
| 25% | 29% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 19% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 50% | 71% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 14% | 12% |
| 25% | 14% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 71% | 81% |
| 25% | 14% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 14% | 6% |
| 4.8 | 4.6 | 7 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 5 | 4.7 |
| 3.8 | 2.9 | 2 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 3 | 3.6 | 2.1 |
| 2.6 | 1.9 | 2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- All of SKA Rostov's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- All of Volgar Astrakhan's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- SKA Rostov have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- SKA Rostov haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Volgar Astrakhan have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Volgar Astrakhan have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Volgar Astrakhan have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Volgar Astrakhan 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 | Volgar Astrakhan | 16 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 32 | 43 |
| 2 | Spartak Vladikavkaz | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 47 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 35 | 37 |
| 3 | Chernomorets | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 30 |
| 4 | Dinamo Stavropol' | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 27 |
| 5 | Druzhba | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 25 |
| 6 | SKA Rostov | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 24 |
| 7 | Mashuk-KMV | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 23 |
| 8 | Makhachkala | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | -3 | 22 |
| 9 | Biolog | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | -5 | 20 |
| 10 | Legion Dynamo | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | -8 | 20 |
| 11 | Krasnodar 3 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 15 | -12 | 18 |
| 12 | Inter Cherkessk | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 29 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -11 | 16 |
| 13 | Spartak Nal'chik | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 22 | -14 | 16 |
| 14 | Urozhay | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 34 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 25 | -22 | 11 |
| 15 | Anzhi | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 18 | -7 | 6 |
| 16 | Spartak Vladikavkaz | 16 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 35 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 21 | -25 | 5 |