Akhmat Grozny are placed 5th, while Krasnodar are bringing up the rear 2 points behind in the league standings. Can they decrease the gap?
- Krasnodar have the most scored goals (31) away in Premier League
Akhmat can neither be promoted or relegated from Premier League. Krasnodar is no longer fighting for a cause; they can neither go up or down this season.
Akhmat Grozny and Krasnodar 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.
Akhmat Grozny form and stats
7-2-5 (win-draw-lost) are the Premier League numbers at home for Akhmat Grozny so far this season.
No payout for Akhmat Grozny in their previous match, an away game at Rostov that ended in defeat 2-3. The first setback in the shape of a defeat after collecting points in three league rounds. Akhmat's goalkeeper Shelia was extremely busy against Rostov, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning six saves. Agalarov, a natural forward, was the best player for the side in that fixture, collecting a rating of 7.44 (out of 10). Agalarov scored one goal and hit one key pass.
Ahead of that match, Akhmat Grozny won a home game hosting Khimki (3-0).The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Akhmat Grozny have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 4 matches with the results: Won 0, drawn 2 and lost 2.
Goals keep flowing in this team's league matches, with 5 in a row having three goals or more (over 2.5).
Akhmat Grozny has scored 19 league goals at home this season, in 14 matches. Akhmat have conceded 15 in these home matches.
Krasnodar form and stats
As the visiting team in Premier League matches, Krasnodar have produced an overall stat of 5-4-5 so far.
Krasnodar have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Stanislav Agkatsev. It's been 180 minutes since they last conceded in Premier League.
There were no winners in Krasnodar's previous match, the home game that ended 0-0 vs CSKA Moskva (placed 2nd). Goalkeeper Agkatsev got the top player rating of the team with 7.84/10. Agkatsev topped it up with a clean sheet.
That result followed a home victory 3-0 versus Rostov.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Krasnodar playing away and similar expectations, we found 5 relevant matches. Results were 3 Krasnodar wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat.
Observe that 11 of this side's 14 most recent league games have ended with three goals or more.
With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Krasnodar are regular goalscorers on their travels. Krasnodar struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 26 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
The newest reported meeting involving both these sides is the Krasnodar - Akhmat 2-3 played previously this season. Previous ten meetings featuring these participants: Akhmat Grozny won five, Krasnodar were winners in three and we saw two draws. four games with more than 2,5 goals, six matches with less than 2,5 goals.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Córdoba Copete 13 goals |   M. Konaté 11 goals | E. Spertsyan 10 goals |
Akhmat Grozny missing players
Krasnodar missing players
| Akhmat Grozny | Krasnodar | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 29 |
| 15 | 7 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 5 | 13 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 49 | 19 | 6 | Scored | S | 8 | 31 | 60 |
| 37 | 15 | 3 | Conceded | C | 13 | 26 | 44 |
| 93% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 90% |
| 79% | 71% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 86% |
| 69% | 57% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 71% | 72% |
| 31% | 21% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 71% | 59% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 75% | 57% | 34% |
| 69% | 57% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 64% | 66% |
| 28% | 36% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 36% | 31% |
| 10% | 14% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 14% | 14% |
| 4.7 | 5.5 | 9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4 | 4.4 |
| 5.2 | 3.5 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 4.7 | 4.6 |
| 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.8 | 2.9 | 2.5 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 13.4 | 14.8 | 19 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.8 | 13.1 | 14.2 |
| 5 | 5.1 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 5.7 | 5.6 |
| 34% | 27% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 47% | 39% | 37% |
| 13.4 | 10 | 8.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 17.8 | 15.9 | 13.9 |
| 4.4 | 2.9 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7.8 | 6.1 | 5.2 |
- Krasnodar have the most scored goals (31) away in Premier League
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Zenit | 29 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 73 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 53 | 67 |
| 2 | CSKA Moskva | 29 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 52 | 26 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 26 | 55 |
| 3 | Spartak Moskva | 29 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 60 | 37 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 35 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 20 | 23 | 54 |
| 4 | Rostov | 29 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 47 | 40 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 20 | 7 | 53 |
| 5 | Akhmat Grozny | 29 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 49 | 37 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 22 | 12 | 49 |
| 6 | Krasnodar | 29 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 60 | 44 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 26 | 16 | 47 |
| 7 | Dinamo Moskva | 29 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 49 | 42 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 22 | 7 | 45 |
| 8 | Orenburg | 29 | 13 | 4 | 12 | 55 | 55 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 21 | 36 | 0 | 43 |
| 9 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 29 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 51 | 45 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 23 | 6 | 42 |
| 10 | Sochi | 29 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 37 | 53 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 35 | -16 | 38 |
| 11 | Ural | 29 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 32 | 45 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 23 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 22 | -13 | 33 |
| 12 | Fakel | 29 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 36 | 47 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 22 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 25 | -11 | 30 |
| 13 | Krylya Sovetov | 29 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 31 | 45 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 28 | -14 | 29 |
| 14 | FK Nizjni Novgorod | 29 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 31 | 50 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 28 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 22 | -19 | 27 |
| 15 | Khimki | 29 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 65 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 40 | -40 | 18 |
| 16 | Torpedo Moskva | 29 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 21 | 58 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 30 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 28 | -37 | 13 |
