Premier League: Akhmat Grozny - Rostov pre-match thoughts and the hard facts

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Competition: Russia Premier League
Competition: Sat 27.November
Match begins: 13:30 (UTC)
Venue: Akhmat Arena (30597 seats)

Most people believe in Akhmat Grozny in this game vs Rostov, but the guests will fight to the end. Here's the complete Tipsway match guide!

Insights:
  • Akhmat Grozny have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Premier League
  • Rostov have the fewest matches under the total-line (2) in Premier League

Akhmat Grozny and Rostov 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.

It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Rostov, who are travelling more than 2000 kilometers to play this game.

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Akhmat Grozny form and stats

Akhmat Grozny have collected 12 points from their Premier League home games so far after 4-0-3. Akhmat has recorded two wins in a row here at Akhmat Arena, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

Happy days for Akhmat Grozny in their previous game, a Premier League match away at Lokomotiv Moskva (placed 4th) that ended with a 2-1 victory. Midfielder Artem Polyarus was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.03 (out of ten) in that game. Polyarus scored one goal, hit four key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Olimpiyets in a game that was won 3-1.

Akhmat Grozny are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 9 goals in 7 games. On the other hand, Akhmat Grozny have conceded 8 goals.

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Rostov form and stats

The visitors are W2-D3-L2 on the road this term. That's in the Premier League.

Rostov delivered a 2-2 draw playing at home against Ufa (placed 12th) in their previous match; a Premier League game. Attacker Pontus Almqvist got a player rating of 7.41 in the game. "Man of the match" Almqvist scored one goal and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

That result followed a home victory 5-1 versus Rubin Kazan.

Rostov are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 11 times in 7 away games so far. Rostov's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 12 goals from these trips.

Head 2 Head

The latest head to head meeting ended Rostov - Akhmat 1-2, earlier this season. Head-to-head data (for the last ten meetings): Akhmat won five games, one match ended in a draw and Rostov have four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / seven

Top Goalscorers

RostovD. Poloz
D. Poloz
6 goals
AkhmatD. Utkin
D. Utkin
5 goals
Akhmat GroznyM. Konaté
M. Konaté
4 goals

Akhmat Grozny missing players

Rostov missing players

Akhmat Grozny Rostov
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
15 7 3 Played P 2 7 15
7 4 3 Won W 0 2 4
0 0 0 Drew D 1 3 5
8 3 0 Lost L 1 2 6
17 9 6 Scored S 3 11 27
21 8 2 Conceded C 5 12 27
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
80% 71% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 100%
60% 57% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 57% 67%
13% 14% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 29% 47%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 29% 27%
60% 57% 67% BTTS BTTS 100% 100% 87%
7% 14% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 7%
33% 29% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 7%
 
4.5 4.6 5 Corners for (avg) C F 3 4.1 3.7
4.1 3.1 3.3 Corners against (avg) C A 4.5 4.3 4.4
2.8 2 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.5 1.9 2.1
3 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
14.9 16.4 22.7 Shots (avg) S ( 12.5 12.3 12.7
4.6 4.9 8.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 4 4.6
25% 26% 23% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 39% 39%
 
11.3 11 6.3 Shots against (avg) S A 16 10.7 12
3.1 2.9 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 3.6 4.5
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • Akhmat Grozny have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Premier League
  • Akhmat Grozny haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • All of Rostov's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Rostov have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Rostov have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • Rostov have the fewest matches under the total-line (2) in Premier League
  • 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 Zenit 15 10 3 2 39 17 8 7 0 1 26 9 7 3 3 1 13 8 22 33
2 Dinamo Moskva 15 9 2 4 27 17 8 5 1 2 16 7 7 4 1 2 11 10 10 29
3 Sochi 15 9 0 6 25 18 7 5 0 2 16 7 8 4 0 4 9 11 7 27
4 Lokomotiv Moskva 15 6 7 2 21 15 7 4 1 2 12 8 8 2 6 0 9 7 6 25
5 Krasnodar 15 7 3 5 24 14 7 4 1 2 11 6 8 3 2 3 13 8 10 24
6 CSKA Moskva 15 7 3 5 18 14 7 4 2 1 8 3 8 3 1 4 10 11 4 24
7 Krylya Sovetov 15 7 2 6 20 17 7 4 1 2 12 6 8 3 1 4 8 11 3 23
8 Rubin Kazan 15 6 4 5 20 20 8 4 2 2 12 8 7 2 2 3 8 12 0 22
9 Akhmat Grozny 15 7 0 8 17 21 7 4 0 3 9 8 8 3 0 5 8 13 -4 21
10 Spartak Moskva 15 5 4 6 17 21 8 3 3 2 12 9 7 2 1 4 5 12 -4 19
11 Rostov 15 4 5 6 27 27 8 2 2 4 16 15 7 2 3 2 11 12 0 17
12 Ufa 15 3 6 6 16 21 8 2 3 3 10 11 7 1 3 3 6 10 -5 15
13 Olimpiyets 15 4 2 9 16 29 7 1 0 6 7 15 8 3 2 3 9 14 -13 14
14 Khimki 15 2 7 6 11 22 7 1 5 1 6 6 8 1 2 5 5 16 -11 13
15 Arsenal Tula 15 3 4 8 16 31 8 2 4 2 8 10 7 1 0 6 8 21 -15 13
16 Ural 15 2 6 7 6 16 8 1 4 3 4 7 7 1 2 4 2 9 -10 12

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The Premier League, or the Russian Football Championship, is the top level football league in Russia. It has 16 teams who play each other home and away for a total of 30 matches each. After this the top team in the league table is the champion, the bottom two relegated directly while two teams play a relegation playoff.