Anzhi hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 19 points and a 15th position in the Premier League table. Visiting Rostov holds 8th place with 35 pts.
It's no vacation for neither Anzhi nor Rostov as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Rostov have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 900 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Anzhi form and stats
With 2 wins, 3 draws and 7 defeats from their home games, Anzhi, who have the fewest points (9) at home in Premier League, are certainly not brimming with confidence. Anzhi are slowly digging their own grave here at Anzhi-Arena with the depressing streak of not having won a home game in seven attempts. The last victory here came in the Yenisey match. Anzhi has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager M. Adiev and the players.Anzhi lost their last game at CSKA Moskva after a 0-2 scoreline. Preceding that match was the home game against Akhmat Grozny that was lost 0-1.
Anzhi aren't scoring a lot here at Anzhi-Arena with only 7 goals from 12 games. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 21 goals have been conceded.
Rostov form and stats
4 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses. That’s the product of Rostov playing as the away team this season. Rostov seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?The manager V. Karpin was unhappy after their last game, a Premier League match played at their home ground Anzhi-Arena. Rostov suffered a 1-2 loss to Lokomotiv Moskva. Preceding that game, the 0-3 loss visiting Orenburg's place.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Rostov as they have only managed to score 10 times from 12 away games. Rostov have conceded 13 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Rostov - Anzhi 1-0 entered in the official records. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: 0 wins for Anzhi, 3 draws and 7 wins for Rostov.Top Goalscorers
  A. Ionov 6 goals / 1 assists |   A. Ponce 5 goals |  B. Sigurðarson 5 goals |
Anzhi missing players
Rostov missing players
| Anzhi | Rostov | |||||
| Total | Home | Home vs | Statistic | Away vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 2 | Played | 4 | 12 | 25 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Won | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Drew | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 16 | 7 | 2 | Lost | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 11 | 7 | 1 | Scored | 3 | 10 | 22 |
| 43 | 21 | 4 | Conceded | 3 | 13 | 20 |
| 92% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 84% |
| 64% | 83% | 50% | Over 1.5 | 50% | 58% | 48% |
| 36% | 42% | 50% | Over 2.5 | 0% | 25% | 28% |
| 16% | 17% | 50% | Over 3.5 | 0% | 8% | 8% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 24% | 42% | 50% | BTTS | 25% | 33% | 32% |
| 20% | 8% | 0% | Clean Sheets | 25% | 33% | 44% |
| 64% | 58% | 0% | Failed To Score | 50% | 33% | 40% |
| 2.4 | 3.1 | 3.5 | Corners For (avg) | 6.8 | 5.2 | 5.1 |
| 6.7 | 5.9 | 7.5 | Corners Against (avg) | 2.8 | 3.8 | 3.6 |
| 3 | 3.2 | 3 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Red Cards | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 31-03-19 | | Krasnodar | 5 - 0 | Anzhi |
| 06-04-19 | | Anzhi | 1 - 1 | Dinamo Moskva |
| 14-04-19 | | Zenit | 5 - 0 | Anzhi |
| 19-04-19 | | Anzhi | 0 - 1 | Akhmat Grozny |
| 24-04-19 | | CSKA Moskva | 2 - 0 | Anzhi |
| 27-04-19 | | Anzhi | 13:30 | Rostov |
| 03-05-19 | | Yenisey | 11:00 | Anzhi |
| 10-05-19 | | Anzhi | 13:30 | Arsenal Tula |
| 20-05-19 | | Rubin Kazan | 16:00 | Anzhi |
| 26-05-19 | | Anzhi | 11:00 | Ural |
| 03-04-19 | | Lokomotiv Moskva | 2 - 2 | Rostov |
| 07-04-19 | | Ufa | 1 - 0 | Rostov |
| 14-04-19 | | Rostov | 2 - 1 | Spartak Moskva |
| 20-04-19 | | Orenburg | 3 - 0 | Rostov |
| 24-04-19 | | Rostov | 1 - 2 | Lokomotiv Moskva |
| 27-04-19 | | Anzhi | 13:30 | Rostov |
| 05-05-19 | | Rostov | 16:00 | Krasnodar |
| 10-05-19 | | Dinamo Moskva | 11:00 | Rostov |
| 15-05-19 | | Rostov | - | Lokomotiv Moskva |
| 19-05-19 | | Rostov | 16:00 | Zenit |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Zenit | 25 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 45 | 23 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 22 | 54 |
| 2 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 25 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 36 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 13 | 46 |
| 3 | CSKA Moskva | 25 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 36 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 20 | 44 |
| 4 | Krasnodar | 25 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 44 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 22 | 43 |
| 5 | Spartak Moskva | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 39 |
| 6 | Arsenal Tula | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 33 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 7 | 38 |
| 7 | Orenburg | 25 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 32 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 20 | 3 | 35 |
| 8 | Rostov | 25 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 35 |
| 9 | Akhmat Grozny | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 27 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 14 | -3 | 34 |
| 10 | Ural | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 36 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 21 | -10 | 33 |
| 11 | Rubin Kazan' | 25 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 21 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -3 | 31 |
| 12 | Dinamo Moskva | 25 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
| 13 | Krylya Sovetov | 25 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 20 | 31 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 19 | -11 | 27 |
| 14 | Ufa | 25 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 19 | 28 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -9 | 22 |
| 15 | Anzhi | 25 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 43 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 22 | -32 | 19 |
| 16 | Yenisey | 25 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 42 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 27 | -25 | 16 |
