The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Arsenal Tula are in the 6th position while the guesting Rubin Kazan' worry at 14th.
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!
Rubin Kazan' 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.
Arsenal Tula form and stats
Arsenal Tula have played 10 Premier League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-3-4 (wins-draws-losses).
In their previous game, the manager I. Cherevchenko led his Arsenal Tula to a defeat in the Premier League match away at Orenburg. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Stadion Arsenal. In the game before, an away victory match versus Sochi with a 2-1 scoreline.
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 Arsenal Tula have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found four matches with the results: Won two, drawn two and lost zero.
The Arsenal Tula fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 14 in 10 matches. On the other hand, Arsenal Tula have conceded 12 goals.
Rubin Kazan' form and stats
Rubin Kazan' have only collected 9 points from their away games in the Premier League, after 1-6-4 (11 played). The awayteam now has five consecutive draws when travelling away from home.
Rubin Kazan' aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 221 league minutes without a goal. E. Markov was the last player to find the net.
The manager L. Slutskiy was unhappy after their last game, a Premier League match played at their home ground Kazan' Arena. Rubin Kazan' suffered a 0-1 loss to Krylya Sovetov (placed 13th). Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Tambov.
It's a bit worrying for Rubin Kazan' that their goalkeeper Yuri Dyupin made six saves in the Krylya Sovetov game last time out, but still couldn''t prevent the loss.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found seven similar matches played by Rubin Kazan' in our archives, and the results are: zero wins for Rubin Kazan', four draws and three defeats.
The visitors have scored 6 goals from 11 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. 13 goals have been conceded by Rubin Kazan' in these games.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Rubin Kazan' - Arsenal Tula 1-0. Arsenal Tula-Rubin Kazan' H2H statistics last nine meetings regardless of arena: Arsenal Tula one win, Rubin Kazan' four wins, four draws. two of these nine matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  E. Lutsenko 9 goals |   E. Markov 4 goals |  E. Kangwa 3 goals |
Arsenal Tula missing players
Rubin Kazan' missing players
| Arsenal Tula | Rubin Kazan' | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 11 | 21 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| 9 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 25 | 14 | 3 | Scored | S | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| 26 | 12 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 13 | 22 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 73% | 76% |
| 71% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 55% | 43% |
| 43% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 27% | 29% |
| 19% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 9% | 5% |
| 10% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 9% | 5% |
| 57% | 70% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 45% | 33% |
| 24% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 36% | 38% |
| 19% | 10% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 45% | 52% |
| 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.2 | 4 |
| 4.6 | 5.1 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.9 | 4.4 |
| 2.4 | 1.7 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 5 | 2.7 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 277 | 165 | 39 | Total Shots | T S | 25 | 135 | 266 |
| 85 | 53 | 16 | Shots on Target | S O | 9 | 38 | 78 |
| 29% | 26% | 19% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 11% | 16% | 14% |
- Arsenal Tula have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Arsenal Tula have scored more than double the goals of Rubin Kazan'.
- Arsenal Tula haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Rubin Kazan' has the fewest scored goals (11)
- Rubin Kazan' has the fewest scored goals in the first half (3)
- Rubin Kazan' have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Rubin Kazan' is in the worst form (0-3-3)
| 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 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 37 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 28 | 47 |
| 2 | Krasnodar | 21 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 36 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 16 | 41 |
| 3 | Rostov | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 31 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 22 | 7 | 38 |
| 4 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 38 |
| 5 | CSKA Moskva | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 35 |
| 6 | Arsenal Tula | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 14 | -1 | 28 |
| 7 | Dinamo Moskva | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -6 | 27 |
| 8 | Ufa | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -3 | 26 |
| 9 | Spartak Moskva | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 10 | -1 | 25 |
| 10 | Ural | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 34 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 14 | -9 | 25 |
| 11 | Orenburg | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 21 | -8 | 23 |
| 12 | Tambov | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 23 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 22 |
| 13 | Krylya Sovetov | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 12 | -4 | 22 |
| 14 | Sochi | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 21 |
| 15 | Rubin Kazan' | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -11 | 20 |
| 16 | Akhmat Grozny | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 14 | -12 | 20 |