This could be an intriguing game as Dinamo Moskva have their supposed home advantage, while Akhmat Grozny lead them by 1 point in the Premier League table.
- Akhmat Grozny have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1800 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Dinamo Moskva form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at VTB Arena as Dinamo Moskva have scored 23 goals to get 26 points from 13 games. The overall stats in the Premier League are 8-2-3 (wins-draws-losses).
A strong away win for Dinamo Moskva against Khimki the last match, as Smolov were on target. A late climax in the match against Khimki as the winning goal came six minutes into overtime; scored by Smolov. The forward Smolov outperformed all the other players in that game and was awarded a match rating of 7.65 out of 10. Smolov scored one goal and hit three key passes.
Before that game, the home loss against Fakel with the scoreline 0-2.The Dinamo Moskva fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 23 goals in 13 league matches.
Akhmat Grozny form and stats
The visitors are W7-D2-L4 on the road this term. That's in the Premier League.
Two travels in a row for Akhmat Grozny, whose manager Tashuev could celebrate last time after the win against Torpedo Moskva. As mentioned above, Akhmat was the only team on the pitch versus Torpedo Moskva in their previous game, winning 5-1. This could be a tougher task. The attacker Konate got a match rating of 8.94 in that game. Konate scored two goals, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Preceding that, the 1-3 home loss versus CSKA Moskva.The travelling fans enjoy Akhmat Grozny's attacking play in away games, having scored 25 goals in 13 league matches away. 19 goals have been conceded by Akhmat in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
The sides have met each other previously this season, with the match result Akhmat Grozny - Dinamo Moskva 2-1 logged in the official records. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - two - three (Dinamo wins - draws - Akhmat Grozny wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Konaté 10 goals |   F. Smolov 9 goals | K. Tyukavin 7 goals |
Dinamo Moskva missing players
Akhmat Grozny missing players
| Dinamo Moskva | Akhmat Grozny | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 26 |
| 12 | 8 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 44 | 23 | 4 | Scored | S | 7 | 25 | 41 |
| 35 | 13 | 4 | Conceded | C | 7 | 19 | 34 |
| 96% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 92% |
| 81% | 77% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 85% | 77% |
| 58% | 46% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 77% | 65% |
| 38% | 31% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 38% | 31% |
| 15% | 15% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 31% | 15% |
| 62% | 46% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 85% | 73% |
| 27% | 31% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 15% | 23% |
| 15% | 31% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 8% | 12% |
| 5.2 | 5.8 | 6.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.6 |
| 5.9 | 6.2 | 10 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 6.9 | 5.1 |
| 2.6 | 2.4 | 3.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.2 | 2.5 | 2.3 |
| 6 | 3 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 13.3 | 13.3 | 11.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.2 | 12.1 | 13.6 |
| 4.4 | 4.8 | 2.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5 |
| 38% | 37% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 38% | 31% |
| 12 | 12.2 | 16.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 18 | 17.1 | 13.6 |
| 4.3 | 3.9 | 5.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7 | 5.8 | 4.3 |
- Akhmat Grozny have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Akhmat Grozny have won significantly less corners away then at home.
| 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 | 26 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 68 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 6 | 53 | 64 |
| 2 | CSKA Moskva | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 48 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 24 | 51 |
| 3 | Rostov | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 44 | 34 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 16 | 10 | 50 |
| 4 | Spartak Moskva | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 57 | 35 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 22 | 49 |
| 5 | Akhmat Grozny | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 41 | 34 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 7 | 43 |
| 6 | Krasnodar | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 55 | 42 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 24 | 13 | 42 |
| 7 | Dinamo Moskva | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 44 | 35 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 9 | 42 |
| 8 | Orenburg | 26 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 49 | 50 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 33 | -1 | 39 |
| 9 | Sochi | 25 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 35 | 45 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 28 | -10 | 34 |
| 10 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 25 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 42 | 42 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 0 | 32 |
| 11 | Ural | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 27 | 41 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 19 | -14 | 27 |
| 12 | Krylya Sovetov | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 26 | 42 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 26 | -16 | 25 |
| 13 | Fakel | 26 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 33 | 45 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 24 | -12 | 24 |
| 14 | FK Nizjni Novgorod | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 27 | 49 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 28 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 21 | -22 | 23 |
| 15 | Khimki | 26 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 24 | 58 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 37 | -34 | 17 |
| 16 | Torpedo Moskva | 26 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 49 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 25 | -29 | 13 |
