Dinamo Moskva have succeeded in 4 home triumphs up until now, Khimki have won 1 away. Which team betters their standings after this one?
- Khimki is in the worst form (0-2-4)
There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Dinamo Moskva form and stats
Dinamo Moskva have performed here at VTB Arena this season with 4 wins from 7 Premier League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 1.
Happy days for Dinamo Moskva in their previous game, a fixture away at Lokomotiv Moskva (placed 14th) that ended with a 3-1 victory. The attacking player Zakharyan was declared "man of the match" for Dinamo Moskva with a rating of 9.05/10. Zakharyan scored one goal, hit seven key passes and dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times.
Ahead of that result, a home victory against Rostov in the Russian Cup. The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Dinamo Moskva home games with this odds we find 5 games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats. Looking at the victories, 2 matches were won by at least two goals.
A decent goal production from Dinamo in their home games so far, with 11 goals from 7 league matches. Dinamo Moskva are not conceding a lot of goals here at VTB Arena in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 6 from 7 matches.
Khimki form and stats
Khimki have only collected 3 points from their away games in the Premier League, after 1-0-6 (7 played). Khimki are desperate to end a ten-game winless run.
Khimki have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 180 minutes ago. Kukharchuk was the goal scorer.
Khimki lost away at Spartak Moskva (0-5) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. Khimki lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 0-5 beating and focus on this one. The attacker Mirzov got a match rating of 7.3 in that game. Mirzov hit five key passes and had 29 successful passes (of 33 total).
A defeat, in the Russian Cup away at Lokomotiv Moskva, before that.
Goal-happy betting people should observe that 9 of this club's 11 most recent league fixtures have ended with three or more goals.
Khimki are struggling defensively in their away games, having conceded 7 goals in these matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head numbers (for the prior ten meetings): Dinamo won five games, two matches ended with a tie and Khimki got three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / six.
Top Goalscorers
  F. Smolov 6 goals |   A. Dolgov 4 goals | V. Grulev 3 goals |
Dinamo Moskva missing players
Khimki missing players
| Dinamo Moskva | Khimki | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 24 | 11 | 6 | Scored | S | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| 17 | 6 | 1 | Conceded | C | 7 | 19 | 28 |
| 93% | 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 86% |
| 86% | 71% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 79% |
| 57% | 43% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 86% | 71% |
| 36% | 29% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 71% | 43% |
| 14% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 29% | 14% |
| 64% | 43% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 71% | 57% |
| 29% | 43% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 21% |
| 14% | 29% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 29% | 36% |
| 4.6 | 5.3 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 3.7 | 4.8 |
| 6.7 | 7.1 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.5 | 3.9 | 3.7 |
| 2.9 | 2.7 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 2.9 | 2.6 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 10.3 | 11.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6 | 12 | 11.9 |
| 4.1 | 4 | 7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 3.9 | 3.6 |
| 42% | 39% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 26% | 25% |
| 13.9 | 15 | 11.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 20 | 16.9 | 15 |
| 4.4 | 3.9 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 8 | 7.6 | 6.5 |
- Khimki have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Khimki have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Khimki have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Khimki have the fewest scored goals in the first half (2) in Premier League
- Khimki have the most conceded goals in the first half (19) in Premier League
- Khimki have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Khimki haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Khimki is in the worst form (0-2-4)
| 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 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 31 | 33 |
| 2 | Spartak Moskva | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 36 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 20 | 29 |
| 3 | CSKA Moskva | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 26 |
| 4 | Rostov | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 26 |
| 5 | Krasnodar | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 24 |
| 6 | Dinamo Moskva | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 23 |
| 7 | Akhmat Grozny | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 23 |
| 8 | Sochi | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 20 |
| 9 | Orenburg | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 24 | 33 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 24 | -9 | 19 |
| 10 | Krylya Sovetov | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 14 | -5 | 14 |
| 11 | Olimpiyets | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -8 | 13 |
| 12 | Ural | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -10 | 13 |
| 13 | Fakel | 14 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | -7 | 12 |
| 14 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 15 | -12 | 12 |
| 15 | Khimki | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 19 | -15 | 9 |
| 16 | Torpedo Moskva | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13 | -18 | 6 |
