Dinamo Moskva are chasing the top positions while Rostov are more worried about avoiding relegation. Expected home win or surprise away points?
- Dinamo Moskva have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Rostov have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Premier League
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
The story so far in the Premier League for Dinamo Moskva at their home stadium (VTB Arena) is 6 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats.
Dinamo Moskva are returning here after visiting Arsenal Tula and winning with a 4-1 scoreline. Tyukavin, Zakharyan, Fomin and Smolov scored the goal(s). Midfield player Fomin got a match rating of 8.33 in that game, the max score being 10. Fomin scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Ahead of that match, Dinamo Moskva lost 0-2 at home to Spartak Moskva.A decent goal production from Dinamo in their home games so far, with 19 goals from 11 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 10 from 11 matches.
Rostov form and stats
As the visiting team matches, Rostov, who have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Premier League, have produced an overall stat of 3-4-3 so far.
It's the second away game in a row for Rostov, but there's smiles all around after the 2-1 victory versus Rubin Kazan' (placed 10th) last time out. Poloz, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.8. Poloz scored one goal, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against Sochi.Rostov has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 15 goals from 10 games. As for defending, Rostov rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 17 goals from these away matches. Rostov has visited these top teams two times, and 2 of 2 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
The last head to head meeting ended Rostov - Dinamo Moskva 0-2, earlier this season. Head to head totals (for the preceeding ten meetings): Dinamo Moskva won five games, two matches ended in a draw and Rostov have three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / sixTop Goalscorers
  D. Poloz 9 goals |   D. Fomin 8 goals | V. Grulev 6 goals |
Dinamo Moskva missing players
Rostov missing players
| Dinamo Moskva | Rostov | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 11 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| 13 | 6 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 40 | 19 | 12 | Scored | S | 4 | 15 | 32 |
| 23 | 10 | 4 | Conceded | C | 5 | 17 | 37 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 81% | 82% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 52% | 36% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 60% | 65% |
| 33% | 18% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 30% | 45% |
| 29% | 18% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 20% | 25% |
| 57% | 55% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 90% | 80% |
| 33% | 27% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 10% | 18% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 10% | 15% |
| 5.7 | 6.2 | 6.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.7 | 3.9 |
| 3.4 | 3 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.7 | 4.3 |
| 2.3 | 1.8 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 2.3 | 2.5 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 17.8 | 19.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 11.8 | 12.6 |
| 6.7 | 6.3 | 6.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 4 | 4.5 |
| 28% | 28% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 38% | 35% |
| 9.4 | 8.6 | 6.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15 | 12.3 | 12.2 |
| 3.3 | 3.1 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
- All of Rostov's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Dinamo Moskva have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Dinamo Moskva haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Rostov have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Rostov have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Premier League
- Rostov have the fewest matches under the total-line (3) 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 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 50 | 23 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 27 | 45 |
| 2 | Dinamo Moskva | 21 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 40 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 17 | 42 |
| 3 | CSKA Moskva | 21 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 39 |
| 4 | Sochi | 21 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 33 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 38 |
| 5 | Krasnodar | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 35 |
| 6 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 28 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 31 |
| 7 | Akhmat Grozny | 21 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 27 | 27 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 31 |
| 8 | Krylya Sovetov | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 29 |
| 9 | Spartak Moskva | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -7 | 26 |
| 10 | Rubin Kazan' | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 28 | 33 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 20 | -5 | 25 |
| 11 | Olimpiyets | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 15 | -12 | 23 |
| 12 | Rostov | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 32 | 37 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 17 | -5 | 21 |
| 13 | Ural | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 13 | -8 | 20 |
| 14 | Arsenal Tula | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 43 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 28 | -19 | 20 |
| 15 | Ufa | 21 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 18 | -12 | 17 |
| 16 | Khimki | 21 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 37 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 23 | -19 | 15 |
