Stumbling Khimki are eager to pull off a surprise win when they welcome top side Krasnodar in the upcoming league game. It’s 14th vs 5th and the home regulars will have moderate confidence.
- Krasnodar have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) 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.
Krasnodar have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1300 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Khimki form and stats
1-5-1 (win-draw-lost) are the Premier League numbers at home for Khimki so far this season.
Khimki are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 270 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by K. Ademi).
An away draw last time out for Khimki, facing CSKA Moskva in a game that ended 0-0. A painful moment in the game against CSKA Moskva was the missed penalty kick from Kemal Ademi in the 17th minute. A goal there would obviously have changed the match and probably the outcome. Midfield player Filip Dagerstål got a match rating of 7.85 in that game, the max score being 10. Dagerstål hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 49 successful passes (of 55 total).
Before that, Khimki drew at home versus Ural.Khimki aren't scoring a lot here at Arena Khimki in the league, with only 6 goals from 7 games. Khimki are not conceding a lot of goals here at Arena Khimki in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 6 from 7 matches.
Krasnodar form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Premier League travels is 3 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats.
Krasnodar are travelling after their nice 2-1 home win in the Premier League against Spartak Moskva (placed 10th). Midfielder Rémy Cabella was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.45. Cabella served one assist and hit three key passes.
Prior to that match, the Krasnodar manager V. Goncharenko faced defeat when travelling to Dinamo Moskva and losing 0-1.Krasnodar are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 13 times in 8 away games so far. Krasnodar have conceded 8 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Khimki and Krasnodar have played each other earlier this season: Krasnodar - Khimki 0-1. Last five meetings between these participants: Khimki won two, Krasnodar triumphed in one and we saw two draws. one game with more than 2,5 goals, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  D. Glushakov 6 goals |   J. Córdoba Copete 6 goals |  G. Krychowiak 4 goals |
Khimki missing players
Krasnodar missing players
| Khimki | Krasnodar | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 15 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 11 | 6 | 1 | Scored | S | 8 | 13 | 24 |
| 22 | 6 | 3 | Conceded | C | 2 | 8 | 14 |
| 73% | 71% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 93% |
| 67% | 71% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 73% |
| 40% | 14% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 50% | 47% |
| 27% | 14% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 25% | 20% |
| 13% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 25% | 20% |
| 47% | 57% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 50% | 47% |
| 40% | 43% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 38% | 33% |
| 40% | 29% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 27% |
| 4.9 | 5.7 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 6 | 6.3 |
| 4.3 | 4.7 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 4.1 | 4 |
| 2.5 | 2.1 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 12.7 | 14.3 | 18 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14 | 18.1 | 18.7 |
| 3.9 | 4 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.7 | 4.9 | 6 |
| 19% | 21% | 11% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 47% | 33% | 27% |
| 12.8 | 12.6 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8 | 9.8 | 10.9 |
| 5.3 | 5.3 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4 |
- Krasnodar have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Krasnodar have scored more than double the goals of Khimki.
- Krasnodar have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (4) in Premier League
- Krasnodar have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Premier League
| 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 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 39 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 22 | 33 |
| 2 | Dinamo Moskva | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 29 |
| 3 | Sochi | 15 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 27 |
| 4 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 25 |
| 5 | Krasnodar | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 24 |
| 6 | CSKA Moskva | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 24 |
| 7 | Krylya Sovetov | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 23 |
| 8 | Rubin Kazan | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 22 |
| 9 | Akhmat Grozny | 15 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -4 | 21 |
| 10 | Spartak Moskva | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -4 | 19 |
| 11 | Rostov | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 17 |
| 12 | Ufa | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -5 | 15 |
| 13 | Olimpiyets | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | -13 | 14 |
| 14 | Khimki | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 16 | -11 | 13 |
| 15 | Arsenal Tula | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 21 | -15 | 13 |
| 16 | Ural | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | -10 | 12 |