A brief glance at the Premier League table point to an upper hand to Rostov when they come to Khimki. Yet; let's await the match before we hand out the points!
- Khimki have the fewest scored goals in the first half (3) in Premier League
- Rostov have scored in all their away matches so far.
The visiting Rostov played their last game only three days ago, a Russian Cup match. That game was also an away game, at FK Nizjni Novgorod. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Khimki form and stats
With 2 Premier League wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats from their home games, Khimki are certainly not brimming with confidence.
Khimki lost their last game at Zenit (after extra-time) (placed 1st) after a 2-3 scoreline. Gudiev had a busy but productive day in the Zenit match. Despite making six saves the loss could not be prevented. Magomedov (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.15/10. Magomedov scored two goals, hit one key pass and had 29 successful passes (of 35 total).
1-1 away at Fakel (after extra-time) before that.The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Khimki here at Arena Khimki in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (8 from 9 games). 11 goals have been conceded.
Rostov form and stats
4 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss. That’s the product of Rostov playing as the away team in the Premier League this season. Rostov has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.
Two away matches in a row for Rostov, whose manager Karpin could celebrate last time after the Russian Cup win against FK Nizjni Novgorod.
Prior to that match, a home win 2-1 against FK Nizjni Novgorod (after extra-time) in the Premier League.Take note that 10 of this side's 11 most recent league games have ended with three or more goals.
The travelling fans enjoy Rostov's attacking play in away games, having scored 15 goals in 8 league matches away. Rostov have conceded 12 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Khimki and Rostov have faced each other already this season: Rostov - Khimki 1-0. Last ten meetings featuring these participants: Khimki won four, Rostov triumphed in four and we saw two draws. one game with over 2,5 goals, nine matches with less than 2,5 goals.
Top Goalscorers
  N. Komlichenko 9 goals |  D. Poloz 8 goals |  A. Dolgov 4 goals |
Khimki missing players
Rostov missing players
| Khimki | Rostov | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 5 | 8 | 19 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 12 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 19 | 8 | 2 | Scored | S | 11 | 15 | 35 |
| 40 | 11 | 3 | Conceded | C | 7 | 12 | 27 |
| 89% | 78% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 84% | 78% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 88% | 84% |
| 63% | 44% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 62% | 74% |
| 42% | 11% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 60% | 50% | 42% |
| 21% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 12% | 16% |
| 58% | 33% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 80% | 88% | 84% |
| 21% | 44% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 12% | 16% |
| 32% | 44% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 3.9 | 4.8 | 6.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.4 | 5.1 | 4.3 |
| 2.5 | 2.3 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.4 | 2.1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11.3 | 11.6 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.4 | 12.6 | 12.5 |
| 3.6 | 3.1 | 2.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.4 | 4.5 | 4.7 |
| 28% | 29% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 41% | 42% | 39% |
| 15.8 | 14.6 | 10.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.6 | 14.9 | 14.7 |
| 6.6 | 6 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.2 | 5.8 | 5.2 |
- Khimki have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Khimki have the fewest points from losing position (1) in Premier League
- Khimki have the fewest scored goals in the first half (3) in Premier League
- Khimki have the most conceded goals in the first half (25) in Premier League
- Khimki have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Rostov have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Rostov haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| 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 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 53 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 44 | 48 |
| 2 | Spartak Moskva | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 45 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 23 | 40 |
| 3 | Rostov | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 27 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 38 |
| 4 | CSKA Moskva | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 32 |
| 5 | Dinamo Moskva | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 24 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 32 |
| 6 | Krasnodar | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 36 | 32 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 4 | 29 |
| 7 | Akhmat Grozny | 19 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 30 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 29 |
| 8 | Orenburg | 19 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 38 | 40 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 29 | -2 | 28 |
| 9 | Sochi | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 36 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 24 | -7 | 28 |
| 10 | Ural | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 14 | -6 | 25 |
| 11 | Krylya Sovetov | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 21 | -10 | 20 |
| 12 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 35 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 18 | -11 | 19 |
| 13 | FK Nizjni Novgorod | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 34 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -11 | 19 |
| 14 | Fakel | 19 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 37 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 22 | -13 | 14 |
| 15 | Khimki | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 40 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 29 | -21 | 13 |
| 16 | Torpedo Moskva | 19 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 33 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 16 | -24 | 7 |
