Season ticket holders at Arena Khimki haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Khimki languishing in the 14th position so far. The guesting Rubin Kazan' will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.
Rubin Kazan' could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Russian Cup game only four sleeps ago. That game, against SKA Khabarovsk, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Rubin Kazan'.
These teams have little in common geographically as Rubin Kazan' have to travel 800 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Khimki form and stats
With 1 Premier League win, 1 draw and 4 defeats from their home games, Khimki are certainly not brimming with confidence. We have seen two home losses in a row now for Khimki, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.
Khimki's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-2 versus Zenit (placed 2nd). Before that match, a win away at Rostov.
Khimki aren't scoring a lot here at Arena Khimki in the league, with only 5 goals from 6 games. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 10 goals have been conceded.
Rubin Kazan' form and stats
The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 4 wins, 0 draws and only 2 losses in the Premier League.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Kazan', facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-1 versus SKA Khabarovsk. That result followed a home victory 3-1 versus Arsenal Tula in the Premier League.
Kazan' has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 11 goals from 6 games. Kazan' have conceded 9 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last eight meetings): Khimki won one game, one match ended with a draw and Rubin Kazan' has six wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / threeTop Goalscorers
  Đ. Despotović 6 goals | D. Makarov 4 goals |   A. Koryan 3 goals |
Khimki missing players
Rubin Kazan' missing players
| Khimki | Rubin Kazan' | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 13 | 5 | 1 | Scored | S | 3 | 11 | 21 |
| 25 | 10 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 9 | 18 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 85% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 83% | 92% |
| 38% | 33% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 83% | 62% |
| 23% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 50% | 38% |
| 15% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 8% |
| 62% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 83% | 69% |
| 15% | 17% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 15% |
| 23% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 15% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3.7 | 3.7 | 6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 3.2 | 3 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 168 | 95 | 16 | Total Shots | T S | 26 | 92 | 205 |
| 54 | 29 | 5 | Shots on Target | S O | 8 | 32 | 76 |
| 24% | 17% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 34% | 28% |
- Khimki haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Rubin Kazan' have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Rubin Kazan' have scored at least twice as many goals away as Khimki have scored home.
- Rubin Kazan' have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Rubin Kazan' 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 | CSKA Moskva | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 15 | 28 |
| 2 | Zenit | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 27 |
| 3 | Spartak Moskva | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 27 |
| 4 | Dinamo Moskva | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 23 |
| 5 | Rostov | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 23 |
| 6 | Sochi | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 22 |
| 7 | Rubin Kazan' | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 21 |
| 8 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 21 |
| 9 | Akhmat Grozny | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| 10 | Krasnodar | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 18 |
| 11 | Ural | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -4 | 14 |
| 12 | Tambov | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -5 | 12 |
| 13 | Arsenal Tula | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 16 | -9 | 12 |
| 14 | Khimki | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -12 | 9 |
| 15 | Rotor Volgograd | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -16 | 6 |
| 16 | Ufa | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 17 | -19 | 6 |