Premier League: Two teams in decent shape get together for this match. Rostov hold a wee upper hand with their 4th spot in the table?
- Krasnodar have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Rostov haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1500 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
The hosts Krasnodar saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Russian Cup. This match was also played here at Stadion FK Krasnodar. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Rostov have had more rest.
Krasnodar form and stats
When playing at home in the Premier League, Krasnodar have managed 7 wins, 3 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 13 games.
Krasnodar's previous match was a Russian Cup game also played at their home, ending 2-1 versus Ural. The home team hope to to repeat that performance.
A 2-2 draw away in the Premier League before that, with Zenit the opponent.Take note that 10 of the most recent 12 league matches from this football club have had at least one goal from each team.
On the other hand, Krasnodar have conceded 18 goals.
Rostov form and stats
6 wins, 5 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Rostov playing as the away team in the Premier League this season.
Rostov are looking to quickly end their 190 minutes long goal drought in the Premier League.
Rostov are travelling again after losing away to Sochi in their previous match (0-1). Rostov goalkeeper Pesyakov had a brilliant day at work against Sochi, but in spite of making seven saves the loss could not be evaded.
A 0-2 loss hosting Fakel before that.Observe! Both sides have scored at least once in 15 of this club's last 19 league games.
The travelling fans enjoy Rostov's attacking play in away games, having scored 22 goals in 13 league matches away. 17 goals have been conceded by Rostov in these games.
Head 2 Head
Rostov - Krasnodar 3-2 was the result in these participants' latest head-to-head fixture, played this season. Statistics for the prior ten meetings featuring these two contenders are: five wins for Krasnodar, four draws and one win for Rostov. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Córdoba Copete 12 goals |   N. Komlichenko 11 goals | E. Spertsyan 10 goals |
Krasnodar missing players
Rostov missing players
| Krasnodar | Rostov | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 27 | 13 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 27 |
| 12 | 7 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 6 | 14 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 8 | 3 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 57 | 26 | 3 | Scored | S | 5 | 22 | 44 |
| 44 | 18 | 8 | Conceded | C | 6 | 17 | 35 |
| 93% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 93% |
| 89% | 92% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 77% | 78% |
| 74% | 77% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 54% | 63% |
| 63% | 54% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 46% | 37% |
| 37% | 15% | 67% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 11% |
| 70% | 77% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 77% | 74% |
| 26% | 15% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 15% | 19% |
| 11% | 8% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 8% | 15% |
| 4.3 | 4.7 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.4 |
| 4.6 | 4.4 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 5.1 | 4.2 |
| 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.1 | 2.3 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 14.3 | 15.6 | 14.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.8 | 11.9 | 12.2 |
| 5.7 | 5.6 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.7 |
| 37% | 36% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 37% | 35% |
| 14.1 | 12.2 | 16.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.2 | 14.6 | 14.2 |
| 5.5 | 4.8 | 6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.2 | 5.7 | 4.9 |
- Krasnodar have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Krasnodar haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- 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 | 27 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 70 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 6 | 53 | 65 |
| 2 | CSKA Moskva | 27 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 51 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 27 | 54 |
| 3 | Spartak Moskva | 27 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 58 | 36 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 20 | 22 | 50 |
| 4 | Rostov | 27 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 44 | 35 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 17 | 9 | 50 |
| 5 | Akhmat Grozny | 27 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 44 | 34 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 19 | 10 | 46 |
| 6 | Krasnodar | 27 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 57 | 44 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 26 | 13 | 43 |
| 7 | Dinamo Moskva | 27 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 44 | 38 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 6 | 42 |
| 8 | Orenburg | 27 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 50 | 52 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 35 | -2 | 39 |
| 9 | Sochi | 27 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 36 | 48 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 31 | -12 | 37 |
| 10 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 27 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 46 | 43 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 3 | 36 |
| 11 | Ural | 27 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 29 | 42 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 23 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 19 | -13 | 30 |
| 12 | Fakel | 27 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 34 | 45 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 20 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 24 | -11 | 27 |
| 13 | Krylya Sovetov | 27 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 27 | 43 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 26 | -16 | 26 |
| 14 | Olimpiyets | 27 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 27 | 50 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 28 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 22 | -23 | 23 |
| 15 | Khimki | 27 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 25 | 59 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 37 | -34 | 18 |
| 16 | Torpedo Moskva | 27 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 52 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 28 | -32 | 13 |
