Only a win will satisfy the Rostov supporters in this Stadion SKA SKVO clash with Khimki, having a healthy lead on the opposition in the Premier League table.
Khimki could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Russian Cup game only four sleeps ago. That game, against Olimpiyets, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Khimki.
Rostov form and stats
Overall Premier League stats at home this season for Rostov are 3-1-1 (wins-draw-losses). Hopes of three in a row are alive for Rostov after consecutive victories at their own ground.
The Rostov supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Akhmat Grozny in Premier League and win 3-0. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Sochi (2-4).
The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Rostov matches with similar probabilities have ended with two wins, two draws and zero defeats (from four games).
Rostov has scored 7 league goals at home this season, in 5 matches. Defensively Rostov have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (2 in 5 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Khimki form and stats
Khimki, who have the most conceded goals (23) in Premier League, have only collected 2 points from their away games in the Premier League, after 0-2-4 (6 played). Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Khimki's last three away games as they have all been lost.
Khimki are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Olimpiyets (after extra-time). A loss against Spartak Moskva was the result prior to that, in a Premier League home game.
As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Khimki playing away, we found one game. Results were zero away wins, zero draws and one home win.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Khimki have scored 6 goals in 6 league games away. Khimki are struggling defensively in their away games, having conceded 6 goals in these matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last six meetings: three - one - two (Rostov wins - draws - Khimki wins). As for goals, zero matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  K. Hashimoto 5 goals |   A. Koryan 3 goals | A. Lomovitski 2 goals |
Rostov missing players
Khimki missing players
| Rostov | Khimki | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 15 | 7 | 4 | Scored | S | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| 11 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 15 | 23 |
| 91% | 80% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 64% | 60% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 83% | 82% |
| 36% | 40% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 50% | 45% |
| 18% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 27% |
| 18% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 18% |
| 27% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 83% | 73% |
| 55% | 80% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 9% |
| 27% | 40% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 17% | 18% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 1.2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 3.8 | 4 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 139 | 66 | 13 | Total Shots | T S | 9 | 60 | 145 |
| 51 | 22 | 3 | Shots on Target | S O | 2 | 17 | 43 |
| 24% | 18% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 35% | 26% |
- Khimki has the most conceded goals (15) away in Premier League
- Khimki has the most conceded goals (23) in Premier League
- Khimki have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Khimki have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Khimki have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Khimki have yet to win a game away.
- Khimki haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Rostov have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Rostov have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
| 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 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 24 |
| 2 | Spartak Moskva | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 24 |
| 3 | CSKA Moskva | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 22 |
| 4 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 21 |
| 5 | Rostov | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 20 |
| 6 | Sochi | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 19 |
| 7 | Krasnodar | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 18 |
| 8 | Dinamo Moskva | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 17 |
| 9 | Rubin Kazan' | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 15 |
| 10 | Akhmat Grozny | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 14 |
| 11 | Arsenal Tula | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -3 | 12 |
| 12 | Tambov | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -4 | 11 |
| 13 | Ural | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -5 | 10 |
| 14 | Khimki | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | -12 | 6 |
| 15 | Ufa | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 14 | -16 | 6 |
| 16 | Rotor Volgograd | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -16 | 3 |