A vital fixture in Premier League as both contenders are struggling for the top league positions. With Rostov in 4th place and Krasnodar located at 5th, this promises to be an exciting battle. Read on to find out more!
- Rostov have not yet lost a game at home.
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.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Rostov form and stats
Rostov have performed here at Rostov Arena this season with 4 wins from 6 Premier League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 0.
The followers are hoping that Rostov will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 1-3 away loss in the game against Zenit (placed 1st). This club managed a ten league fixtures long run without a loss until that game! Pesyakov had a busy but productive day in the Zenit match. Despite making six saves the loss could not be prevented. Silyanov, defender, was given a rating of 7.21/10 in that game, top of the team. Silyanov served one assist, hit two key passes and won 3 of 3 duels.
Before that, a defeat in the away fixture against Akhmat Grozny in the Russian Cup. The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Rostov have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 6 games) they have won 1 time, drawn 0 and lost 5.
A decent goal production from Rostov in their home games so far, with 11 goals from 6 league matches.
Krasnodar form and stats
As the visiting team in Premier League matches, Krasnodar have produced an overall stat of 2-2-1 so far.
Krasnodar are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 0-0 draw at Krylya Sovetov (placed 11th). Goalkeeper Safonov got the top player rating of the team with 8.02/10. Safonov topped it up with a clean sheet.
Before that one, the win at home hosting Olimpiyets in the Russian Cup (2-0).
Krasnodar are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 8 times in 5 away games so far. As opposed to that, Krasnodar have seen the ball go into their own net 6 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Krasnodar have pulled off a sequence of 7 consecutive matches without defeat (2-5-0) when facing Rostov.Top Goalscorers
  E. Spertsyan 8 goals |  N. Komlichenko 7 goals |  D. Poloz 6 goals |
Rostov missing players
Krasnodar missing players
| Rostov | Krasnodar | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 20 | 11 | 4 | Scored | S | 1 | 8 | 21 |
| 15 | 6 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 6 | 14 |
| 91% | 83% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 60% | 82% |
| 73% | 67% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 60% | 82% |
| 64% | 67% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 60% | 73% |
| 45% | 33% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 60% | 55% |
| 18% | 17% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 40% | 27% |
| 73% | 67% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 60% | 64% |
| 27% | 33% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 40% | 36% |
| 9% | 17% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 40% | 18% |
| 5.5 | 5.7 | 3.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 4 | 3.7 |
| 3.4 | 3 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 6.4 | 5.7 |
| 2.1 | 2.7 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 5 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12.8 | 13.2 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6 | 11.4 | 14.3 |
| 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 4.2 | 5.3 |
| 39% | 39% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 38% | 36% |
| 13 | 13.7 | 14 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14 | 15.4 | 14.5 |
| 4.6 | 4 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 9 | 5.8 | 6 |
- Rostov have not yet lost a game at home.
- Rostov have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than 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 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 28 | 29 |
| 2 | CSKA Moskva | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 23 |
| 3 | Spartak Moskva | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 22 |
| 4 | Rostov | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 22 |
| 5 | Krasnodar | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 21 |
| 6 | Akhmat Grozny | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 17 |
| 7 | Sochi | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 15 | -2 | 17 |
| 8 | Dinamo Moskva | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 16 |
| 9 | Orenburg | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 21 | -9 | 15 |
| 10 | Olimpiyets | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -3 | 12 |
| 11 | Krylya Sovetov | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -4 | 11 |
| 12 | Fakel | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | -7 | 9 |
| 13 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -7 | 9 |
| 14 | Khimki | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -9 | 8 |
| 15 | Ural | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -12 | 7 |
| 16 | Torpedo Moskva | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | -16 | 5 |
