The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Rostov are in the 6th position while the guests worry at 13th.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Rostov form and stats
Overall stats at home this season for Rostov, who have the fewest conceded goals (3) at home in Premier League, are 3-5-2 (wins-draw-losses).A good away victory last time out for Rostov, who won 2-0 against Rubin Kazan' (placed 7th). Preceding that game was the home draw versus Arsenal Tula that ended 0-0.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Rostov here at Rostov Arena, with less than one goal per game on average (7 from 10 games). Rostov have showed great defending skills in their home games, allowing the opposition to score only 3 goals.
Ural form and stats
3 wins, 1 draw and 5 losses. That’s the product of Ural playing as the away team this season.This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Premier League home defeat versus CSKA Moskva with 0-1 on the scoreboard. A 1-1 draw at Akhmat Grozny's stadium before that.
The attacking power of Ural when travelling is not overwhelming with 8 goals scored in 9 matches. The Ural manager D. Parfenov has some worries about the defense as 19 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
Rostov and Ural have met before this season: Ural - Rostov 1-1. Rostov-Ural H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Rostov 6 wins, Ural 1 win, 3 draws.Top Goalscorers
  B. Sigurðarson 5 goals |  A. Ionov 4 goals / 1 assists |   E. Bicfalvi 4 goals |
Rostov missing players
Ural missing players
| Rostov | Ural | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | Played | 11 | 20 |
| 80% | 60% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 100% |
| 40% | 20% | Over 1.5 | 73% | 80% |
| 15% | 10% | Over 2.5 | 36% | 50% |
| 10% | 10% | Over 3.5 | 0% | 15% |
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 5% |
| 25% | 10% | Both teams to score | 73% | 65% |
| 55% | 70% | Clean Sheet | 0% | 0% |
| 40% | 60% | Failed To Score | 27% | 35% |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Zenit | 20 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 41 |
| 2 | CSKA Moskva | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 17 | 36 |
| 3 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 35 |
| 4 | Krasnodar | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 35 |
| 5 | Spartak Moskva | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 33 |
| 6 | Rostov | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 29 |
| 7 | Rubin Kazan' | 20 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 11 | -1 | 28 |
| 8 | Akhmat Grozny | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 13 | -2 | 27 |
| 9 | Arsenal Tula | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 27 |
| 10 | Orenburg | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 26 |
| 11 | Krylya Sovetov | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -6 | 24 |
| 12 | Dinamo Moskva | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 23 |
| 13 | Ural | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 31 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 19 | -12 | 23 |
| 14 | Anzhi | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 29 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 10 | -19 | 18 |
| 15 | Ufa | 20 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -9 | 16 |
| 16 | Yenisey | 20 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 35 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 22 | -23 | 11 |
