Season ticket holders at Volgograd Arena haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Rotor Volgograd languishing in the 13th position so far. The guesting Khimki will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.
- Rotor Volgograd have the fewest scored goals (12) in Premier League
- Khimki is in the best form (5-1-0)
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Khimki, who are travelling more than 900 kilometers to play this game.
Rotor Volgograd form and stats
With 2 Premier League wins, 1 draw and 7 defeats from their home games, Rotor Volgograd, who have the fewest scored goals (12) in Premier League, are certainly not brimming with confidence. Rotor Volgograd has recorded two wins in a row here at Volgograd Arena, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
A good away victory last time out for Volgograd, who won 3-1 against Tambov (placed 16th). Before that, Rotor Volgograd had a home game versus Arsenal Tula which ended with a victory 1-0.
Volgograd has huge difficulties finding the net and are scoring on average only once per two home matches in the league: 4 goals from 10 games. It's worth mentioning that 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. 14 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Khimki form and stats
Khimki have only collected 9 points from their away games in the Premier League, after 2-3-4 (9 played).
Khimki won their last game, 2-1 versus Ufa played at home. The game before that, in the Russian Cup, was lost at home, a 0-4 defeat against Krylya Sovetov.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Khimki have scored 12 goals in 9 league games away. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. For Khimki, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
Volgograd and Khimki have met before this season: Khimki - Rotor Volgograd 1-1. Last eight meetings between the teams: Volgograd won four, Khimki won one and three draws. three games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Koryan 4 goals |  I. Kukharchuk 4 goals |  R. Mirzov 4 goals |
Rotor Volgograd missing players
Khimki missing players
| Rotor Volgograd | Khimki | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 2 | Played | P | 4 | 9 | 20 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 11 | 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 12 | 4 | 1 | Scored | S | 4 | 12 | 26 |
| 31 | 14 | 6 | Conceded | C | 6 | 18 | 31 |
| 85% | 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 65% | 50% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 89% | 80% |
| 40% | 30% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 56% | 45% |
| 20% | 10% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 33% | 25% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 15% |
| 35% | 20% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 78% | 60% |
| 25% | 30% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 11% | 25% |
| 55% | 60% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 11% | 15% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3.4 | 3.6 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4.5 | 3.6 | 3.5 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 9.1 | 10.1 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.8 | 10 | 12.4 |
| 3.3 | 3.3 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 4 | 4.6 |
| 19% | 13% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 33% | 28% |
- Khimki have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Khimki have scored more than double the goals of Rotor Volgograd.
- Khimki haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Khimki is in the best form (5-1-0)
- Rotor Volgograd have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Rotor Volgograd have the fewest scored goals (12) in Premier League
- Rotor Volgograd have the fewest scored goals (4) at home in Premier League
- Rotor Volgograd have the fewest scored goals in the first half (2) in Premier League
- Rotor Volgograd have the most conceded goals (14) at home in Premier League
- Rotor Volgograd have the the worst goal difference (-10) at home in Premier League
- Rotor Volgograd have the the worst goal difference (-19) in Premier League
| 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 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 45 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 28 | 42 |
| 2 | CSKA Moskva | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 16 | 37 |
| 3 | Sochi | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 36 |
| 4 | Spartak Moskva | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 35 |
| 5 | Rostov | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 33 |
| 6 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 18 | -2 | 31 |
| 7 | Krasnodar | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 35 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 30 |
| 8 | Dinamo Moskva | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 3 | 30 |
| 9 | Rubin Kazan | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 28 |
| 10 | Khimki | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 31 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 18 | -5 | 28 |
| 11 | Akhmat Grozny | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -2 | 26 |
| 12 | Ural | 19 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -7 | 21 |
| 13 | Rotor Volgograd | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 17 | -19 | 17 |
| 14 | Arsenal Tula | 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 34 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 24 | -17 | 14 |
| 15 | Ufa | 20 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 33 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 22 | -18 | 13 |
| 16 | Tambov | 20 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 32 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 19 | -18 | 13 |