The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Rubin Kazan' are in the 9th position while the guesting Akhmat Grozny worry at 11th.
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.
These teams have little in common geographically as Akhmat Grozny have to travel 1800 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Rubin Kazan' form and stats
Overall Premier League stats at home this season for Rubin Kazan' are 1-2-2 (wins-draw-losses).
The Kazan' crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-2 to Spartak Moskva here at Kazan' Arena in a Premier League match. In the preceding match a 4-2 victory visiting Chernomorets.
Kazan' has scored 6 league goals at home this season, in 5 matches. Kazan' have conceded 7 in these home matches.
Akhmat Grozny form and stats
Playing away, Akhmat Grozny have won 2 games, drawn 1 and suffered 2 defeats in the Premier League this season. Recent form does not give Akhmat much hope, as the visitors have lost three games in a row. Rubin Kazan' will be a tough nut to crack.
B. Berisha was the last player to score for the away team. Akhmat haven't scored a league goal in the last 302 minutes.
There might be some fixture complaints from Akhmat Grozny as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, the Premier League match against Dinamo Moskva (0-1). Before that one, a nice away victory 3-0 at Znamya Noginsk.
Late heartbreak for Akhmat in the Dinamo Moskva match, as the deciding 0-1 goal came deep into overtime.
Akhmat Grozny find the net regularly in their away games. 5 goals from 5 away fixtures in the league. As opposed to that, Akhmat Grozny have seen the ball go into their own net 6 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - two - five (Kazan' wins - draws - Akhmat Grozny wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.Rubin Kazan' missing players
Akhmat Grozny missing players
| Rubin Kazan' | Akhmat Grozny | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 11 | 6 | 5 | Scored | S | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 11 | 7 | 2 | Conceded | C | 3 | 6 | 11 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 80% | 88% |
| 88% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 60% | 62% |
| 50% | 40% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 40% | 50% |
| 25% | 20% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 20% | 25% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 20% | 12% |
| 50% | 40% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 40% | 38% |
| 25% | 20% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 12% |
| 25% | 40% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 60% | 62% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3.2 | 3 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 7 | 6 | 4.4 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| 137 | 90 | 35 | Total Shots | T S | 18 | 54 | 123 |
| 52 | 35 | 20 | Shots on Target | S O | 8 | 21 | 41 |
| 21% | 17% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 24% | 20% |
- All of Rubin Kazan''s home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Rubin Kazan' haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 20 |
| 2 | Spartak Moskva | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 20 |
| 3 | CSKA Moskva | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 16 |
| 4 | Sochi | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 16 |
| 5 | Krasnodar | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 15 |
| 6 | Dinamo Moskva | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
| 7 | Rostov | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 |
| 8 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
| 9 | Rubin Kazan' | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 11 |
| 10 | Ural | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 11 | Akhmat Grozny | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -3 | 10 |
| 12 | Arsenal Tula | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -3 | 8 |
| 13 | Tambov | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -6 | 7 |
| 14 | Ufa | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | -15 | 5 |
| 15 | Khimki | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | -11 | 3 |
| 16 | Rotor Volgograd | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -12 | 2 |