Rubin Kazan' believe to have lots of fans in for this fixture even though the season has been difficult up to now with 25 points and a 11th position in the Premier League table. Opponents Krasnodar have 6th place with 36 pts.
- Rubin Kazan' have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Krasnodar have the fewest dropped points from leading position (4) in Premier League
Krasnodar have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1700 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
This has all the signs of an exciting match with lots of action and energy as both participants are well revitalized since they last ran out on the pitch. Let's start!
Rubin Kazan' form and stats
All-inclusive Premier League results playing at home this season for Rubin Kazan' are 4-2-5 (wins-draws-losses). Rubin Kazan' has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager Slutskiy and the players.
Kazan''s previous game was also a home match, the defeat 2-3 versus Khimki (placed 15th). Midfielder Musaev was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.82 (out of ten) in that game. Musaev hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 56 successful passes (of 69 total).
Ahead of that match, Rubin Kazan' lost 1-2 at home to Rostov.This is expected to be a close game, with Kazan' perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Rubin Kazan' as a small favourite), we find eight games. Rubin Kazan' has won one of these, drawn four and lost three.
Rubin Kazan' have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Kazan' Arena with 17 goals in 11 league matches. On the other hand, Kazan' have conceded 16 goals. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Krasnodar form and stats
Playing away, Krasnodar have won 5 games, drawn 4 and suffered 3 defeats in the Premier League this season.
Home advantage was not enough for Krasnodar in their previous game as they lost hosting Dinamo Moskva, 0-1. Defender Martynovich was the best team player with a rating of 7.43. Martynovich won 4 of 12 duels.
A 1-1 draw at Ufa's stadium before that.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Krasnodar playing away and similar expectations, we found eleven relevant matches. Results were five Krasnodar wins, three draws and three defeats.
The travelling fans enjoy Krasnodar's attacking play in away games, having scored 21 goals in 12 league matches away. As opposed to that, Krasnodar have seen the ball go into their own net 14 times on the road. More than 50 percent of these were conceded from the 60th minute and onwards in these in the last 30 minutes of games.
Head 2 Head
Rubin Kazan' and Krasnodar have faced each other already this season: Krasnodar - Rubin Kazan' 2-0. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two Rubin Kazan' victories, one draw and seven Krasnodar wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  E. Spertsyan 6 goals |  J. Córdoba Copete 6 goals | V. Ilyin 4 goals |
Rubin Kazan' missing players
Krasnodar missing players
| Rubin Kazan' | Krasnodar | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 22 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| 12 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 31 | 17 | 4 | Scored | S | 8 | 21 | 34 |
| 42 | 16 | 3 | Conceded | C | 5 | 14 | 22 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 91% |
| 87% | 73% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 83% | 73% |
| 61% | 64% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 58% | 50% |
| 35% | 45% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 25% | 18% |
| 22% | 18% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 25% | 18% |
| 65% | 64% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 67% | 55% |
| 17% | 27% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 25% | 27% |
| 17% | 9% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 17% | 27% |
| 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 5 | 5.2 |
| 5.8 | 5.2 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5.4 | 4.8 |
| 3 | 3 | 3.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.5 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 12.9 | 13.3 | 11.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 15.8 | 16.5 |
| 4.5 | 5.2 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.8 | 5.4 |
| 30% | 30% | 24% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 36% | 29% |
| 16.5 | 14.4 | 11.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 11.8 | 12.1 |
| 6.2 | 5.7 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 4.9 | 4.2 |
- Krasnodar have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Krasnodar have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (9) in Premier League
- Krasnodar have the fewest dropped points from leading position (4) in Premier League
- Rubin Kazan' have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- 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 | 23 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 53 | 23 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 30 | 49 |
| 2 | Dinamo Moskva | 23 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 42 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 18 | 46 |
| 3 | CSKA Moskva | 23 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 34 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 43 |
| 4 | Sochi | 23 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 35 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 39 |
| 5 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 37 |
| 6 | Krasnodar | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 34 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 12 | 36 |
| 7 | Krylya Sovetov | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 32 |
| 8 | Akhmat Grozny | 23 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 29 | 30 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -1 | 32 |
| 9 | Spartak Moskva | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 18 | -8 | 27 |
| 10 | FK Nizjni Novgorod | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 33 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 16 | -11 | 27 |
| 11 | Rubin Kazan' | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 31 | 42 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 26 | -11 | 25 |
| 12 | Rostov | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 34 | 40 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 18 | -6 | 22 |
| 13 | Ural | 23 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 15 | -9 | 21 |
| 14 | Ufa | 23 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 21 | 32 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 19 | -11 | 21 |
| 15 | Khimki | 23 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 39 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 25 | -17 | 21 |
| 16 | Arsenal Tula | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 46 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 31 | -22 | 21 |
