Premier League prediction and preview: Rubin Kazan' modest favorites to beat Krylya Sovetov

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Competition: Russia Premier League
Competition: Sun 08.March
Match begins: 11:00 (UTC)
Venue: Central'nyj stadion Kazan' (42873 seats)

Rubin Kazan' are welcoming Krylya Sovetov for another important game after their 0-0 result against 11th-placed Tambov.

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.

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Rubin Kazan' form and stats

Rubin Kazan' have collected 11 points from their Premier League home games so far after 3-2-4. With three draws from their last three games overall it has been a case of neither great nor terrible for Rubin Kazan'. Two defeats in a row at home hurts for Rubin Kazan', their manager L. Slutskiy and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.

An away draw last time out for Rubin Kazan', facing Tambov in a game that ended 0-0. Before that, Rubin Kazan' played out a draw 1-1 when visiting Sochi.

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 Rubin Kazan' have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found five games) they have won three times, drawn one and lost one.

Rubin Kazan' have scored 5 league goals here from 9 matches, not a lot. Rubin Kazan' are not conceding a lot of goals here at Central'nyj stadion Kazan' in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 8 from 9 matches.

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Krylya Sovetov form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Premier League travels is 3 wins, 1 draw and 5 defeats. Krylya Sovetov has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.

Krylya Sovetov played 1-1 against Orenburg in their previous match. A 2-3 loss hosting Ural before that.

Krylya Sovetov are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is one win, zero draws and one defeat. From a total of two matches.

Krylya Sovetov are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 10 away goals from 9 games (in the league). Krylya Sovetov have conceded 12 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Krylya Sovetov - Rubin Kazan' 0-0. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Rubin Kazan' won four games, four matches ended with a draw and Krylya Sovetov has two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / six

Top Goalscorers

Rubin Kazan'
E. Markov
4 goals
Rubin Kazan'
K. Kvaratskhelia
2 goals
Krylya SovetovP. Anton
P. Anton
2 goals

Rubin Kazan' missing players

Krylya Sovetov missing players

Rubin Kazan' Krylya Sovetov
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
20 9 3 Played P 3 9 20
4 3 2 Won W 2 3 5
8 2 0 Drew D 1 1 4
8 4 1 Lost L 0 5 11
11 5 3 Scored S 4 10 21
21 8 4 Conceded C 1 12 26
75% 78% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 90%
45% 33% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 67% 70%
30% 33% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 33% 35%
5% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 22% 20%
5% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 11% 15%
35% 22% 33% BTTS BTTS 33% 44% 45%
40% 44% 33% Clean Sheets C S 67% 22% 30%
50% 56% 33% Failed to Score F T 0% 33% 35%
 
3.9 3.6 4.3 Corners for (avg) C F 3.7 3.9 4
4.5 3.9 4 Corners against (avg) C A 6.7 4.3 5.3
3 3.2 3.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.7 2.1 2.4
2 1 0 Red cards R C 1 3 4
 
258 123 53 Total Shots T S 43 116 241
76 38 15 Shots on Target S O 15 38 83
14% 13% 20% Goal Efficiency G E 27% 26% 25%
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • Krylya Sovetov has the fewest points from losing position (1)
  • Krylya Sovetov haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Rubin Kazan' has the fewest scored goals (11)
  • Rubin Kazan' has the fewest scored goals (5) at home
  • Rubin Kazan' has the fewest scored goals in the first half (3)
  • Rubin Kazan' 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 20 14 4 2 37 9 10 6 4 0 22 5 10 8 0 2 15 4 28 46
2 Krasnodar 20 10 8 2 35 20 11 6 5 0 19 8 9 4 3 2 16 12 15 38
3 CSKA Moskva 20 10 5 5 27 19 10 5 2 3 12 9 10 5 3 2 15 10 8 35
4 Rostov 20 10 5 5 35 29 9 6 2 1 15 7 11 4 3 4 20 22 6 35
5 Lokomotiv Moskva 20 10 5 5 28 24 9 4 2 3 13 11 11 6 3 2 15 13 4 35
6 Arsenal Tula 20 8 4 8 25 24 10 3 3 4 14 12 10 5 1 4 11 12 1 28
7 Spartak Moskva 20 7 4 9 21 21 10 3 2 5 8 11 10 4 2 4 13 10 0 25
8 Ufa 20 6 7 7 16 19 10 4 3 3 12 10 10 2 4 4 4 9 -3 25
9 Ural 20 6 7 7 25 32 10 3 2 5 16 20 10 3 5 2 9 12 -7 25
10 Dinamo Moskva 20 6 6 8 16 23 10 2 3 5 9 13 10 4 3 3 7 10 -7 24
11 Tambov 20 6 4 10 23 26 11 4 1 6 13 13 9 2 3 4 10 13 -3 22
12 Orenburg 19 5 5 9 22 28 9 2 3 4 10 12 10 3 2 5 12 16 -6 20
13 Rubin Kazan' 20 4 8 8 11 21 9 3 2 4 5 8 11 1 6 4 6 13 -10 20
14 Akhmat Grozny 20 4 8 8 14 25 11 2 6 3 9 12 9 2 2 5 5 13 -11 20
15 Krylya Sovetov 20 5 4 11 21 26 11 2 3 6 11 14 9 3 1 5 10 12 -5 19
16 Sochi 19 3 6 10 17 27 9 1 2 6 7 13 10 2 4 4 10 14 -10 15

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The Premier League, or the Russian Football Championship, is the top level football league in Russia. It has 16 teams who play each other home and away for a total of 30 matches each. After this the top team in the league table is the champion, the bottom two relegated directly while two teams play a relegation playoff.