The Premier League league table might not tell the truth so early on, but it's the best truth we have so far. Rubin Kazan' and Tambov are placed 12th and 14th respectively.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
It's quite the trip for Tambov when visiting Kazan' as the cities are 800 kilometers apart.
Rubin Kazan' form and stats
Rubin Kazan' have less points than they have played home games in the Premier League so far. Their two previous attempts here have produced 1 point.
A strong away win for Kazan' against CSKA Moskva the last match, as Soltmurad Bakaev and Denis Makarov were on target. Heartbreak before that as Kazan' lost 2-3 at Sochi's place.
Rubin Kazan' goalkeeper Yuri Dyupin did an outstanding job against CSKA Moskva with six saves, so vital to securing the victory. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of L. Slutskiy when Denis Makarov scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 62nd minute. Some amazing scenes last match, when Denis Makarov scored the winning goal four minutes into stoppage time.
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 Kazan' have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found six games) they have won three times, drawn one and lost two.
Early season league goal statistics from Rubin Kazan''s 2 home games: 1 goal, 3 conceded.
Tambov form and stats
No Premier League points yet away for Tambov, from their first 2 matches. Tambov seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
Home advantage was not enough for Tambov in their previous game, as they lost their Premier League-match, hosting Sochi, 0-1. Preceding that game, the 1-4 loss visiting Zenit's place.
Late heartbreak for Tambov in the Sochi match, as the deciding 0-1 goal came deep into overtime.
Tambov 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, two draws and two defeats. From a total of five matches.
It's early days yet, but Tambov has scored 2 and conceded 6 goals from their travels in the league so far (2 games).
Head 2 Head
Last two meetings between the teams: Kazan' won one, Tambov won zero and one draw. one game with over 2,5 goals, one match with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  D. Makarov 2 goals | I. Ignatyev 2 goals | S. Bakaev 1 goals |
Rubin Kazan' missing players
Tambov missing players
| Rubin Kazan' | Tambov | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 6 | 8 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 40% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 40% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 20% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 50% | 20% |
| 75% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 40% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 25% | 50% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 40% |
| 5.8 | 7.5 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 1 | 1.2 |
| 7 | 4 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 7.5 | 6 |
| 3 | 2.5 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.5 | 1.6 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 64 | 32 | 20 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 17 | 42 |
| 20 | 8 | 5 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 9 | 13 |
| 25% | 12% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 22% | 23% |
- Rubin Kazan' has the most conceded goals in the first half (5)
- Tambov has the most conceded goals (6) away
- Tambov has the most conceded goals (8)
- Tambov has the the worst goal difference (-4) away
| Rubin Kazan' | Last season | Tambov | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 30 | 15 | Played | P | 15 | 29 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Won | W | 3 | 8 | ||
| 11 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 4 | ||
| 11 | 7 | Lost | L | 9 | 17 | ||
| 18 | 8 | Scored | S | 16 | 34 | ||
| 28 | 13 | Conceded | C | 24 | 41 | ||
| 77% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 93% | ||
| 43% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 87% | 86% | ||
| 27% | 27% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 62% | ||
| 3% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 13% | 10% | ||
| 3% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 7% | 7% | ||
| 33% | 20% | BTTS | BTTS | 73% | 55% | ||
| 43% | 47% | Clean Sheets | C S | 7% | 21% | ||
| 47% | 53% | Failed to Score | F T | 27% | 31% | ||
| 4.2 | 4.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.9 | 3.1 | ||
| 4.8 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.7 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 3.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.2 | 2.8 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 5 | ||
| 383 | 202 | Total Shots | T S | 129 | 311 | ||
| 123 | 66 | Shots on Target | S O | 46 | 102 | ||
| 15% | 12% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 33% | ||
| 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 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 12 |
| 2 | Sochi | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| 3 | Spartak Moskva | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 4 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | Dinamo Moskva | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | Akhmat Grozny | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 7 | Krasnodar | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | CSKA Moskva | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | Rostov | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 6 |
| 10 | Arsenal Tula | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 5 |
| 11 | Ural | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 5 |
| 12 | Rubin Kazan' | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
| 13 | Ufa | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -3 | 4 |
| 14 | Tambov | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -5 | 3 |
| 15 | Khimki | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -4 | 2 |
| 16 | Rotor Volgograd | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -5 | 1 |