Soccer betting preview: Rubin Kazan' welcomes Ufa in what could be a tight duel

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Competition: Russia Premier League
Competition: Sat 21.May
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Kazan' Arena (42873 seats)

Both these teams have struggled so far, but a win in this crucial game would definitely help. Get ready for Rubin Kazan' - Ufa!

Insights:
  • Rubin Kazan' have the most conceded goals in the second half (31) in Premier League
  • Ufa have the fewest scored goals in the first half (7) in Premier League

Kazan' are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture. Ufa are fighting to avoid relegation and will work hard for points.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Rubin Kazan' form and stats

When playing at home in the Premier League, Rubin Kazan' have managed 5 wins, 2 draws and suffered 7 defeats from 14 games. When Rubin Kazan' hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Rubin Kazan', FK Nizjni Novgorod, Arsenal Tula, Ural and Khimki), they have won 2 of 4 matches! With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Kazan' to get some points in this home game.

Rubin Kazan' haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 338 minutes ago. Lomovitskiy scored that one.

Rubin Kazan' lost their last game at Ural (placed 11th) after a 0-3 scoreline. Abildgaard (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.1/10. Abildgaard dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Prior to that, an away loss at Lokomotiv Moskva.

Rubin Kazan' are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 18 goals in 14 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 23 goals have been conceded.

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Ufa form and stats

There's been little loot from Ufa's travels as they have only collected 10 points from 14 away games in the Premier League. Ufa only have 2 wins to counter their 8 defeats and 4 draws.

Ufa are travelling after their nice 2-1 home win in the game against Arsenal Tula (placed 16th). Midfield player Kabutov was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.54/10. Kabutov scored one goal and hit six key passes.

Ahead of that game was the 0-0 draw at home against Rostov.

The attacking power of Ufa when travelling is not overwhelming with 11 goals scored from 14 league matches away. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Ufa have conceded 22 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

This was the scoreline when the participants played each other earlier this season; Ufa - Rubin Kazan' 1-1. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Rubin Kazan' victories, six draws and one Ufa win. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

UfaG. Agalarov
G. Agalarov
19 goals
Rubin Kazan'V. Lisakovich
V. Lisakovich
3 goals
Rubin Kazan'S. Bakaev
S. Bakaev
2 goals

Rubin Kazan' missing players

Ufa missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Rubin Kazan' Ufa
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
29 14 4 Played P 4 14 29
8 5 2 Won W 1 2 5
5 2 0 Drew D 2 4 12
16 7 2 Lost L 1 8 12
33 18 7 Scored S 4 11 27
54 23 4 Conceded C 4 22 39
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 93% 90%
79% 64% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 86% 79%
55% 57% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 43% 38%
31% 43% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 14% 14%
21% 21% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 7%
55% 50% 25% BTTS BTTS 75% 57% 66%
17% 29% 50% Clean Sheets C S 25% 7% 14%
28% 21% 25% Failed to Score F T 25% 43% 31%
 
3.7 3.4 3.2 Corners for (avg) C F 4.2 3.7 4.4
6 4.8 3 Corners against (avg) C A 5 5.9 4.8
2.6 2.4 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 2.4 2.7
5 1 0 Red cards R C 1 4 7
 
12.6 13.1 14.5 Shots (avg) S ( 11.2 9.9 11.5
4.2 4.9 6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.8 3 3.4
27% 26% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 27% 26% 27%
 
16.1 13.9 10 Shots against (avg) S A 9.5 16.2 13.3
5.7 5.3 3.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.8 5.6 4.7
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • Rubin Kazan' have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Rubin Kazan' have the most conceded goals in the second half (31) in Premier League
  • Rubin Kazan' haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Ufa have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Ufa have the fewest scored goals (11) away in Premier League
  • Ufa have the fewest scored goals in the first half (7) 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 29 19 8 2 66 27 15 13 1 1 43 15 14 6 7 1 23 12 39 65
2 Sochi 29 16 5 8 49 29 15 8 3 4 29 16 14 8 2 4 20 13 20 53
3 Dinamo Moskva 29 16 5 8 52 36 14 7 3 4 24 14 15 9 2 4 28 22 16 53
4 Krasnodar 29 14 7 8 41 29 14 8 2 4 18 12 15 6 5 4 23 17 12 49
5 CSKA Moskva 29 14 5 10 38 29 14 8 3 3 20 9 15 6 2 7 18 20 9 47
6 Lokomotiv Moskva 29 12 9 8 42 39 15 9 2 4 25 17 14 3 7 4 17 22 3 45
7 Krylya Sovetov 29 12 5 12 39 35 14 7 3 4 25 14 15 5 2 8 14 21 4 41
8 Akhmat Grozny 29 13 2 14 35 37 15 9 0 6 23 17 14 4 2 8 12 20 -2 41
9 Rostov 29 10 8 11 47 47 15 6 2 7 28 26 14 4 6 4 19 21 0 38
10 Spartak Moskva 29 10 8 11 36 39 15 6 5 4 22 17 14 4 3 7 14 22 -3 38
11 Ural 29 7 9 13 25 34 15 3 6 6 11 14 14 4 3 7 14 20 -9 30
12 FK Nizjni Novgorod 29 7 9 13 25 39 14 3 3 8 11 19 15 4 6 5 14 20 -14 30
13 Khimki 29 6 11 12 32 46 14 3 8 3 19 18 15 3 3 9 13 28 -14 29
14 Rubin Kazan' 29 8 5 16 33 54 14 5 2 7 18 23 15 3 3 9 15 31 -21 29
15 Ufa 29 5 12 12 27 39 15 3 8 4 16 17 14 2 4 8 11 22 -12 27
16 Arsenal Tula 29 5 8 16 29 57 14 3 7 4 16 20 15 2 1 12 13 37 -28 23

Table
  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 29 19 8 2 66 27 15 13 1 1 43 15 14 6 7 1 23 12 39 65
2 Sochi 29 16 5 8 49 29 15 8 3 4 29 16 14 8 2 4 20 13 20 53
3 Dinamo Moskva 29 16 5 8 52 36 14 7 3 4 24 14 15 9 2 4 28 22 16 53
4 Krasnodar 29 14 7 8 41 29 14 8 2 4 18 12 15 6 5 4 23 17 12 49
5 CSKA Moskva 29 14 5 10 38 29 14 8 3 3 20 9 15 6 2 7 18 20 9 47
6 Lokomotiv Moskva 29 12 9 8 42 39 15 9 2 4 25 17 14 3 7 4 17 22 3 45
7 Krylya Sovetov 29 12 5 12 39 35 14 7 3 4 25 14 15 5 2 8 14 21 4 41
8 Akhmat Grozny 29 13 2 14 35 37 15 9 0 6 23 17 14 4 2 8 12 20 -2 41
9 Rostov 29 10 8 11 47 47 15 6 2 7 28 26 14 4 6 4 19 21 0 38
10 Spartak Moskva 29 10 8 11 36 39 15 6 5 4 22 17 14 4 3 7 14 22 -3 38
11 Ural 29 7 9 13 25 34 15 3 6 6 11 14 14 4 3 7 14 20 -9 30
12 FK Nizjni Novgorod 29 7 9 13 25 39 14 3 3 8 11 19 15 4 6 5 14 20 -14 30
13 Khimki 29 6 11 12 32 46 14 3 8 3 19 18 15 3 3 9 13 28 -14 29
14 Rubin Kazan' 29 8 5 16 33 54 14 5 2 7 18 23 15 3 3 9 15 31 -21 29
15 Ufa 29 5 12 12 27 39 15 3 8 4 16 17 14 2 4 8 11 22 -12 27
16 Arsenal Tula 29 5 8 16 29 57 14 3 7 4 16 20 15 2 1 12 13 37 -28 23

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