Rubin Kazan will cross fingers that their home comfort is enough to get at least a draw from this demanding dispute, vs passionate Zenit.
- Rubin Kazan have the most conceded goals (15) in Premier League
- Zenit have not yet lost a game away.
It's quite the trip for Zenit when visiting Rubin Kazan as the cities are 1500 kilometers apart.
Both contenders have had a decent time to rest since their previous game. Let's wish for an energetic fixture!
Rubin Kazan form and stats
1 victory, 2 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Rubin Kazan have to build on here at Ak Bars Arena in the Premier League. When Rubin Kazan hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Krylya Sovetov, Dinamo Moskva, Krasnodar and Ural), they have won 1 of 2 matches!
Rubin Kazan lost their last game at Olimpiyets (placed 10th) after a 1-2 scoreline. Defender Gritsaenko got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.6/10. Gritsaenko won 8 of 10 duels.
Ahead of that result, a home win against Ural in the Russian Cup.
Goals are plentiful in this club's league matches, with 5 in a row containing three or more goals (over 2.5).
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Rubin, as the Russian Cup home game vs Rostov is only three days away.
Rubin Kazan have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Ak Bars Arena with 6 goals in 4 league matches. When Rubin Kazan hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Rostov, Fakel, Sochi, Baltika and Orenburg), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 2 of 2 times.
Zenit form and stats
As the visiting team in Premier League matches, Zenit have produced an overall stat of 2-2-0 so far.
Zenit has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to CSKA Moskva for a 1-1 draw. Santos was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 8.1. The defender Santos scored one goal, hit three key passes and won 4 of 4 duels.
A loss, in the Russian Cup away at Baltika, earlier.
Zenit have another fixture that requires travelling in just three days, a Russian Cup match against Akhmat Grozny. A difficult fixture list for the guests!
Zenit are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 7 times in 4 away games so far. It's not easy to score on Zenit as they have only conceded 3 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Head to head totals (for the prior ten meetings): Rubin won three games, one match ended with a draw and Zenit got six wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: eight / two.
Top Goalscorers
  Z. Cassierra Cabezas 6 goals |   J. Fameyeh 3 goals |  I. Sergeev 3 goals |
Rubin Kazan missing players
Zenit missing players
| Rubin Kazan | Zenit | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 6 | 4 | Scored | S | 1 | 7 | 15 |
| 15 | 8 | 3 | Conceded | C | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 86% | 75% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 25% | 43% |
| 43% | 50% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 43% |
| 14% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 86% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 75% | 57% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 43% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 4.7 | 4 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 8 | 7.2 | 7.6 |
| 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 3.8 | 3.7 |
| 1.6 | 1.8 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.5 | 1.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13.9 | 11 | 10.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6 | 10.8 | 11.9 |
| 4.7 | 4.2 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 2.5 | 4 |
| 27% | 35% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 70% | 54% |
| 12.1 | 12.8 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13 | 9 | 7.4 |
| 5.1 | 4.8 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 2.8 | 2.1 |
- All of Rubin Kazan's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- All of Zenit's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Rubin Kazan have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Rubin Kazan have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Rubin Kazan have the most conceded goals (15) in Premier League
- Rubin Kazan have the most conceded goals (8) at home in Premier League
- Rubin Kazan have the most conceded goals in the second half (10) in Premier League
- Rubin Kazan have the the worst goal difference (-2) at home in Premier League
- Rubin Kazan haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Zenit have not yet lost a game away.
- Zenit have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Zenit have scored in all their matches so far.
- Zenit have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Zenit 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 | Krasnodar | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 17 |
| 2 | Zenit | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 14 |
| 3 | Krylya Sovetov | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 |
| 4 | Dinamo Moskva | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 14 |
| 5 | Ural | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 13 |
| 6 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 12 |
| 7 | CSKA Moskva | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| 8 | Akhmat Grozny | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| 9 | Spartak Moskva | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 10 |
| 10 | Olimpiyets | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 10 |
| 11 | Rostov | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | -6 | 7 |
| 12 | Sochi | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -3 | 6 |
| 13 | Rubin Kazan | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -6 | 6 |
| 14 | Orenburg | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -6 | 5 |
| 15 | Fakel | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | -8 | 4 |
| 16 | Baltika | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 11 | -7 | 3 |
