Receiving guests at their own home is safe and nice for Torpedo Moskva, but Akhmat Grozny are fully motivated and capable to go home as winners. Who wins?
- Torpedo Moskva have the fewest scored goals (19) in Premier League
- Akhmat Grozny have scored at least twice as many goals away as Torpedo Moskva have scored home.
These teams have little in common geographically as Akhmat Grozny have to travel 1800 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
This has all the signs of an engaging game with lots of action and bustle as both teams are well recovered since they last saw competitive action. Let's start!
Torpedo Moskva form and stats
Torpedo Moskva's struggle is real here at Stadion Luzhniki with only 7 points collected from 12 Premier League games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 2-1-9. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Torpedo Moskva to get some points in this home game.
In their previous game, the manager Ruiz led his Torpedo Moskva to a defeat away at Sochi. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Stadion Luzhniki. Midfield player Ćurić got a match rating of 6.81 in that game, the max score being 10. Ćurić hit one key pass and had 46 successful passes (of 51 total).
Heartbreak before that as Torpedo Moskva lost 2-4 at Khimki's place.The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Torpedo here at Stadion Luzhniki in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (7 from 12 games). Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 19 goals have been conceded.
Akhmat Grozny form and stats
6-2-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Akhmat Grozny in their Premier League matches away. Visiting Akhmat Grozny has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.
Akhmat Grozny's previous game was their home loss versus CSKA Moskva (1-3). That defeat was their first after five consecutive league fixtures winning points. Attacker Konate got a player rating of 7.24 in the game. "Man of the match" Konate scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.
Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Sochi.Akhmat are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 20 times in 12 away games so far. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Akhmat Grozny's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 18 goals from these trips. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
These sides met each other earlier on this match year: Akhmat Grozny - Torpedo Moskva 1-0. Head-2-head stats last seven meetings: three - one - three (Torpedo wins - draws - Akhmat Grozny wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Konaté 8 goals |  A. Timofeev 7 goals | B. Berisha 5 goals |
Torpedo Moskva missing players
Akhmat Grozny missing players
| Torpedo Moskva | Akhmat Grozny | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 12 | 25 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 18 | 9 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 19 | 7 | 2 | Scored | S | 9 | 20 | 36 |
| 44 | 19 | 5 | Conceded | C | 6 | 18 | 33 |
| 96% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 92% |
| 68% | 58% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 83% | 76% |
| 44% | 33% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 75% | 64% |
| 32% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 33% | 28% |
| 8% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 25% | 12% |
| 40% | 33% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 80% | 83% | 72% |
| 16% | 25% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 17% | 24% |
| 48% | 50% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 8% | 12% |
| 3.6 | 3.9 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.7 |
| 5.8 | 5.3 | 5.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.4 | 7.2 | 5.2 |
| 2.3 | 2.9 | 4.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.4 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | 9.1 | 8.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.2 | 11.2 | 13.2 |
| 3.1 | 3.8 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.6 | 4.7 | 4.8 |
| 24% | 16% | 12% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 36% | 30% |
| 18.2 | 16.8 | 21 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16.6 | 17.7 | 13.7 |
| 7 | 6.2 | 5.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 6.2 | 4.4 |
- Akhmat Grozny have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Akhmat Grozny have scored at least twice as many goals away as Torpedo Moskva have scored home.
- Akhmat Grozny have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Torpedo Moskva have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Torpedo Moskva have the fewest points (7) at home in Premier League
- Torpedo Moskva have the fewest scored goals (19) in Premier League
- Torpedo Moskva have the fewest scored goals (7) at home in Premier League
- Torpedo Moskva have the fewest scored goals in the second half (10) 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 | 25 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 65 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 6 | 52 | 61 |
| 2 | Rostov | 25 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 44 | 32 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 16 | 12 | 50 |
| 3 | Spartak Moskva | 25 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 55 | 32 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 23 | 49 |
| 4 | CSKA Moskva | 25 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 46 | 23 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 23 | 48 |
| 5 | Akhmat Grozny | 25 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 36 | 33 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 3 | 40 |
| 6 | Krasnodar | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 53 | 41 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 24 | 12 | 39 |
| 7 | Dinamo Moskva | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 43 | 35 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 22 | 8 | 39 |
| 8 | Orenburg | 25 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 48 | 48 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 31 | 0 | 39 |
| 9 | Sochi | 25 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 35 | 45 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 28 | -10 | 34 |
| 10 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 25 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 42 | 42 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 0 | 32 |
| 11 | Ural | 25 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 27 | 41 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 19 | -14 | 26 |
| 12 | Krylya Sovetov | 25 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 40 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 24 | -15 | 25 |
| 13 | Olimpiyets | 25 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 27 | 49 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 28 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 21 | -22 | 22 |
| 14 | Fakel | 25 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 31 | 45 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 24 | -14 | 21 |
| 15 | Khimki | 25 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 24 | 57 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 37 | -33 | 17 |
| 16 | Torpedo Moskva | 25 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 44 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 25 | -25 | 13 |
