The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Ufa are in the 7th position while the guesting Rubin Kazan' worry at 11th.
It's no vacation for neither Ufa nor Rubin Kazan' as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Ufa form and stats
5-3-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Premier League numbers at home for Ufa so far this season.
Ufa shared the glory with Spartak Moskva in their last match, an away game that ended all square 0-0. Before that, Ufa had a home game versus Tambov which ended with a victory 2-1.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Premier League game versus Ural in only four days. This game is also played here at Stadion Neftyanik.
Ufa has scored 14 league goals at home this season, in 11 matches. 11 goals have been conceded.
Rubin Kazan' form and stats
3-6-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Rubin Kazan' in their Premier League matches away. Kazan' are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played seven in a row without losing.
Kazan' might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Lokomotiv Moskva proved too strong as Rubin Kazan' slumped to a 0-2 defeat in front of their own fans at Kazan' Arena. Before that one, a nice away victory 2-1 at Ural.
After this away game Kazan' return home for a Premier League game against Orenburg. That game is only four sleeps after this.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Kazan' as they have only managed to score 9 times from 13 away games in the league. 14 goals have been conceded by Kazan' in these games.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Rubin Kazan' - Ufa 0-0 entered in the official records. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Ufa won one game, six matches ended with a draw and Rubin Kazan' has three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / sixTop Goalscorers
  D. Fomin 4 goals |  E. Markov 4 goals | K. Kvaratskhelia 3 goals |
Ufa missing players
Rubin Kazan' missing players
| Ufa | Rubin Kazan' | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 11 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 24 |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 10 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 18 | 14 | 5 | Scored | S | 3 | 9 | 14 |
| 20 | 11 | 5 | Conceded | C | 1 | 14 | 25 |
| 71% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 77% | 79% |
| 46% | 73% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 25% | 54% | 46% |
| 25% | 36% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 31% | 29% |
| 8% | 9% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 8% | 4% |
| 8% | 9% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 4% |
| 33% | 64% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 46% | 33% |
| 50% | 27% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 75% | 38% | 38% |
| 46% | 9% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 38% | 50% |
| 4.1 | 5.4 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.2 |
| 5 | 4.8 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 5.2 | 4.5 |
| 2.1 | 2.2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 2.8 | 3 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 263 | 151 | 53 | Total Shots | T S | 51 | 152 | 294 |
| 83 | 52 | 22 | Shots on Target | S O | 15 | 45 | 88 |
| 22% | 27% | 23% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 20% | 16% |
- Rubin Kazan' has the fewest scored goals (14)
- Rubin Kazan' has the fewest scored goals in the first half (5)
- Rubin Kazan' have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Ufa have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Ufa have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Ufa haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| 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 | 24 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 50 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 31 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 4 | 39 | 56 |
| 2 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 47 |
| 3 | Krasnodar | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 36 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 41 |
| 4 | Rostov | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 42 | 45 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 32 | -3 | 41 |
| 5 | CSKA Moskva | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 37 |
| 6 | Spartak Moskva | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 25 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 32 |
| 7 | Ufa | 24 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -2 | 31 |
| 8 | Dinamo Moskva | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 25 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -5 | 31 |
| 9 | Sochi | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 37 | 30 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 28 |
| 10 | Arsenal Tula | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 28 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 16 | -4 | 28 |
| 11 | Ural | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 29 | 44 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 21 | -15 | 28 |
| 12 | Rubin Kazan' | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -11 | 26 |
| 13 | Tambov | 24 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 28 | 31 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 18 | -3 | 25 |
| 14 | Akhmat Grozny | 24 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 21 | 32 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 16 | -11 | 24 |
| 15 | Orenburg | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 26 | 37 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 22 | -11 | 23 |
| 16 | Krylya Sovetov | 24 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 25 | 35 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 17 | -10 | 22 |