Season ticket holders at Stadion Neftyanik haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Ufa languishing in the 14th position so far. The guesting Rubin Kazan' will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.
- Ufa have the fewest points (6) at home in Premier League
- Rubin Kazan' have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Ufa form and stats
With 1 Premier League win, 3 draws and 5 defeats from their home games, Ufa, who have the fewest points (6) at home in Premier League, are certainly not brimming with confidence.
The home team returns to Stadion Neftyanik after being equal after 90 minutes with Ural (placed 12th) on their last time out; the Premier League game ended 0-0. Previous to that game, a Russian Cup home match hosting Ural in a game that was won 3-0.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Premier League game versus Lokomotiv Moskva in only four days. This game is also played here at Stadion Neftyanik.
Ufa aren't scoring a lot here at Stadion Neftyanik in the league, with only 8 goals from 9 games. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Ufa have conceded 11 in these home matches.
Rubin Kazan' form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Premier League travels is 6 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats.
Kazan' go into this game after a win, the home game against Zenit that ended 2-1. Preceding that game was the away victory against Spartak Moskva with the score of 2-0.
Goalkeeper Yuri Dyupin was absolutely vital in the Rubin Kazan' victory against Zenit, making six saves. The end of the last match, against Zenit, was very satisfying as Denis Makarov scored the winning goal deep into overtime.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Kazan' have scored 15 goals in 11 league games away. As opposed to that, Rubin Kazan' have seen the ball go into their own net 14 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Rubin Kazan' - Ufa 3-0. Last ten meetings between the teams: Ufa won one, Rubin Kazan' won three and six draws. four games with over 2,5 goals, six matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  Đ. Despotović 10 goals | D. Makarov 5 goals |  T. Zhamaletdinov 3 goals |
Ufa missing players
Rubin Kazan' missing players
| Ufa | Rubin Kazan' | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 21 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 13 | 5 | 3 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 15 | 8 | 1 | Scored | S | 4 | 15 | 28 |
| 33 | 11 | 6 | Conceded | C | 1 | 14 | 26 |
| 90% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 91% | 95% |
| 62% | 67% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 73% | 81% |
| 43% | 44% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 55% | 48% |
| 19% | 11% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 36% | 29% |
| 10% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 9% | 5% |
| 38% | 44% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 55% | 52% |
| 19% | 22% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 36% | 29% |
| 52% | 44% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 18% | 24% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 3.1 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 3.4 | 3.2 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 8.9 | 10.1 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 18.3 | 14.4 | 14.2 |
| 3 | 3.6 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 4.5 | 5 |
| 24% | 25% | 10% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 31% | 26% |
- Rubin Kazan' have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Ufa have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Ufa have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Ufa have the fewest points (6) at home 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 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 46 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 27 | 42 |
| 2 | CSKA Moskva | 21 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 37 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 18 | 40 |
| 3 | Spartak Moskva | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 39 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 38 |
| 4 | Sochi | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 32 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 37 |
| 5 | Dinamo Moskva | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 36 |
| 6 | Rostov | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 34 |
| 7 | Rubin Kazan' | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 34 |
| 8 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 1 | 34 |
| 9 | Krasnodar | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 38 | 27 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 11 | 31 |
| 10 | Khimki | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 31 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 18 | -5 | 29 |
| 11 | Akhmat Grozny | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -5 | 26 |
| 12 | Ural | 21 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 18 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 16 | -7 | 23 |
| 13 | Rotor Volgograd | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 31 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 17 | -19 | 18 |
| 14 | Ufa | 21 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 33 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 22 | -18 | 14 |
| 15 | Arsenal Tula | 21 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 37 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 24 | -20 | 14 |
| 16 | Tambov | 21 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 34 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 21 | -20 | 13 |