Ural are itching to add to their goals scored at home in this soon-to-be-played match against Khimki.
- Ural have the fewest scored goals (13) in Premier League
- Khimki have the most dropped points from leading position (16) in Premier League
These teams have little in common geographically as Khimki have to travel 1700 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 action-packed fixture with lots of spark and excitement as both contenders are well rested since they last ran out on the pitch. Get ready!
Ural form and stats
Ural's struggle is real here at Ekaterinburg Arena with only 9 points collected from 10 Premier League games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 1-6-3. Three draws from their last three home games means a steady supply of points here at Ekaterinburg Arena, but a victory now would be sweet for Ural.
The home club members saw a 0-0 draw versus Akhmat Grozny last time out and are looking for a victory here. Defender Kuzmichev got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 8.04/10. Kuzmichev won 6 of 9 duels.
Prior to that, an away loss at Krasnodar.The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Ural here at Ekaterinburg Arena in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (5 from 10 games). Ural are not conceding a lot of goals here at Ekaterinburg Arena in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 8 from 10 matches. Ural has at home met teams with this table position (low), three times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 3 of 3 times.
Khimki form and stats
Khimki have only collected 5 points from their away games in the Premier League, after 1-2-7 (10 played). Khimki are desperate to end a ten-game winless run, as they haven't won a game since the Akhmat Grozny fixture.
Khimki played 0-0 against Sochi in their previous match. Goalkeeper Lantratov got the top player rating of the team with 7.84/10. Lantratov saved a penalty and topped it up with a clean sheet.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Lokomotiv Moskva wasn't a success with a 2-3 loss.Khimki are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is one win, two draws and three defeats. From a total of six matches.
The visitors have scored 8 goals from 10 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. For Khimki, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
This isn't the first time these parties meet this season, as the fixture list show this recent fixture: Khimki - Ural 0-0. Head-to-head statistics (for the preceeding eight meetings): Ural won two games, three matches ended with a tie and Khimki have three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / fiveTop Goalscorers
  D. Glushakov 7 goals |   E. Bicfalvi 4 goals |  I. Kukharchuk 3 goals |
Ural missing players
Khimki missing players
| Ural | Khimki | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 21 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 9 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 7 | 10 |
| 13 | 5 | 4 | Scored | S | 2 | 8 | 18 |
| 21 | 8 | 2 | Conceded | C | 3 | 23 | 37 |
| 81% | 70% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 80% | 76% |
| 48% | 50% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 70% | 71% |
| 19% | 10% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 70% | 52% |
| 10% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 50% | 33% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 40% | 24% |
| 29% | 30% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 52% |
| 33% | 40% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 30% | 33% |
| 57% | 60% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 40% | 38% |
| 4.3 | 5 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 4.2 | 4.6 |
| 5.9 | 6 | 6.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 4.8 | 5.2 |
| 2.2 | 1.8 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 3.1 | 2.8 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 10.2 | 10.9 | 9.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 11 | 11.4 |
| 3.7 | 3.2 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.8 | 3.7 |
| 17% | 16% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 21% | 23% |
| 14.9 | 14.3 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14 | 15.1 | 14.9 |
| 4.3 | 4.1 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 6.2 | 6.5 |
- Khimki have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Khimki have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Khimki have the fewest points (5) away in Premier League
- Khimki have the most dropped points from leading position (16) in Premier League
- Ural have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (6) in Premier League
- Ural have the fewest matches over the total-line (3) in Premier League
- Ural have the fewest points from losing position (2) in Premier League
- Ural have the fewest scored goals (13) in Premier League
- Ural have the fewest scored goals (5) at home in Premier League
- Ural have the fewest scored goals in the second half (3) 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 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 50 | 23 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 27 | 45 |
| 2 | Dinamo Moskva | 21 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 40 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 17 | 42 |
| 3 | CSKA Moskva | 21 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 39 |
| 4 | Sochi | 21 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 33 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 38 |
| 5 | Krasnodar | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 35 |
| 6 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 28 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 31 |
| 7 | Akhmat Grozny | 21 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 27 | 27 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 31 |
| 8 | Krylya Sovetov | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 29 |
| 9 | Spartak Moskva | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -7 | 26 |
| 10 | Rubin Kazan | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 20 | -4 | 25 |
| 11 | FK Nizjni Novgorod | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 15 | -12 | 23 |
| 12 | Ural | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 13 | -8 | 20 |
| 13 | Arsenal Tula | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 43 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 28 | -19 | 20 |
| 14 | Rostov | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 30 | 36 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | -6 | 18 |
| 15 | Ufa | 21 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 18 | -12 | 17 |
| 16 | Khimki | 21 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 37 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 23 | -19 | 15 |
