Premier League match preview: Ural versus Rubin Kazan'

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Competition: Russia Premier League
Competition: Sun 18.April
Match begins: 09:00 (UTC)
Venue: Ekaterinburg Arena

Season ticket holders at Ekaterinburg Arena haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Ural languishing in the 12th position so far. The guesting Rubin Kazan' will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.

Insights:
  • Rubin Kazan' have the most points (25) away in Premier League

Ural and Rubin Kazan' should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Rubin Kazan', who are travelling more than 900 kilometers to play this game.

Rubin Kazan' are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.

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Ural form and stats

Ural have collected 20 points from their Premier League home games so far after 5-5-2. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Ekaterinburg Arena.

The home team returns to Ekaterinburg Arena after being equal after 90 minutes with Dinamo Moskva (placed 5th) on their last time out; the Premier League game ended 2-2. Before that, Ural had a home game versus Arsenal Tula which ended with a victory 2-0.

The Ural fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 12 in 12 matches. Ural have only conceded 9 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Rubin Kazan' form and stats

8 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses. That’s the product of Rubin Kazan', who have the most points (25) away in Premier League, playing as the away team in the Premier League this season. Having won their last three away games Kazan' has no reason to fear anyone.

Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Kazan' goalkeeper Yury Dyupin is eager to challenge this, with his 195 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.

Rubin Kazan' play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 1-0 victory visiting Rostov (placed 9th). Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Sochi.

Kazan' find the net regularly in their away games. 19 goals from 13 away fixtures in the league. 14 goals have been conceded by Kazan' in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

Ural and Rubin Kazan' have met before this season: Rubin Kazan' - Ural 1-1. Ural-Rubin Kazan' H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Ural three wins, Rubin Kazan' two wins, five draws. three of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Rubin Kazan'Đ. Despotović
Đ. Despotović
11 goals
UralE. Bicfalvi
E. Bicfalvi
7 goals
Rubin Kazan'D. Makarov
D. Makarov
6 goals

Ural missing players

Rubin Kazan' missing players

Ural Rubin Kazan'
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
25 12 3 Played P 4 13 25
6 5 3 Won W 3 8 13
12 5 0 Drew D 1 1 4
7 2 0 Lost L 0 4 8
24 12 5 Scored S 7 19 34
32 9 1 Conceded C 1 14 29
84% 83% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 92% 96%
64% 58% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 69% 76%
32% 17% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 54% 48%
28% 17% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 31% 28%
8% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 8% 4%
48% 33% 33% BTTS BTTS 25% 46% 48%
32% 50% 67% Clean Sheets C S 75% 46% 36%
36% 33% 0% Failed to Score F T 25% 15% 20%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.9 2.7 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 3.2 3.2
3 0 0 Red cards R C 0 3 6
 
11.5 11.6 10.3 Shots (avg) S ( 17.2 14.2 13.9
3.7 3.2 2.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6 5.2 5.3
26% 32% 62% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 28% 26%
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • Rubin Kazan' have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Rubin Kazan' have the most points (25) away 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 16 6 3 57 22 13 11 1 1 41 12 12 5 5 2 16 10 35 54
2 Spartak Moskva 25 14 5 6 49 30 12 7 3 2 28 12 13 7 2 4 21 18 19 47
3 Lokomotiv Moskva 25 14 4 7 34 26 12 9 1 2 19 8 13 5 3 5 15 18 8 46
4 CSKA Moskva 24 13 4 7 42 25 12 6 3 3 25 15 12 7 1 4 17 10 17 43
5 Dinamo Moskva 25 13 4 8 38 28 13 9 2 2 24 7 12 4 2 6 14 21 10 43
6 Rubin Kazan' 25 13 4 8 34 29 12 5 3 4 15 15 13 8 1 4 19 14 5 43
7 Sochi 25 11 7 7 39 28 13 8 4 1 27 10 12 3 3 6 12 18 11 40
8 Khimki 25 11 5 9 31 34 13 8 1 4 16 13 12 3 4 5 15 21 -3 38
9 Rostov 25 11 4 10 32 27 12 4 2 6 14 13 13 7 2 4 18 14 5 37
10 Krasnodar 25 10 4 11 44 36 13 7 3 3 31 18 12 3 1 8 13 18 8 34
11 Akhmat Grozny 25 9 5 11 27 32 12 5 3 4 15 11 13 4 2 7 12 21 -5 32
12 Ural 25 6 12 7 24 32 12 5 5 2 12 9 13 1 7 5 12 23 -8 30
13 Arsenal Tula 25 5 5 15 20 42 12 5 4 3 15 14 13 0 1 12 5 28 -22 20
14 Rotor Volgograd 24 4 6 14 12 38 13 2 2 9 4 20 11 2 4 5 8 18 -26 18
15 Ufa 25 4 5 16 18 41 12 2 3 7 11 15 13 2 2 9 7 26 -23 17
16 Tambov 25 3 4 18 15 46 13 2 2 9 8 19 12 1 2 9 7 27 -31 13

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The Premier League, or the Russian Football Championship, is the top level football league in Russia. It has 16 teams who play each other home and away for a total of 30 matches each. After this the top team in the league table is the champion, the bottom two relegated directly while two teams play a relegation playoff.