The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Ural are in the 10th position while the guesting Rubin Kazan' worry at 13th.
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.
Rubin Kazan' have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 900 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Ural form and stats
3 victories, 2 draws and 5 defeats. That’s what Ural, who have the most conceded goals (41) in Premier League, have to build on here at SKB-Bank Arena in the Premier League.
The fans are hoping that Ural will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-7 away loss in the Premier League game against Zenit (placed 1st). Heartbreak before that as Ural lost 0-2 at Sochi's place.
Ural were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one. Ural's goalkeeper Yaroslav Godzyur was extremely busy against Zenit, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning eleven saves.
This is expected to be a close game, with Ural perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Ural as a small favourite), we find nine games. Ural has won five of these, drawn two and lost two.
The Ural fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 16 goals in 10 league matches. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Ural with 20 goals conceded in these matches.
Rubin Kazan' form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Rubin Kazan' so far with only 12 points returning home. The records show 2-6-4 (win-draw-lose).
Rubin Kazan' play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 1-0 victory visiting Arsenal Tula (placed 8th). A 0-1 loss hosting Krylya Sovetov before that.
Goalkeeper Yuri Dyupin was absolutely vital in the Rubin Kazan' victory against Arsenal Tula, making six saves.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Rubin Kazan' playing away and similar expectations, we found seven relevant matches. Results were zero Rubin Kazan' wins, four draws and three defeats.
The visitors have scored 7 goals from 12 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Rubin Kazan' have seen the ball go into their own net 13 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Rubin Kazan' - Ural 0-0. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Ural won five games, two matches ended with a draw and Rubin Kazan' has three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / sixTop Goalscorers
  E. Bicfalvi 5 goals |  O. El Kabir 4 goals |  A. Panyukov 4 goals |
Ural missing players
Rubin Kazan' missing players
| Ural | Rubin Kazan' | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 10 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 22 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 26 | 16 | 8 | Scored | S | 2 | 7 | 12 |
| 41 | 20 | 6 | Conceded | C | 0 | 13 | 22 |
| 82% | 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 75% | 77% |
| 82% | 90% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 41% |
| 64% | 90% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 25% | 27% |
| 41% | 60% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 8% | 5% |
| 18% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 5% |
| 59% | 70% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 42% | 32% |
| 23% | 20% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 42% | 41% |
| 36% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 42% | 50% |
| 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4 |
| 5.9 | 5.3 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.9 | 4.5 |
| 1.9 | 1.5 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 5 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 292 | 148 | 73 | Total Shots | T S | 30 | 140 | 271 |
| 100 | 55 | 23 | Shots on Target | S O | 10 | 39 | 79 |
| 26% | 29% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 18% | 15% |
- Rubin Kazan' has the fewest scored goals (12)
- Rubin Kazan' has the fewest scored goals in the first half (4)
- Ural has the most conceded goals (20) at home
- Ural has the most conceded goals (41)
- Ural has the most conceded goals in the first half (21)
- Ural has the the worst goal difference (-15)
- Ural have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Ural have scored more than double the goals of Rubin Kazan'.
| 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 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 44 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 29 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 34 | 50 |
| 2 | Krasnodar | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 36 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 41 |
| 3 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 41 |
| 4 | Rostov | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 39 | 34 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 22 | 5 | 38 |
| 5 | CSKA Moskva | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 36 |
| 6 | Dinamo Moskva | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -5 | 30 |
| 7 | Spartak Moskva | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 28 |
| 8 | Arsenal Tula | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 14 | -2 | 28 |
| 9 | Ufa | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -3 | 27 |
| 10 | Ural | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 41 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 21 | -15 | 25 |
| 11 | Sochi | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -2 | 24 |
| 12 | Orenburg | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 36 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 21 | -10 | 23 |
| 13 | Rubin Kazan' | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -10 | 23 |
| 14 | Tambov | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 23 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 22 |
| 15 | Krylya Sovetov | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 12 | -4 | 22 |
| 16 | Akhmat Grozny | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 29 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 14 | -13 | 20 |