Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Dinamo Moskva & Rostov face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Russian Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Dinamo Moskva form and stats
Last season their Russian Cup adventure ended in the final.Dinamo Moskva have performed here at VTB Arena this season with 4 wins from 7 Premier League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 1.
The home followers witnessed a 0-0 draw versus Rostov in the Russian Cup last time out and are hoping for a victory here.
Before that game, the 3-2 home victory against Orenburg.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Dinamo Moskva have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 7 games) they have won 4 times, drawn 1 and lost 2.
Dinamo Moskva have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at VTB Arena with 11 goals in 7 league matches. Dinamo Moskva are not conceding a lot of goals here at VTB Arena in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 6 from 7 matches.
Rostov form and stats
Last season their Russian Cup adventure ended in the group stage.2-2-1 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Rostov in their Premier League matches away.
It's another away fixture for the visitors, as they travelled to Dinamo Moskva in their previous outing. The Russian Cup fixture ended 0-0.
Preceding that, the 1-2 home loss versus Ural.We have checked recent matches where Rostov have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 6 games were 2 victories, 1 draw and 3 defeats.
Rostov has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 9 goals from 5 games. As for defending, Rostov rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 9 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Dinamo Moskva and Rostov have met earlier this season: Rostov - Dinamo Moskva 2-0. Dinamo-Rostov H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Dinamo Moskva three wins, Rostov three wins, four draws. three of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Top Goalscorers
  D. Poloz 7 goals |  N. Komlichenko 7 goals |   F. Smolov 5 goals |
Dinamo Moskva missing players
Rostov missing players
| Dinamo Moskva | Rostov | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 8 | Won | W | 2 | 13 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 6 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | ||
| 42 | 24 | Scored | S | 10 | 40 | ||
| 39 | 15 | Conceded | C | 18 | 34 | ||
| 92% | 86% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 88% | ||
| 88% | 79% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 70% | 80% | ||
| 64% | 57% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 60% | ||
| 36% | 29% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 40% | ||
| 24% | 21% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 10% | 16% | ||
| 60% | 43% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 60% | ||
| 32% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 30% | 32% | ||
| 16% | 21% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 20% | ||
| 3.9 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 5.2 | ||
| 5.8 | 5.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 4.4 | ||
| 2.7 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 2.2 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 12.2 | 12.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.6 | 12.2 | ||
| 4.1 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 4.4 | ||
| 43% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 37% | ||
| 13.3 | 13.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.4 | 12.8 | ||
| 4.5 | 3.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.9 | 4.2 | ||
| 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 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 31 | 33 |
| 2 | Spartak Moskva | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 15 | 26 |
| 3 | CSKA Moskva | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 25 |
| 4 | Rostov | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 25 |
| 5 | Krasnodar | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 21 |
| 6 | Dinamo Moskva | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 20 |
| 7 | Sochi | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 20 |
| 8 | Akhmat Grozny | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 20 |
| 9 | Orenburg | 13 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 22 | 31 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 24 | -9 | 18 |
| 10 | Krylya Sovetov | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 14 | -5 | 14 |
| 11 | Olimpiyets | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -6 | 13 |
| 12 | Ural | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -10 | 13 |
| 13 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 15 | -10 | 12 |
| 14 | Fakel | 13 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | -7 | 11 |
| 15 | Khimki | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -10 | 9 |
| 16 | Torpedo Moskva | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | -17 | 6 |
