National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Rostov or Dinamo Moskva that keep their silverware dream alive.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Rostov and Dinamo Moskva.
Rostov form and stats
Last season their Russian Cup adventure ended in the group stage.Rostov have collected 8 points from their Premier League home games so far after 2-2-0.
Rostov's previous match was a Russian Cup game also played at home, finishing 2-0 versus Dinamo Moskva. The home side are looking to repeat that performance.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus CSKA Moskva that ended 0-0.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Rostov have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 8 matches with the results: Won 3, drawn 2 and lost 3.
The Rostov fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 5 in 4 matches. Rostov have only conceded 3 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Dinamo Moskva form and stats
Dinamo Moskva's mission in Russian Cup last season failed in the semi-finals.Dinamo Moskva are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Premier League, having played 3 games and collected 5 points (1 win, 2 draws and 0 losses).
Two away matches in a row for Dinamo, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-2 against Rostov in the Russian Cup.
Before that, Dinamo Moskva travelled to FK Nizjni Novgorod and returned home with a draw after the Premier League game finished 2-2.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 5 similar matches played by Dinamo in our archives, and the results are: 2 wins for Dinamo Moskva, 2 draws and 1 defeat.
Dinamo Moskva have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 7 goals from 3 away matches. Dinamo Moskva have conceded 5 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Rostov-Dinamo Moskva H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Rostov two wins, Dinamo Moskva four wins, four draws. three of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Top Goalscorers
  N. Komlichenko 5 goals |   F. Smolov 4 goals |  D. Poloz 3 goals |
Rostov missing players
Dinamo Moskva missing players
| Rostov | Dinamo Moskva | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 15 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 10 | Won | W | 4 | 11 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 4 | 7 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | ||
| 39 | 26 | Scored | S | 20 | 43 | ||
| 31 | 14 | Conceded | C | 20 | 32 | ||
| 92% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 80% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 80% | ||
| 56% | 53% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 48% | ||
| 28% | 27% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 42% | 32% | ||
| 16% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 24% | ||
| 60% | 53% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 44% | ||
| 28% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 44% | ||
| 20% | 13% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 16% | ||
| 4.8 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.6 | 4.1 | ||
| 4.9 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 3.9 | ||
| 2.6 | 3.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.5 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 6 | ||
| 11.4 | 12.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13 | 13 | ||
| 4.2 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 4.1 | ||
| 36% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 42% | ||
| 11.2 | 10.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.7 | 10.5 | ||
| 3.5 | 2.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 3.5 | ||
| 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 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 17 |
| 2 | Spartak Moskva | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 16 |
| 3 | CSKA Moskva | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 14 |
| 4 | Krasnodar | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| 5 | Dinamo Moskva | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 13 |
| 6 | Rostov | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 13 |
| 7 | Sochi | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 13 |
| 8 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -1 | 9 |
| 9 | Krylya Sovetov | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | -2 | 9 |
| 10 | Akhmat Grozny | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 8 |
| 11 | Khimki | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -4 | 7 |
| 12 | FK Nizjni Novgorod | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -4 | 6 |
| 13 | Orenburg | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 13 | -8 | 6 |
| 14 | Fakel | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -7 | 4 |
| 15 | Torpedo Moskva | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -14 | 1 |
| 16 | Ural | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -14 | 1 |
