Match Report
Krasnodar (1st, 19 pts) visited Rubin Kazan (8th, 10 pts) with 9 points between them. The last five rounds placed Rubin Kazan 4th in the league for form — higher than their 8th in the standings. Against a league average of 1.38 goals per team per game, Rubin Kazan ran at 1.43 scored and 1.29 conceded, Krasnodar at 1.86 and 0.86.
Across 8 recorded meetings, Rubin Kazan have 1 win to Krasnodar's 4, with 3 draws, at 2.38 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 38% of the wins in this matchup. 75% of these meetings featured a goal for each side.
Ak Bars Arena staged the fixture, a ground that holds 45,105. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-3.
Goal scorers
Rubin Kazan: Mirlind Daku (12') · Krasnodar: Juan Manuel Boselli (45'), Nikita Krivtsov (53'), Christian (90')
Key stats
Possession: Rubin Kazan 28% · Krasnodar 72% · Total shots: 4-19 · On target: 3-8 · Corners: 2-4