Match Report
Both sides brought 12 points into this one — Rubin Kazan 6th, Dynamo Makhachkala 7th. Dynamo Makhachkala had been under-performing their position — 13th on five-round form against 7th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Rubin Kazan 1.33 scored and 1.22 conceded per game, Dynamo Makhachkala 1.67 and 1.78, with the league averaging 1.37.
Rubin Kazan's last four games had all finished level.
GioScore's database holds 6 meetings between the two: 5 for Rubin Kazan, 1 for Dynamo Makhachkala and 0 drawn, at 2.33 goals per meeting. The pattern favours whoever hosts: home teams have won 67% of the meetings. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 33% of the meetings.
Ak Bars Arena, capacity 45,105, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 3-1.
Goal scorers
Rubin Kazan: Ilya Rozhkov (62'), Aleksandar Jukic (87'), Bogdan Jocic (90') · Dynamo Makhachkala: Miro (73')
Key stats
Possession: Rubin Kazan 55% · Dynamo Makhachkala 45% · Total shots: 8-12 · On target: 5-3 · Corners: 2-5