About Match
Rubin Kazan go into the game 8th in the table on 11 points; Rostov sit 12th on 8 — a 3-point gap. Per game in the league, Rubin Kazan score 1.38 and conceding 1.25, Rostov 1.25 and 1.75, against a competition average of 1.39 goals per team per game. A win here leaves Rubin Kazan on 14 points and up to 6th, other results permitting.
Level finishes have become the habit for Rubin Kazan: three in a row, having scored in 8 consecutive games.
13 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Rubin Kazan 3, draws 5, Rostov 5, at 2 goals per meeting. These meetings skew tight — only 23% saw more than two goals.
The venue is Ak Bars Arena in Kazan', with room for 45,105 spectators.