Akhmat Grozny Team Form
In the previous round, Akhmat Grozny beat Rostov 1:0 at home. As a result, the team’s unbeaten run in the league has reached six matches (four wins, two draws), and in four games during that spell, the home side only needed one goal to take points. The club have not been prolific throughout the season: among the top eight, only Rubin Kazan have scored fewer than the hosts. What is more, against Rostov, the team managed just one shot on target (4.1 on average). In the standings, Stanislav Cherchesov’s men have climbed to eighth place and increased their gap to the relegation play-off zone to nine points.
- No more than two goals were scored in five of Akhmat Grozny’s previous seven league matches.
- On home soil, the team have won five of their last seven matches in the FNL (two defeats).
- In eight of the previous 10 home games in this competition, the club have not conceded more than one goal.
Potential Akhmat Grozny Lineup (4-5-1)
Vadim Ulyanov – Klisman Tsake, Maksim Sidorov, Usman Ndong, Miroslav Bogosavac – Ismael Silva, Manuel Kelianu, Egash Kاسинтура, Maksim Samorodov, Lechi Sadulaev – Georgiy Melkadze.
Midfielder Sergey Pryakhin is suspended.
Krasnodar Team Form
The first four-goal haul of Jhon Cordoba’s career helped Krasnodar rout Pari NN (5:0). That win was the team’s fifth in their last six league matches (one defeat). In addition, Murad Musaev’s men managed to keep a clean sheet for the first time in their previous five Russian Premier League games. Krasnodar themselves have scored in 12 straight Premier League matches, and in eight fixtures during that spell, the club found the net at least twice. The team remain top of the standings, one point clear of their nearest challengers.
- Both teams to score landed in seven of Krasnodar’s previous nine Russian Premier League matches.
- Away from home, the club have failed to win five of their last seven league matches (four draws, one defeat).
- In five of the previous seven away fixtures in this competition, Krasnodar have not scored more than one goal.
Potential Krasnodar Lineup (4-5-1)
Stanislav Agkatsev – Giovanni Gonzalez, Vitor Tormena, Diego Costa, Lucas Olasa – Nikita Krivtsov, Joao Batxi, Douglas Augusto, Aleksandr Chernikov, Juan Boselli – Jhon Cordoba.
Defender Sergey Petrov and midfielders Victor Sa and Eduard Spertsyan are injured.
