On Friday night, Dynamo Moscow and Rubin Kazan go head-to-head in the Russian Premier League.
Dynamo Moscow kicked off their league campaign with a goalless draw at Arsenal Tula. The home side are now five games unbeaten in the Premier League, having recorded three wins and two draws. In fact, the team from the Russian capital have lost just two of their last 13 league outings.
Dynamo’s recent outings in the league have been low scoring, with under 2.5 goals scored in four of their last five outings in the Premier League.
The home side has a mixed record on their own patch in the league, winning just four of their last 12 top-flight games at the Arena Khimki. Draws have been a big theme in Dynamo’s latest home games, as six of those aforementioned 12 matches have finished all square.
Dynamo have at least produced some decent defensive displays on home soil in the league of late, keeping four clean sheets in their last six home matches.
The away side kicked off the new Russian top-flight season with a 2-1 win over Krasnodar. The victory means that Kazan are now eight games unbeaten in the Russian top-flight, although five of those games have finished all-square, including four of their five last games.
The visitor’s recent league games have been low scoring, with under 2.5 goals scored in four of their last five matches.
Rubin Kazan are unbeaten in six league games on their travels, although draws is again a big theme, as four of those six unbeaten games have finished all square. The visitor’s recent away games in the Russian Premier League have been low scoring, with under 2.5 goals scored in seven of the previous eight away games in the league.
Both of these teams have been involved in low scoring matches dating back to last season, so it is no surprise that Forebet predicts that this game will finish in a low scoring draw.