In this week 12 match, on Sun Oct 9th, Rostov will play host to Krasnodar in a clash of these two evenly matched Premier League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 17 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, 4th placed Rostov, recorded a 1-3 loss against Zenit. Malcom struck first for Zenit in the 14th minute, but Nikolay Komlichenko got the equalizer for Rostov in the 47th minute. With 21 points in their last 10 matches Rostov should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, 5th placed Krasnodar, recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Krylya Sovetov. Neither Krylya Sovetov nor Krasnodar could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 21 and 7 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. With 20 points in their last 10 matches Krasnodar should be reasonably happy with their performance.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Krasnodar won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Krasnodar is fortunate enough to have Spertsyan in top form. In the last five matches the midfielder has scored 4 goals. Rostov’s most prolific scorer has been Dmitri Poloz. He has netted three goals over the last 5 matches.