Week 5 brings us a match on Aug 13th, where Dinamo Moscow will host Krasnodar at Arena Khimki in a clash of the Premier League. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 22 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, Dinamo Moscow recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Krylya Sovetov. Roberto Fernández scored the first goal for Dinamo Moscow in the 13th minute, then Vyacheslav Grulev added another in the 60th minute In the end, Krylya Sovetov was frustrated by Dinamo Moscow’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Dinamo Moscow ended the match with the shutout victory. Dinamo Moscow is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while krasnodar sits at 8th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Locomotiv Moscow. Cristian Ramírez struck first for Krasnodar in the 78th minute on a feed from Mihajlo Banjac, then Olakunle Olusegun added another in the 85th minute In the end, Locomotiv Moscow couldn’t muster any offence and Krasnodar ran away with the shutout win. Krasnodar is looking for direction having 2 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Dinamo Moscow won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Krasnodar is fortunate enough to have Eduard Spertsyan in top form. In the last five matches the midfielder has scored four goals. Dinamo Moscow is fortunate enough to have Fedor Smolov in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored four goals.