Rubin Kazan take on the visitors Krasnodar at “Kazan Arena” in the opening round of the Russian Premier League of season 2017/2018. The match will be played in Kazan on Sunday, July 16th.
Rubin Kazan finished last season sitting on the ninth place in the table with 38 points gained and 30-34 goal difference. In summer the club from Kazan replaced the head-coach: Kurban Berdyev had backed “home” and Rubin’s chances for the favourable results in the upcoming season substantially increased. Kurban Berdyev brought with him four players from FK Rostov: Soslan Dzhanaev, Sardar Azmoun, Fedor Kudryashov and Vladimir Granat. Among the club’s losses only Solomon Kvirkvelia is worth mentioning who joined Lokomotiv Moscow for 2.5 million EUR. In summer Rubin Kazan conducted four friendly clashes resulting in 2:0 victory over Celje, two draws against Austria Vienna and Utrecht with the same 1:1 scoreline alongside with 0:4 defeat to Arminia Bielefeld.
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In season 2016/2017 Krasnodar settled on the fourth position in the Premier League standings with 49 points earned and will enter the UEFA Europa League in few next weeks. In summer “Byki” let go several matured football players preceded by Marat Izmailov and recruited six performers in return, three of whom were ready to become the line-up players at once: Roman Shishkin, Mihailo Ristic and Maciel Wanderson. During the break Krasnodar participated in eight encounters recording five triumphs and thee draws in them having showed powerful football in friendly battles.
Krasnodar have not been beaten by Rubin Kazan in eight recent head-to-heads getting seven victories and a single draw in them. It should be noted that six clashes during that streak ended with under scored goals. Thus, bearing in mind Kurban Berdyev’s ability to organize a team’s play in defense, I believe that a number of goals will not be scored in the upcoming fight.
Prediction for the match: Under 2.5 scored goals.
