Akhmat Grozny hosts Rubin Kazan in round 19 of the Russian Premier League. The match will be played on Thursday, December 17th at Akhmat-Arena (Grozny)
Akhmat slowed down before the winter pause. It seems that the Wolves began to fall into some kind of hibernation. Andrey Talalaev's men are generally not stable, but points were scored quite actively, especially in comparison with the previous season. At the junction of October and November, the representative of Chechnya won three times in a row – it beat Ufa and Krasnodar at home and dealt with Tambov on the road. The draws with the Champions League participants (Zenit and Lokomotiv) can also be considered a positive result. Then there were "dry" defeats. Akhmat lost to Sochi on the road and couldn’t cope with Rostov at home. Having scored 25 points by the end of autumn, the Wolves supposedly decided that the task for 2020 was completed...
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Rubin has not managed to rise above the middle of the standings yet. After 18 rounds, the Red-Greens are in 9th place. Yes, they have the same points as Krasnodar. And the gap to the fifth Dynamo Moscow is only three points, but they still need to be gained. Nevertheless, Leonid Slutsky's men showed a good game in the last meetings. Autumn ended with a minimal victory over CSKA Moscow, and last Sunday the Red-Greens managed to repeat the same score on FC Tambov’s field. Of course, we should note Dorde Despotovic. The Serbian striker, who came from Orenburg, scored seven goals and gave two assists in 15 matches. Rubin has 24 goals in total, and it is not surprising that Slutsky called his player the best forward at this time. It won’t be superfluous to improve a game in defense because there are more goals conceded than scored. However, there is some progress - Dyupin and Medvedev kept a clean sheet in two of the last three matches.
In 2015-2017, Akhmat had an impressive streak of five victories. Then Rubin turned the tide and didn’t lose in six meetings in a row, having won three times in this segment. The last games ended in 1-1 draws. Head-to-head matches of these teams have not been spectacular lately. It is possible that the one who opens the scoring will win. We recommend betting on Under 2.5 goals scored.
Prediction for the match: Under 2.5 goals scored
