FC Rostov hosts Dynamo Moscow in round 1 of the Russian Premier League. The match will be played on Friday, July 23rd at Rostov Arena (Rostov)
FC Rostov did not make it to European cups in the previous season. The Yellow-Blues finished in 9th place (43 points) due to the failed spring part of the season, during which they achieved only three victories. After the end of the championship, the club from Rostov carried out large-scale work on the squad. Defender Dmitry Chistyakov went to Zenit, while defenders Haitam Aleesami, Alexey Kozlov, and Arseniy Logashov, and midfielder Georgy Makhatadze left as free agents. Rostov finally bought forward Ali Sowe from CSKA Sofia, acquired defender Igor Kalinin from Ural, and loaned striker Nikolay Komlichenko from Dynamo Moscow. After the vacation, Karpin's men played eight friendly matches (three wins, one draw, and four defeats). In the last game, held in Austria on July 17, Rostov lost to Hungarian Honved (0-1).
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Dynamo Moscow was also left without a ticket to the European Cup tournaments. The White-Blues took 7th place (50 points), lagging three points behind a place in the Conference League qualification. The club was very active in the offseason. The bosses said goodbye to defender Roman Neustadter and midfielder Charles Kabore, released midfielder Danil Lipovoy to Krylia Sovetov, and sold striker Maximilian Philip to Wolfsburg. Beyond that, Dynamo sent forward Nikolay Komlichenko on loan to Rostov. And the club began to acquire legionnaires. The previously rented defender Guillermo Varela was bought out from Copenhagen, and another Uruguayan defensive player Diego Laxalt came from Milan. Before the start of the season in the RPL, the White-Blues played eight friendly matches (three wins, one draw, and four losses). On July 17, Schwarz's footballers finished their training camp in Austria with a major victory over Hungarian Budafoka (3-0).
It is difficult to single out a favorite in the opening match of the Russian championship. Rostov and Dynamo are roughly equal in class. The White-Blues have slightly more eminent legionnaires, but the factor of the home field is on the side of the Yellow-Blues. It is highly likely that the opponents will not determine the winner at the Rostov Arena and will share points. It is worth paying attention to the production in the last head-to-head matches. Dynamo Moscow and FC Rostov have scored at least two goals in four previous games. And we think this trend will continue.
Prediction for the match: Over 2.0 goals scored
