Orenburg play host to away side Dinamo Makhachkala at Gazovik Stadium in the Premier League game on Saturday.
All of our predictions, stats and the user poll for Orenburg v Dinamo Makhachkala are shown below including the latest game odds.
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Orenburg
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Orenburg will be wanting a better result here following a 0-2 Premier League losing effort in their last game against CSKA Moscow.
In that game, Orenburg managed 60% possession and 18 attempts at goal with 4 on target. CSKA Moscow had 6 shots on goal with 4 of them on target. Ivan Oblyakov (55') and Sékou Koïta (90') scored for CSKA Moscow.
It’s not been often in recent games where Orenburg haven’t conceded. In fact, Orenburg have been scored against in 5 of their previous 6 matches, leaking 12 goals on the way.
Dinamo Makhachkala
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Dinamo Makhachkala will go into this game following on from a 1-2 Premier League win as they beat Spartak Moscow in their previous match.
In that game, Dinamo Makhachkala managed 40% possession and 4 attempts on goal with 1 of them on target. The scorer for Dinamo Makhachkala was Houssem Mrezigue (16'). Spartak Moscow had 1 shots on goal with 0 on target. Danil Denisov (10' Own goal) and Théo Bongonda (68') scored for Spartak Moscow.
The stats don’t lie, and Dinamo Makhachkala have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, with opponents netting 9 goals in total. At the back, Dinamo Makhachkala seem to have a bit of a soft underbelly. We will see if that trend will end up being sustained in this game.
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Head to head
The previous league game featuring these clubs was Premier League match day 15 on 09/11/2024 when it finished Dinamo Makhachkala 2-1 Orenburg.
That time, Dinamo Makhachkala managed 67% possession and 21 shots on goal with 7 on target. The goalscorers were Egas Cacintura (78') and Gamid Agalarov (91').
Orenburg had 5 attempts on goal with 2 of them on target. Saeid Saharkhizan (13') was the scorer.
The match was refereed by Kirill Levnikov.
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Team News: Orenburg
It’s a low absenteeism rate, with just the sole fitness concern for the Orenburg manager Vladimir Slišković to contend with thanks to an otherwise robust group. Gabriel Florentín (Muscle injury) is out of contention.
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Team News: Dinamo Makhachkala
Due to a mostly healthy group, there is only the sole fitness worry for the Dinamo Makhachkala gaffer Khasanbi Bidzhiyev to be concerned with. Aleksandr Sandrachuk (Cruciate ligament tear) won’t be playing here.
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Prediction
Our feeling is that Dinamo Makhachkala will have to play well to get anything against this Orenburg team who should get a goal themselves and run out victorious.
Therefore, we predict a very competitive encounter with a 1-0 winning margin for Orenburg at the end of the match.
Let’s see how it plays out.
Lucas Pereira,
18:04 16/04/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ Team Focus:
Orenburg
Formed: 1976
Stadium: Gazovik Stadium (10,046)
Captain: Andrei Malykh
Chairman: Vasily Eremyakin
Manager: Vladimir Slišković
Competitions: Premier League position 16
⭐ Star Player: Jimmy Marín
Normally deployed in the Left Wing position, Jimmy Marín was born in San José, Costa Rica. After having played his first senior match for Orenburg in the 2022 - 2023 season, the accomplished Forward has scored 3 league goals in the Premier League 2024 - 2025 season to date from a total of 21 appearances.