The Premier League clash at Gazovik Stadium on Saturday will see home side Orenburg up against Dinamo Makhachkala.
Our full set of predictions, statistics and match poll for Orenburg v Dinamo Makhachkala can be seen below - as well as the best betting odds.
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Orenburg
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Orenburg will be hoping for a better result following a 0-2 Premier League loss in their previous game against CSKA Moscow.
In that match, Orenburg managed 60% possession and 18 attempts on goal with 4 on target. At the other end, CSKA Moscow got 6 shots at goal with 4 of them on target. Ivan Oblyakov (55') and Sékou Koïta (94') 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 encounter following a 1-2 Premier League win to beat Spartak Moscow in their most recent match.
In that game, Dinamo Makhachkala had 40% possession and 4 attempts on goal with 1 on target. The scorer for Dinamo Makhachkala was Houssem Mrezigue (16'). Spartak Moscow had 1 attempts on goal with 0 of them 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 last league meeting between these clubs was Premier League match day 15 on 09/11/2024 and the score finished Dinamo Makhachkala 2-1 Orenburg.
In that game, Dinamo Makhachkala managed 67% possession and 21 attempts at goal with 7 on target. The goals were scored by Egas Cacintura (78') and Gamid Agalarov (91').
For their opponents, Orenburg had 5 attempts on goal with 2 on target. Saeid Saharkhizan (13') scored.
The referee was Kirill Levnikov.
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Team News: Orenburg
Gabriel Florentín (Cruciate ligament tear) and Artem Kasimov (Muscle injury) won’t be able to feature for Orenburg boss Vladimir Slišković.
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Team News: Dinamo Makhachkala
Due to a mostly available group of players, there’s just the sole fitness worry for the Dinamo Makhachkala gaffer Khasanbi Bidzhiyev to contend 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,
22:04 18/04/2025
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.