Dinamo Makhachkala play host to visitors FC Khimki at Anzhi Arena in the Premier League match on Sunday.
Our Dinamo Makhachkala v FC Khimki tips, poll and stats can be seen in full below - as well as up-to-date odds.
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Dinamo Makhachkala
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Dinamo Makhachkala will be wanting a better result here following a 2-0 Premier League loss in their previous game against CSKA Moscow.
In that match, Dinamo Makhachkala had 36% possession and 3 attempts at goal with 1 of them on target. CSKA Moscow had 15 attempts on goal with 8 of them on target. Moisés (32') and Rifat Zhemaletdinov (80') scored for CSKA Moscow.
In their preceding 6 fixtures, Khasanbi Bidzhiyev's Dinamo Makhachkala have managed to score a total of 7 times resulting in an average number of goals per match of 1.17.
Going into this contest, Dinamo Makhachkala haven't been defeated in their previous 2 league matches at home.
FC Khimki
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FC Khimki come into this encounter following on from a 2-0 Premier League win with the downing of Nizhny Novgorod in their most recent match.
In that match, FC Khimki managed 47% possession and 13 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target. For FC Khimki, the scorers were Lucas Vera (22') and Butta Magomedov (86'). Pari Nizhny Novgorod got 15 shots on goal with 5 on target.
Franc Artiga's FC Khimki have managed to stick the ball in the net 8 times in the course of their previous 6 matches. The number of goals that have been scored against them during those same clashes equals 7.
Coming into this meeting, FC Khimki are without a win away from home in their last 2 league matches.
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Head to head
The previous league contest featuring the two was Premier League match day 1 on 21/07/2024 which finished with the scoreline of FC Khimki 1-1 Dinamo Makhachkala.
That time, FC Khimki managed 63% possession and 16 shots on goal with 7 of them on target. Their only player to score was Anton Zabolotny (51').
At the other end, Dinamo Makhachkala had 11 attempts at goal with 3 on target. Idar Shumakhov (33') scored.
The referee was Egor Egorov.
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Team News: Dinamo Makhachkala
Mohamed Azzi (Muscle injury) and Aleksandr Sandrachuk (Cruciate ligament tear) won’t be available for Dinamo Makhachkala gaffer Khasanbi Bidzhiyev.
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Team News: FC Khimki
FC Khimki boss Franc Artiga has some current player fitness concerns. Georgiy Dzhikiya (Muscle injury) and Diego Luna (Cruciate ligament tear) miss out here.
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Prediction
We’re inclined to think that FC Khimki are capable enough to get a goal against this Dinamo Makhachkala outfit, although it probably won’t be as many as they will have scored against them.
Our selection here is for a narrow 2-1 winning score for Dinamo Makhachkala after 90 minutes. Expecting it to be very competitive.
Lucas Pereira,
01:04 04/04/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
🏟️ Team Focus:
Dinamo Makhachkala
Formed: 1927
Stadium: Anzhi Arena (26,500)
Captain: Mutalip Alibekov
Chairman: Gadzhi Gadzhiyev
Manager: Khasanbi Bidzhiyev
Competitions: Premier League position 12
🔑 Key Player: Egas Cacintura
Mostly used in the Right Wing position, Egas Cacintura was born in Angola. After having played his first senior match for Ufa in the 2021 - 2022 season, the skilful Forward has bagged 2 league goals in the Premier League 2024 - 2025 season so far coming from a total of 18 appearances.