The Premier League match at Gazovik Stadium on Saturday sees home side Orenburg lock horns with opponents Dinamo Makhachkala.
Full predictions, stats & game poll for the Orenburg v Dinamo Makhachkala match are shown here (including the best match odds).
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Orenburg
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Orenburg will be wanting a better result here following the 0-2 Premier League loss in their previous game against CSKA Moscow.
In that match, Orenburg had 60% possession and 18 shots at goal with 4 of them on target. CSKA Moscow had 6 attempts 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 the meeting following on from a 1-2 Premier League win over Spartak Moscow in their last fixture.
In that game, Dinamo Makhachkala managed 40% possession and 4 shots at goal with 1 of them on target. The only player to score for Dinamo Makhachkala was Houssem Mrezigue (16'). On the other side, Spartak Moscow got 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 last league contest between these clubs was Premier League match day 15 on 09/11/2024 when the final score was Dinamo Makhachkala 2-1 Orenburg.
In that game, Dinamo Makhachkala had 67% possession and 21 attempts at goal with 7 of them on target. Goals were scored by Egas Cacintura (78') and Gamid Agalarov (91').
Orenburg got 5 attempts on goal with 2 of them on target. Saeid Saharkhizan (13') was the scorer.
The referee was Kirill Levnikov.
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Team News: Orenburg
Gabriel Florentín (Cruciate ligament tear) and Artem Kasimov (Muscle injury) aren’t available for Orenburg boss Vladimir Slišković.
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Team News: Dinamo Makhachkala
Due to a mostly full-strength group, there is only a single fitness problem for the Dinamo Makhachkala manager 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,
00:03 19/04/2025
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.