FC Khimki vs FC Rostov Live Stream, Predictions

📏 Form Guide

FC Khimki

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FC Khimki will be wanting a better result here after the 3-2 Premier League loss in their previous game against Zenit St Petersburg.

In that match, FC Khimki managed 47% possession and 11 attempts at goal with 6 on target. The only player to score for FC Khimki was Butta Magomedov (75', 86'). Zenit had 15 shots on goal with 9 of them on target. Malcom (19', 55') and Gustavo Mantuan (91') scored for Zenit St Petersburg.

It’s been a rare occasion in recent games that FC Khimki haven’t conceded. It will be a concern for them that FC Khimki have been scored against in 5 of their previous 6 clashes, letting in 17 goals along the way. Having said that, time will tell if that trend shall persist in this next match.

Coming into this contest, FC Khimki haven't won against FC Rostov in their last 3 league games.

FC Rostov

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FC Rostov go into this game following a 2-1 Premier League win to beat Nizhny Novgorod in their most recent match.

In that game, FC Rostov had 65% possession and 11 shots at goal with 5 of them on target. For FC Rostov, the goalscorers were Andrey Langovich (55') and Maksim Osipenko (94'). Pari Nizhny Novgorod had 15 shots on goal with 6 on target. Timur Suleymanov (64') was the scorer for Nizhny Novgorod.

In as many as 5 out of the previous 6 games involving FC Rostov, at least three goals have gone in. The average number of goals per match in that spell is 3.17, with the number of goals averaged by FC Rostov equalling 1.83.

Their prior results show that FC Rostov:

• have not emerged victorious against FC Khimki in away games against them for the last 2 matches in the league.
• are unbeaten in their previous 3 league matches away from home.

👥 Head to head

A look at their most recent head-to-head clashes going back to 09/08/2009 tells us that FC Khimki have won 2 of these games & FC Rostov 3, with the tally of drawn results being 1.

A sum of 11 goals were produced between them during those clashes, with 5 of them from Khimki and 6 coming from Rostov. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 1.83.

The previous league match between these sides was Premier League match day 3 on 31/07/2022 and the score finished FC Rostov 1-0 FC Khimki.

In that match, FC Rostov managed 58% possession and 12 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was Nikolay Komlichenko (40').

FC Khimki got 12 shots at goal with 1 of them on target.

The referee was Vladislav Bezborodov.

📰 Team News: FC Khimki

The FC Khimki boss Spartak Gogniyev will be happy not to have any fitness concerns whatsoever ahead of this clash thanks to a fully healthy squad available to select from.

🗞️ Team News: FC Rostov

With a completely injury-free squad available to select from, the FC Rostov boss Valery Karpin doesn’t have any fitness worries whatsoever before this clash.

🔮 Prediction

In our opinion, FC Khimki will have to work hard as a team to see themselves scoring against this FC Rostov team who we reckon will score at least once to put them ahead.

We’re therefore expecting a very even contest with a 0-1 win for FC Rostov when all is said and done.

Looking forward to watching this one unfold.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Lucas Pereira, 03:18 15/03/2023