Week 18 features a match on Sat Dec 11th, where Krylya Sovetov plays host to Rubin Kazan’ in a meeting of these two Premier League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only -8 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Krylya Sovetov is fresh off their 0-1 loss against CSKA Moscow. Emil Bohinen scored the first goal for CSKA Moscow in the 75th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Krylya Sovetov was frustrated by CSKA Moscow’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. CSKA Moscow ended the match with the shutout victory. Krylya Sovetov should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 10th placed Rubin Kazan’, recorded a 1-2 loss against FC Nizhny Novgorod. Nikolay Kalinsky scored the first goal for FC Nizhny Novgorod in the 2nd minute from the penalty spot, but Anders Dreyer got the equalizer for Rubin Kazan’ in the 28th minute from the penalty spot. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10.
Krylya Sovetov and Rubin Kazan’ last played eachother at the Kazan’ Arena on Aug 15th. Rubin Kazan’ and Krylya Sovetov battled to a 1-1 draw. Sergeev scored the first goal for Krylya Sovetov in the 59th minute, but Hwang In-Beom got the equalizer for Rubin Kazan’ in the 63rd minute earning Rubin Kazan’ at least a draw.
Rubin Kazan”s most prolific scorer has been Anders Dreyer. The Danish attacker has netted three goals over the last five matches. Sarveli has been the most effective weapon for Krylya Sovetov lately. The Russian attacker has netted 2 goals in his last five matches.