In this week 18 match, on Saturday Dec 11th, Rostov will host Ural at Rostov Arena in a meeting of these two closely matched Premier League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 3 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Rostov is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Zenit. Dmitri Poloz scored the first goal for Rostov in the 11th minute on a penalty kick, then Nikolay Komlichenko added another in the 25th minute. Rostov is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while ural sits at 15th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Locomotiv Moscow. Rafał Augustyniak struck first for Ural in the 42nd minute on a penalty kick, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Locomotiv Moscow couldn’t muster any offence and Ural ran away with the shutout win. Ural is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.
Rostov and Ural last played eachother at the Ekaterinburg Arena on Aug 27th. Ural and Rostov battled to a 1-1 draw. Dmitri Poloz struck first for Rostov in the 76th minute, then Artem Maksimenko tied it up for Ural in the 81st minute earning them at least the one point.
Ural’s top weapon lately has been Rafał Augustyniak, who has two goals in the last 5 matches. Dmitri Poloz has been the most prolific scorer on Rostov in his last five matches with three goals.