Week 20 brings us a match on Mar 7th, where Akhmat Grozny will play host to Rubin Kazan’ in a clash of the Premier League. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 5 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Akhmat Grozny is fresh off their 2-1 win against Ufa. Yury Zhuravlev scored the first goal for Ufa in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, but Igor Konovalov got the equalizer for Akhmat Grozny in the 50th minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 85th minute on a goal by Aleksandr Troshechkin to cap off a wild match. With 18 points in their last 10 matches Akhmat Grozny should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, 10th placed Rubin Kazan’, recorded a 2-3 loss against Zenit. Yuri Alberto struck first for Zenit in the 49th minute, then Aleksei Sutormin added another in the 55th minute from the penalty spot. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches.
Akhmat Grozny and Rubin Kazan’ last played eachother at the Kazan’ Arena on the 8th of August. Rubin Kazan’ was victorious by a score of 2 to 1. Daniil Utkin struck first for Akhmat Grozny in the 31st minute, then Sead Hakšabanović tied it up for Rubin Kazan’ in the 58th minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 86th minute on a goal by Gabriel Iancu to cap off a wild match.
Anders Dreyer has been the most effective weapon for Rubin Kazan’ lately. The Danish attacker has netted three goals in his last five matches. Both Artem Polyarus and Daniil Utkin have been the hottest scorers for Akhmat Grozny in the last five each having scored 2 goals each.