Week 23 brings us a match on Apr 1st, where Rubin Kazan’ plays host to Khimki in a meeting of these two Premier League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a snowy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 0 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, Rubin Kazan’ recorded a 1-6 blowout loss against CSKA Moscow. Yusuf Yazıcı scored the first goal for CSKA Moscow in the 5th minute, then Jean-Philippe Gbamin added another in the 11th minute. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while 16th placed Khimki is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Ural. Kuzmichev scored the first goal for Khimki on an own goal in the 86th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Ural couldn’t muster any offence and Khimki ran away with the shutout win. Khimki looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches.
Rubin Kazan’ and Khimki last played eachother at the Stadion Rodina on the 22nd of August. Khimki and Rubin Kazan’ battled to a 1-1 draw. Denis Glushakov scored the first goal for Khimki in the 16th minute, then Darko Jevtić tied it up for Rubin Kazan’ in the 30th minute on a feed from Mikhail Kostyukov earning Rubin Kazan’ a comeback draw.
Didier Lamkel Ze has been the most prolific scorer on Khimki in the last five matches with 2 goals. Rubin Kazan”s top weapon lately has been Vitali Lisakovich, who has three goals in the last 5 matches.