On the 27th of February, in this week 19 match, Akhmat Grozny and Ufa will play a match in Groznyi in a meeting of these two mismatched Premier League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. 8th placed Akhmat Grozny is fresh off their 4-1 win against Khimki. Artem Timofeev scored the first goal for Akhmat Grozny in the 19th minute on a penalty, then Artem Timofeev added another in the 5th minute of the first half’s stoppage time on a penalty shot. With 18 points in their last 10 matches Akhmat Grozny should be reasonably happy with their performance, while ufa is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Locomotiv Moscow. Konstantin Maradishvili scored the first goal for Locomotiv Moscow in the 71st minute, then Gyrano Kerk added another in the 74th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Ufa couldn’t manage to score, and Locomotiv Moscow took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10.
In their last match together, in Stadion Neftyanik, Ufa was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Gamid Agalarov struck first for Ufa in the 58th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Akhmat Grozny couldn’t manage to score, and Ufa took the shutout win.
Gamid Agalarov has been the most effective weapon for Ufa lately. The Russian attacker has netted 2 goals in his last five matches. Akhmat Grozny is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Daniil Utkin and Mohamed Konate each having 3 goals in their last 5.