September 3rd features a match where Khimki and Orenburg will play a match in Orenburg in a clash of the Premier League. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 21 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Orenburg sits at 13th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-5 loss against Locomotiv Moscow. Ivan Ignatiev struck first for Locomotiv Moscow in the 8th minute on a feed from Anton Miranchuk, then Ivan Ignatiev added another in the 11th minute on a feed from Nayair Tiknizyan. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10, while in their last match, Khimki recorded a 1-4 loss against Sochi. Christian Noboa scored the first goal for Sochi in the 15th minute on a penalty kick, then Christian Noboa added another in the 3rd minute of the first half’s stoppage time on a penalty. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season.
Khimki’s most prolific scorer has been Aleksandr Dolgov. He has netted two goals over the last 5 matches. Dmitry Vorobyev has been the most prolific scorer on Orenburg in the last 5 matches with 2 goals.