As part of one of the matches of the Russian Football Championship, the players of Rostov and Krasnodar will come face to face. Which side will win the Southern derby? Our sports portal gives a forecast for this meeting.
"Rostov"
Rostov residents started the new season under Valery Karpin, but they looked very unconvincing. With the arrival of Yuri Semin, the situation has not stabilized. In six meetings, the Southerners were able to get only one victory to their credit. However, in recent games, Rostov has seriously improved, and in the match of the fifth round managed to get a victory over Nizhny Novgorod. In the last round, Rostov had every chance to win another victory, but it painted a world match with Ural - 1:1. Now the southerners are on the 14th place in the standings, but they have plans for more solid positions.
"Krasnodar"
As for Krasnodar ,it, like its current rival, is not impressive at the start of the season yet. However, at the same time, the bulls are clearly playing better than the opponent, and three wins in six rounds clearly show this. After a difficult but bright victory over Arsenal Tula in the fourth round, the Southerners could not oppose anything to Lokomotiv, losing to their opponent in Moscow with a score of 1:2. In the last round, Krasnodar managed to get a confident victory with a score of 2:0, having won the home victory over Rubin thanks to the goals of Cordoba and Ionov. Now the bulls are in seventh place, but they are three points behind the European Cup zone.
Injuries and disqualifications:
- Disqualifications:
- Vilena (disqualification) – Krasnodar.
- Injuries:
- Sou (injury) – Rostov. Vanderson (ankle), Ionov (muscle injury), Martynovich( injury), Spaich (muscle injury) - all "Krasnodar".
Statistics and figures:
- Krasnodar is the favorite of the meeting;
- "Rostov" has only one victory in the current season of the RPL;
- "Krasnodar" has victories in the last 5 matches;
- The previous face-to-face meeting of the rivals ended with a score of 3:1 in favor of the Krasnodar team.
Forecast
Rostov cannot beat Krasnodar in the last 4 matches. At the same time, the "bulls" sometimes even manage to catch three points on the opponent's field. I think that they will not lose in the upcoming match, but it will be too difficult to leave Rostov-on-Don with three points. The alternative option is a draw.
