Dinamo Moscow vs Rubin Kazan Predictions

Dinamo Moscow and Rubin Kazan both remain unbeaten following the opening round of fixtures in the new Russian Premier League last weekend and will each be hoping they can challenge for the European places after both disappointingly finished just above the relegation zone last season.

Dinamo Moscow made the trip to Arsenal Tula last time out where a sixteenth-minute effort from Miguel Cardoso handed the visitors a halftime lead. Dinamo Moscow were the better of the two teams during the ninety minutes but failed to hold onto their lead, conceding with just six minutes left on the clock, and ended up drawing 1-1. Rubin Kazan were away at Lokomotiv Moscow last weekend and just edge the match in terms of overall possession, shots on target, and corners. After a goalless first-half, the hosts took the lead in the sixty-sixth minute but Rubin Kazan responded well and rescued a point thanks to a seventy-sixth-minute effort from substitute Kvaratskhelia.

The head to head record between these two clubs and performances of both clubs over the last month suggest that we will not see both teams score this weekend and that Rubin Kazan are the most likely winners. Rubin Kazan haven’t lost any of their last twelve matches against Dinamo Moscow and three of the last six meetings between the pair have failed to see both teams score. Both teams have scored in just two of Dinamo Moscow’s and two of Rubin Kazan’s last five matches. Under 2.5 goals have been scored in Dinamo Moscow’s last four matches and in three of Rubin Kazan’s last four matches, which is why we’re backing a 1-0 win for the visitors this weekend.

Miguel Cardoso top scores for the hosts after one game of the season, while Georgia’s Kvaratskhelia leads the way in front of goal for Rubin Kazan. We’re confident that we will not see both teams score on Sunday and have predicted a final scoreline of 1-0 to Rubin Kazan. The visitors have a fantastic record against their hosts and both teams have seen the majority of their last five matches fail to produce goals at both ends of the pitch. This game should be tight and tense but we’re backing a Rubin Kazan victory.