Dynamo M – Krasnodar

Two bright attacking teams should be able to break the total by a margin

Dynamo will play against Krasnodar in the fifth round of the Russian Football League. "The Bilo-Syni are off to a poor start, but are still without a single defeat. The team continues to experiment with the squad. The first three games Dynamo played according to the standard scheme with three attacking players, but in Samara the coach decided to take a more risky option. The attacking duo of Smolov-Tyukavin came out from the opening minutes, with two more attacking midfielders supporting them from deep. The scheme worked, Dinamo dominated in Samara and confidently took the three points. At the moment, defence remains the main problem for the Bilo-Syni. The team is in search of a second quality defensive lineman. Fernandez has already shown high class. The player scored in Samara after a corner kick. Another help is the return of edge defender Laxalt. Dynamo have scored 10 goals in four rounds. So far, it is one of the best performances in RPL. Things have also improved for Krasnodar. One point in two games was followed by two wins. At the same time, they achieved them without John Cordoba. Krasnodar's leading scorer is likely to leave the team. But the young Nigerian Olusegun is back in the squad. The youngster could be the breakthrough player of the season. The African made a good job of tackling Lokomotiv's defence. He became the main hero of the encounter by executing the double. His speed will be a problem for any defence in the RPL. Krasnodar now have a very dangerous weapon for the counterattacking game. Importantly, the Bulls remain committed to their style in any line-up. Objectively, at the moment, Krasnodar do not possess the quality of performers that would allow them to compete for medals in the RPL. That said, there have been no significant failures so far. The match against Spartak is an exception, but the character of the game was strongly affected by the suspension. Before the red card and with the Red-Whites there was a relatively equal match with the advantage of the Bulls. In Moscow, against Dynamo, it is logical to expect a high number of goals. Almost two of the most attacking teams in the starting line-up will meet. In Krasnodar, all the matches were played for the total score. The team usually plays more cautiously in the away game, but they still do not sit tight in defence. Dinamo are rightly regarded as favourites at home. At the moment, the Bilo-Syni have actually two striking attacking lines. Smolov, Tyukavin, Grulev and the rest should create goal-scoring situations without too many problems. Krasnodar's main problem is still the defence. The Bulls have players in the centre of defence who are far from the level of a top club.