Dynamo M – Rubin

Dynamo will not beat Rubin with a big score

On Monday, 04 December, Dynamo will host Rubin at home. At the moment, the Muscovites can feel themselves full-fledged participants of the championship race. There are only five points to the leader. Rubin made a bright breakthrough in the standings. Rashid Rakhimov's club is already on the sixth position. Dinamo has a positive development with Marcel Licka. The team as a whole is successful in two tournaments. In the Russian championship, the club has only two defeats. The last one dated back in September in the Moscow derby. The competent work of the management played a significant role. The team signed very high quality internationals. Bitello is already playing and is one of the best players in the RPL. The supporting midfielder Chavez is gradually getting settled in. Carrascal after the crisis in the first meetings began to bring some benefit. In the middle of the week, the Blue and White showed character in the Russian Cup. The club managed to defeat Zenit, standing ten men. This shows the work on the defensive organisation. Lichka managed to find the right balance. Dinamo's defence is no longer a passing yard, although the emphasis on attack remains evident. Rubin is the main discovery of the autumn in the RPL. Rashid Rakhimov's side were in penultimate place at one point, and the coach miraculously avoided resignation. The management made a very smart decision. Rubin has forgotten about defeats in the Russian championship since September. After a bright series of matches, the task for the season is almost fulfilled. Kazan: five wins in the last six meetings. Rashid Rakhimov has built football in the style of Kurban Berdyev. Very sad in terms of spectacle, but reliable in the context of results. Rubin are currently the most cautious team in the RPL. At the moment there is a series of eight matches on a total of less than 2.5. The club always plays a cautious tactic with five defenders. In attack, the main game is organised by foreigners Daku, Vada and Chumic. According to advanced statistics, Kazan is already second in the number of allowed dangers at their goal. Only Zenit have a better defence. The match in Moscow seems very curious. Teams of two opposite styles meet. Rubin will close down according to the standard scheme. Dynamo will get the ball under control, but it is unlikely to easily break Rakhimov's fortress. Against the Bilo-Syni are emotional and physical fatigue. Rubin hasn't played in the Russian Cup. The team spent a week systematically preparing for the defence in Moscow. Dynamo will surely agree to a minimal victory. Cautious football is very likely. The hosts will try to play with an eye on their own goal.