📊 Form Guide

FC Rostov

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FC Rostov head into this game following on from a 1-1 Premier League drawn match versus CSKA Moscow.

In that game, FC Rostov managed 33% possession and 8 shots at goal with 2 of them on target. The scorer for FC Rostov was Ronaldo (36'). CSKA Moscow got 9 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target. Tamerlan Musaev (57') was the scorer for CSKA Moscow.

Under three goals per match were scored during 6 of the past 6 meetings where FC Rostov have taken part. Regarding the goal weighting from this period, opposing sides scored an aggregate of 5 while FC Rostov managed the sum of 3.

Their prior results show that FC Rostov:

• are unbeaten in the league by Orenburg in their last 9 games. Quite a long unbeaten run against them.
• haven’t won at home in the past 4 league games. Their fans aren't happy.

Orenburg

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Orenburg come into this match after a 2-1 Premier League win to beat Nizhny Novgorod in their last match.

In that game, Orenburg managed 55% possession and 18 shots at goal with 6 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Orenburg was Jesus (79', 82'). At the other end, Pari Nizhny Novgorod got 5 attempts on goal with 1 on target. Adrián Balboa (42') was the scorer for Nizhny Novgorod.

The numbers tell their own story, and Orenburg have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, conceding 8 goals overall. At the back, Orenburg certainly have room for improvement. We shall soon find out whether or not that trend can be continued on into this next match.

Pre-game facts show that Orenburg:

• haven't won against FC Rostov when they have played them away from home in the previous 4 league matches. They really have not been travelling well at all.
• are unbeaten in their last 2 away league matches.
• are without an away win for the past 10 matches in the league. Who knows how long it might last, too.

↔️ Head to head

An inspection of past results between these clubs stretching back to 10/04/2023 shows that these encounters have not been kind to Orenburg. They’ve not been able to get themselves any wins whatsoever whereas FC Rostov have just been too good for them, running out winners in 67% of those games played.

A combined total of 18 goals were shared by the two clubs throughout the course of those matches, with 11 of them for Rostov and 7 created by Orenburg. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 3.

The previous league match featuring these sides was Premier League match day 11 on 05/10/2025 and the score finished Orenburg 0-1 FC Rostov.

On that day, Orenburg managed 58% possession and 8 attempts on goal with 1 on target.

FC Rostov got 12 attempts at goal with 3 on target. Timur Suleymanov (84') scored.

The referee was Ivan Saraev.

ℹ️ Team News: FC Rostov

We are thinking that FC Rostov will possibly employ a 3-5-2 formation this time, beginning the first half with Hidajet Hankic, Viktor Melekhin, Dmitriy Chistyakov, Oumar Sako, Ronaldo Soares, Kirill Shchetinin, Aleksey Mironov, Konstantin Kuchaev, Ilya Vakhania, Egor Golenkov and Timur Suleymanov.

🗞️ Team News: Orenburg

We’re of the thinking that Orenburg seem most likely to make use of a 4-2-3-1 system using Andrey Khodanovich, Fahd Moufi, Jhon Alex Palacios, Emil Tsenov, Danila Khotulev, Du Queiroz, Evgeny Bolotov, Jordhy Thompson, Damian Puebla, Emircan Gurluk and Maksim Saveljev.

💭 Prediction

Our assessment is that Orenburg have the ability to score against this FC Rostov team, but that possibly won’t be enough to avoid defeat.

We’re expecting a very close game with a 2-1 victory for FC Rostov at the end of the match. It’s a very tough call.

Lucas Pereira, 11:03 25/04/2026