Russian Football

All things Russian Premier League/Russian national team in English. Live tweeting matches, player news, and analysis.

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It's incredibly saddening that an entire nation is judged to be racist due to the actions of a few. As if no other country has racist fans.

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It was always going to be an uphill battle for CSKA, in a group with Bayern and Manchester City.

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That's all for me this evening. I'll have the rest of Matchday 16 for you tomorrow.

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#Tomsk v #Lokomotiv
Lokomotiv beat Spartak 1-3 in their last away match, further evidence of their impressive form. They should win again.

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#Tomsk v #Lokomotiv
Even away, the form & numbers say Lokomotiv should get all 3 points. Their only away loss was a close 2-1 v Zenit.

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#Tomsk v #Lokomotiv
Lokomotiv has been as good as you'd expect from the 2nd place side. Not overly impressive defensively, but scoring tons.

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#Tomsk v #Lokomotiv
Lokomotiv Last 5: 3-2-0 Last 5 Away: 4-1-0 Overall Away record: 6-2-1 Goals scored/conceded away: 19/10. Impressive.

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#Tomsk v #Lokomotiv
Tomsk Last 5: L/D/L/L/D Last 5 Home: 1-2-2 Overall Home record: 1-2-2 Goals scored/conceded at home: 4/7. Not that bad.

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#Ural v #Rostov
Ural is in woeful home form this season. Rostov is not much better away, though. The numbers say Rostov should be favoured.

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#Ural v #Rostov
Rostov Last 5: D/L/L/D/D Last 5 Away: 0-2-3
Overall Away record: 1-2-4 Goals scored/conceded away: 4/12 (5 v Lokomotiv)

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#Ural v #Rostov
Ural Last 5: W/L/D/L/D Have lost 5 straight at home. Overall home record: 0-2-7 Goals scored/conceded at home: 5/20. Ouch.

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I'm going to provide some match previews for Round 16 shortly, supported by statistical analysis.

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@miknisley Thank you! They're amazing players. Hope Andrei makes the most of his last World Cup next year.

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@mcfcf1perky Thank you kindly.

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@TNC_Russia Any chance of a RT? Just trying to spread the word about Russian football.

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With a win, #Zenit would all but assure qualification to the knockout stage. It's a crucial match, and should be highly entertaining.

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#Zenit host FC Porto on Wednesday, also in UCL play, in a critical Group G match. #Zenit currently sit on 4 points, with Porto on 3 so far.

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In UEFA CL play, #CSKA travel to the Etihad to play Manchester City on Tuesday, needing 3 points to keep slim qualification hopes alive.

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Dzyuba currently has 10 goals in only 13 league appearances. #RPL

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#Rostov currently sit in 11th place in the league, with #Ural 13th. On loan striker Artem Dzyuba will look to continue his good form.