KHIMKI. Khimki beats Akhmat Grozny with a 2-0 win with a goal from A. Dolgov (90′) and a goal from I. Kukharchuk (12′). Akhmat Grozny lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the Arena Khimki stadium in Khimki on Sunday and it started at 1:30 pm local time. The referee was Pavel Shadykhanov who was helped by Dmitri Mosyakin and Roman Usachev. The 4th official was Roman Safjan. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 7.1 degrees Celsius or 44.83 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 76%.​

Match Statistics​

Khimki

2 - 0

Akhmat Grozny

  • 40 Ball Possession 60
Shots
  • 10 Total 14
  • 3 On Target 4
  • 7 Off Target 10
  • 4 Shots blocked 0
  • 91 Attack 117
  • 43 Dangerous attack 75
  • 82 Ball safe 63
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 2 Corners 5
  • 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 12 Total 15
  • 2 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Akhmat Grozny had a strong ball possession 60% while Khimki was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Akhmat Grozny was more aggressive with 75 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 4 were on target. Nevertheless, Khimki succeeded in find the solution to win this match.​

Khimki shot 10 times, 3 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Akhmat Grozny shot 14 times, 4 on target, 10 off target.

Cards

Khimki received 2 yellow cards (I. Kukharchuk and R. Mirzov). On the opposite side, Akhmat Grozny received 4 yellow cards (I. Konovalov, Z. Nizic, A. Semenov and M. Bystrov).

Match Timeline

2'
12'
35'
46'
Miroslav Bogosavac- sub ->R. Utsiev
46'
Lechi Sadulaev- sub ->S. Sebai
60'
63'
68'
71'
Andrey Semenov- Yellow
73'
81'
83'
83'
90'
90'
Ilya Sadygov- sub ->R. Mirzov
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Zenit
65
30
Sochi
56
30
Dinamo Moskva
53
30
CSKA Moskva
50
30
Krasnodar
50
30
Lokomotiv Moskva
48
30
Akhmat Grozny
42
30
Krylya Sovetov
41
30
Rostov
38
30
Spartak Moskva
38
30
Ural
33
30
FK Nizjni Novgorod
33
30
Khimki
32
30
Ufa
30
30
Rubin Kazan
29
30
Arsenal Tula
23
30

After this encounter, Khimki will have 11 points to move up in the 13th place. On the other side, Akhmat Grozny will stay with 12 points like Arsenal Tula to move up in the 12th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Khimki will play away with Dinamo Moskva on the 22nd of October with a 5-4 head to head record in favor of Dinamo Moskva (3 draws).

Akhmat Grozny will host Ural on the 24th of October with a 7-5 head to head stats in favor of Ural (8 draws).

Khimki – Formation

Khimki
G
Ilya Lantratov 22.Russia
7.2
D
Maksim Karpov 2.Russia
7.8
D
Aleksandr Filin 25.Russia
6.7
D
Egor Danilkin 15.Russia
7.1
M
Elmir Nabiullin 11.Russia
7.1
83'
M
Bryan Idowu 4.Nigeria
6.2
M
Filip Dagerstal 3.Sweden
6.8
M
Aleksandr Troshechkin 5.Russia
7.1
M
B. Šabović 14.Sweden
6.7
83'
F
Nikolas Ledgerwood 44.Russia
7.1
73' 2' 12'
F
Reziuan Mirzov 77.Russia
6.3
90' 63'
Substitutes
G
Egor Generalov 1.Belarus
G
Vitalii Sychev 35.Russia
D
Dusan Stojinovic 33.Slovenia
6.6
83'
D
Ilya Kamyshev 21.Russia
7.0
83'
M
K. Bozhenov 87.Russia
M
Denis Glushakov 8.Russia
M
A. Sokolov 18.Russia
F
Aleksandr Dolgov 10.Russia
7.3
73' 90'
F
Ilya Sadygov 7.Russia
90'
F
Danil Massurenko 78.Russia
F
Kemal Ademi 9.Switzerland

Khimki started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Igor Cherevchenko decided to play with the following team: Ilya Lantratov (7.2), Egor Danilkin (7.1), Maksim Karpov (7.8), Oleksandr Filin (6.7), Bryan Idowu (6.2), Besard Sabović (6.7), Filip Dagerstål (6.8), Aleksandr Troshechkin (7.1), Elmir Nabiullin (7.1), Ilya Kukharchuk (7.1) and Reziuan Mirzov (6.3).

The home team had on the bench: Egor Generalov, Aleksandr Dolgov (7.3), Dušan Stojinović (6.6), Ilya Sagygov, Vitalii Sychev, Kirill Bozhenov, Ilya Kamyshev (7.0), Danil Massurenko, Denis Glushakov, Artem Sokolov and Kemal Ademi.

Substitutions

Khimki made 4 changes: I. Kukharchuk for A. Dolgov (73′), E. Nabiullin for D. Stojinovic (83′), B. Sabovic for I. Kamyshev (83′) and R. Mirzov for I. Sadygov (90′).

Best player: Maksim Karpov​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Khimki was Maksim Karpov even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.8) with 32 passes (65% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 6.

Akhmat Grozny – Formation

Akhmat Grozny
G
Vitaliy Gudiev 33.Russia
6.4
D
Andrey Semenov 15.Russia
7.2
71'
D
Zoran Nižić 20.Croatia
6.8
90'
D
Rizvan Utsiev 40.Russia
6.6
46'
D
Marat Bystrov 96.Kazakhstan
6.5
68'
M
Artem Polyarus 14.Ukraine
6.6
81'
M
Evgeniy Kharin 59.Russia
6.8
M
Artem Timofeev 94.Russia
6.9
M
Igor Konovalov 11.Russia
7.0
60' 35'
F
Senin Sebai 18.Côte d'Ivoire
6.5
46'
F
Mohamed Konaté 13.Ivory Coast
6.8
Substitutes
G
Aleksandr Melikhov 42.Russia
D
Aleksandr Putsko 55.Russia
D
Vitali Lystsov 5.Russia
6.9
81'
D
Miroslav Bogosavac 8.Serbia
7.1
46'
M
Amir Adouyev 6.France
M
V. Karapuzov 77.Russia
7.6
60'
M
Lechi Sadulaev 17.Russia
6.4
46'
F
A. Kadyrov 95.Russia

Akhmat Grozny started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

On the opposite side, Andrey Talalaev played with: Vitaliy Gudiev (6.4), Rizvan Utsiev (6.6), Andrey Semenov (7.2), Zoran Nižić (6.8), Marat Bystrov (6.5), Artem Polyarus (6.6), Artem Timofeev (6.9), Igor Konovalov (7.0), Evgeni Kharin (6.8), Senin Sebai (6.5) and Mohamed Konate (6.8).

These were the players on the bench: Amir Adouyev, Abubakar Kadyrov, Aleksandr Putsko, Aleksandr Melikhov, Vladislav Karapuzov (7.6), Vitali Lystsov (6.9), Miroslav Bogosavac (7.1) and Lechi Sadulaev (6.4).

Substitutions

Akhmat Grozny made 4 changes: R. Utsiev for M. Bogosavac (46′), S. Sebai for L. Sadulaev (46′), I. Konovalov for V. Karapuzov (60′) and A. Polyarus for V. Lystsov (81′).

Best player: Vladislav Karapuzov​

The most impressive player for Akhmat Grozny was Vladislav Karapuzov.

His rating is (7.6) with 16 passes (68% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 7. He performed 2 crosses.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 60′.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​