Match details. Premier League, Regular Season - 13. Kick-off is Sun 1 Nov, 13:15 Lagos time. It is played at Anzhi Arena, Makhachkala, a neutral ground. The referee is Andrey Prokopov.
What's at stake. FC Dynamo-Makhachkala are 11th on 13 points after 12 games, 1 point behind Baltika, 1 point clear of Rodina Moskva. A win would take them above Baltika. FK Rostov are 8th on 15 points after 12 games, level on points with Krylia Sovetov, level on points with Rubin. A win would take them above Krylia Sovetov.
Team news. FC Dynamo-Makhachkala are without M. Alibekov (yellow cards), I. Shumakhov (knee injury), M. Alibekov (yellow cards), I. Shumakhov (knee injury). M. Alibekov is their centre-back. FK Rostov are without G. Ignatov (inactive), I. Zhbanov (injury), M. Mukhin (inactive), G. Ignatov (inactive), I. Zhbanov (injury), M. Mukhin (inactive).
Form. FC Dynamo-Makhachkala have won two, drawn one and lost seven of their last ten, 0.7 points a game. Their last five, newest first: L D L L L. In this competition FC Dynamo-Makhachkala have gone L D L L L W. FK Rostov have won three, drawn three and lost four of their last ten, 1.2 points a game. Their last five, newest first: W D W L L. In this competition FK Rostov have gone W D W L L W.
The numbers. FC Dynamo-Makhachkala score 1.2 and concede 2.1 a game over their last ten, with one clean sheet and three games without a goal. FC Dynamo-Makhachkala average 12.0 shots (3.4 on target), 4.2 corners and 2.8 cards a game, with 48% of the ball. FK Rostov score 0.8 and concede 1.3 a game over their last ten, with four clean sheets and five games without a goal. FK Rostov average 12.8 shots (4.8 on target), 4.4 corners and 2.1 cards a game, with 45% of the ball.
Head to head. In the last six meetings FC Dynamo-Makhachkala have won two, drawn three and lost one. Two of the six went over 2.5 goals and both teams scored in four. In the last four, FC Dynamo-Makhachkala won two, one was drawn and FK Rostov won one. The last time they met, on 2 May 2026, it finished FC Dynamo-Makhachkala 1-2 FK Rostov: FC Dynamo-Makhachkala had 9 shots to 5, 56% of the ball, five yellow cards.
The read. No side to back. A tight game. Nothing separates them clearly enough to back a side. Their goals for and against point to a tight game. Their records put over 2.5 goals at 46%. Four of the last six meetings went under 2.5.
The bets. No bet yet: nothing I'd back is priced yet. Leave: FK Rostov or Under 2.5 Goals (no result call); FK Rostov or Over 2.5 Goals (no overs on a tight read); FK Rostov Over 0.5 goals (FK Rostov's own games don't back it (5 of 10)). Predicted score: FC Dynamo-Makhachkala 1-1 FK Rostov (14% chance).
Every score's chance from both teams' checked games, never cut or rescaled. The lit square is the likeliest score that fits the read (a tight game).