Dinamo Moskva
Line-up
- 1A. Shunin
- 2G. Morozov
- 24R. Evgenyev
- 44T. Šunjić
- 25A. Kozlov
- 9Miguel Cardoso
- 5A. Tetteh
- 6A. Yusupov
- 22Joaozinho
- 8K. Panchenko
- 48E. Lutsenko
- 20V. Grulev
- 7E. Markov
Subs
- 31Leshchuk, Igor
- 3S. Holmén
- 34K. Rausch
- 4V. Rykov
- 19V. Moskvichev
- 10F. Černych
Rostov
Line-up
- 30S. Pesyakov
- 80I. Novoseltsev
- 6R. Sigurðsson
- 24M. Mevlja
- 84A. Gaţcan
- 10A. Zuev
- 17M. Normann
- 92Shchadin, Artem
- 4S. Parshivlyuk
- 11A. Ionov
- 9Sigurdarson, Bjorn
- 33K. Pliev
- 2T. Kalachev
- 14Eldor Shomurodov
Subs
- 31I. Abaev
- 28Chernov, Evgeni
- 5Hadzikadunic, Denis
- 8I. Popov
- 71D. Weber
- 19B. Zaynutdinov
Dinamo is testing fate. The team is floating on the relegation line, with just a two-point buffer to fall on, which might vanish with a single match-day. With just three more match-days to go, the team has to take advantage of their remaining home fixtures, starting with this one.
Rostov may be closer to the European spots, but they are going through a terrible stretch of bad performances right now. They are winless in their last four games, and the run also included a draw against Anzhi, one of the worst teams in the league right now. The team is safe from the relegation threat, and this makes their bad form not that much of an issue for fans.