Starting from 12 August and till 18 August the matches of the 2rd and 4^th tours of the SOGAZ-Russian Football Championship will be held without any interval.

The tournament started with a boost of picturesque and sticking to our memory matches. During the first two tours the teams scored 58 goals to each other! On average the efficiency is more than great – more than 3,5 goals per match.

According to the results of the two tours, three clubs go on without any losses – main favourites of the seasons – Zenit and PFC CSKA, as well as Spartak Moscow, whose real chances are difficult to estimate so far. There are also teams, which have not gained any points yet. We are speaking about Torpedo and Arsenal promoted from FNL, as well as about long-term resident of Premier League – Amkar from Perm. By the way, Torpedo and Amkar will be playing against each other in the 3^rd tour.

Trip of Spartak to Krasnodar to play against FC Krasnodar is going to be quite interesting. The end of the previous season is quite fresh in our memory so far, when the red-and-white team lost 4:0. Besides, two more players with ex-Spartak careers have come to Krasnodar this summer – goalkeeper Dikan and midfield Bystrov.

The first show team of Premier League Ufa will be hosting Dynamo Moscow. After long negotiations and meetings it was decided that the match will still be played at Dynamo stadium in Ufa. Ural will host Zenit, which has scored 12 goals to its opponents during the two tours. The club from Ekaterinburg is playing not very well at its own stadium. In the previous season they scored only 13 points in 15 matches. In the current season – one in two matches.

Arsenal Tula will be hosting Rubin. We expect the third sold out at the stadium in Tula. The team of Dmitry Alenichev will do their best for sure in order to get at least the first point in the Premier League. PFC CSKA will be hosting Terek, and Mordovia will be hosting Kuban. A tough competition is expected in these matches as well.

The 4^th tour will be marked by the main derby of the country. PFC CSKA will be hosting Spartak in Khimki. The name of the match participants are more than serious – the competition will be non-compromising and tough. And Arena Khimki for sure will be sold out. This match will be broadcasted on NTV Channel.

And as for the most long-awaited events it will be the first match of Rubin at the new stadium – Kazan-Arena. At this stadium the match of the 4^th tour Rubin – Lokomotiv will be played.

Torpedo - Amkar

12.08.2014 20:00, Saturn

Referee: Vitaly Meshkov (Dmitrov). In season 2014-2015 – 1 match – 3 yellow cards.

Suspended: None – None

Balance of matches in the top division of the Russian Championship: +2=2-2 (6:6)

Last season:  did not play

Ufa - Dynamo

13.08.2014 15:00, Dynamo

Referee: Sergey Lapochkin (St.Petersburg). In the season 2014-2015 – 2 matches – 11 yellow cards – 1 penalty awarded

Suspended: None – None

Balance of matches in the top division of the Russian Championship: has never played

Last season:  did not play

Ural – Zenit

13.08.2014 17:30, Centralnyi

Referee: Mikhail Vilkov (Nizhny Novgorod). In the season 2014-2015 – 1 match  – 6 yellow cards – 2 penalties awarded

Suspended: None - None

Balance of matches in the top division of the Russian Championship: +0=1-5 (4:10)

Last season:  1:2, 1:2

Arsenal – Rubin

13.08.2014 20:00, Arsenal

Referee: Igor Nizovtsev (Nizhny Novgorod). In the season 2014-2015 – 1 match – 5 yellow cards – 3 penalties awarded

Suspended: None - None

Balance of matches in the top division of the Russian Championship: have never played

Last season:  did not play

PFC CSKA – Terek

13.08.2014 20:00, Arena Khimki

Referee: Alexander Egorov (Saransk). In the season 2014-2015 – 1 match – 5 yellow cards – 1 red card.

Suspended: None - None

Balance of matches in the top division of the Russian Championship: +9=2-3 (27:12)

Last season:  0:2, 4:1

Lokomotiv – Rostov

14.08.2014 18:30, Lokomotiv

Referee: Kirill Levnikov (St.Petersburg). in the season 2014-2015 – 1 match – 3 yellow cards – 1 penalty awarded

Suspended: None – Kanga (CDC, 2 matches left)

Balance of matches in the top division of the Russian Championship: +24=14-2 (71:26)

Last season: 5:0, 0:2

Krasnodar – Spartak

14.08.2014 21:00, Kuban

Referee: Sergey Ivanov (Rostov-on-Don). In the season 2014-2015 – 1 match – 4 yellow cards

Suspended: None – None

Balance of matches in the top division of the Russian Championship: +1=0-5 (8:14)

Last season:  2:3, 4:0

Mordovia - Kuban

15.08.2014 20:00, Start

Referee: Alexey Nikolaev (Moscow). In the season 2014-2015 – 2 matches – 7 yellow cards

Suspended: None – None

Balance of matches in the top division of the Russian Championship: +0=0-2 (0:4)

Last season: did not play

The 4^th tour

Ural – Torpedo

16.08.2014 17:00, Centralnyi

Balance of matches in the top division of the Russian Championship: +4=2-4 (11:9)

Last season:  did not play

Zenit - Ufa

16.08.2014 20:00, Petrovskiy

Balance of matches in the top division of the Russian Championship: have never played

Last season: did not play

PFC CSKA - Spartak

17.08.2014 13:30, Arena Khimki

Balance of matches in the top division of the Russian Championship: +17=13-16 (60:63)

Last season:  0:3, 1:0

Arsenal – Dynamo

17.08.2014 16:00, Arsenal

Balance of matches in the top division of the Russian Championship: have never played

Last season: did not play

Rubin - Lokomotiv

17.08.2014 18:30, Kazan Arena

Balance of matches in the top division of the Russian Championship: +7=10-7 (28:22)

Last season: 1:2, 0:0

Rostov – Krasnodar

17.08.2014 21:00, Olymp-2

Balance of matches in the top division of the Russian Championship: +1=3-4 (8:12)

Last season: 2:2, 2:0

Terek – Mordovia

18.08.2014 18:30, Stadium named after A.Kadyrov

Balance of matches in the top division of the Russian Championship: +1=1-0(3:2)

Last season: did not play

Kuban – Amkar

18.08.2014 21:00, Kuban

Balance of matches in the top division of the Russian Championship: +5=3-4 (16:14)

Last season:  0:3, 1:3