ROSGOSSTRAKH Russian Football Championship MD 16 matches will be held in the period between 30 November and 1 December. The teams are to play only  two more matches before winter break. It is evident now that Spartak Moscow will leave for vacations as the leader, and it will be ahead of Zenit according to the greater number of wins even if both clubs have equal number of points.

It is worth to mention that Spartak has made a real breakthrough in comparison to the previous season. The team has gained 14 points more, 5 wins more and has 4 defeats less. And last season after the first round Spartak had 20 - 19 goal difference, but now it is very impressive – 24 – 8. And according to the results of the first round Spartak conceded less goals than any other team! When could the Red-White defense boast such results? And now Massimo Carrera and his players have a very uneasy travel for an away match in Samara. Although the statistics of the games is in favour of Spartak, but the club from Samara also needs to gain points. The most important thing is that weather would not spoil the match.

Zenit is hosting the very unyielding in away matches Ufa. It was Ufa who beat Spartak in Moscow with minimal score. As for Zenit, the team of Mircea Lucescu lost two over the three latest matches. And in the match against Krasnodar, it happened during extra time. One more problem for the Romanian specialist – injuries and suspensions of a number of his players.

Krasnodar which quickly reached the top three teams is going to Grozny. This team will become a real test for the team of Igor Shalimov on the background of their success in the match against  Zenit. Terek is very unyielding at home, and the Bulls haven’t had away wins in the current season.

PFC CSKA, which occupies the 4^th line so far, is hosting Orenburg. The team of Leonid Slutskiy failed in October – 3 defeats and only 1 win in 4 matches – but plays with better success in November. PFC CSKA got 5 points over three matches. Orenburg is on the 12^th line now. And the team of Robert Evdokimov has been gaining points over the recent matches and is above its competitors in the fight for survival zone of the tournament table.

The MD programme will be kicked-off with the match in Ekaterinburg where Ural is hosting Rostov. The home team cannot boast successful performance – 11 points and the 13^th position in the tournament table. Rostov is much better, but over seven matches played away the team from the Don riverbanks has gained only 2 points. So this match will be an uneasy one for the participant of UEFA Champions League.

Anji is hosting Amkar in Kaspiisk. The home team will try to interrupt the run of three lost matches in a row. Moreover, the club from Makhachkala cannot score to its opponent for more than 360 minutes of playing time! Amkar is still dangerous at home, but it is also very difficult to beat the team of Gadzhi Gadzhiev away.

 Rubin is hosting Arsenal in Kazan, and Kazan is on the bottom position in the tournament table. The win of Kazan team can bring Rubin closer to the European Cups zone.  As for Arsenal, its only win in the Championship was in the match against the team from Kazan. So Sergey Kiryakov for sure will be happy about even one gained point.

Tom is hosting Lokomotiv in Moscow. Due to severe weather conditions in Tomsk the decision was taken to move this match to the capital. All those who wish can come to watch this match for free!

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Ural – Rostov

30.11.2016, 17:00, SKB-BANK Arena

 Referee: Аlexey Eskov  (Мoscow). In season 2016-2017 – 8 matches – 28 yellow cards – 2 red cards – 7 penalties awarded

Suspended: none – Gatskan, Kalachev

Balance of matches in the Russian Championship top division: +2=3-8 (10:18)

In the first round: 0:0

Rubin – Arsenal

30.11.2016, 19:00, Kazan Arena

 Referee: Vladimir Moskalev (Voronezh). In season 2016-2017 – 3 matches – 18 yellow cards – 1 red card – 2 penalties awarded

 Suspended: Sanchez – none

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

In the first round: 0:1

PFC CSKA – Orenburg

30.11.2016, 19:30, Arena CSKA

 Referee: Sergey Ivanov (Rostov-on-Don). In season 2016-2017 – 7 matches – 33 yellow cards – 1 red card – 4 penalties awarded

Suspended: none – none

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

In the first round: 1:0

 Zenit – Ufa

30.11.2016 , 19:30, SK Petrovskiy

 Referee: Mikhail Vilkov (Nizhny Novgorod). In season 2016-2017 – 8 matches – 25 yellow cards – 3 red cards – 1 penalty awarded

Suspended: none - Igboun

Balance of matches in the Russian Championship top division: +2=3-0 (4:2)

In the first round: 0:0

Krylia Sovetov – Spartak

01.12.2016, 18:00, Metallurg

 Referee: Kirill Levnikov (St.Petersburg). In season 2016-2017 – 8 matches– 17 yellow cards – 1 red card – 1 penalty awarded

Suspended : none - none

Balance of matches in the Russian Championship top division: +5=9-33 (34:99)

In the first round: 0:1

Terek – Krasnodar

01.12.2016, 18:00, Akhmat Arena

 Referee: Igor Fedotov (Moscow). In season 2016-2017 - 8 matches – 34 yellow cards – 3 red cards.

Suspended: Roshi – none

Balance of matches in the Russian Championship top division: +4=1-8 (11:18)

In the first round: 0:4

Tom – Lokomotiv

01.12.2016, 19:30, Lokomotiv

 Referee: Roman Galimov (Ulan-Ude). In season 2016-2017 – 3 matches – 10 yellow cards – 1 penalties awarded

Suspended: Kochenkov – Denisov

Balance of matches in the Russian Championship top division: +3=8-6 (17:22)

In the first round: 2:2

Anji – Amkar

01.12.2016, 20:30, Anji Arena

 Referee: Sergey Karasev (Moscow). In season 2016-2017 – 7 matches – 32 yellow cards – 3 red cards – 2 penalties awarded

Suspended: none - none

Balance of matches in the Russian Championship top division: +4=3-4 (9:10)

In the first round: 0:2

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