The Matchday 9 clash in the Russian Premier League between Akron and Rubin will take place on September 20 at the Solidarity Samara Arena. Akron vs. Rubin: prediction and betting odds, statistics.
Akron
In the previous round, the team suffered a 1-2 away defeat to Krasnodar, marking their fourth consecutive loss in the league. Notably, Togliatti conceded at least two goals in each of these matches. Furthermore, Zaur Tedeev's side has failed to keep a clean sheet in their last six RPL outings. However, Akron consistently finds the net, scoring in 14 of their last 15 Premier League games. The club has now dropped to 14th place in the standings.
- The team conceded first in 5 of their last 6 Premier League matches.
- Togliatti has not won in 6 of their last 8 home league games (2 draws, 4 losses).
- In 6 of the last 7 home games in this tournament, Akron has not scored more than one goal.
Predicted lineup for Akron (4-5-1)
Vitaliy Gudiev – Roberto Fernandez, Ionuts Nedelcearu, Marat Bokoev, Konstantin Savichev – Soltmurad Bakaev, Edgar Sevikyan, Konstantin Maradishvili, Stefan Lonchar, Kristijan Bistrovic – Artem Dzyuba.
Midfielders Ifet Djakovac, Maksim Boldyrev, Alexa Djurasovic, and forward Benshimol are injured.
Rubin
Another goal from one of the tournament’s top scorers, Mirlind Daku, secured a 1-0 victory for Kazan over Makhachkala. It was only the second time in seven recent league matches that Rubin kept a clean sheet. However, in terms of "clean sheets" in the RPL 2025/26 (3), the team is behind only Baltika and Krasnodar (4 games each without conceding). Additionally, the team did not receive any yellow cards in the last match (average 2.2 per game). Rashid Rakhimov's side has climbed to 5th place in the standings.
- Kazan scored exactly 1 or 2 goals in 7 of their last 8 Premier League matches.
- The team has not won in 8 of their last 9 away league games (2 draws, 6 losses).
- In 5 of the last 6 away games in this tournament, Rubin conceded at least two goals.
Predicted lineup for Rubin (4-4-2)
Evgeniy Staver – Egor Teslenko, Ilya Rozhkov, Aleksey Gritsaenko, Dmitriy Kabutov – Veldin Hodja, Ugochukwu Iwu, Ruslan Bezrukov, Bogdan Yochich – Dardan Shabanhadjai, Mirlind Daku.
Defenders Denil Maldonado and Igor Vujacic are injured. Midfielder Anton Shvets has joined the squad.
Match Prediction: Akron vs. Rubin
Victories have been elusive for Togliatti in this championship. The team has only managed to defeat Sochi, who are at the bottom of the table. However, Akron consistently finds the net. In the RPL 2025/26, the club failed to score only against Baltika, which ranks in the top two for defensive reliability. Before the match against Kaliningrad, Zaur Tedeev's side scored in 13 consecutive Premier League games. However, defensive issues prevent Togliatti from regularly earning points: in this championship, they have only kept a clean sheet against Sochi, the league's lowest-scoring team.
Kazan also lacks defensive reliability. Rubin has conceded 12 goals, with only five teams performing worse. The team has failed to keep a clean sheet in 12 of their last 13 away RPL matches, conceding at least twice in 9 of these games under Rashid Rakhimov. However, their attack has few questions. In the current championship, Kazan failed to score in only one game, and Rubin has scored in 7 consecutive away Premier League matches.
Considering these facts, my prediction: Both teams to score – yes
