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Match details:

Russian Premier League, 2022
Torpedo Moscow vs. Rostov
Saturn Stadion, Ramenskoje
Date. September 05, 2022
Kick-off: 10:30 pm IST

Preview:

Torpedo Moscow will square off against Rostov in the upcoming round 8 game of the Russian Premier League at Saturn Stadion, Ramenskoje in Russia. In the last Russian Premier League encounter, Torpedo Moscow faced an embarrassing 4-1 defeat against FC Krasnodar and are currently standing at the 15th position on the points table. On the other hand, Rostov played to a 0-0 stalemate against CSKA Moscow and are placed at the 6th position on the points table.

After examining the recent forms and statistics of these two sides, away side Rostov are the clear favorites to secure a win in the encounter but we can expect goals from both ends of the pitch.

Current Form(W-D-L):

Torpedo Moscow: DLLLL

Rostov: WWWDD

Head to Head record:

Torpedo Moscow: 2
Rostov: 3
Draw: 0

Probable starting line-up:

Torpedo Moscow(5-4-1):

Egor Baburin, Artem Samsonov, Ravil Netfullin, Damien Le Tallec, Oleg Kozhemyakin, Igor Smolnikov, David Karaev, Ivan Enin, Bogdan Reichman, Khozhimat Erkinov, Denis Laptev

Rostov(4-3-3):

Sergey Pesjakov, Denis Terentjev, Aleksandr Silyanov, Maksim Osipenko, Evgeni Chernov, Daniil Utkin, Danil Glebov, Kirill Shchetinin, Khoren Bayramyan, Nikolai Komlichenko, Dmitri Poloz

Top picks:

Nikolai Komlichenko: Rostovs forward has scored 4 goals in the Russian Premier League this season. He has an average of 1.7 shots per game on goal with a successful passing percentage of 72. He is a clear choice for captaincy in your small league fantasy teams.

Dmitri Poloz: Rostovs forward has scored 3 goals in the Russian Premier League this season. He has an average of 1.4 shots per game on goal with a successful passing percentage of 80. He is a differential pick for captaincy in this encounter.

David Karaev: Torpedo Moscows forward has scored a goal in the Russian Premier League this season. He has an average of 1.6 shots per game on goal with a successful passing percentage of 73. He is a must-have pick in your small league fantasy teams.

Choices for captain and vice-captain:

Nikolai Komlichenko, Dmitri Poloz, David Karaev, Igor Smolnikov

Score prediction for the Small League:

Torpedo Moscow(1-3)Rostov

Team Combination:

Preferable contest: Head to Head, Small league up to 10 members.

Disclaimer: The views expressed here are of the author and are not a reflection of the actual points you might earn.