Rudina – Krasnodar: preview
We have the predictions for the Rudina and Krasnodar match in the context of the fifteenth round of the Russian Premier League 2026/27.
"Rudina" started to pick up under the direction of Jonathan Alba. "Krasnodar" interrupted the prolonged winless streak in the Cup.
Key points
Rudina
1. "Rudina" finally did not miss in the league, but is still far from fully recovering. The first matches under Jonathan Alba continued the playing trends under Juan Díaz. The former head coach of Rostov did not change the tactics and dove into open football against CSKA and Spartak. The result: defeats 0:3 and 2:4. Then there was an emotional draw at home with Orenburgo (2:2) – Rudina recovered in the last minute, and it did not seem like a loss of points. The first goalless match and the first victory of the Moscow side in the Premier League were achieved in the away game against Fakel. There the team executed a controversial penalty and gave the ball to the opponent. Last week Rudina lost in the Cup to Orenburgo away (1:2).
2. Beque and Meshchaninov will not play
For the match, Rudina arrives with problems in central defense. The team's most notable new signing in the summer transfer window, Rodrigo Beque, is injured, and Artem Meshchaninov is suspended. In addition to Mikhail Nade, Dmitri Tananeev will likely appear. The opening of this season showed that Rudina's defenders, who played in the First League, do not reach elite level. The rest of the squad will remember the one that was in Voronezh. Artem Maksimenko and Artur Garibyan have not yet returned to their pre-season form.
3. Rudina loses to the best
The Moscow side's defense under Alba continues to crumble in big matches, receiving seven balls in games against CSKA and Spartak. The same happened under Juan Díaz, which was one of the reasons for the dismissal. Under him, Rudina lost its debut against the same "red and white" 0:3. The victory over Zenit in St. Petersburg did not arise from the logic of the game – there Rudina benefited from a fantastic execution. More indicative are the matches with Dynamo and the first game against Spartak in the Cup, lost 3:1. Krasnodar comes out of the crisis, so Rudina's chances are minimal.
Krasnodar
1. "Krasnodar" won for the first time in eight matches
After a brilliant start in the league, Nikita Krivtsov suffered an injury, and Krasnodar began to fall. The team lost points even against problematic opponents such as Akron in the league and Fakel in the Cup. The winless streak extended for almost two months. At one point the team showed character, as in the game against Lokomotiv (3:3), and at another, sadly lost points, as in the last round against Baltika (1:1). Krasnodar fell out of the trio, but is very close to the leaders. However, the media already talk about a possible replacement of Murad Musayev with Alexander Storozhuk. In the Cup match against Dynamo, the team supported the coach, winning 2:1. But the refereeing in that game was ambiguous.
2. Vorobyev seeks the start, Vakhaniya will not play
One of Krasnodar's main problems for several years is the limited bench. That is why Murad Musayev had to use several starters in the game against Dynamo: Cristian, Kevin Lenini, Ilya Vakhaniya. The latter received a suspension in the game against Baltika, and Valentin Paltsyev will play instead. On the other hand, Douglas Augusto returned to the lineup in the Cup match and will surely start. The serious player offered at the base is Dmitri Vorobyev, but under the bright John Cordoba he can only play on the wing or in the tenth position, where he has not played successfully for a long time.
3. Krasnodar does not always play with safety against offside
Even at the start of the season, the bulls barely lost the home victory over Fakel (3:2) and struggled to beat Akhmat and Makhachkala's Dynamo. During the decline, the number of such losses increased: in the Cup they did not beat the Vornichinos in two attempts, only managed a draw in the game against Akron (1:1) and lost the away win against the Council Wings (2:2). Rudina stood out for weak defensive play, but under Jonathan Alba everything began to improve. Krasnodar remains the favorite, but Khimki will be difficult.
Squad approximations
4-3-3-4-2-3-1-13
Volkov 19
Tananeev 75
Nade 20
Machado 2
Caríoca 38
Musayev 8
Pozzo 10
Reina 17
Bakaev 18
Abdusalamov 7
Onugha 1
Agkachev 5
Zubal 3
Tormena 17
Paltsyev 15
Olasa 53
Chernikov 8
Soares 18
Cristian 10
Vorobyev 11
Bachi 9
Cordoba
Trend bets
In seven of the last nine matches of Rudina and six of the nine matches of Krasnodar, both teams scored. OZ – for 1.6.
In six of the last seven matches of Rudina and four of the six matches of Krasnodar at least three balls were scored. TB3 – for 1.9.
Prediction
Rudina vs Krasnodar 31.10.2026 20:45
"Rudina" finally did not miss in the league – in the game with Fakel they played against the rival and scored with a controversial penalty. However, in the other matches under Jonathan Alba, defensive problems arose. Rudina will not be able to deploy an optimal combination in central defense, so with high probability they will return. The team looks especially bad in defense in matches against big rivals.
"Krasnodar" finally won after a series of eight unsuccessful matches, which caused the team to leave the league trio. The serious player offered at the base is Dmitri Vorobyev, but under John Cordoba at the start he struggles to find an optimal place in the squad. Ilya Vakhaniya is suspended. Krasnodar this season plays poorly against offside, at best achieving minimal victories. Suppose one of those occurs in Khimki.
Prediction: 1-2
