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Rostov

RPL · Russia · season 2026/27 · 14 matches · 5W 4D 5L
Place6 of 16
Points19
xPTS16.8
Δ points − xPTS+2.2
Scored / xG18 / 12.6
Conceded / xGA19 / 15.5

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Rostov
VS
Krylia Sovetov

Krylia Sovetov · at home, 20 Nov 2026
Win 29% · draw 31% · defeat 40%

The match in numbers →

Fixture difficulty

The next three opponents by the club's own chances. A mixed run.

What the numbers say

Points. 19 points from 16.8 xPTS (+2.2). By quality of play (xPTS) it ranks 11th in the league, but 6th in the table. Source of the surplus: finishing (+5.4 goals above xG).

Attack. 0.90 xG per match — 15th of 16 (league average 1.24): the attack creates less than most rivals. Scored 18 goals from 12.6 xG — 43% more than expected. A gap this size usually does not hold: it tends to shrink within a dozen rounds.

Defence. 1.11 xGA per match — 6th of 16 for solidity (league average 1.24): allows few chances near its own goal. Conceded 19 goals from 15.5 xGA — 23% more than expected. Opponents are finishing better than the quality of their chances allows.

Regression risk: HIGH. Points are ahead of performance by 0.16 per match: expected pace 1.2 points per match vs the current 1.4.

Round by round

The solid line is points won, the dashed line is expected points (xPTS). The gap shows how far results run ahead of performance, or behind it.

01019 1 14 round 1: 1:2, Points 0, xPTS 0.6round 2: 4:2, Points 3, xPTS 2.9round 3: 0:0, Points 4, xPTS 3.9round 4: 1:1, Points 5, xPTS 4.7round 5: 1:4, Points 5, xPTS 5.5round 6: 0:1, Points 5, xPTS 6.7round 7: 3:1, Points 8, xPTS 9.1round 8: 0:3, Points 8, xPTS 9.1round 9: 0:3, Points 8, xPTS 9.5round 10: 1:0, Points 11, xPTS 10.6round 11: 0:0, Points 12, xPTS 12.5round 12: 2:0, Points 15, xPTS 14.8round 13: 3:0, Points 18, xPTS 15.8round 14: 2:2, Points 19, xPTS 16.8
Points 19 xPTS 16.8 points are 2.2 ahead of performance

Fixtures and forecast

Current pace is 1.36 points per match, the pace expected from the next opponents is 1.16. Over the next 5 rounds the model gives 5.8 points. Outcome chances and expected points come from the opponent's attack and defence with a home advantage adjustment: a fixture is worth 3 points for a win and 1 for a draw.

OpponentVenueDateWinDrawDefeatExpected points
Krylia Sovetovhome2026-11-2029%31%40%1.19
Krasnodarhome2026-11-2933%31%36%1.31
Fakel Voronezhaway2026-12-0537%33%30%1.44
CSKA Moscowaway2027-02-2719%24%57%0.81
Baltika Kaliningradhome2027-03-0624%33%43%1.04

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The season so far

Every match: played with the score, ahead with the date. Click for the breakdown.

Club players

Around them in the table

PlaceClubPPointsxPTSΔ
4Krasnodar142619.4+6.6
5CSKA Moscow142623.3+2.7
6Rostov141916.8+2.2
7Krylia Sovetov141822.0−4.0
8Rubin Kazan141815.9+2.1

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