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Rostov

RPL · Russia · season 2026/27 · 9 matches · 2W 2D 5L
Place12 of 16
Points8
xPTS9.6
Δ points − xPTS−1.6
Scored / xG10 / 7.8
Conceded / xGA17 / 11.6

What the numbers say

Points. 8 points from 9.6 xPTS (−1.6). By quality of play (xPTS) it ranks 13th in the league, but 12th in the table. Points match the quality of play.

Attack. 0.87 xG per match — 14th of 16 (league average 1.21): the attack creates less than most rivals. Scored 10 goals from 7.8 xG (+2.2): the ball is going in more often than such chances usually allow. Finishing like this rarely lasts.

Defence. 1.29 xGA per match — 11th of 16 for solidity (league average 1.21). Conceded 17 goals from 11.6 xGA — 5.4 more than expected: opponents are scoring almost everything and the goalkeeper is not helping. But plenty of chances are allowed too — it is not just bad luck.

Playing to its level. Points (8) are close to the quality of play (9.6 xPTS).

9 matches played. Over this distance the metrics already show a trend, but randomness is still large — treat this as an early signal, not a verdict.

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.

0510 1 9 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 9.5
Points 8 xPTS 9.5 performance is 1.5 ahead of points

Fixtures and forecast

Current pace is 0.89 points per match, the pace expected from the next opponents is 1.00. Over the next 5 rounds the model gives 5.0 points. Expected points come from the opponent's attack and defence with a home advantage adjustment.

OpponentVenueDateExpected points
Akron Tolyattihome2026-10-101.47
Baltika Kaliningradaway2026-10-170.54
Lokomotiv Moscowhome2026-10-241.67
Dynamo Makhachkalaaway2026-10-310.70
Zenitaway2026-11-070.63

Other clubs of the league

Full RPL xPTS table →