Rostov vs Dynamo Moscow Prediction 10 February 2025

🔊 Who will take the honorable fifth place in the RPL Winter Cup? Rostov and Dynamo predictably finished the group stage in the last places, suffering two defeats each. To make amends with their fans, the teams will do everything possible to finish the tournament on a high note. In such a situation, we will try to analyze all the details to provide you with an accurate prediction for the match that will take place at the Al Nahyan Stadium.

📊 Head-to-Head

In head-to-head encounters, Dynamo holds a slight advantage in results. Over a stretch of 39 matches, Rostov has recorded 12 victories, while the Moscow team has succeeded in 18 cases. Marcel Licka's team looked much better than their opponent in the first-round match of the Russian Premier League, which took place on November 1. However, due to frankly poor execution, Dynamo couldn't press the "yellow-blue" (1-1).

🟡 Rostov

Rostov seems to have lost its form during the winter break. We have no other explanations for why the team showed not the highest level of football in the group stage of the RPL Winter Cup. The "yellow-blue" ended the first half of the championship strongly, but now they simply can't play reliably in defense. In the match against Zenit (1-2), for example, Rostov conceded two completely unnecessary goals that could have been avoided with proper commitment. And in attack, Valery Karpin's team didn't show much - only 9 shots on goal in 90 minutes of play. Perhaps in the upcoming match, the team will be able to demonstrate a more worthy game, especially since Dynamo lags behind Zenit and CSKA in many aspects.

🔵 Dynamo Moscow

The current results of Dynamo do not allow us to speak of their superiority over Rostov. It can even be said that the team has caused total disappointment among its fans. The "white-blue," who confidently played the first part of the championship, not only suffered two defeats in the group stage of the RPL Winter Cup but also failed to score a single goal. The game against Spartak (0-1) is one that Marcel Licka's team would prefer to forget as soon as possible. Yes, statistically, Dynamo did not look worse than their opponent, but it was the conceded goal that led to much criticism. Goalkeeper Igor Leschuk let a curious ball into his net and once again faced negativity from fans, although more blame for this goal lies with the player who made the pass. But the Moscow team still has a chance to redeem itself for defeat in the final match of this preseason tournament.

⚽️ Prediction on Goals

Will the teams delight spectators with goals in the upcoming encounter? Most likely, they will score a couple of goals but no more than that, as both are showing not very convincing attacking play in this edition of the RPL Winter Cup. Thus, Rostov and Dynamo together have hit the opponents' net only once. And Valery Karpin's team managed to score only at the end of the match against Zenit (2-1) when the reigning champion of Russia stopped playing football, knowing that the outcome of the encounter was predetermined. Therefore, our betting option is total under 3.5 goals.

🚩 Prediction on Corners

For those who enjoy betting on various statistical data, we suggest considering a bet on Rostov's total corners over 4.5. This team is simply obsessed with set pieces. Valery Karpin's team scores a huge number of goals from corners. Therefore, they strive to earn a corner at almost any convenient opportunity. The current edition of the RPL Winter Cup is no exception. For instance, if Rostov approached the corner flag 6 times in the match against CSKA, then against Zenit - 7 times. We see no reasons why the upcoming meeting would be an exception.

📝 Editorial Prediction

According to bookmakers, Dynamo is the favorite for the upcoming encounter. But betting on the outcome of a match between teams that are far from their optimal form and are showing extremely weak football in this edition of the RPL Winter Cup is not the best decision. It's better to stick with an option like total goals under 3.5, which has high chances of success. As we have already noted, Rostov and Dynamo hardly score in this tournament. There is no basis to believe that goals will flow abundantly in the upcoming match, especially since there are no significant awards for fifth place. Likely, regular time will end with a score of 1-1, and the outcome will be decided in a penalty shootout.