The Matchday 9 clash in the MIR RPL between Akron and Rubin will take place on September 20 at the Solidarity Samara Arena. Akron vs. Rubin: prediction and betting odds, statistics.
Akron
In the last round, the team suffered a 1-2 defeat away to Krasnodar, marking their fourth consecutive loss in the championship. Notably, Togliatti conceded at least two goals in each of these matches. Moreover, Zaur Tedeev's side has been unable to keep a clean sheet in their last six RPL outings. However, Akron consistently finds the back of the net, scoring in 14 of their last 15 Premier League games. The club has now dropped to 14th place in the standings.
- The team conceded first in 5 of their last 6 Premier League matches.
- At home, Togliatti has failed to win 6 of their last 8 league matches (2 draws, 4 losses).
- In 6 of their last 7 home games in this tournament, Akron did not score more than one goal.
Predicted lineup for Akron (4-5-1)
Vitaly Gudiev – Roberto Fernandez, Ionuts Nedelcharu, Marat Bokoev, Konstantin Savichev – Saltmurad Bakaev, Edgar Sevikyan, Konstantin Maradishvili, Stefan Loncar, Kristijan Bistrovic – Artem Dzyuba.
Midfielders Maksim Boldyrev and Aleksa Djurasevic are in the team's infirmary.
Rubin
A goal from one of the tournament's top scorers, Merlind Daku, secured a narrow 1-0 victory for Kazan against Makhachkala. Notably, Rubin managed to keep a clean sheet for only the second time in their last seven league matches. However, in terms of clean sheets in the RPL 2025/26 (3), the team is only behind Baltika and Krasnodar (4 clean sheets each). Additionally, in the last round, the team did not receive a single yellow card (averaging 2.2). In the standings, Rashid Rakhimov's side has climbed to 5th place.
- Kazan scored exactly 1 or 2 goals in 7 of their last 8 Premier League matches.
- Away from home, the team has failed to win 8 of their last 9 league matches (2 draws, 6 losses).
- In 5 of their last 6 away games in this tournament, Rubin conceded at least two goals.
Predicted lineup for Rubin (4-4-2)
Yevgeny Staver – Yegor Teslenko, Ilya Rozhkov, Konstantin Nizhegorodov, Dmitry Kabutov – Veldin Hodza, Ugochukwu Iwu, Ruslan Bezrukov, Bogdan Yochich – Dardan Shabanhadjaj, Merlind Daku.
Defenders Denil Maldonado, Alexey Gritsaenko, and Igor Vuyachich are injured. Midfielder Anton Shvets has joined the team.
Referee
Vladimir Moskalev (Russia)
Matches – 14 (RPL, 2024/25 - 2025/26);
Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 54;
Average yellow cards per match – 3.9;
Red cards shown – 5;
Average fouls per match – 26;
Penalties – 14%.
Match Prediction: Akron vs. Rubin
Victories have been elusive for Togliatti in this championship. The team has only managed to defeat Sochi, who are at the bottom of the standings. However, Akron consistently finds the net. In RPL 2025/26, the club failed to score only against Baltika, who are among the top two in defensive reliability. Before the match against Kaliningrad, Zaur Tedeev's side had scored in 13 consecutive Premier League matches. But defensive issues prevent Togliatti from regularly collecting points: in this championship, they only managed to "dry up" Sochi, the league's lowest-scoring team.
Kazan also lacks defensive reliability. Rubin has conceded 12 goals, with only five opponents having a worse record. Away from home, the team has failed to keep a clean sheet in 12 of their last 13 RPL matches, conceding at least twice in 9 of those games. However, there are few questions about the club's attack. In the current championship, Kazan has failed to score in only one match, and Rubin has scored in 7 consecutive Premier League away games.
Considering these factors, my prediction: Both teams to score – yes
