The RPL returns after a three-week pause. What to expect from the 10th round

"Torch" - "Locomotive"

Date and time: October 10, 15:15 AM

Location: Torch Stadium

Quotes BC "Fonbet": "Torch" - 2.85, draw - 3.55, "Lokomotiv" - 2.55.

After a 22-day break in the championship, Lokomotiv Moscow starts in the 10th round with an away match against Torch.

Before the pause, the composition of Lokomotiv was replenished by Andrei Mostovoy, who moved from Zenit to rent and had already scored a goal. According to Andrey Arshavin, the player “will become one of the best” in the team.

Lokomotiv takes 14th place with seven points, Torch is on the 16th line of the RPL with three points.

Commentator Konstantin Genich described the situation at Lokomotiv as a “tiny hell”, calling the team’s result in nine rounds a serious fall.

Meanwhile, in the “Torch” brewing intrigue around the possible dismissal of head coach Oleg Vasilenko. According to Sport Baza, the management gave him an ultimatum, making the match with Lokomotiv decisive. But it goes against public statements by sports director Ruslan Pimenov, who denied plans to be fired.

"Wings of the Soviets" - "Spartak"

Date and time: October 10, 17:30

Location: Samara Arena Solidarity Stadium

Quotes BC "Fonbet": "Wings of the Soviets" - 4.90, draw - 4.00, "Spartak" - 1.69.

The Wings of the Soviets approach the match, having a winless five-game streak. In the previous season, the Samara club already beat Spartak in their field with a score of 2: 1.

The head coach of “Wings” Sergey Bulatov expects a repeat of last year’s match. He bluntly stated: “We want to beat Spartak,” expressing hope that the Moscow club will be difficult in this meeting.

In the table of the championship of Russia "Wings of the Soviets" occupy the ninth place with 11 points. “Spartacus” is in second place, gaining 19 points. At the break of the championship, the Moscow club announced the extension of the contract with Esekiel Barko until the summer of 2030.

Historically, Spartak dominates in confrontations with the Wings (50 vs. ten wins). In recent years, the Samaras are trying to impose their game “red and white”, their previous victory over them (2: 1) was recorded in May 2026.

Given that Spartak have already lost points this season with a team from the bottom of the table (a 1-1 draw with Orenburg in the sixth round), underestimating the Wings remains a key risk for them.

Krasnodar - Zenit

Date and time: October 10, 19:30

Location: Ozon Arena Stadium

Quotes BC "Fonbet": "Krasnodar" - 3.90, draw - 3.40, "Zenit" - 2.45.

Krasnodar leads in the RPL with 21 points, but does not win in the last three matches (draws with Wings of the Soviets, Acron and Orenburg). The main loss of the team is Nikita Krivtsov, who was eliminated in August due to tendon damage until January. He was a key "connector" in the middle of the field after the departure of Eduard Spertzian.

At the same time, the participation in the game of forward Dmitry Vorobyov is in question, since he came to the Russian national team already with an injury and did not play in friendly matches. Head coach Murad Musayev noted that the player trains in the general group.

Zenit, in turn, takes fifth place with 18 points. His main problem after the pause is staff uncertainty. Vyacheslav Karavaev and Gustavo Mantoine are out of the game due to micro-damages, and Wendel continues individual training. Also, Igor Diveev, who received an injury to the calf muscle in the team, is being examined. His willingness to play is still in question.

According to head coach Sergei Semak, the selection of the squad will be postponed until the "last moment" for a thorough assessment of the readiness of the players upon their return.

In the history of confrontations, Zenit dominates Krasnodar, having won 20 victories in 33 matches (61%). On the account of the bulls five victories, and eight meetings ended in a draw.

The Opta supercomputer named Krasnodar (34.9%) the main contender for the championship. The team is ahead of Zenit (31.6%) by only 3.3%. The upcoming match can radically change the balance of power.

CSKA - "Homeland"

Date and time: October 11, 16:30

Location: VEB Arena Stadium

Quotes of BC "Fonbet": CSKA - 1.40, draw - 5.20, "Homeland" - 6.90.

CSKA remains one of the most stable teams, having not suffered a single defeat since the beginning of the season (along with Krasnodar).

However, the army has a significant loss in the squad - defender Kirill Danilov. He spent almost two weeks in the Russian national team with tendon inflammation, because of which he did not train.

The team takes fourth place in the standings, gaining 19 points. CSKA shares this position with Spartak and Dynamo Moscow, lagging behind the leading Krasnodar by only two points. Their upcoming rival, Homeland, is on line 15 with five points.

Rodina also had a difficult situation. On September 21, the club fired Juan Diaz, and Jonathan Alba was appointed as the new head coach. He joined the team only after returning from the Russian national team, where he is part of the coaching staff of Valery Karpin. As a result, “Homeland” comes to the match with CSKA in a kind of “suspended” state

The upcoming match will be the first for these teams in the RPL. In 2024, they have already met in the test match, then CSKA won a convincing victory with the score 4: 0.

Rubin - Dynamo Moscow

Date and time: October 11, 19:30

Location: Ak Bars Arena Stadium

Quotes BC "Fonbet": "Ruby" - 4.00, draw - 3.60, "Dynamo" - 1.93.

“Ruby” comes to the tenth round in sixth place with 12 points. A peculiar statistic of Kazan - six draws with a score of 1: 1 in nine rounds.

At home, Rubin scores 1.25 points per game - that's below his overall season average of 1.33. In the last four home matches, the team won one victory, played two draws and suffered a defeat from Krasnodar (1: 3).

Before the meeting, Dynamo stands out as one of the most stable teams in the league. The main intrigue is whether the team managed to maintain the momentum after a two-week pause.

After nine rounds, the team takes third place with 19 points, having won in the last five matches of the RPL. The club also beat Akhmat (3: 0) in the match of the Cup of Russia. According to Opta, this is a repetition of the best start of Dynamo in the XXI century, a similar result was recorded only in the seasons 2014/15 and 2021/22.

Despite this, Rubin is historically ahead of Dynamo Moscow in the number of victories: 21 in 50 matches (43%) against 11 at Dynamo. Another 18 games ended in a draw.