Preview of the match of the Russian championship Baltika — Dynamo

The text broadcast of the game will be available online in our match center.

For Dynamo fans, the Rostec Arena sector D417 is provided, tickets for which can only be purchased online after registration using the following link. The guest ticket office will not work on the day of the game.

We recommend that you generate QR codes in advance in the mobile application "Public Services. Fan Card" for the possibility of using the QR code offline (without Internet connection) when entering the stadium or printing them on paper in advance, or using other ways to save the QR code.

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Also, after the match, wait on our resources for the traditional edition of "Inside" with the highlights of the game and interviews of the actors.

On Monday, the white-and-blues defeated Krasnodar in their final home match of the season (2-1), securing their first comeback victory of the season. Konstantin Tyukavin scored his 60th goal for Dynamo, and Ivan Sergeev scored on his birthday. Andrei Lunev made several memorable saves and was named Man of the Match.

"Before the game, we reminded the players of the disappointing defeat in the Cup and previous matches. We had to turn that around and win. The message was that our team can play well against all the leaders and beat them," said Yuri Zhirkov, who replaced Rolan Gusev, who was sent off in the second half, at the press conference.

In addition to Gusev, Sergeev and Maxim Osipenko will be without the bench in Kaliningrad, having received their fourth yellow cards.

The championship's biggest revelation, Baltika, was in contention for bronze until the very end, but was hampered by injuries to its leading players and the lengthy suspension of Andrei Talalaev, who clashed with Fabio Celestini late in the game against CSKA.

In early April, Baltika's starting goalkeeper, Maxim Borisko, was sidelined with an Achilles tendon problem, and on April 11, in a game against Pari NN, the team's top scorer, Bryan Gil (13 goals), suffered a serious injury and later underwent ankle surgery.

Without them, Baltika hasn't won a single match, drawing three and losing three in its last three rounds. These losses coincided with a cruciate ligament injury to the team's starting center back, Alexander Filin. Kevin Andrade was sent off in the final round match against Lokomotiv, so Talalaev will have to make do without his captain on Sunday.

At the same time, Kaliningrad's defense remains impenetrable. They have suffered only five defeats all season, all 0-1, and have conceded two goals in just four matches. Talalaev's team is tied for first place with Zenit in terms of total goals conceded (19 each).

As for the tournament, Baltika could still finish fifth. This would happen if they win and CSKA loses the derby against Lokomotiv. In any case, the Kaliningrad team would reach their highest ever finish – their previous best result was seventh place in the 1996 season.

Kaliningrad coach-analyst Sergey Ryzhikov and Roman Sharonov played 6 seasons together at Rubin Kazan.

The midfielder of Baltika Nikolay Titkov, playing for Lokomotiv, entered the field three times together with Anton Miranchuk.

And another former railwayman, now playing for Baltika, Maxim Petrov crossed paths with Anton twice on the field.

The teams have held 13 official meetings, and so far Dynamo has no defeats: 9 wins and 4 draws. The difference between goals scored and conceded is 24:9.

The top scorers in the history of the confrontation are: Oleg Terekhin (4 goals), Yevgeny Lutsenko (3), Kirill Panchenko (2) and Denis Makarov (2).

The first round match, held at VTB Arena, ended in a draw – 1:1.

Nikita Novikov will be entrusted to officiate the meeting, who will be assisted by linesmen Kirill Bolshakov and Yegor Bolkhovitin. Anatoly Zhabchenko and Anton Frolov will be responsible for the video Referee Assistance System (VAR). 

Earlier, the 27-year-old referee from Petrozavodsk worked at Dynamo's home match with Sochi (2:0).