Preview of the match of the championship of Russia Fakel — Dynamo

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

For Dynamo fans, sector B1 of the Northern Stand of the Fakel Stadium is provided, tickets for which can be purchased in advance online at the following link. To purchase, you must enter the WEPRUXV access code. Also, tickets can be purchased on the day of the game at the guest box office located at sector B1 one hour before the start of the game.

You can watch the live video broadcast of this game on the Match Premier TV channel. It starts at 14:00 Moscow time.

Also, after the match, the traditional edition of Inside will be released on our resources with the highlights of the game and interviews of the actors.

In the previous round, Dynamo defeated Akhmat Grozny for the third time this season (2–0) and remain in second place in the league table. Daniil Fomin recorded a goal and an assist in the same match—only the second time he has achieved this in his Dynamo career—while Konstantin Tyukavin scored his 69th goal for the "White-Blues," putting him just one goal away from entering the club’s all-time top 10 goalscorers list.

"We played very well throughout the entire match. From the very beginning, we maintained high intensity and created numerous chances. The second half followed a similar pattern; we had plenty of opportunities, and our opponents also managed a couple of decent chances. Ultimately, it was a well-deserved victory, delivered in good style. Now, we need to keep this momentum going in Voronezh," said Sandro Schwarz after the match.

According to the German manager, the injury list currently includes Bakhtiyor Zaynutdinov, Alexander Kutitsky, Milan Majstorović, Luis Chávez, and Nicolás Marichal. Maksim Osipenko rejoined the main group on Thursday, while Andrey Lunev has been training with the squad all week and is expected to start in goal on Saturday.

Fakel, having returned to the Russian Premier League (RPL), struggled to find their footing this season; following the 10th round, Oleg Vasilenko lost his position as head coach. Notably, a similar scenario unfolded in 2022: after leading the team to the top flight, Vasilenko departed just eight rounds into the season. On both occasions, the team had yet to secure a win at the time of his dismissal — and in both instances, their first victory arrived in the very next match.

This time, following a 0–5 defeat to Lokomotiv, Alexey Rebko stepped in as interim head coach. Fakel immediately responded with a 2–1 away win against Krylia Sovetov, followed by a sensational 2–0 away victory over Krasnodar in the Cup. Heading into a crucial clash against their then-closest rival, Rodina, the Voronezh side was in high spirits — only to lose by a single goal, conceded via a penalty that the Expert Refereeing Committee (ERC) later deemed to have been awarded in error.

In the most recent round, a single first-half goal from Rubin Kazan proved decisive. Consequently, Fakel now trails the safety of 14th place by five points. Scoring has proven exceptionally difficult for the team, with only 8 goals managed across 13 rounds — by far the worst record in the league.

There was speculation that Rolan Gusev might step in to rescue Fakel, but he instead headed to Grozny to replace Stanislav Cherchesov. Meanwhile, Khasanbi Bidzhiev — who recently garnered attention for his impressive work with Dynamo Makhachkala — has taken the helm in Voronezh. Saturday’s match will mark his debut in the new role.

Assistant head coach of Voronezh Alexey Rebko played 20 matches for Dynamo in 2010.

Fakel midfielder Kirill Simonov trained for two years at the Lev Yashin Dynamo Academy.

Anton Miranchuk and Voronezh defender Stanislav Magkeev played together for Lokomotiv in 2017-2024.

In the national championships, the teams crossed paths 18 times: eight victories for the blue and whites, four for Voronezh, and six more meetings ended in a draw. The difference between goals scored and conceded in favor of our team is 31:18.

The top scorers in the championships are Anton Khazov (4 goals), Dmitry Bulykin (4), Vitaly Safronov (4), Oleg Terekhin (3), Viktor Leonenko (3) and Georgy Gongadze (3).

This season the teams have already played in Voronezh in the Cup, and then the fate of the match was decided by the own goal of the Fakel defender Igor Yurganov in the last minutes.

Matvey Zaika will officiate the match along with linesmen Alexei Ermilov and Varantso Petrosyan. Jan Bobrovsky and Sergey Cheban will be responsible for the video Referee Assistance System (VAR).

This season, the 24-year-old referee from Rostov-on-Don worked on the first round match between Dynamo and Krylia Sovetov (0:0).