Dynamo has lost to Spartak in the first match after the season start. Kirill Novikov, the coach, has decided to not let out the key players for some obscure reason. Nikolay Komlinchenko and Maximilian Philip were not on the field in the match's beginning, but are likely to be present this time. The expectations of Dynamo are high as it has acquired a couple of decent players.

Tambov will be very motivated for this match, but the team is not in Dynamo's skill league, even if Tambov did look fine against Rubin. The team was closer to victory, even if the game has ended in a nil-nil draw. One can expect that the guests will crumble against Dynamo's offence - unless the coach does something strange once again.