Rostov host Akron at Rostov Arena, Rostov on 9 October 2026 at 17:30 in the Russian Premier League. Rostov's last five results: L L W L L (1 win and 4 losses). Akron's last five: L D D D W (1 win, 3 draws and 1 loss). In their last 4 meetings, Rostov have won 2, Akron 2, with 0 draws.
Rostov vs Akron kicks off at 17:30 UK time on Friday 9 October 2026 in the Russian Premier League, at Rostov Arena, Rostov.
Rostov vs Akron is being played at Rostov Arena in Rostov, the home ground of Rostov.
Rostov's last five results read L L W L L (oldest to newest): 1 win and 4 losses.
Akron's last five results read L D D D W (oldest to newest): 1 win, 3 draws and 1 loss.
Across the last 4 meetings Rostov have won 2, Akron have won 2 and 0 were drawn. The most recent was Akron 1-3 Rostov on 11 May 2026 in the Russian Premier League.
Oumar Sako leads Rostov with 21 fouls committed across their last 10 games.
Benchimol leads Akron with 4 goals across their last 10 games.
Statz's predicted starting XIs for Rostov and Akron are on the Lineups tab of this page, and update to the confirmed teams around an hour before kick-off.
Statz AI projects goals, shots, fouls, cards and more for every player and both teams in the Projections tab, and the Bets tab prices the best bet builder picks against bet365.
| Date | Competition | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | Russian Premier League | Akron vs Rostov | 1-3 |
| 1 Nov 2025 | Russian Premier League | Rostov vs Akron | 0-1 |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Russian Premier League | Akron vs Rostov | 2-3 |
| 28 Sep 2024 | Russian Premier League | Rostov vs Akron | 0-2 |
Statz's predicted starting XIs for Rostov vs Akron, updated to the confirmed teams around an hour before kick-off.
| # | Rostov | Fouls committed | Akron | Fouls committed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | O. Sako | 21 | Benchimol | 21 |
| 2 | T. Suleymanov | 18 | S. Loncar | 18 |
| 3 | K. Kuchaev | 12 | V. Bardybakhin | 14 |
| 4 | O. Olusegun | 12 | M. Bokoev | 13 |
| 5 | V. Melekhin | 11 | K. Maradishvili | 12 |
| # | Rostov | Shots | Akron | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I. Komarov | 24 | Benchimol | 27 |
| 2 | O. Olusegun | 17 | K. Maradishvili | 18 |
| 3 | A. Mironov | 15 | S. Loncar | 16 |
| 4 | T. Suleymanov | 13 | K. Arévalo | 8 |
| 5 | K. Kuchaev | 11 | Dudu | 8 |
| # | Rostov | Shots on target | Akron | Shots on target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I. Komarov | 9 | Benchimol | 9 |
| 2 | A. Langovich | 6 | K. Maradishvili | 6 |
| 3 | T. Suleymanov | 5 | S. Loncar | 6 |
| 4 | O. Olusegun | 5 | K. Arévalo | 5 |
| 5 | A. Mironov | 4 | Y. Rocha | 2 |
| # | Rostov | Goals | Akron | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | T. Suleymanov | 2 | Benchimol | 4 |
| 2 | O. Sako | 1 | N. Bazilevskiy | 1 |
| 3 | A. Mironov | 1 | K. Hovhannisyan | 1 |
| 4 | K. Kuchaev | 1 | K. Maradishvili | 1 |
| 5 | I. Komarov | 1 | Dudu | 1 |
| # | Rostov | Yellow cards | Akron | Yellow cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | O. Sako | 4 | R. Escoval | 4 |
| 2 | K. Kuchaev | 4 | K. Bistrovic | 4 |
| 3 | V. Melekhin | 3 | Benchimol | 3 |
| 4 | D. Prokhin | 2 | M. Bokoev | 3 |
| 5 | A. Mironov | 2 | N. Bazilevskiy | 2 |
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 1.3 | 12 of 16 |
| Goals against | 1.9 | 14 of 16 |
| Shots | 14.1 | 6 of 16 |
| Shots on target | 5.1 | 5 of 16 |
| Fouls | 14.9 | 6 of 16 |
| Tackles | 16 | 4 of 16 |
| Passes | 360.7 | 11 of 16 |
| Corners | 4.8 | 5 of 16 |
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 1.4 | 10 of 16 |
| Goals against | 2 | 15 of 16 |
| Shots | 12.2 | 13 of 16 |
| Shots on target | 4 | 11 of 16 |
| Fouls | 15 | 5 of 16 |
| Tackles | 12.6 | 14 of 16 |
| Passes | 396.7 | 7 of 16 |
| Corners | 4.6 | 7 of 16 |