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PREMIER LIGA WEEKEND PREVIEW

A busy weekend is expected in the Russian Premiership as the campaign leaders Rubin will try to extend their unbeaten run on Matchday 4.

The Premier Liga Matchday 4 was opened on Friday with Moskva clash against Khimki at home while the Saturday program will be opened by Terek home match against CSKA.
Valery Gazzev’s men keep the third with seven points in three games while their Grozny opponents won only one game at the start of the season.

The Moscow club have enough injury worries as Vagner Love, Daniel Carvalho, Ramon and Janchik will miss the encounter while Artem Voronkin will be an only absentee for the hosts.

Rubin Kazan have maximum points after three games and they will entertain FC Tom who lost an only away game this season.

Kurban Berdyev won’t rely on services of injured Revishvili, Salukvadze, Fedorov and Sharonov while the visitors will do without Bugaev and Michkov.

Saturn vs. Lokomotiv battle is regarded as the most attractive game of the weekend. Saturn’s leaders Dmitry Loskov and Vadim Evseev will have to play against their former club and are sure to give 100% to snatch the victory.

Saturn lack Gerk, Petras and Shilla through injuries and the Moscow side won’t count on Denisov, Kontsedalov and Maminov.

Krylya Sovetov take on Luch-Energiya in effort to put a stop to their two-games losing streak as they suffered two consecutive losses from CSKA and Lokomotiv Moscow.

The Russian champions Zenit St. Petersburg travel to Yaroslavl to play Shinnik. Dick Advocaat misses Dominguez and Lombaerts while Shinnik will play without injured Laizans and Stepanov.

Spartak Moscow welcome Amkar at Luzhniki, Dynamo Moscow will try to get atop of the table as they play Spartak nalchik away.