Will Dynamo catch up with Zenit and will the judges be less noticeable. 24th round of the RPL

Akhmat will try to take another point away from Zenit, Spartak will try to break a series of failures, and Nizhny Novgorod and Khimki will challenge Dynamo and CSKA.Read more about the 24th round of the Russian Football Championship - in the material of RBC Read us in News NewsIn the 24th round they meet

Tournament table after 23 rounds

After the last round of Tinkoff of the Russian Premier League (RPL), the president of the organization, Ashot Khachaturyants, announced the convening of an emergency meeting of the refereeing committee of the Russian Football Union (RC RFU). The reason is the massive errors of the referees and complaints about their work from the clubs.

As a result, the RFU IC for the first time in the season suspended five referees from work at once, and three - until the end of the season.

Igor Panin officiated the match between CSKA and Ural (2:2). In stoppage time, he did not appoint a penalty kick against the "soldiers".

Alexey Sukhoi was the chief referee of the match Krasnodar - Dynamo (0:1), and Artem Lyubimov was in charge of VAR. The only goal "white-blue" scored from the penalty spot, which was not.

Also, Sergei Karasev was suspended for one game, who in the match Lokomotiv - Spartak (1: 0) did not send off the player of the railwayman Alexis Beck-Beck. Pavel Shadykhanov, who was in charge of replays, will miss two rounds.

Judges' mistakes were also recorded in previous rounds. In the game "Nizhny Novgorod" - "Spartak" (1:1), the defender of the hosts Kirill Gotsuk was not sent off, and at the meeting "Spartak" - "Krasnodar" (1:2), the guests scored the winning goal from an erroneously appointed 11-meter.

In the upcoming round, attention to the work of arbitrators will obviously be increased.

Will Zenit win in Grozny

Championship leader Zenit has the longest unbeaten streak in the RPL, which lasts 12 matches. Akhmat has been performing unsuccessfully lately - two defeats and two draws. it is clear that the St. Petersburg club will enter the field as a favorite.

But keep in mind that Zenit is not playing in the best way in Grozny. The last victory in Chechnya in the framework of the RPL was won by the Petersburgers seven years ago - on April 8, 2015 (2: 1). Then - two defeats and four draws.

For Zenit, the match is of the utmost importance, since the fate of the championship is far from being decided. Akhmat just wants to finish as high as possible. Skill and motivation should tip the scales in favor of the guests.

Will Dynamo approach Zenit?

Dynamo are the closest pursuers of Zenit and are three points behind them. According to the bookmakers, in the upcoming round only Spartak can win an easier victory than the "white-blues".

However, it's still not worth giving Dynamo three points in advance. Firstly, Nizhny Novgorod will play at home. Secondly, in the last eight matches the team lost only once.

Muscovites will not overtake Zenit under any circumstances, since if points are equal, they will concede according to the results of personal meetings. But given that the St. Petersburg team will play with an uncomfortable opponent, they can get closer or, in the most successful scenario, even stand on a par.

Will Khimki win for the third time in a row?

Khimki won the last two matches, beating Ural (1:0) and Rubin (3:2) on the road. These results allowed the team to leave the relegation zone. However, now the four worst teams in the championship have the same number of points (21). Therefore, the exit of Moscow Region football players to 14th place is a convention.

The fight for survival is in full swing. Every point is worth its weight in gold. Therefore, even at meetings of outsiders with more status rivals, any surprises are possible.

Even now, Khimki does not look like a supplier of points for CSKA, although no one argues that the Army Men, who are fighting for medals and have a seven-game unbeaten streak, have more chances to win.

Will Lokomotiv extend its winning streak?

Lokomotiv, after a series of failures, has won four of the last five matches, including two in a row, thanks to which it has risen to fifth place, has a game in hand and can still claim medals.

Rostov played a rescheduled match with Wings of the Soviets (1:0) in the middle of the week, so they had only three days to recover and prepare for the meeting with Lokomotiv. But against the backdrop of positive emotions, their stands and good motivation (the team can still fly out), it has at least no worse chances of winning than the opponent.

Will Spartak take three points?

Spartak cannot win three rounds in a row. However, it should be noted that in all matches the referees made mistakes in favor of the rivals of the "red-whites", which was recognized by the RFU.

Nevertheless, in the last 13 meetings, Spartak has only two victories and the tenth line in the table. The team will not be able to rise much higher - a maximum of seventh place in the championship. But she is not in danger of flying. Spartak, in fact, has no tournament motivation. But there must be pride and a desire to at least somehow rehabilitate for an unsuccessful performance in general.

Arsenal have crazy motivation, as this team is one of the four that, most likely, will determine the two main losers - the participants in the next League One championship. But other trump cards in Tula are not visible. Arsenal have not won six matches. He is inferior to Spartak in the class, and even the game will be held in Moscow.

A draw in this meeting is unlikely to surprise anyone much. But there are objectively more prerequisites for the victory of Spartak.

Will Rubin break a series of failures

Rubin have lost three games in a row and seven of their last eight. The team has slipped to 12th place and is four points behind the relegation zone.

Krasnodar, given that they have a match in hand, theoretically can still get involved in the fight for medals. But for this he needs to win in Kazan. Statistics help Krasnodar: out of the last six matches, they won five against Rubin, however, four at home.