Russian Premier League: power rankings
Season 2026/27 · updated 13 October 2026
The strongest side by the model is Zenit St. Petersburg: +0.60 goals per game against an average opponent. Biggest climber of the week: FC Orenburg (+4).
- Best attackZenit St. Petersburg1.75 goals per game
- Best defenceDinamo Moscow0.93 conceded per game
- Climber of the weekFC Orenburg▲4 · now 7
- Faller of the weekDynamo Makhachkala▼5 · now 12
Ranking
Rating — goal difference per game against an average opponent at a neutral venue. ▲▼ — places gained or lost in a week.
| # | Team | Rating | Att. | Def. | Table | Form | Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1▲2 | Zenit St. Petersburg | +0.60 | 1.75 | 1.15 | 3 | WWWLW | 18 October · FK Akhmat (9) |
| 2 | Dinamo Moscow | +0.57 | 1.51 | 0.93 | 2 | WWWWW | 18 October · CSKA Moscow (4) |
| 3▼2 | Spartak Moscow | +0.48 | 1.52 | 1.03 | 5 | DWWLD | 18 October · Rubin Kazan (10) |
| 4▲2 | CSKA Moscow | +0.29 | 1.51 | 1.22 | 1 | WWDWD | 18 October · at Dinamo Moscow (2) |
| 5▼1 | Baltika | +0.29 | 1.33 | 1.04 | 6 | DLDLW | 18 October · FC Rostov (13) |
| 6▼1 | FC Krasnodar | +0.29 | 1.35 | 1.06 | 4 | LDDDW | 17 October · at Lokomotiv Moscow (11) |
| 7▲4 | FC Orenburg | +0.06 | 1.22 | 1.16 | 7 | WDLDD | 19 October · at Rodina (16) |
| 8 | Krylya Sovetov Samara | +0.05 | 1.41 | 1.36 | 9 | DDWDD | 17 October · Fakel (14) |
| 9 | FK Akhmat | −0.07 | 1.14 | 1.21 | 11 | DLWDD | 18 October · at Zenit St. Petersburg (1) |
| 10 | Rubin Kazan | −0.12 | 1.16 | 1.28 | 8 | LDDDW | 18 October · at Spartak Moscow (3) |
| 11▲1 | Lokomotiv Moscow | −0.14 | 1.35 | 1.49 | 13 | WDLWL | 17 October · FC Krasnodar (6) |
| 12▼5 | Dynamo Makhachkala | −0.18 | 1.44 | 1.62 | 10 | LLLWL | 17 October · Akron Togliatti (15) |
| 13▲1 | FC Rostov | −0.33 | 1.07 | 1.40 | 12 | WLLWL | 18 October · at Baltika (5) |
| 14▼1 | Fakel | −0.49 | 0.99 | 1.47 | 16 | LLDLL | 17 October · at Krylya Sovetov Samara (8) |
| 15 | Akron Togliatti | −0.50 | 1.04 | 1.54 | 14 | LWDDD | 17 October · at Dynamo Makhachkala (12) |
| 16 | Rodina | −0.94 | 1.04 | 1.98 | 15 | LDLLL | 19 October · FC Orenburg (7) |
How it is calculated
Only this season counts. The model rates every team’s attack and defence from this season’s matches — by expected goals (xG, the quality of chances) and actual goals, 60 to 40 — taking into account how strong the opponents were. The rating is the goal difference per game it expects against an average team of the league at a neutral venue. Every team starts with three games of league-average form, so a couple of lucky results early on do not make a leader.
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