Rostov seek another Dutch scalp as PSV visit

Conquerors of AFC Ajax in the UEFA Champions League play-offs, FC Rostov will look to claim a second Dutch scalp when they host Group D rivals PSV Eindhoven on matchday two.

Match background

Rostov
• The group stage newcomers had a chastening start on matchday one when beaten 5-0 at FC Bayern München.

• Rostov had never faced Dutch opposition before August when they got the better of Ajax in the play-off round, winning 4-1 at home in the second leg to complete a 5-2 aggregate triumph. Sardar Azmoun, Aleksandr Erokhin, Christian Noboa and Dmitri Poloz got the goals while Fedor Kudryashov was sent off.

• This is the ninth European home game Rostov have contested in their history – including their 1999 and 2000 UEFA Intertoto Cup campaigns.

PSV
• PSV are still seeking their first points after a 1-0 home loss to Club Atlético de Madrid on matchday one.

• Phillip Cocu's men failed to win on their travels in last season's UEFA Champions League (D2 L2).

• The 1988 European Cup winners are seeking a first away win in the UEFA Champions League proper since Jefferson Farfán earned them a 1-0 victory at PFC CSKA Mosvka in the 2007/08 group stage.

• PSV were 3-0 down inside the opening 36 minutes of their 3-2 defeat at PFC CSKA Moskva on matchday two of last season's group stage. Maxime Lestienne pulled two goals back in the second half.

• PSV have lost on their last four visits to Russia, including two defeats in the 2014/15 UEFA Europa League – they lost 1-0 at FC Dinamo Moskva in the group stage, then 3-0 at FC Zenit in the round of 32.

• Their overall record away to Russian opposition is W1 D0 L4.

Coach and player links
• As an FC Barcelona player, Cocu beat FC Lokomotiv Moskva away (3-1) and at home (1-0) in the 2002/03 UEFA Champions League first group stage.

• Noboa played in the Dinamo Mosvka team that beat PSV home and away in the 2014/15 UEFA Europa League.

• Olexandr Zinchenko scored his first senior goal playing for FC Ufa in a 2-1 home league defeat by Rostov in July 2015.

• César Navas's FC Rubin suffered 2010/11 UEFA Europa League elimination against FC Twente in the round of 32, Luuk de Jong scoring the first goal in the Dutch side's 2-0 first-leg victory in Russia (agg 4-2).

• Simon Poulsen helped AZ Alkmaar beat FC Anji in the 2013/14 UEFA Europa League round of 16 (1-0 home, 0-0 away).

• Andrés Guardado won 2-0 at FC Kuban Krasnodar with Valencia CF in the 2013/14 UEFA Europa League group stage. It was the Mexican's second visit to Russia after a 3-0 loss at CSKA in the 2008/09 UEFA Cup group stage with RC Deportivo La Coruña.

Match facts

Rostov
• Kudryashov is available having served a one-game ban on matchday one.

• Rostov have lost four of their last six matches in all competitions.

• On 21 September, a reserve side went down 4-0 at first division leaders FC Dinamo Moskva in the last 32 of the Russian Cup, Papa Gueye scoring an own goal.

• Rostov are 24 games unbeaten at home in all competitions, since a 1-0 defeat by FC Terek Grozny in May 2015.

PSV
• Davy Pröpper's third goal in three days sealed a 3-1 win at SBV Excelsior on Saturday. It was PSV's 13th straight away victory – an Eredivisie record.

• Five days after the visit of Atlético, PSV suffered their first Eredivisie reverse since 20 March, losing 1-0 at home to Feyenoord.

• Pröpper struck twice as PSV returned to winning ways on 21 September, beating visiting Roda JC 4-0 in the Dutch Cup first round.

• Siem de Jong and Sam Lammers made their PSV debuts against Roda.

• Jürgen Locadia is expected to be out until the end of October with a groin injury sustained against FC Groningen on 28 August.