A vital fixture in Premier League as both participants are struggling for the top spots. With CSKA Moskva in 3rd position and Dinamo Moskva placed 2nd, this is almost guaranteed to be an exciting battle. Read on to find out more!
- CSKA Moskva have the most clean sheets (11) in Premier League
- Dinamo Moskva have the most points (28) away in Premier League
There have been limited time to rest for the team playing at home, as they played a Russian Cup match only four days ago. This match was also played here at VEB Arena. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Dinamo Moskva have had more rest.
CSKA Moskva form and stats
24 points is a decent return from 12 Premier League games here at VEB Arena for CSKA Moskva. The data says 7 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses.
The CSKA Moskva fans got no joy from their last match, a Russian Cup duel also played here at VEB Arena: A 0-1 defeat against Spartak Moskva.
Before that, CSKA Moskva played out a Premier League draw 1-1 when visiting Ufa.This is expected to be a close game, with Moskva perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with CSKA Moskva as a small favourite), we find four games. CSKA Moskva has won three of these, drawn one and lost zero.
CSKA Moskva have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at VEB Arena with 19 goals in 12 league matches. Moskva have only conceded 8 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Dinamo Moskva form and stats
The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 9 wins, 1 draw and only 2 losses in the Premier League. A great winning streak in away games for Dinamo Moskva as they have managed to win five matches in a row as the visitors. Not since the Zenit have they travelled home without three points.
301 minutes! That's how long the Dinamo Moskva goalkeeper Anton Shunin and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
It's another away match for the visitors, as they travelled to Baltika in their previous outing. The Russian Cup battle ended 1-1.
Prior to that match, a home win 2-0 against Akhmat Grozny in the Premier League.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found five similar matches played by Dinamo Moskva in our archives, and the results are: two wins for Dinamo, two draws and one defeat.
Dinamo Moskva are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 23 times in 12 away games so far. As opposed to that, Dinamo Moskva have seen the ball go into their own net 13 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Dinamo Moskva - Moskva 2-1 was the scoreline in these squads' latest H2H match, earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two CSKA Moskva victories, four draws and four Dinamo Moskva wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  D. Fomin 9 goals |   Y. Yazıcı 8 goals | V. Grulev 6 goals |
CSKA Moskva missing players
Dinamo Moskva missing players
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| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 25 |
| 13 | 7 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 9 | 16 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 37 | 19 | 0 | Scored | S | 3 | 23 | 45 |
| 25 | 8 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 13 | 24 |
| 92% | 83% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 64% | 58% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 67% | 76% |
| 40% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 58% | 44% |
| 28% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 42% | 28% |
| 12% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 33% | 24% |
| 44% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 50% | 52% |
| 44% | 58% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 50% | 40% |
| 20% | 25% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 5.6 | 6.7 | 7.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 5 | 5.5 |
| 4 | 3.6 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.7 | 3.6 | 3.3 |
| 1.8 | 2 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.7 | 2.2 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 14.2 | 15.4 | 14.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.3 | 17.5 | 17.4 |
| 5.3 | 5.3 | 7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6 | 6.6 | 6.4 |
| 28% | 30% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 29% | 28% |
| 12.6 | 12.1 | 21 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.7 | 9.7 | 8.8 |
| 3.6 | 3.2 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.3 | 3.1 |
- CSKA Moskva have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- CSKA Moskva have the most clean sheets (11) in Premier League
- CSKA Moskva have the most clean sheets (7) at home in Premier League
- CSKA Moskva have the most matches under the total-line (12) in Premier League
- Dinamo Moskva have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Dinamo Moskva have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Dinamo Moskva have the most clean sheets (6) away in Premier League
- Dinamo Moskva have the most points (28) away in Premier League
- Dinamo Moskva have the most scored goals (23) away in Premier League
- Dinamo Moskva have the the best goal difference (+10) away in Premier League
- Dinamo Moskva haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
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| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Zenit | 25 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 58 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 34 | 55 |
| 2 | Dinamo Moskva | 25 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 45 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 21 | 52 |
| 3 | CSKA Moskva | 25 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 37 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 44 |
| 4 | Sochi | 25 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 39 | 27 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 43 |
| 5 | Krasnodar | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 35 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 11 | 39 |
| 6 | Krylya Sovetov | 25 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 32 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 38 |
| 7 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 35 | 31 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 4 | 38 |
| 8 | Akhmat Grozny | 25 | 10 | 2 | 13 | 29 | 34 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 17 | -5 | 32 |
| 9 | Rostov | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 41 | 42 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 19 | -1 | 31 |
| 10 | Spartak Moskva | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 28 | 33 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 18 | -5 | 31 |
| 11 | Olimpiyets | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 34 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 16 | -12 | 28 |
| 12 | Rubin Kazan | 25 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 32 | 44 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 27 | -12 | 26 |
| 13 | Khimki | 25 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 26 | 41 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 25 | -15 | 25 |
| 14 | Ufa | 25 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 23 | 35 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 19 | -12 | 22 |
| 15 | Ural | 25 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 18 | -12 | 21 |
| 16 | Arsenal Tula | 25 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 51 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 34 | -26 | 21 |
