Premier League: Top level vs below average, at least that's what the table says. CSKA Moskva - Khimki. Home win or a shock?
- CSKA Moskva have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Khimki have the most conceded goals (47) in Premier League
CSKA Moskva have less rest than Khimki in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Russian Cup game only four days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus Krylya Sovetov, was also a home game here at VEB Arena. The away team is better rested.
CSKA Moskva form and stats
23 points is a decent return from 10 Premier League games here at VEB Arena for CSKA Moskva. The data says 7 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at VEB Arena.
Moskva are confident in defense, having played 282 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
CSKA Moskva's previous match was a Russian Cup game also played at their home, finishing 1-0 against Krylya Sovetov. The home side hope to to continue in that form.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Fakel and winning 2-0.CSKA Moskva can score goals in their home matches. After 10 league matches they have found the net 25 times. CSKA Moskva have only conceded 8 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Khimki form and stats
There's been little loot from Khimki's travels as they have only collected 4 points from 10 away games in the Premier League. Khimki only have 1 win to counter their 8 defeats and 1 draw. Three has not been a lucky number for Khimki as they have been defeated three times in a row since the Fakel match.
Magomedov was the last player to score for the away team. Khimki haven't scored a league goal in the last 184 minutes.
Khimki might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Krasnodar proved too strong as Khimki slumped to a 0-6 defeat in front of their own fans at Stadion Rodina. Khimki lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 0-6 beating and focus on this one. Khimki goalkeeper Gudiev enjoyed a grand day at work against Krasnodar, but even with achieving six saves the loss could not be stopped. Midfield player Golubović was the top player of the team with a match rating of 6.95/10. Golubović dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times.
A 0-1 loss hosting Rostov before that.Khimki find the net regularly in their away games. 11 goals from 10 away fixtures in the league. Khimki are struggling defensively in their away games, having conceded 11 goals in these matches. Khimki has visited these top teams four times, and 3 of 4 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
The most recent registered history involving both these participants is the Khimki - CSKA Moskva 1-2 played earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): CSKA Moskva seven wins, two draws and Khimki one victory. As for goals, eight matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  F. Chalov 13 goals | J. Medina Maldonado 6 goals | J. Carrascal Guardo 5 goals |
CSKA Moskva missing players
Khimki missing players
| CSKA Moskva | Khimki | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 10 | 21 |
| 11 | 7 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 4 | 8 | 14 |
| 37 | 25 | 10 | Scored | S | 3 | 11 | 19 |
| 20 | 8 | 2 | Conceded | C | 15 | 29 | 47 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 90% |
| 71% | 80% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 90% | 81% |
| 52% | 60% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 80% | 62% |
| 33% | 50% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 75% | 70% | 43% |
| 14% | 30% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 75% | 40% | 24% |
| 48% | 50% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 80% | 52% |
| 38% | 40% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 19% |
| 19% | 10% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 20% | 38% |
| 5.1 | 6.5 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.1 | 3.6 |
| 4.3 | 2.9 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.3 |
| 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.4 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 14.5 | 15.8 | 19.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.8 | 11 | 10.9 |
| 5.1 | 6.4 | 6.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.5 |
| 35% | 39% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 18% | 27% | 26% |
| 10.5 | 7.6 | 5.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 17.5 | 16.9 | 15.8 |
| 3.1 | 2.2 | 1.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7.5 | 7.2 | 6.9 |
- CSKA Moskva have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- CSKA Moskva have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- CSKA Moskva have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Khimki have scored away.
- CSKA Moskva have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- CSKA Moskva have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- CSKA Moskva haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Khimki have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Khimki have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Khimki have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Khimki have the fewest points from losing position (1) in Premier League
- Khimki have the fewest scored goals in the first half (3) in Premier League
- Khimki have the most conceded goals (47) in Premier League
- Khimki have the most conceded goals in the first half (27) in Premier League
- Khimki have the the worst goal difference (-18) away in Premier League
- Khimki have the the worst goal difference (-28) in Premier League
- Khimki haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Zenit | 21 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 55 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 45 | 51 |
| 2 | Rostov | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 38 | 28 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 44 |
| 3 | Spartak Moskva | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 45 | 24 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 21 | 41 |
| 4 | CSKA Moskva | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 38 |
| 5 | Dinamo Moskva | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 36 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 35 |
| 6 | Akhmat Grozny | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 31 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 33 |
| 7 | Krasnodar | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 44 | 35 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 9 | 32 |
| 8 | Orenburg | 21 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 41 | 41 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 30 | 0 | 32 |
| 9 | Sochi | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 31 | 39 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 27 | -8 | 31 |
| 10 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 31 | 37 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 18 | -6 | 25 |
| 11 | Ural | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -9 | 25 |
| 12 | Krylya Sovetov | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 21 | -11 | 21 |
| 13 | Olimpiyets | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 41 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -18 | 19 |
| 14 | Fakel | 21 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 27 | 39 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 22 | -12 | 17 |
| 15 | Khimki | 21 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 47 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 29 | -28 | 13 |
| 16 | Torpedo Moskva | 21 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 35 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 18 | -22 | 10 |
