CSKA Moskva are located at 4th, while Orenburg are dragging their feet 9 points behind in the league standings. Can they trim the gap?
- CSKA Moskva is in the best form (5-1-0) in Premier League
- All of Orenburg's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
These teams have little in common geographically as Orenburg have to travel 1400 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
The hosts CSKA Moskva saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Russian Cup. That game was an away game at Ural, so at least CSKA Moskva are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
CSKA Moskva form and stats
CSKA Moskva are steadily winning Premier League games and points here at VEB Arena. 8 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 12 games.
Moskva are returning here after visiting Ural in a Russian Cup match and winning with a 2-1 scoreline.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Akhmat Grozny and winning 3-1.With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (29 in 12 games), CSKA Moskva's attacking play is working. Moskva have only conceded 9 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Orenburg form and stats
Orenburg have only collected 10 points from their away games in the Premier League, after 3-1-8 (12 played).
Oganesyan scored in Orenburg's previous match, the home game against FK Nizjni Novgorod that ended 1-0. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager Liczka when Oganesyan scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 76th minute. Gojković, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 8.31. Gojković hit one key pass and won 11 of 13 duels.
Prior to that result Orenburg won their away game at Fakel. The scoreline was 3-1.Orenburg have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 12 league away games 16 goals have been scored. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. The opposition has been scoring high and low on Orenburg's goalkeeper in away games this season, as they have let in 31 goals in 12 travels. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
These two sides played each other previously this campaign: Orenburg - Moskva 2-2. Stats for the preceeding nine meetings involving these two participants are: six wins for CSKA Moskva, two draws and one win for Orenburg. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: five games.
Top Goalscorers
  F. Chalov 14 goals | I. Oblyakov 7 goals | J. Medina Maldonado 6 goals |
CSKA Moskva missing players
Orenburg missing players
| CSKA Moskva | Orenburg | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 25 |
| 14 | 8 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 4 | 8 | 10 |
| 46 | 29 | 9 | Scored | S | 3 | 16 | 48 |
| 23 | 9 | 3 | Conceded | C | 17 | 31 | 48 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 76% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| 56% | 58% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 67% | 72% |
| 32% | 42% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 75% | 58% | 60% |
| 12% | 25% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 33% | 36% |
| 52% | 50% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 58% | 64% |
| 36% | 42% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 24% |
| 16% | 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 25% | 12% |
| 5.3 | 6.7 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 4.8 | 5.7 |
| 4.1 | 2.6 | 2.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 6.1 | 4.5 |
| 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4.8 | 3.1 | 2.8 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 15 | 17.2 | 16.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.2 | 12.8 | 16.6 |
| 5.4 | 6.8 | 7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 4.9 | 6.3 |
| 34% | 35% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 27% | 30% |
| 10.6 | 7.7 | 8.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 21.2 | 16.5 | 14.2 |
| 2.9 | 2.1 | 2.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 8.2 | 5.7 | 4.9 |
- All of Orenburg's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- 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 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.
- CSKA Moskva is in the best form (5-1-0) in Premier League
- Orenburg haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 25 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 65 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 6 | 52 | 61 |
| 2 | Rostov | 25 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 44 | 32 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 16 | 12 | 50 |
| 3 | Spartak Moskva | 25 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 55 | 32 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 23 | 49 |
| 4 | CSKA Moskva | 25 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 46 | 23 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 23 | 48 |
| 5 | Akhmat Grozny | 25 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 36 | 33 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 3 | 40 |
| 6 | Krasnodar | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 53 | 41 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 24 | 12 | 39 |
| 7 | Dinamo Moskva | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 43 | 35 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 22 | 8 | 39 |
| 8 | Orenburg | 25 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 48 | 48 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 31 | 0 | 39 |
| 9 | Sochi | 25 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 35 | 45 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 28 | -10 | 34 |
| 10 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 25 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 42 | 42 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 0 | 32 |
| 11 | Ural | 25 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 27 | 41 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 19 | -14 | 26 |
| 12 | Krylya Sovetov | 25 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 40 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 24 | -15 | 25 |
| 13 | FK Nizjni Novgorod | 25 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 27 | 49 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 28 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 21 | -22 | 22 |
| 14 | Fakel | 25 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 31 | 45 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 24 | -14 | 21 |
| 15 | Khimki | 25 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 24 | 57 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 37 | -33 | 17 |
| 16 | Torpedo Moskva | 25 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 44 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 25 | -25 | 13 |
