Soccer preview: Home supporters have high expectations when CSKA Moskva welcome Rostov

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Competition: Russia Premier League
Competition: Sat 03.June
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: VEB Arena (30457 seats)

A total of 29 sets of matches have gone by and both CSKA Moskva and Rostov are up there with the best. Get this show on the road!

Insights:
  • CSKA Moskva have the most scored goals in the first half (30) in Premier League
  • Rostov haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

Rostov are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.

CSKA Moskva and Rostov should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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CSKA Moskva form and stats

33 points is a decent return from 14 Premier League games here at VEB Arena for CSKA Moskva. The data says 10 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss. CSKA Moskva has recorded two wins in a row here at VEB Arena, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

Moskva shared the glory with Krasnodar in their last match, an away game that ended all square 0-0. Defender Rocha got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.64/10. Rocha hit one key pass and won 8 of 12 duels.

Heartbreak before that as CSKA Moskva lost 1-2 at Spartak Moskva's place.

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (34 in 14 games), CSKA Moskva's attacking play is working. From these home matches, Moskva have conceded only 10 goals.

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Rostov form and stats

As the visiting team in Premier League matches, Rostov have produced an overall stat of 6-5-3 so far. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Rostov have lost on their last two travels.

Rostov are travelling after their nice 3-2 home win in the game against Akhmat Grozny (placed 5th). That win felt sweet as this side had gone four league games without victory. The attacker Golenkov got a match rating of 8.42 in that game. Golenkov scored two goals and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.

A 0-3 defeat away at Krasnodar before that.

Betting related statistic: Both sides have scored goal(s) in 16 of this club's last 21 league games.

Rostov has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 22 goals from 14 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Rostov have conceded 20 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

CSKA Moskva have pulled off a streak of 5 consecutive games without losing (4-1-0) when facing Rostov.

The teams have met each other before in this season, with the match result Rostov - CSKA Moskva 0-0 entered in the official records.

Top Goalscorers

CSKA MoskvaF. Chalov
F. Chalov
17 goals
RostovN. Komlichenko
N. Komlichenko
11 goals
CSKA MoskvaI. Oblyakov
I. Oblyakov
8 goals

CSKA Moskva missing players

Rostov missing players

CSKA Moskva Rostov
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
29 14 3 Played P 3 14 29
16 10 2 Won W 1 6 15
7 3 1 Drew D 1 5 8
6 1 0 Lost L 1 3 6
52 34 7 Scored S 4 22 47
26 10 4 Conceded C 5 20 40
93% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 93%
76% 86% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 79% 79%
59% 64% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 57% 66%
28% 36% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 43% 38%
10% 21% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 7% 14%
52% 50% 67% BTTS BTTS 100% 71% 72%
38% 43% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 14% 17%
17% 7% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 14% 17%
 
5.2 6.6 8.3 Corners for (avg) C F 2.3 4 4.6
4 2.8 1.7 Corners against (avg) C A 7.3 5.2 4.3
1.9 1.7 2.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.3 2 2.3
3 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 3
 
15 17.1 13.3 Shots (avg) S ( 9.7 11.4 12
5.4 6.7 6.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.3 4.4 4.7
33% 36% 35% Goal Efficiency G E 57% 36% 34%
 
10.5 7.7 9.3 Shots against (avg) S A 18.3 14.7 14.1
3 2.1 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6 5.7 4.9
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • 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 the fewest conceded goals (10) at home in Premier League
  • CSKA Moskva have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (8) in Premier League
  • CSKA Moskva have the most scored goals in the first half (30) in Premier League
  • 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.
  • Rostov 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 29 20 7 2 73 20 14 12 1 1 47 11 15 8 6 1 26 9 53 67
2 CSKA Moskva 29 16 7 6 52 26 14 10 3 1 34 10 15 6 4 5 18 16 26 55
3 Spartak Moskva 29 15 9 5 60 37 15 9 5 1 35 17 14 6 4 4 25 20 23 54
4 Rostov 29 15 8 6 47 40 15 9 3 3 25 20 14 6 5 3 22 20 7 53
5 Akhmat Grozny 29 15 4 10 49 37 14 7 2 5 19 15 15 8 2 5 30 22 12 49
6 Krasnodar 29 13 8 8 60 44 15 8 4 3 29 18 14 5 4 5 31 26 16 47
7 Dinamo Moskva 29 13 6 10 49 42 15 8 2 5 25 20 14 5 4 5 24 22 7 45
8 Orenburg 29 13 4 12 55 55 14 9 3 2 34 19 15 4 1 10 21 36 0 43
9 Lokomotiv Moskva 29 12 6 11 51 45 14 5 3 6 27 22 15 7 3 5 24 23 6 42
10 Sochi 29 11 5 13 37 53 15 8 4 3 26 18 14 3 1 10 11 35 -16 38
11 Ural 29 9 6 14 32 45 14 5 1 8 16 23 15 4 5 6 16 22 -13 33
12 Fakel 29 6 12 11 36 47 15 4 8 3 22 22 14 2 4 8 14 25 -11 30
13 Krylya Sovetov 29 7 8 14 31 45 14 3 6 5 13 17 15 4 2 9 18 28 -14 29
14 FK Nizjni Novgorod 29 7 6 16 31 50 14 4 3 7 20 28 15 3 3 9 11 22 -19 27
15 Khimki 29 4 6 19 25 65 15 3 4 8 13 25 14 1 2 11 12 40 -40 18
16 Torpedo Moskva 29 3 4 22 21 58 15 2 1 12 9 30 14 1 3 10 12 28 -37 13

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The Premier League, or the Russian Football Championship, is the top level football league in Russia. It has 16 teams who play each other home and away for a total of 30 matches each. After this the top team in the league table is the champion, the bottom two relegated directly while two teams play a relegation playoff.