5th position in the Premier League table for CSKA Moskva so far, a good performance. The home supporters hope for more joy as 6th-placed Spartak Moskva visits VEB Arena.
It's no vacation for neither Moskva nor Spartak Moskva as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
This is a local derby, usually meaning added tension and importance.
CSKA Moskva form and stats
CSKA Moskva have played 12 Premier League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 5-3-4 (wins-draws-losses).
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 283 minutes without scoring a league goal. M. Osipenko (own goal) was the last player to find the net.
The home team returns to VEB Arena after being equal after 90 minutes with Dinamo Moskva (placed 8th) on their last time out; the Premier League game ended 0-0. Preceding that match was the home game against Zenit that was lost 0-4.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Moskva as they are travelling to their away game against Akhmat Grozny in the Premier League. That match is four days after this one.
Moskva has scored 12 league goals at home this season, in 12 matches. Moskva's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 13 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Spartak Moskva form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Premier League travels is 6 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats. It’s been three wins in a row for Spartak on their travels, an amazing performance which inspire hopes of making this one the fourth consecutive victory.
There were no winners in Spartak's previous match, a Premier League home game that ended 0-0 vs Ufa (placed 7th). Preceding that game was the away victory against Arsenal Tula with the score of 3-2.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Tambov in just four days.
The travelling fans enjoy Spartak's attacking play in away games, having scored 19 goals in 12 league matches away. Spartak have conceded 13 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Spartak Moskva - Moskva 2-1, played this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Moskva victories, one draw and six Spartak Moskva wins. Over/under statistics; seven of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  N. Vlašić 7 goals |  F. Chalov 5 goals |  E. Ponce Martínez 5 goals |
CSKA Moskva missing players
Spartak Moskva missing players
| CSKA Moskva | Spartak Moskva | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 24 |
| 10 | 5 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 29 | 12 | 0 | Scored | S | 6 | 19 | 27 |
| 26 | 13 | 2 | Conceded | C | 5 | 13 | 25 |
| 88% | 83% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 83% |
| 67% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 75% | 58% |
| 42% | 42% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 58% | 46% |
| 21% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 33% | 21% |
| 12% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 8% |
| 46% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 42% |
| 38% | 42% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 25% | 33% |
| 29% | 42% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 33% | 42% |
| 5.8 | 6.3 | 6.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 5.2 | 5.5 |
| 3.2 | 2.6 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5.1 | 4.7 |
| 2.3 | 1.7 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 402 | 212 | 67 | Total Shots | T S | 53 | 190 | 406 |
| 130 | 68 | 21 | Shots on Target | S O | 16 | 63 | 126 |
| 22% | 18% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 30% | 21% |
- CSKA Moskva have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Spartak Moskva have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| 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 | 24 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 50 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 31 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 4 | 39 | 56 |
| 2 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 47 |
| 3 | Krasnodar | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 36 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 41 |
| 4 | Rostov | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 42 | 45 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 32 | -3 | 41 |
| 5 | CSKA Moskva | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 37 |
| 6 | Spartak Moskva | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 25 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 32 |
| 7 | Ufa | 24 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -2 | 31 |
| 8 | Dinamo Moskva | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 25 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -5 | 31 |
| 9 | Sochi | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 37 | 30 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 28 |
| 10 | Arsenal Tula | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 28 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 16 | -4 | 28 |
| 11 | Ural | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 29 | 44 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 21 | -15 | 28 |
| 12 | Rubin Kazan' | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -11 | 26 |
| 13 | Tambov | 24 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 28 | 31 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 18 | -3 | 25 |
| 14 | Akhmat Grozny | 24 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 21 | 32 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 16 | -11 | 24 |
| 15 | Orenburg | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 26 | 37 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 22 | -11 | 23 |
| 16 | Krylya Sovetov | 24 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 25 | 35 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 17 | -10 | 22 |