CSKA Moskva welcomes Ufa as clear favourites: Big betting preview

Competition: Russia Premier League
Date: Sun 31.March
Match begins: 13:30 (UTC)
Venue: VEB Arena

Only a win will satisfy CSKA Moskva supporters in this VEB Arena clash with Ufa, having a healthy lead in the Premier League table.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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CSKA Moskva form and stats

5 victories, 1 draw and 3 defeats. That’s what CSKA Moskva, who have the fewest conceded goals (10) in Premier League, has to build on here at VEB Arena. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at VEB Arena.

Happy days for CSKA Moskva in their previous game, a Premier League match away at Ural (placed 13th) that ended with a 1-0 victory. Before that game, the 3-0 home victory against Rubin Kazan'.

The CSKA Moskva fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 16 goals in 9 matches. From these home matches, CSKA Moskva have conceded only 6 goals.

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Ufa form and stats

The loot brought home from travels has not been plentiful for Ufa as they have only collected 5 points from their 9 away games. Ufa only has 0 wins to counter their 4 defeats and 5 draws. The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Ufa have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone 13 consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the Domzale game. It's a growing despair in Ufa as they have recorded three consecutive losses.

Ufa failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Akhmat Grozny (placed 8th) that ended with defeat 0-1. Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting Zenit's place.

The visitors have scored 5 goals from 9 away games, an average of less than one per game. 11 goals have been conceded by Ufa in these games.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Ufa - CSKA Moskva 0-3. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: 8 wins for CSKA Moskva, 2 draws and 0 wins for Ufa.

Top Goalscorers

F. Chalov
10 goals / 5 assists
N. Vlašić
4 goals / 2 assists
S. Igboun
4 goals / 2 assists

CSKA Moskva missing players

Ufa missing players

CSKA Moskva Ufa
Total Home Statistic Away Total
20 9 Played 11 20
85% 100% Over 0.5 82% 80%
65% 78% Over 1.5 64% 65%
30% 56% Over 2.5 45% 40%
5% 11% Over 3.5 0% 0%
0% 0% Over 4.5 0% 0%
25% 33% Both teams to score 27% 40%
60% 44% Clean Sheet 36% 30%
30% 22% Failed To Score 55% 50%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Zenit 20 13 2 5 31 19 9 7 1 1 18 8 11 6 1 4 13 11 12 41
2 CSKA Moskva 20 10 6 4 27 10 9 5 1 3 16 6 11 5 5 1 11 4 17 36
3 Lokomotiv Moskva 20 10 5 5 28 19 10 6 3 1 16 9 10 4 2 4 12 10 9 35
4 Krasnodar 20 10 5 5 34 17 10 5 3 2 18 8 10 5 2 3 16 9 17 35
5 Spartak Moskva 20 9 6 5 25 19 11 5 2 4 15 13 9 4 4 1 10 6 6 33
6 Rostov 20 7 8 5 17 12 10 3 5 2 7 3 10 4 3 3 10 9 5 29
7 Rubin Kazan' 20 6 10 4 18 19 11 5 4 2 10 8 9 1 6 2 8 11 -1 28
8 Akhmat Grozny 20 7 6 7 17 19 9 3 5 1 8 6 11 4 1 6 9 13 -2 27
9 Arsenal Tula 20 7 6 7 27 25 11 6 4 1 22 9 9 1 2 6 5 16 2 27
10 Orenburg 19 7 5 7 20 18 9 4 2 3 6 5 10 3 3 4 14 13 2 26
11 Krylya Sovetov 19 7 3 9 18 24 10 4 1 5 8 10 9 3 2 4 10 14 -6 24
12 Dinamo Moskva 20 5 8 7 18 16 9 4 2 3 12 5 11 1 6 4 6 11 2 23
13 Ural 20 6 5 9 19 31 11 3 4 4 11 12 9 3 1 5 8 19 -12 23
14 Anzhi 20 5 3 12 10 29 10 2 2 6 6 19 10 3 1 6 4 10 -19 18
15 Ufa 20 3 7 10 14 23 11 3 2 6 9 12 9 0 5 4 5 11 -9 16
16 Yenisey 20 2 5 13 12 35 9 1 4 4 7 13 11 1 1 9 5 22 -23 11

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