The Rostov & CSKA Moskva managers V. Karpin and V. Goncharenko are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the Premier League league table.
- Rostov has the fewest matches over the total-line (4) in Premier League
- CSKA Moskva has the fewest conceded goals (4) away in Premier League
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Rostov and CSKA Moskva.
Rostov form and stats
4 victories, 1 draw and 3 defeats. That’s what Rostov have to build on here at Stadion SKA SKVO in the Premier League.
Rostov enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Akhmat Grozny's place. The match ended 1-0 with Roman Tugarev scoring. Preceding that match was a defeat to Ufa (0-1).
Rostov are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 11 goals in 8 games. From these home matches, Rostov have conceded only 6 goals. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
CSKA Moskva form and stats
CSKA Moskva, who have the fewest conceded goals (4) away in Premier League, have an excellent away record in the Premier League so far with 5-1-2 from 8 games.
Moskva delivered a 2-2 draw playing at home against Ural (placed 12th) in their previous match; a Premier League game. Prior to that match, the CSKA Moskva manager V. Goncharenko faced defeat when travelling to Dinamo Zagreb and losing 1-3.
CSKA Moskva find the net regularly in their away games. 11 goals from 8 away fixtures in the league. The Moskva defense is a tough nut to crack, having conceded less than half a goal per away game on average (4 goals in 8 games).
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: CSKA Moskva - Rostov 2-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Rostov five wins, two draws and CSKA Moskva three victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  N. Vlašić 8 goals |  K. Kuchaev 6 goals |  K. Hashimoto 5 goals |
Rostov missing players
CSKA Moskva missing players
| Rostov | CSKA Moskva | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 8 | 18 |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 23 | 11 | 4 | Scored | S | 1 | 11 | 32 |
| 17 | 6 | 3 | Conceded | C | 2 | 4 | 16 |
| 94% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 61% | 62% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 62% | 78% |
| 28% | 38% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 25% | 50% |
| 17% | 12% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 28% |
| 17% | 12% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 22% | 12% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 25% | 56% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 62% | 33% |
| 33% | 50% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 12% | 11% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.5 | 1.4 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 2.8 | 2.4 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 11.2 | 12 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14 | 16.8 | 16.8 |
| 4.1 | 4.6 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 5.9 | 6.2 |
| 31% | 30% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 23% | 29% |
- CSKA Moskva has the fewest conceded goals (4) away in Premier League
- CSKA Moskva has the the best goal difference (+7) away in Premier League
- CSKA Moskva have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
- CSKA Moskva haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Rostov has the fewest matches over the total-line (4) in Premier League
- Rostov have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than 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 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 40 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 26 | 38 |
| 2 | Spartak Moskva | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 32 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 14 | 35 |
| 3 | CSKA Moskva | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 16 | 34 |
| 4 | Rostov | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 32 |
| 5 | Dinamo Moskva | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 30 |
| 6 | Sochi | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 30 |
| 7 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | -3 | 28 |
| 8 | Krasnodar | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 34 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 27 |
| 9 | Rubin Kazan' | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 27 |
| 10 | Akhmat Grozny | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -2 | 25 |
| 11 | Khimki | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 18 | -7 | 22 |
| 12 | Ural | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -7 | 20 |
| 13 | Arsenal Tula | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 19 | -12 | 14 |
| 14 | Ufa | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 19 | -16 | 13 |
| 15 | Tambov | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 19 | -16 | 12 |
| 16 | Rotor Volgograd | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 | -22 | 11 |