Perhaps a welcome break from league football as CSKA Moskva & Fakel face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Russian Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
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 Moskva and Fakel.
CSKA Moskva form and stats
Last season, CSKA Moskva's Russian Cup journey ended in the premier league path - final against Ural.The story so far in the Premier League for CSKA Moskva at their home stadium (VEB Arena) is 1 win, 0 draws and 0 defeats.
A nice win for Moskva last time playing, versus Lokomotiv Moskva. That was also a home game and the match ended 4-1 with Gajić, Mukhin (2) and Chalov scoring for the victors. The hosts have an in-form goalscorer in Chalov, having scored in three games in a row. The striker Mukhin outperformed all teammates in that game and was awarded a match rating of 8.25 out of 10. Mukhin scored two goals and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
In the preceding match a 3-2 victory visiting Akhmat Grozny.Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Premier League game versus Sochi in only four days. This game is also played here at VEB Arena.
Early season league goal statistics from CSKA Moskva's 1 home game: {4 goals}, 1 conceded.
Fakel form and stats
Fakel was sent out of Russian Cup in the premier league path - group stage last season.It's not happening yet for Fakel on their Premier League travels, with zero points from their first 2 away games. Maybe today will be different?
There might be some fixture complaints from Fakel as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, 1-2 against Baltika. Cherov got a match rating of 7.62 in that game, top player of the team. Cherov served one assist, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
The game before that, in the Premier League, was lost at home, a 1-4 defeat against Lokomotiv Moskva.Fakel have another fixture away from home in just four nights, a Premier League game versus Zenit. A hard programme for the visiting team!
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Fakel has managed {2 goals} and let in 4 from 2 matches.
Head 2 Head
Head to head data (for the last two meetings): CSKA Moskva won two games, zero matches ended in a draw and Fakel managed zero wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / one. One of the stars has been Chalov with 2 goals scored against Fakel in these 2 matches.
Top Goalscorers
  F. Chalov 4 goals | M. Mukhin 2 goals |  E. Markov 2 goals |
CSKA Moskva missing players
Fakel missing players
| CSKA Moskva | Fakel | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 9 | Won | W | 3 | 10 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | ||
| 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 8 | 13 | ||
| 54 | 28 | Scored | S | 9 | 26 | ||
| 25 | 5 | Conceded | C | 15 | 32 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 84% | 82% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 64% | 72% | ||
| 64% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 36% | 36% | ||
| 36% | 36% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 9% | 16% | ||
| 20% | 18% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 8% | ||
| 56% | 45% | BTTS | BTTS | 27% | 36% | ||
| 40% | 55% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 36% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 45% | 28% | ||
| 4 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.2 | ||
| 3.1 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 3.7 | ||
| 1.3 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.4 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 13 | 15.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.4 | 9.1 | ||
| 5.3 | 6.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 2.6 | ||
| 41% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 39% | ||
| 8.7 | 7.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12 | 10 | ||
| 2.3 | 1.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.3 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | CSKA Moskva | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| 2 | Sochi | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Fakel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| 4 | Orenburg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Spartak Moskva | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 2 | Krasnodar | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 3 | Krylya Sovetov | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 4 | Ural | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | CSKA Moskva | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | Zenit | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Dinamo Moskva | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | -1 | 4 |
| 9 | Rostov | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -3 | 4 |
| 10 | Akhmat Grozny | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| 11 | Sochi | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 12 | Baltika | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 3 |
| 13 | Rubin Kazan | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 2 |
| 14 | Orenburg | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -3 | 1 |
| 15 | Olimpiyets | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 1 |
| 16 | Fakel | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -5 | 0 |
