Perhaps a welcome break from league football as CSKA Moskva & Sochi face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Russian Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
Sochi have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1600 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Both participants have had plentiful rest since their previous competitive action. Let's wish for an animated match!
CSKA Moskva form and stats
CSKA Moskva was eliminated in the quarter-finals last season in the Russian Cup.Overall Premier League results at home this season for CSKA Moskva are 5-0-0 (wins-draws-losses).
Moskva faced defeat in their previous match, away at Torpedo Moskva (0-1). Midfield player Zdjelar got a match rating of 7.82 in that game, the max score being 10. Zdjelar hit four key passes and had 67 successful passes (of 76 total).
Before that match, a home victory hosting Ural in the Russian Cup. The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does CSKA Moskva handle that role? We have found 4 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 1 win, 2 draws and 1 defeat.
There will be little rest for CSKA Moskva after this match as they are travelling to Khimki for a Premier League game in only three days.
It's goals goals goals for CSKA Moskva who have scored 17 goals from 5 league home games. From these home matches, Moskva have conceded only 4 goals.
Sochi form and stats
Sochi was sent out of Russian Cup in the round of 16 last season.As the visiting team in Premier League matches, Sochi have produced an overall stat of 1-1-3 so far.
Sochi delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Fakel in their previous match. Midfielder Noboa was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.85. Noboa scored one goal and hit three key passes.
The fixture earlier was the Russian Cup-duel against Torpedo Moskva, a home defeat (1-3). Sochi are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 3 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats. From a total of 7 matches.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Premier League trip to Orenburg.
Sochi have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 5 league away games 6 goals have been scored. For Sochi, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
As for the last nine games between these two teams, there's four Moskva victories, two draws and three Sochi wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  C. Noboa Tello 8 goals |   J. Medina Maldonado 5 goals | F. Chalov 5 goals |
CSKA Moskva missing players
Sochi missing players
| CSKA Moskva | Sochi | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 8 | Won | W | 5 | 10 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 8 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | ||
| 37 | 26 | Scored | S | 21 | 42 | ||
| 30 | 16 | Conceded | C | 16 | 34 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 88% | ||
| 72% | 79% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 84% | ||
| 48% | 57% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 68% | ||
| 28% | 36% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 36% | ||
| 16% | 21% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 20% | ||
| 40% | 36% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 68% | ||
| 28% | 29% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 20% | ||
| 36% | 36% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 24% | ||
| 4.6 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.6 | 6 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 3.7 | ||
| 1.9 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 2.5 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 14.7 | 15.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.2 | 15.3 | ||
| 4.7 | 5.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 5.4 | ||
| 34% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 47% | 37% | ||
| 11.2 | 9.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.1 | 11.2 | ||
| 3.9 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.1 | 3.6 | ||
| 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 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 26 | 26 |
| 2 | Rostov | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 22 |
| 3 | CSKA Moskva | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 20 |
| 4 | Krasnodar | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 20 |
| 5 | Spartak Moskva | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 19 |
| 6 | Sochi | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 17 |
| 7 | Dinamo Moskva | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 16 |
| 8 | Akhmat Grozny | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | -1 | 14 |
| 9 | FK Nizjni Novgorod | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -2 | 12 |
| 10 | Orenburg | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 21 | -12 | 12 |
| 11 | Krylya Sovetov | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -4 | 10 |
| 12 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -5 | 9 |
| 13 | Fakel | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | -7 | 8 |
| 14 | Khimki | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -8 | 8 |
| 15 | Ural | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -14 | 4 |
| 16 | Torpedo Moskva | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | -16 | 4 |
