Krylya Sovetov get ready to welcome CSKA Moskva for something different than the ordinary league football: The Russian Cup Premier League Path - Semi-finals leg 1 of 2.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1000 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
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 Krylya Sovetov and CSKA Moskva.
Krylya Sovetov form and stats
Last season their Russian Cup adventure ended in the group stage.The story so far in the Premier League for Krylya Sovetov at their home stadium (Samara Arena) is 2 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats.
Stress levels are on the rise for Krylya Sovetov's attacking players as they have now played 197 minutes without scoring in a league game. Shitov was their last goal scorer.
Sovetov faced defeat in their previous match, away at CSKA Moskva (0-4). Krylya Sovetov were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one. Rahmanović, a striker, was the best player for the side in that match, earning a rating of 6.81 (out of 10). Rahmanović dribled past the opponent 2 of 4 times and had 21 successful passes (of 24 total).
A Premier League defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Dinamo Moskva.The match schedule is unforgiving for Sovetov as they have a new game in only four days, a Premier League match thankfully also at home. Akhmat Grozny are visiting.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Krylya Sovetov here at Samara Arena in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (7 from 8 games). It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. 9 goals have been conceded.
CSKA Moskva form and stats
CSKA Moskva's mission in Russian Cup last season failed in the quarter-finals.The visitors are W3-D3-L4 on the road this term. That's in the Premier League.
The fans enjoyed Moskva's previous fixture versus Krylya Sovetov, a 4-0 win played at home. As you can tell from the results above, CSKA Moskva was very dominant against Krylya Sovetov, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 4-0 (!) with Rocha, Oblyakov, Chalov and Zabolotnyi providing the goals. Rocha, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 8.35. Rocha scored one goal and won 5 of 5 duels.
It was a Premier League defeat before that one as the away game against Sochi wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Zenit in just four days.
As opposed to that, Moskva have seen the ball go into their own net 12 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The 5 latest meetings involving these opponents have all ended as CSKA Moskva wins. More of the same or streak broken?Top Goalscorers
  F. Chalov 11 goals | J. Medina Maldonado 6 goals | J. Carrascal Guardo 5 goals |
Krylya Sovetov missing players
CSKA Moskva missing players
| Krylya Sovetov | CSKA Moskva | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Won | W | 3 | 11 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | ||
| 11 | 3 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | ||
| 34 | 17 | Scored | S | 9 | 37 | ||
| 37 | 14 | Conceded | C | 11 | 25 | ||
| 92% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 90% | 96% | ||
| 76% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 72% | ||
| 64% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 52% | ||
| 24% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 10% | 20% | ||
| 16% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 56% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 52% | ||
| 36% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 24% | ||
| 16% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 28% | ||
| 4.4 | 5.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 5 | ||
| 3.9 | 3.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.6 | 4.2 | ||
| 1.3 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.2 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 4 | ||
| 13.2 | 17.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.4 | 11.4 | ||
| 5.1 | 6.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.9 | ||
| 27% | 24% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 28% | 32% | ||
| 9.4 | 8.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.6 | 8.7 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 2.8 | ||
| 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 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 53 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 44 | 48 |
| 2 | Spartak Moskva | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 45 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 23 | 40 |
| 3 | Rostov | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 27 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 38 |
| 4 | CSKA Moskva | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 32 |
| 5 | Dinamo Moskva | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 24 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 32 |
| 6 | Krasnodar | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 36 | 32 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 4 | 29 |
| 7 | Akhmat Grozny | 19 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 30 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 29 |
| 8 | Orenburg | 19 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 38 | 40 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 29 | -2 | 28 |
| 9 | Sochi | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 36 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 24 | -7 | 28 |
| 10 | Ural | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 14 | -6 | 25 |
| 11 | Krylya Sovetov | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 21 | -10 | 20 |
| 12 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 35 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 18 | -11 | 19 |
| 13 | Olimpiyets | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 34 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -11 | 19 |
| 14 | Fakel | 19 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 37 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 22 | -13 | 14 |
| 15 | Khimki | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 40 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 29 | -21 | 13 |
| 16 | Torpedo Moskva | 19 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 33 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 16 | -24 | 7 |
