National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Spartak Moskva or CSKA Moskva that keep their silverware dream alive.
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 Spartak Moskva and CSKA Moskva.
There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.
Spartak Moskva form and stats
Spartak Moskva participated in Russian Cup the last season, where they reached the quarter-finals and lost against Ural.When playing at home in the Premier League, Spartak Moskva have managed 3 wins, 2 draws and suffered 5 defeats from 10 games.
It's back home for Spartak Moskva, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Dinamo Moskva away with the result 2-0. Roman Zobnin and Zelimkhan Bakaev found the net in that victory. Preceding that match was a Premier League defeat to Rostov (1-4).
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Spartak Moskva have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found two matches with the results: Won one, drawn one and lost zero.
Spartak Moskva have scored 8 league goals here from 10 matches, not a lot. Spartak Moskva's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 11 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
CSKA Moskva form and stats
CSKA Moskva was sent out of Russian Cup in the 16th finals last season.Playing away, CSKA Moskva have won 5 games, drawn 3 and suffered 2 defeats in the Premier League this season. CSKA Moskva are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played seven in a row without losing.
CSKA Moskva delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Ural in their previous match; a Premier League game. Prior to that result CSKA Moskva won their away game at Espanyol in the Europa League. The scoreline was 1-0.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found five similar matches played by CSKA Moskva in our archives, and the results are: zero wins for CSKA Moskva, four draws and one defeat.
The travelling fans enjoy CSKA Moskva's attacking play in away games, having scored 15 goals in 10 league matches away. As opposed to that, CSKA Moskva have seen the ball go into their own net 10 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: five wins for Spartak Moskva, one draw and four wins for CSKA Moskva. Over 2,5 goals: seven times; under 2,5 goals: three games.Top Goalscorers
  N. Vlašić 7 goals | F. Chalov 5 goals |   S. Gigot 4 goals |
Spartak Moskva missing players
CSKA Moskva missing players
| Spartak Moskva | CSKA Moskva | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 15 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 8 | Won | W | 7 | 14 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 4 | 7 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | ||
| 35 | 24 | Scored | S | 20 | 41 | ||
| 27 | 19 | Conceded | C | 9 | 17 | ||
| 92% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 72% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 72% | ||
| 60% | 73% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 32% | ||
| 16% | 27% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 20% | ||
| 8% | 13% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 12% | ||
| 56% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 40% | ||
| 24% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 48% | ||
| 28% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 16% | ||
| 5.3 | 5.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 4.3 | ||
| 4.1 | 3.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.4 | 3.7 | ||
| 2.3 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 1.3 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 382 | 235 | Total Shots | T S | 139 | 320 | ||
| 133 | 83 | Shots on Target | S O | 59 | 124 | ||
| 24% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 27% | ||
| 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 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 37 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 28 | 46 |
| 2 | Krasnodar | 20 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 35 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 38 |
| 3 | CSKA Moskva | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 35 |
| 4 | Rostov | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 29 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 22 | 6 | 35 |
| 5 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 35 |
| 6 | Arsenal Tula | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 28 |
| 7 | Spartak Moskva | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 25 |
| 8 | Ufa | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -3 | 25 |
| 9 | Ural | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 12 | -7 | 25 |
| 10 | Dinamo Moskva | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -7 | 24 |
| 11 | Tambov | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 22 |
| 12 | Orenburg | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 16 | -6 | 20 |
| 13 | Rubin Kazan | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -10 | 20 |
| 14 | Akhmat Grozny | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 13 | -11 | 20 |
| 15 | Krylya Sovetov | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 12 | -5 | 19 |
| 16 | Sochi | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -10 | 15 |