As part of the next match of the 2nd round of the Russian Football Championship, the players of CSKA and Lokomotiv will come face to face. How will the capital derby end?
CSKA Moscow
The players of CSKA in the first round were able to win a confident victory over Ufa. Everything was decided by the only goal scored by Anton Zabolotny, who continues to be laughed at in the fan ranks of the rivals "army". The meeting with Ufa was the debut for Alexey Berezutsky as head coach. The result of the novice coach, of course, pleased. Another question is, what kind of football does CSKA intend to play this season?
"Locomotive" Moscow
As for the Moscow "Locomotive", the capital's team has become one of the main newsmakers in Russian football. If you believe the rumors, something strange is happening in the club. Someone claims that Loko intends to sell the leaders, someone reports that a new coach is being sought for the railwaymen. It is still difficult to say about the basis of these rumors. We only know that in the new season, Lokomotiv started with a confident victory over Arsenal Tula (3: 1), showing an excellent level of play in all areas of the football field.
Statistics and figures:
- CSKA is the favorite of the meeting;
- The hosts have won the last 4 matches;
- Lokomotiv has won three times in 5 games;
- The last face-to-face meeting of the teams ended with a score of 3: 0 in favor of Lokomotiv;
- Loko was able to win 4 previous head-to-head matches against CSKA.
Forecast
I will not take the victory of CSKA in this meeting, it is too big a risk. But a zero head start can be taken as a test forecast. We continue to probe the current CSKA and get to know this team better.