In one of the matches of the Russian Football Championship, the players of CSKA and Spartak will come face to face. Which of the opponents will get the victory in the face-to-face confrontation? Our sports portal gives a forecast for this match.
CSKA Moscow
"Army men" started the new season with a home victory over Ufa (1: 0), but then with a score of 1:2 lost first to Lokomotiv, and then to Dynamo on the road. Rumors about the possible resignation of Berezutsky provoked victories over Rostov and Akhmat, but again fueled the defeat of Zenit St. Petersburg (0: 1), as well as a draw with Arsenal Tula (2:2) in Tula. After 7 matches played in the RPL, CSKA is on the 9th place with 10 points, significantly lagging behind the leaders of the championship.
Spartak Moscow
In August, in the Russian championship, Spartak managed to defeat Ural with a score of 1: 0, but lost points on the road in Tula, having drawn with the local Arsenal - 1: 1. The team from the Russian capital ended August with a defeat in a duel with Sochi (1: 2), and after an international break, Khimki won (3:1) on their field. In the last match, the "red-white" in the Europa League match lost to the Polish Legia on their own field, conceding the only goal in the last minutes of the meeting – 0: 1. With 10 points after 7 rounds, Spartak is in 9th place in the standings.
Injuries and disqualifications:
- Injuries:
- Fuchs (muscle injury), Magnusson (surgery), Fernandez (knee) – CSKA Moscow. Zobnin (calf injury), Maslov (tendon injury), Melkadze (muscle injury) - all Spartak Moscow.
Statistics and figures:
- CSKA is the favorite of the meeting;
- CSKA Moscow has a 3-match winless streak;
- Spartak won twice in 5 meetings;
- The last face-to-face meeting of the rivals ended with a score of 1:0 in favor of Spartak.
Forecast
I think that in this case CSKA is in a better shape than the opponent. Spartak has a bad game in the championship and in European competitions, the team continued its path from defeat. In this regard, CSKA has an advantage. We are making our bet on the "army men".