As part of one of the matches of the tenth round of the Russian Football Championship, the players of Torpedo and CSKA Moscow will come face to face. Which of the rivals will get the victory in this confrontation? Our sports portal evaluates the opponents' chances of success.
"Torpedo"
After a disastrous start to the season (4 defeats and 1 draw), the head coach of the team, Alexander Borodyuk, was dismissed. Nikolay Savichev came in his place, but it is difficult to mark his tenure as the club's mentor well. The specialist made his debut with a defeat away from Zenit (0:2), after which his team was defeated in the game with Krasnodar (1:4). In August, the "black and white" ended with a defeat in the Russian Cup match against CSKA (0:2). In the last games of the RPL, Torpedo lost to Rostov (0:1), playing on its own field, after which it lost to Ural in the national championship (0:2). The trip to Sochi in the framework of the Russian Cup ended with success in the game with the local team – 3:1. After nine matches played, Torpedo players are in last place in the RPL, having 1 point in their asset.
CSKA Moscow
In August, CSKA Moscow managed to defeat Akhmat Grozny with a score of 4:2, and on the road they broke up with Rostom (0:0). August for the Army team was crowned with a cup victory in a duel with Torpedo (2:0), and in September the capital's club was stronger than the Wings of the Soviets in Samara (1:0), defeated Krasnodar (4:1) on its field and beat Ural in the National Cup – 2:1. With 20 points, CSKA is on the second line in the RPL, having a gap of three points from Zenit St. Petersburg.
Statistics and figures:
- CSKA is the favorite of the meeting;
- Torpedo has 4 wins in 5 matches;
- CSKA won 4 out of 5 matches;
- The last face-to-face meeting of the rivals ended with a score of 2:0 in favor of CSKA.
Forecast
In this meeting, my bet will be on the victory of CSKA with a handicap of 1 ball. After all, the Army men are stronger, and in the recent cup game against Torpedo they have already proved it. Victory will not go anywhere from the capital's army club.