Spartak Moscow vs CSKA Moscow
Russia – Premier League
Date: Monday, 19 August 2019
Kick-off at 18:00 UK / 19:00 CET
Venue: Otkrytiye Arena (Moscow).
Spartak Moscow
Spartak won fifth place last season and were forced to go through qualifications to reach the Europa League group phase. They have eliminated Thun from Switzerland after winning 3-2 away and 2-1 at home, and it can be said they have no problems. In the Russian Premier League, everything went smoothly and from five matches, Spartak only won two. In the first round they won Sochi, and in the previous one Akhmat won 3-1. They lost to Tambov and drew with Dinamo and Rostov. Forward Ponce is still in suspension and cannot play now but he is the only one who is prevented from playing the city derby.
Possible lineup of Spartak Moscow players: Maksimenko - Eshchenko, Gigot, Jikia, Lucas - Guliev, Zobnin - Bakaev, Til, Schurrle - Larsson
CSKA Moscow
CSKA have secured a place in the Europa League group phase and they don't have to go through qualifications but they want the Champions League which is why they were not satisfied with the previous season. They didn't start the new season badly even though they lost to Samara in the first round. After that CSKA won three matches in a row, one against city rivals Lokomotiv 1-0. In the previous round they slipped for the first time at home because they only drew with Sochi 0-0. Coach Goncharenko has not experimented with the team but A.
Sigurdsson is questioned now and Kuchaev can play instead.
Possible sequences of CSKA: Akinfeev - Vasin, Magnusson, Sarlija - M. Fernandes, Akhmetov, Bistrovic, Oblyakov - Vlasic, Kuchaev - Chalov
Spartak Moscow vs CSKA Moscow Head-to-head (h2h)
Hosts and visitors share two wins from five overall recent meetings.
Only one match has been tied between them in their last ten matches.
The collective forces have scored an average of 2.6 goals per game in the last six matches (13 goals).
The team shared their win at home matches also with three of each of the six battles.
Spartak Moscow vs CSKA Moscow Prediction
The game is set to run well and anything can happen in ninety minutes. However, one thing is certain that the game will definitely provide a winner in the end. There are very few chances to draw.
Apart from club friends, guests and hosts are the survivors of their matches. We can expect the game to have a winner in ninety minutes. There will be shots at both ends of the pitch, which will create more than 2.5 goals in the match at the end.
Betting Options: Spartak Moscow vs CSKA Moscow
We expect a difficult match. None of the teams wants to lose to city rivals and will set the appropriate tactics. Both Spartak and CSKA are not in good condition and that is why we estimate several goals.
Choose: Under 2.5 goals
Betting: 5/10
Odds: 1.61 at bet365 (down to 1.55 can be played)
