CSKA vs. Rubin: Premier League match forecast

Current form

CSKA is not having its strongest season and is not coping with its main task - to finish in the top three. At the moment, Marko Nikolic team is in sixth place in the table with 27 points and is seven points behind third-placed Lokomotiv, and there are still Moscow Dynamo and Spartak ahead. In the middle of the week, CSKA easily defeated Rubin 3:0 at home and secured a ticket to the Cup semi-finals via the RPL.

Disqualifications and injuries

Rocha is disqualified. Yakovlev is injured.

Interesting trends for betting

• CSKA have not lost to Rubin in their last six matches - two wins and four draws
• CSKA lost two of its last three home matches

Estimated lineup: Akinfeev – Diveev, Lukin, Moises – Kellven, Pjanic, Kislyak, Krugovoy – Oblyakov, Musaev, Fayzullaev.

Current form

Rubin is having a decent season and is coping with its task for the season without any problems, being in the top half of the table. With 22 points, Rashid Rakhimov team is in seventh place in the table and is already nine points ahead of the transitional matches zone - such a handicap allows us to look to the future with optimism. Having beaten Akron 3:0 in the last round, Rubin won its sixth victory in the championship and did not allow Rostov to overtake it.

Disqualifications and injuries

Chuni, Wada and Yukich are injured.

Interesting trends for betting

• Rubin has suffered only one defeat in its last four matches
• Rubin has not scored against CSKA in its last two matches

Estimated line-up: Staver - Teslenko, Vuyachich, Gritsenko - Kabutov, Ivu, Zotov, Rozhkov - Chumich, Daku, Shabanhadjay.