CSKA Moscow
- CSKA Moscow are the better team of these two in Premier League 2026/2027 and their odds of 1.39 reflect that, with Fakel Voronezh the 8.2 long shots and the draw at 5.0.
- CSKA sit 6th with four points from two games, while Fakel are 15th and have yet to register a point from their opening two fixtures.
- Dmitriy Igdisamov has turned CSKA into a high-tempo, 4-3-3 operation that can really press and transition quickly.
- They head to VEB Arena off the back of a 3-2 away defeat to FK Krasnodar in Premier League 2026/2027 and a 1-0 home loss to Dynamo Moscow in Cup, Group B.
FK Fakel Voronezh
- FK Fakel Voronezh have been in a bit of a rut of late with two wins and three defeats across their last five in all competitions.
- They also have a three-game losing streak away to CSKA, which can't help their prospects at the weekend.
- Oleg Vasilenko has his men set up in a compact four, with the four-man base in defence working hard to maintain discipline while their wide players make runs into the channels and their full backs provide support.
- However, there is a touch of class in the away team and they'll be looking to Maksim Turishchev, who has three goals in their last five, to continue his hot streak.
- He has supplied almost half of the team's six goals across this run, while Aleksei Sutormin has one goal in one Premier League 2026/2027 appearance and Belajdi Pusi has one assist in two league matches.
Head-to-Head
CSKA won this fixture 1-0 away last season and remain unbeaten in the last two meetings.
Key Players
CSKA have the ace in Kirill Glebov , who's hit one goal in two Premier League 2026/2027 games, to give them a sharp edge in the final third and Danil Krugovoy has also supplied one assist in his two league appearances from the left-hand side.
Betting Insights
- They've conceded just two goals in their home matches so far this season and this feels like a game that will be close in the first half before CSKA's quality and constant pressing eventually tilting the match their way.
- It looks like a good game, but for the main bet we're taking Both Teams to Score - No at 1.63 because CSKA's structure is better and Fakel have been so blunt away from home.
