Match Report
CSKA Moskva went into the game 4th in the table on 12 points; Baltika Kaliningrad sat 5th on 10 — a 2-point gap. Scoring rates set the scale: CSKA Moskva 1.5 scored and 1 conceded per game, Baltika Kaliningrad 1.67 and 1, with the league averaging 1.38.
CSKA Moskva had lost four in a row. The five-game form split read 1/15 points for CSKA Moskva against 7/15 for Baltika Kaliningrad.
The sides have met 8 times in the GioScore results database: 5 wins for CSKA Moskva, 1 draw and 2 for Baltika Kaliningrad, at 1.75 goals per meeting. Playing at home matters in this fixture: 63% of the meetings went to the host. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 13% of the meetings.
VEB Arena staged the fixture, a ground that holds 30,457. CSKA Moskva led 2-1 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 2-1.
Goal scorers
CSKA Moskva: Eduardo Anderson (33' og), Kirill Glebov (36') · Baltika Kaliningrad: Chinonso Offor (1')
Key stats
Possession: CSKA Moskva 65% · Baltika Kaliningrad 35% · Total shots: 18-14 · On target: 5-3 · Corners: 6-2