Match Report
6 points and 2 places separated them: Rostov 1st with 9, CSKA Moskva 3rd with 3. CSKA Moskva had been under-performing their position — 12th on five-round form against 3rd in the table. Against a league average of 1.15 goals per team per game, Rostov ran at 2.33 scored and 0 conceded, CSKA Moskva at 0.33 and 1.33.
GioScore's database holds 15 meetings between the two: 3 for Rostov, 7 for CSKA Moskva and 5 drawn, at 2.47 goals per meeting. 1.6 goals per game in the last five meetings marks a drop from the historical 2.47.
The venue was Rostov Arena, with room for 15,840 spectators. The referee was R. Shafeev, with 40 matches in our database and 1.4 yellows per game on average. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 2-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Rostov: Imran Aznaurov (75'), Danila Prokhin (85')
Key stats
Possession: Rostov 40% · CSKA Moskva 60% · Total shots: 13-22 · On target: 4-4 · Corners: 5-6