July 23rd features a match where CSKA Moscow will host Sochi at Veb Arena in a clash of these two evenly matched Premier League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 26 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. 3rd placed CSKA Moscow is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Ural. Ivan Oblyakov scored the first goal for CSKA Moscow in the 45th minute, then Jorge Carrascal added another in the 64th minute on a penalty In the end, Ural couldn’t muster any offence and CSKA Moscow ran away with the shutout win. CSKA Moscow is looking for direction having 1 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches, while sochi sits at 2nd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 3-1 win against Torpedo Moskva. Ibragim Tsallagov scored the first goal for Sochi in the 35th minute, then Vladislav Sarveli added another in the 37th minute on a feed from Artem Makarchuk. Sochi is looking for direction having 1 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Sochi won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Mateo Cassierra has been the most effective weapon for Sochi lately. The attacker has netted 3 goals in his last 5 matches. CSKA Moscow is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Igor Diveev and Ivan Oblyakov each having 2 goals in their last 5.