In a weekend match on Sun Sep 4th, in week 8, CSKA Moscow and Krylya Sovetov will play a match in Samara in a meeting of these two mismatched Premier League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 15 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Krylya Sovetov is fresh off their 2-1 win against Akhmat Grozny. Mohamed Konate struck first for Akhmat Grozny in the 5th minute, then Roman Ezhov got the equalizer for Krylya Sovetov in the 20th minute on a feed from Glenn Bijl But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 72nd minute on a goal by Aleksandr Kovalenko. Krylya Sovetov is looking for direction having 2 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches, while 3rd placed CSKA Moscow is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Rostov. Neither Rostov nor CSKA Moscow could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 12 and 10 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. CSKA Moscow should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season CSKA Moscow won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
CSKA Moscow is fortunate enough to have Fedor Chalov in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored 4 goals. Maksim Glushenkov has been the most effective weapon for Krylya Sovetov lately. The Russian midfielder has netted 2 goals in his last five matches.