CSKA Moscow v Lokomotiv Moscow match preview

By: j | August 29th, 2008

A fatigued CSKA Moscow squad, many who were exhausted from international duty for Russia, let a golden opportunity get away from them last week as the played to a nil draw against Spartak Nalchik. However with a full week of recovery and human wall Igor Akinfeev, with over five-hundred minutes of not letting a ball behind him, Koni is ready to get on their winning ways.

Recent Form
CSKA Moscow – combined (2 W, 3 D, L)(6 GS, 0 GA)
Jul 30 CSKA Moscow 0 – 0 Zenit St Petersburg
Aug 3 CSKA Moscow 0 – 0 Samara Kryliya Sovetov
Aug 10 Saturn Moscow Oblast 0 – 4 CSKA Moscow
Aug 17 CSKA Moscow 2 – 0 Terek Grozny
Aug 24 Spartak Nalchik 0 – 0 CSKA Moscow

CSKA Moscow – away (2 W, 3 D, L)(4 GS, 9 GA)
Jul 12 Spartak Moscow 1 – 5 CSKA Moscow
Jul 16 Amkar Perm’ 3 – 3 CSKA Moscow
Jul 26 Rubin Kazan 0 – 0 CSKA Moscow
Aug 10 Saturn Moscow Oblast 0 – 4 CSKA Moscow
Aug 24 Spartak Nalchik 0 – 0 CSKA Moscow

Lokomotiv Moscow – combined (1 W, 2 D, 2 L)(5 GS, 5 GA)
Jul 23 Zenit St Petersburg 1 – 1 Lokomotiv Moscow
Jul 27 FC Moscow 0 – 3 Lokomotiv Moscow
Aug 9 Samara Kryliya Sovetov 2 – 0 Lokomotiv Moscow
Aug 16 Lokomotiv Moscow 0 – 0 Saturn Moscow
Aug 23 Terek Grozny 2 – 1 Lokomotiv Moscow

Lokomotiv Moscow – home (1 W, 3 D, 1 L)(6 GS, 5 GA)
May 3 Lokomotiv Moscow 2 – 2 Luch-Energiya Vladivostok
May 10 Lokomotiv Moscow 2 – 0 Tom’ Tomsk
Jul 6 Lokomotiv Moscow 0 – 1 Amkar Perm’
Jul 19 Lokomotiv Moscow 2 – 2 Spartak Moscow
Aug 16 Lokomotiv Moscow 0 – 0 Saturn Moscow Oblast

The clubs fought to a nil draw early in the season, however of-late they have been going in completely opposite directions. Koni have shown a lot of power of yet but never at the expense of defensive lapse. CSKA Moscow ‘keeper Igor Akinfeev is in remarkable hot-streak and the bigger play is whether Lokomotiv can get a ball behind him (no). For Lokomotiv Moscow to be successful the Russian capped duo of Dmitri Torbinski and Diniyar Bilyaletdinov need to break through the defensive wall of visitors.

This is a remarkable match you won’t want to miss. I will report on it once it concludes.

photo below from CSKA Moscow which celebrated its 97th anniversary this week.