MOSKVA. Lokomotiv Moskva and CSKA Moskva didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday. CSKA Moskva was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the RZD Arena stadium in Moskva on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Sergey Ivanov with the collaboration of Andrey Bolotenkov and Dmitri Cheltsov. The 4th official was Aleksey Sukhoy. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was freezing at -2 degrees Celsius or 28.45 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 69%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

CSKA Moskva was in firm control of the ball 56% while Lokomotiv Moskva was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Lokomotiv Moskva was more aggressive with 0 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 2 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Lokomotiv Moskva to win the match​.

Lokomotiv Moskva shot 9 times, 2 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, CSKA Moskva shot 19 times, 8 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Lokomotiv Moskva received 1 yellow card (R. Zhemaletdinov). Talking about the opposition, CSKA Moskva received 3 yellow cards (B. Zaynutdinov, J. Gbamin and A. Dzagoev).

Standings

After playing this match, Lokomotiv Moskva will have 31 points like Akhmat Grozny to hold in the 6th place. On the other side, CSKA Moskva will have 39 points to hold in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Lokomotiv Moskva will play away against Akhmat Grozny on the 19th of March with a 16-5 head to head stats in favor of Lokomotiv Moskva (9 draws).

CSKA Moskva will host Rubin Kazan’ on the 20th of March with a 20-12 head to head stats in favor of CSKA Moskva (9 draws).

Lokomotiv Moskva – Formation

Lokomotiv Moskva adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Markus Gisdol decided to play with the following team: Daniil Khudyakov (7.4), Dmitri Zhivoglyadov (7.1), Tin Jedvaj (6.9), Mark Mampasi (7.0), Maciej Rybus (6.8), Dmitriy Barinov (6.4), Sergey Babkin (6.4), Gyrano Kerk (6.6), Rifat Zhemaletdinov (6.2), Wilson Isidor (6.8) and Jan Kuchta (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Kirill Zinovich, Dmitry Rybchinskiy, Nikita Matyunin, Andrey Savin, Artur Cherny, Nayair Tiknizyan (6.9), Grigori Borisenko, Maksim Nenakhov (6.5), Konstantin Maradishvili (6.4) and Maksim Petrov (6.8).

Lokomotiv Moskva could not rely on the presence of M. Nenakhov (injured).

Substitutions

Lokomotiv Moskva made 4 changes: M. Rybus for N. Tiknizyan (46′), G. Kerk for M. Petrov (73′), R. Zhemaletdinov for K. Maradishvili (84′) and D. Zhivoglyadov for M. Nenakhov (85′).

Best player: Daniil Khudyakov​

The player that probably impressed the most for Lokomotiv Moskva was the goalkeeper: Daniil Khudyakov. His rating is 7.41. He performed 6 saves.

CSKA Moskva – Formation

Also CSKA Moskva adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Alexei Berezutski played with: Igor Akinfeev (6.1), Mário Fernandes (7.8), Igor Diveev (6.4), Jaka Bijol (6.9), Ivan Oblyakov (7.2), Maksim Mukhin (6.8), Jean-Philippe Gbamin (6.2), Jesús Medina (7.3), Baktiyar Zaynutdinov (7.3), Jorge Carrascal (7.1) and Yusuf Yazıcı (7.9).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Georgi Schennikov, Kirill Nababkin, Chidera Ejuke (6.6), Danila Bokov, Vladislav Yakovlev, Bruno Fuchs (7.1), Anton Zabolotnyi (6.3), Vladislav Torop, Alan Dzagoev (7.4), Ilzat Akhmetov and Hörður Magnússon.

Substitutions

CSKA Moskva made 4 changes: M. Mukhin for Bruno Fuchs (58′), B. Zaynutdinov for A. Dzagoev (68′), J. Medina for A. Zabolotnyi (83′) and J. Carrascal for C. Ejuke (84′).

Best player: Yusuf Yazıcı​

The player that probably impressed the most for CSKA Moskva was Yusuf Yazıcı.

His rating is (7.9) with 1 goal, 32 passes (75% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 6. He performed 9 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​

• Ufa – FK Nizjni Novgorod – 0-0
• Lokomotiv Moskva – CSKA Moskva – 1-2
• Arsenal Tula – Dinamo Moskva – 1-4