CSKA Moscow are unbeaten this season in the league and demonstrate excellent form. Undoubtedly, at home ground the hosts will seek to increase their lead at the top of the Russian Premier league.
CSKA Moscow leads by one point in the standings over city rivals Lokomotiv and Rostov. The team still feels the absence of a world class defender like Berezutski, who suffers from an injury. Another player who did not fly with the team for the match is Keisuke Honda, who picked an injury while training.
In the last round Amkar recorded a very important victory against the nine-time champion of Russia Spartak . Players will take an additional confidence in the forthcoming meeting and will seek every opportunity to reinforce their good performance against another high challenge in the league. The team does not have any squad problems with very few exceptions and will come out in full strength.
However, statistics are clearly in favor of the hosts. CSKA have won 10 of the last 11 home games against Amkar and does more than well in the league so far. Despite the difficult victory in the last game against Tomsk, in the upcoming match the hosts seem to be a clear favorites for the three points.