Baltika vs CSKA. Will Baltika achieve historic success?
On April 3, in the semi-final match of the Russian Cup, at the Rostek Arena stadium (Kaliningrad), Baltika and CSKA will meet.
Baltika cannot boast of a reliable game; the newcomer, after returning to the RPL, risks taking a step back again. After 20 rounds of the national championship, Sergei Ignashevich’s team is on the 15th step in the standings, so the team may lose its place in the elite. At this Russian Cup, the Baltics are feeling the best, the team is already in the 1/2 finals. In the last match, the Kaliningraders defeated Lokomotiv on penalties 2:1. Kozlov scored the only goal for Baltika. The leaders of the Baltic scorers race are Musaev and Henriques, each of them has three goals.
During the break for national team matches, Kaliningraders played a control match against Dynamo Minsk, winning 3:1.
CSKA
CSKA is counting on a positive outcome, since the team manages to constantly claim trophies. In the national championship, Vladimir Fedotov’s boys are in fourth place, while the club is 8 points behind Zenit, which is in first place. In the National Cup, the “CSKA” managed to act convincingly; in the return match of the 1/4 finals, the team beat Rostov 2:0 at home, thereby securing the next round. Agapov and Musaev scored goals for the “red-blues”. The leader of the scoring race for CSKA is Chalov, with 3 goals to his name.
On March 22, Muscovites won a friendly match against Budenkor 2:1.
Our Expert Predictions & Analysis on Baltika vs CSKA
BaltikaBaltika cannot boast of a reliable game; the newcomer, after returning to the RPL, risks taking a step back again. After 20 rounds of the national championship, Sergei Ignashevich’s team is on the 15th step in the standings, so the team may lose its place in the elite. At this Russian Cup, the Baltics are feeling the best, the team is already in the 1/2 finals. In the last match, the Kaliningraders defeated Lokomotiv on penalties 2:1. Kozlov scored the only goal for Baltika. The leaders of the Baltic scorers race are Musaev and Henriques, each of them has three goals.
During the break for national team matches, Kaliningraders played a control match against Dynamo Minsk, winning 3:1.
CSKA
CSKA is counting on a positive outcome, since the team manages to constantly claim trophies. In the national championship, Vladimir Fedotov’s boys are in fourth place, while the club is 8 points behind Zenit, which is in first place. In the National Cup, the “CSKA” managed to act convincingly; in the return match of the 1/4 finals, the team beat Rostov 2:0 at home, thereby securing the next round. Agapov and Musaev scored goals for the “red-blues”. The leader of the scoring race for CSKA is Chalov, with 3 goals to his name.
On March 22, Muscovites won a friendly match against Budenkor 2:1.
Baltika vs CSKA facts
- Total goals scored less than 2.5 in 8 of the last 9 Baltic matches;
- Total goals scored less than 2.5 in CSKA's last 6 matches;
- Both teams failed to score in 4 of CSKA's last 5 matches 1.68.
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