The key facts

  • Vladimir Ponomarev predicts a draw in the Krasnodar — CSKA match
  • The match of the 14th round of the RPL will take place on November 7 at 19:30 Moscow time at the Ozon Arena
  • In the previous round, Krasnodar lost 1:2 to Rodina

Expectations for the match

Former defender of Moscow CSKA and the USSR national team Vladimir Ponomarev, in an interview with Gazeta.Ru, said that the Army club should aim for a draw in the match of the 14th round of the Russian Premier League against Krasnodar. 'If we play 0:0, that would be great. We certainly won't score — it's very hard for us without forwards. We must not lose, so I think it will all end in a draw,' the outlet quotes him as saying.

Context

The Krasnodar — CSKA match will take place on November 7 at the Ozon Arena stadium, kicking off at 19:30 Moscow time. In the previous round, Krasnodar lost 1:2 to Moscow's Rodina at the Arena Khimki stadium. The Krasnodar side opened the scoring: in the 64th minute, Kristian headed in a cross from Vorobyev, in the 69th minute German Onugha equalized, and in the 87th minute Douglas Augusto, after Machado's low cross, put the ball into his own net. The match was officiated by chief referee Rafael Shafeev from Volgograd. Earlier, according to Gazeta.Ru, Ponomarev predicted problems for CSKA in the game against Krasnodar.