The key facts

  • Starting line-ups: Krasnodar — Agkatsev, Zhubal, Cordoba, Batchi; CSKA — Borisko, Kislyak, Oblyakov, Alves.
  • The RPL matchday 14 fixture takes place on 7 November at Ozon Arena, kick-off at 19:30 Moscow time, referee — Sergey Karasev.
  • After 13 rounds, CSKA are third with 26 points, Krasnodar fifth with 23 points.

Line-ups and situation ahead of the match

Krasnodar and Moscow's CSKA have announced their starting line-ups for the matchday 14 fixture of the Russian Premier League, reports Gazeta.Ru. The hosts will start with this line-up: Agkatsev, Vakhania, Zhubal, Rodriguez, Petrov, Augusto, Lenini, Christian, Vorobyov, Batchi, Cordoba. For the Army Men, Borisko, Azzi, Danilov, Lukin, Victor, Krugovoy, Kislyak, Oblyakov, Alves, Oleynikov and Gondo will start from the first minutes.

What is known about the match

The game will take place at the Ozon Arena stadium in Krasnodar, with the opening whistle at 19:30 Moscow time. Sergey Karasev has been appointed as the referee, the outlet is running a live text broadcast of the match . The teams' standings ahead of the head-to-head clash make it significant in the fight for the top of the table: after 13 rounds, CSKA sit third with 26 points, while Krasnodar are fifth with 23 points — meaning a home win would allow them to overtake their opponent.

Upcoming rounds

In the next, 15th round, CSKA will host Grozny's Akhmat at their home stadium on 21 November (kick-off at 19:45 Moscow time), while Krasnodar will play away against Moscow's Dynamo a day later — that match starts at 14:00 Moscow time. It is also worth noting that, according to the outlet, Dynamo previously snatched a win against the RPL's main outsider.