Rubin vs CSKA Moscow Prediction and Betting Tips | September 21st 2024

Rubin Kazan and CSKA Moscow will battle for three points in a Russian Premier League round nine fixture on Saturday. The home side are coming into the game on the back of a 2-0 defeat away to Zenit in the Russian Cup in midweek.

Gustavo Mantuan and Dmitri Chistyakov scored in either half to help Zenit claim the win.

The Red-Greens will turn their focus to the league, where their last game saw them suffer a 2-0 defeat at home to Krylya Sovetov.

CSKA, meanwhile, saw off Krasnodar with a 2-0 home win in the Russian Cup. Milan Gajic and Matvey Kislyak scored in either half to help their side to victory.

Their last league game saw them suffer a 1-0 defeat at home to Zenit last weekend.

The defeat left the Horses in sixth spot in the table, having garnered 13 points from eight games. Kazan are three points worse off in eighth place.

Rubin vs CSKA Moscow Head-to-Head and Key Numbers

CSKA Moscow have 24 wins from the last 48 head-to-head games. Rubin Kazan have won 14 games while 10 games were drawn.
One of those draws came in their most recent clash when they shared the spoils in a 2-2 stalemate in May 2024.
Three of the last four head-to-head games have produced over 1.5 goals.
CSKA's last six games across competitions have seen one side fail to find the back of the net, with five games in this sequence producing less than three goals.
Seven of Kazan's last eight games across competitions, including each of the last five, have produced less than three goals.
CSKA have won just one of the last eight head-to-head games (three losses).

Rubin vs CSKA Moscow Prediction

Rubin Kazan have lost their last three competitive games, having won the prior three on the bounce. Their games have tended to be cagey affairs in recent weeks, with each of the last five seeing at least one side keep a clean sheet.

CSKA, for their part, have won four of their last five games in all competitions but have a poor record in this fixture in recent years.

Three of the last four head-to-head games have ended in stalemates and we are backing the two sides to share the spoils in a low-scoring draw.

Prediction: Rubin 1-1 CSKA Moscow

Rubin vs CSKA Moscow Betting Tips

Tip 1 - Result: Draw

Tip 2 - Both teams to score

Tip 3 - Under 2.5 goals