FC Rostov hosts CSKA Moscow in round 19 of the Russian Premier League. The match will be played on Thursday, December 17th at Rostov Arena (Rostov)
Rostov does not give up hopes for medals. Tough Guys are a club that looks like a kind of phoenix. In the fall, they sold almost everyone they could, right up to Eldor Shomurodov. At the same time, Valeri Karpin manages to mold a combat-ready team, which achieves decent results. Interestingly, Rostov has not shared points with anyone since mid-September - either the team lost (it must be admitted that it did it less often) or won. Three of the last four rounds ended with victories over Rubin, Dynamo Moscow, and Akhmat. Against this background, a 0-1 home defeat to Ufa looks like an annoying misfire. If the Yellow-Blues won that game, they would go on a par with Spartak and would lag only behind Zenit.
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CSKA Moscow is most likely saying goodbye to Goncharenko. The Horses started this season under the slogan of a full return to the group of the best clubs in the country. For some time, they even became the leader of the tournament standings due to a streak of eight victories in nine rounds. Against this background, the Moscow club and its Belarusian mentor were even forgiven for the failure in the Europa League, where the Russians could not only win but also simply score and gain points. But at the end of November, the setbacks were carried over to the local arena. CSKA could use the misfires of competitors and gain a foothold in the 1st place. Instead, the team began to lose points in matches with middle peasants. A 1-1 draw with Sochi, a minimal defeat to Rubin, and two home draws with Khimki and FC Ural (2:2) threw the team to the third position. The coach seemed to be already trying to resign, but the management decided to wait a little. Nevertheless, fate is supposedly already decided, and all that is lacking is announcing a verdict before the winter break.
In previous championships, Rostov managed to earn 10 points in four head-to-head meetings. Only in November, when the Militarians gained speed, they won 2-0 at home. Rostov shows good football, and it will overtake CSKA in case of victory. We think the motivated hosts will manage to gain at least a draw.
Prediction for the match: FC Rostov to win with +0.5 handicap
