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AS Roma vs PFC CSKA Moskva, 2018-19 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Champions League · 2018-19
Tue 23 Oct 2018 · 19:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

AS Roma vs PFC CSKA Moskva — Champions League .

Match Details

  • Referee Tasos Sidiropoulos
  • Referee Polychronis Kostaras
  • Referee Lazaros Dimitriadis
  • Referee Damianos Efthimiadis
  • Referee Anastasios Papapetrou
  • Referee

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Oct PFC CSKA Moskva H 3–0 W
20 Oct SPAL 2013 H 0–2 L
06 Oct Empoli FC A 2–0 W
02 Oct FC Viktoria Plzen H 5–0 W
29 Sep SS Lazio H 3–1 W
26 Sep Frosinone Calcio H 4–0 W
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Oct AS Roma A 0–3 L
19 Oct FK Dinamo Makhachkala A 2–0 W
07 Oct FK Lokomotiv Moskva H 0–1 L
02 Oct Real Madrid CF H 1–0 W
28 Sep FK Orenburg A 1–0 W
23 Sep FK Spartak Moskva H 1–1 D

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for AS Roma to score. At the same time, PFC CSKA Moskva does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' It’s high time Eusebio Di Francesco made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
  • 20' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. AS Roma needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 25' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 30' GOAL! Edin Dzeko scores on 30. Assisted by Lorenzo Pellegrini
  • 35' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 40' AS Roma is showing some good football. However, AS Roma are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 43' What a strike from Edin Dzeko! The score is 2-0.
  • 48' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 50' GOAL! Cengiz Under scores on 50. Assisted by Edin Dzeko
  • 55' PFC CSKA Moskva started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 55.
  • 57' The PFC CSKA Moskva manager makes a substitution. Nikita Chernov departs to be replaced by Khetag Khosonov.
  • 62' The travelling PFC CSKA Moskva supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 67' AS Roma is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 68' The AS Roma manager makes a substitution. Lorenzo Pellegrini departs to be replaced by Bryan Cristante.
  • 72' The referee shows PFC CSKA Moskva player a Yellow card on 72.
  • 73' The AS Roma manager makes a substitution. Cengiz Under departs to be replaced by Aleksandar Kolarov.
  • 78' PFC CSKA Moskva seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 81' Another substitution for AS Roma to replace Daniele De Rossi by Patrik Schick on 81 minute.
  • 86' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Alessandro Florenzi made 527 appearances and scored 10 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 88' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Arnor Sigurdsson.
  • 90' Another change for PFC CSKA Moskva made on 90 minute. Fedor Chalov leaves to be changed by Takuma Nishimura.
  • That’s it! Another goalless match for AS Roma and PFC CSKA Moskva (для сухой ничьи).

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.65 AS Roma xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.02 PFC CSKA Moskva xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
AS Roma53% Draw26% PFC CSKA Moskva21%
Actual: AS Roma win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.67
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

AS Roma or Draw
78%
Draw or PFC CSKA Moskva
47%
AS Roma or PFC CSKA Moskva
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
AS Roma36% Draw46% PFC CSKA Moskva18%
Actual: AS Roma win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.5%
1 – 0
10.5%
2 – 1
9.3%
2 – 0
9.2%
0 – 0
8.9%
0 – 1
6.1%
1 – 2
5.7%
3 – 1
5.1%
3 – 0
Actual
2 – 2
4.8%
0 – 2
3.5%
3 – 2
2.7%

Asian Handicap — AS Roma

Handicap AS Roma covers Push PFC CSKA Moskva covers
-2.5 12% 88%
-2 12% 16% 72%
-1.5 28% 72%
-1 28% 23% 49%
-0.5 51% 49%
+0.5 78% 22%
+1 78% 14% 8%
+1.5 92% 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% 2%

Clean Sheet

AS Roma keeps clean sheet
37%
PFC CSKA Moskva keeps clean sheet
20%

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.