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

UEFA Champions League · 2018-19
AS Roma
3 – 0
Full Time
PFC CSKA Moskva
Tue 23 Oct 2018 · 19:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 72' Kirill Nababkin
Y 88' Arnor Sigurdsson

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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Arsenal FC 8 24
2 FC Bayern München 8 21
3 Liverpool FC 8 18
4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 8 17
5 FC Barcelona 8 16
6 Chelsea FC 8 16
7 Sporting Clube de Portugal 8 16
8 Manchester City FC 8 16
9 Real Madrid CF 8 15
10 FC Internazionale Milano 8 15
11 Paris Saint-Germain FC 8 14
12 Newcastle United FC 8 14
13 Juventus FC 8 13
14 Club Atlético de Madrid 8 13
15 Atalanta BC 8 13
16 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 8 12
17 Borussia Dortmund 8 11
18 PAE Olympiakos SFP 8 11
19 Club Brugge KV 8 10
20 Galatasaray SK 8 10
21 AS Monaco FC 8 10
22 Qarabağ Ağdam FK 8 10
23 FK Bodo/Glimt 8 9
24 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 8 9
25 Olympique de Marseille 8 9
26 Paphos FC 8 9
27 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 8 9
28 PSV 8 8
29 Athletic Club 8 8
30 SSC Napoli 8 8
31 FC Kobenhavn 8 8
32 AFC Ajax 8 6
33 Eintracht Frankfurt 8 4
34 SK Slavia Praha 8 3
35 Villarreal CF 8 1
36 FK Kairat 8 1

Head-to-Head

5
1
2
AS Roma 8 games · Avg 3.4 goals PFC CSKA Moskva
Last 5 meetings
2018-10-23 AS Roma 3–0 PFC CSKA Moskva 2018-01-20 PFC CSKA Moskva 3–0 AS Roma 2017-09-26 AS Roma 3–2 PFC CSKA Moskva 2017-03-18 PFC CSKA Moskva 1–1 AS Roma 2017-01-24 AS Roma 2–0 PFC CSKA Moskva

Recent Form

AS Roma
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 Plzeň H 5–0 W
29 Sep SS Lazio H 3–1 W
26 Sep Frosinone Calcio H 4–0 W
PFC CSKA Moskva
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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at !
  • 5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 10' It’s high time Eusebio Di Francesco made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 15' The travelling PFC CSKA Moskva supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 20' Russia international Khetag Khosonov has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 25' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 30' Magnificent from Edin Dzeko! That is 93 goals in 527 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 35' AS Roma are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against PFC CSKA Moskva's shape.
  • 40' PFC CSKA Moskva is showing some good football. However, PFC CSKA Moskva are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 43' Edin Dzeko makes no mistake. The score reads 2-0 and AS Roma are in front.
  • 48' It looks surprising PFC CSKA Moskva does not make any changes. Ivan Oblyakov has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 50' Assisted by Edin Dzeko with the perfectly-timed delivery and Cengiz Under makes no mistake. 3-0!
  • 55' Nikola Vlasic needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 57' Another change for PFC CSKA Moskva made on 57 minute. Nikita Chernov leaves to be changed by Khetag Khosonov.
  • 62' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering AS Roma that had 527 games and scored 607 goals.
  • 67' Robin Olsen is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for PFC CSKA Moskva so far.
  • 68' The crowd applauds Lorenzo Pellegrini as he leaves the pitch. Bryan Cristante steps in for AS Roma.
  • 72' Kirill Nababkin is having his name booked by the referee on 72.
  • 73' AS Roma ring the changes. Cengiz Under has done his job and it is now time for Aleksandar Kolarov to step up.
  • 78' Fedor Chalov has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 81' The crowd applauds Daniele De Rossi as he leaves the pitch. Patrik Schick steps in for AS Roma.
  • 86' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 88' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Arnor Sigurdsson.
  • 90' The supporters are chanting for Takuma Nishimura. He replaces Fedor Chalov on 90 minute.
  • With this win, AS Roma is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

AS Roma Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Eusebio Di Francesco

PFC CSKA Moskva Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Viktor Hancharenka

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Edin Dzeko 2
Arnor Sigurdsson 2
Kostas Manolas 1
Lorenzo Pellegrini 1
Cengiz Under 1

Head to Head

2018-10-23 AS Roma 3–0 PFC CSKA Moskva 2018-01-20 PFC CSKA Moskva 3–0 AS Roma 2017-09-26 AS Roma 3–2 PFC CSKA Moskva 2017-03-18 PFC CSKA Moskva 1–1 AS Roma 2017-01-24 AS Roma 2–0 PFC CSKA Moskva

AS Roma Form

2018-10-23 AS Roma 3–0 PFC CSKA Moskva W 2018-10-20 AS Roma 0–2 SPAL 2013 L 2018-10-06 Empoli FC 0–2 AS Roma W 2018-10-02 AS Roma 5–0 FC Viktoria Plzeň W 2018-09-29 AS Roma 3–1 SS Lazio W 2018-09-26 AS Roma 4–0 Frosinone Calcio W

PFC CSKA Moskva Form

2018-10-23 AS Roma 3–0 PFC CSKA Moskva L 2018-10-19 FK Dinamo Makhachkala 0–2 PFC CSKA Moskva W 2018-10-07 PFC CSKA Moskva 0–1 FK Lokomotiv Moskva L 2018-10-02 PFC CSKA Moskva 1–0 Real Madrid CF W 2018-09-28 FK Orenburg 0–1 PFC CSKA Moskva W 2018-09-23 PFC CSKA Moskva 1–1 FK Spartak Moskva D

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.