CSKA Moscow – AS Roma SOCCER PICKS
CSKA Moscow and Roma meet at Olimpiyskiy stadion Luzhniki, in a match for this phase of the UEFA Champions League (Group Stage). The record of direct confrontations of the last 3 years is favorable to the visiting team, which in the last 2 matches won 1 and drew 1.
CSKA Moscow:
The home team is currently in the 3 rd position, with 4 points won, after 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss. In the penultimate match, they won in a home match against Real Madrid, by (1-0). In the last match, they lost out to Roma by (3-0). The team comes to this match after a draw away with Dinamo Moscow by (0-0). In the last 10 home matches CSKA Moscow has won 4, tied 2 and lost 4. In 15 matches, they have conceded the first goal 6 times and have never won the comeback. In the last 8 away matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 4 of their 10 goals between minutes (76′-90 ‘).
The CSKA team still dreams of qualifying for the next phase, so it is very important to get good results from now on. On this next day, the CSKA team will have the advantage of playing in their stadium, where they usually present good football. On the last day, CSKA was defeated away from home by the Roma team, for the result of 3-0. The coach of the local team must bring the best players he has available to play.
Roma:
The away team is currently in the 2ª position, with 6 points won, after 2 wins and 1 loss. In the penultimate match, they won in a home match against Viktoria Plzeň, by (5-0). In the last match, they won in a home match against CSKA Moscow, by (3-0). In the last match that they disputed, for the Serie A, they tied with the Fiorentina out by (1-1). In the last 10 away matches Roma has 3 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses. Their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches. In 15 matches, they suffered the first goal 7 times and only managed 1 comeback. In the last 20 home matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 15 of their 36 goals between minutes (76′-90 ‘).
Roma, which is currently in one of the qualifying places for the next phase, hopes to continue presenting good football within the field, in order to try to fight for the first position of the group. Due to playing away from home, the difficulties must be greater, however, the visiting team is confident of achieving a good result. On the last day of the competition, the Roma team managed to conquer all three points against their fans, beating the CSKA team by 3-0. The visiting coach must not have important absences for this match.
