CSKA vs Sochi: CSKA look to avoid a 4th successive defeat when they face Sochi in their next pre-season friendly clash on Thursday at the VEB Arena.
Match Details:
Teams: CSKA vs Sochi
Venue: VEB Arena, Moscow, Russia
Date: Thursday 7th July, 2022
Time: 10:30 PM IST
Live Link: http://www.sonyliv.com/
Preview
CSKA’s pre-season has turned out to be a horror show as they faced their 3rd successive defeat in their 2-0 loss to Nizhny Novgorod on Monday.
Kucheav and Yugaldin scored for the visitors to keep CSKA on their winless run, which is turning out to be a terrible campaign.
This is their last chance to finish off the campaign with a fine performance as they begin their season in 9 days-time.
On the other hand, Sochi lost their previous pre-season friendly match to Zenit on penalties last month.
After it finished 1-1 in regulation time, the hosts were beaten 4-2 on penalties to register a first defeat of pre-season.
They have one last opportunity against CSKA to get back to winning ways and head into the Russian Premier League season on a high.
Both these sides will meet each other twice in the upcoming season and hope to get over the other currently. The last time both teams met was in May, where Sochi won 1-0.
Form Guide
CSKA: LLLWL
Sochi: LWDWW
День заключительного матча турнира! 🙌
Сегодня вечером закрываем Кубок PARI Премьер с «армейцами» на «ВЭБ Арене».
🕗 Начало в 20:00
📺 Трансляция: «Матч! ТВ» и «Матч Премьер» pic.twitter.com/FdYW4aopRo— Футбольный клуб «Сочи» (@pfcsochi) July 7, 2022
Last Matches of both teams:
CSKA 0-2 Nizhny Novgorod
Sochi 1(2)-1(4) Zenit
Матч окончен 🔚#ЦСКАПариНН pic.twitter.com/qoFpVYAiXZ
— ПФК ЦСКА Москва (@pfc_cska) July 4, 2022
Where to watch the live streaming and broadcast of CSKA vs Sochi in India?
The match is live streamed on Sony LIV, YouTube and Jio TV App, while the broadcast is on either teams’ official social media handles.
Prediction: CSKA 0-2 Sochi
Given how poorly CSKA has been in pre-season, we do not see them get a result in this one as well. Sochi weren’t at their best against Zenit, but competed throughout before the shootout loss.
We can expect a more energetic performance from CSKA but Sochi should get back to winning ways.