Preview of the match of the championship of Russia Dynamo — CSKA

The text broadcast of the game will be available online in our match center.

The latest tickets for the Fraternal Derby can be purchased on our website. Before the match, autograph sessions of blue and white legends Luke Wilkshire (at sector C107 at 14:40) and Leandro Fernandez (B106, 14:30), as well as Sergey Ignashevich (D105, 14:15) are waiting for you.

You can watch the live video broadcast of this game on the Match TV channel. Beginning at 16:15 Moscow time.

Also, after the match, the traditional edition of Inside will be released on our resources with the highlights of the game and interviews of the actors.

Earlier this week, Dynamo secured a 2–1 away victory against Akhmat in a cup match, moving to the top of their group. This extends the team’s winning streak to eight matches — their best run since 1995.

The goals in Grozny came from Yaroslav Gladyshev and Viktor Okishor; the latter signed a contract extension on Friday, keeping him with the club until 2030. Additionally, Timofey Marinkin and Danil Glebov have extended their agreements with the club through 2031.

Juan Cáceres and Rubens will miss the derby due to suspension. A decision regarding the availability of Maksim Osipenko and Luis Chávez will be made on the eve of the match.

"CSKA has a very good team that has been looking impressive in recent weeks. It’s a great example for Russian football: a coach from the academy — someone who didn’t play professionally — gets an opportunity with the first team and truly makes the most of it. He’s doing an excellent job. Under his leadership, the team is playing really well—though I certainly hope we don’t see that on Sunday, and ensuring that is my responsibility," said Sandro Schwarz during a major pre-match press conference.

The "Army Men" are on a positive streak—they remain the only undefeated team in this season’s Russian championship. In their last three matches, they have outscored their opponents by a combined total of 10–1, securing victories over Dynamo Makhachkala (3–1) and Rodina (3–0) in the Russian Premier League, and routing Rostov (4–0) in the Cup.

Dmitry Igdisamov has shown no hesitation in integrating young players he knows well: 19-year-old Kirill Danilov has established himself as a regular in the starting defense, while 18-year-old forward Imran Firov scored his first goal for the senior squad against Rostov. Other young talents — midfielders Alexander Vakulich and Artyom Ponomarchuk, along with defender Pavel Filyushin — have also made their debuts this season.

The new signings have likewise settled in seamlessly: Ivan Oleynikov, who returned to his boyhood club, has already provided two assists, while Mohamed Azzi has immediately claimed the right-back position, even scoring a goal against Rostov.

"I’m looking forward to the match against Dynamo. It’s going to be a celebration of football — a 'Brotherly Derby.' We have a bit of a score to settle with them following our pre-season friendly," noted Dmitry Igdisamov, referring to the "Brotherly Derby" at VTB Arena, which ended in a 5–2 result.

Meanwhile, Igor Akinfeev has yet to feature this season as he continues his recovery. Additionally, Dmitry Barinov, Milan Gajić, and Moisés are sidelined and will remain out of action for the rest of the year.

Anton Miranchuk and Barinov have been playing together for Lokomotiv Moscow for 8 years.

The goalkeeper coach of the army club Dmitry Kramarenko once played 57 matches for Dynamo.

Ivan Sergeev played together with CSKA defender Danil Krugov at Zenit for 2.5 seasons.

In the national championships, the rivals held 163 matches with each other: 60 of them were won by Dynamo, 57 by CSKA, and a draw was recorded 46 more times.

The top scorers in the history of the national championships are Vasily Smirnov, Mikhail Yakushin, Sergei Solovyov, Konstantin Beskov and Vladimir Fedotov (7 goals each).

The match will be judged by Andrey Prokopov together with linesmen Dmitry Safyan and Alexey Ermilov. Artur Fedorov and Pavel Shadykhanov will be responsible for the Video Assistance Referee System (VAR).

Earlier, the 31-year-old referee from Yaroslavl officiated only two matches with Dynamo, in which the blue and whites drew with Pari NN (1:1) and beat Rostov (3:0).