On Sunday, April 6, 2025, the match of the 23rd round of the Russian Premier League between the Moscow clubs CSKA and Dynamo will take place at the VEB Arena.
When is the start and where to watch
The text broadcast of the game will be available online in our match center.
For Dynamo fans, there is a sector 215 of the S stand, tickets for which can be purchased only at the following link. The guest ticket office will be closed on the day of the game.
You can watch the live video broadcast of this game after registering on the website of our title sponsor BetBoom betting company and in its clubs, which operate according to the "All Inclusive" concept (look for the nearest club on the map), as well as on the Match TV channel. Beginning at 19:30 Moscow time.
Also on our resources there will be a traditional edition of "Inside" with the highlights of the game itself and everything that happened around it.
Team status
Last weekend, the blue and whites confidently dealt with Orenburg at home (5:1), repeating their record for the number of matches with 4+ goals in the Russian championship season. Jorge Carrascal scored his first brace in the RPL, Bitello gave his 10th assist of the season, and Viktor Okishor scored his debut goal in the top league of Russian football.
During the week, Alexander Kutitskiy extended his contract with his hometown club until the end of the 2028/29 season and now, for sure, he will enter the field in high spirits. Moreover, problems with the defensive line remain: Roberto Fernandez has been disqualified due to too many yellow cards, Milan Majstorovic is not ready to play yet, and the participation of Fabian Balbuena, who suffered an ankle injury in the game for the national team of Paraguay, is questionable.
About the opponent
At CSKA, everything is in perfect order with the defense – after the resumption of the championship, Marko Nikolic's team missed only once in 4 rounds. At the same time, the defenders are not far behind in attack either: in the last 4 home matches of the RPL, they scored at least one goal, and 4 different players did it.
As a result, after three consecutive victories over Khimki, Akron and Dynamo Makhachkala, the army team approached the group of leaders and are ready to compete for medals. They are no less successful in the Cup and reached the semi-finals of the RPL, in which they beat our team in the first match.
— We have already beaten Dynamo twice this season, and we have to play two more times, – said Nikolic. – Dynamo is a super high–quality team, my opinion is that they are in the top 3 in terms of the quality of players. All the players are fast, technical, score goals quickly. We have already sorted out the theory, we will train the players further. It's hard to play against such an opponent three times in a row, but we will prepare.
At the same time, the CSKA coach practically does not use high–profile winter acquisitions - Brazilian striker Alerrandro and Argentine midfielder Rodrigo Villagra, relying on proven players. For one of them, Sunday's game will be a landmark – Igor Akinfeev will play his 900th official match in his career.
Intersections
CSKA defender Milan Gajic is a graduate of the Serbian OFC Belgrade, a sister club of Dynamo Moscow.
Andrei Lunev and another CSKA defender Danil Krugovoy played together for Zenit in the 2020/21 season.
CSKA striker Sekou Koita in the 2017/18 season played for the Austrian Lifering, the club where Dmitry Skopintsev began his adult career.
For Marcel Licka and Marko Nikolic, this will be the third personal meeting – both previous games of this season ended in favor of the army team with a score of 2:1.
History of meetings
Within the framework of the national championship, the teams met 160 times: Dynamo won 59 victories, lost 55 times, and 46 more meetings ended in a draw. The difference between goals scored and conceded is 221:196.
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 referees
The meeting was entrusted to Sergey Karasev, who will be assisted by linesmen Maxim Gavrilin and Igor Demeshko. Alexey Sukhoi and Pavel Shadykhanov will be responsible for the Video Assistance for Referees system (VAR).
This season, the 45-year-old referee from Moscow worked at Dynamo's home matches with Lokomotiv (3:1) and Krasnodar (0:1).
