Preview

• In week 5 of the 2025-2026 Premier League, Dinamo Moscow face CSKA Moscow on 2025-08-17 (kick-off 16:00 GMT) at VTB Arena.
• With the data available to us, V. Karpin and F. Celestini have not met as managers before.
• With 5 points, Dinamo Moscow sit 9th, while CSKA Moscow have 8 points to occupy 3rd.
• Neither Dinamo Moscow nor CSKA Moscow are missing any players.
• We're predicting Dinamo Moscow to deploy a four-at-the-back 4-3-3, and CSKA Moscow are expected to line up in 4-2-3-1.
• In their last outing, Dinamo Moscow's highest-rated performer was D. Fomin (7), while CSKA Moscow's standout was K. Glebov (9.3).
• Dinamo Moscow suffered a 0-4 defeat to Krasnodar, while CSKA Moscow managed a 0-0 draw versus Akron.
• Dinamo Moscow's form is 2-1-2 recently, but CSKA Moscow are on a roll with 3-2-0 in their last 5 matches.
• Dominance for Dinamo Moscow: across 45 clashes, they've won 20 games and only lost 13 games to CSKA Moscow, with 12 stalemates.
• With both sides enjoying similar home/away returns (1-1-0 vs 0-2-0) and scoring roughly 1.00-3.50 goals, a 2-2 draw seems on the cards.

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