Baltika Kaliningrad will be at VEB Arena on Friday for the Premier League meeting with hosts CSKA Moscow.
Our full set of predictions, statistics and match poll for CSKA Moscow v Baltika Kaliningrad can be seen below - along with the latest match odds.
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CSKA Moscow
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CSKA Moscow, following on from their previous result, will be hoping for more of the same after the 3-1 Premier League triumph versus Lokomotiv Moscow.
In that game, CSKA Moscow managed 43% possession and 10 attempts at goal with 4 on target. For CSKA Moscow, the goalscorers were Danila Kozlov (35') and Danil Krugovoy (91'). For their opponents, Lokomotiv Moscow got 17 shots on goal with 3 of them on target. Maksim Nenakhov (57' Own goal) and Aleksandr Silyanov (70') scored for Lokomotiv Moscow.
It’s been all too rare in recent games where CSKA Moscow haven’t conceded. The reality is that CSKA Moscow have been scored against in 5 of their previous 6 clashes, leaking 7 goals in the process. We will just have to find out if that trend can be continued on in this game.
Baltika Kaliningrad
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Following on from being beaten in their last game against Dynamo Moscow in Premier League action, Baltika Kaliningrad will be aiming to make amends here.
In that match, Baltika Kaliningrad had 48% possession and 15 attempts on goal with 6 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Baltika Kaliningrad was Lacerda (55'). Dynamo Moscow got 7 attempts at goal with 4 on target. Gomes (8') and Konstantin Tyukavin (71') scored for Dynamo Moscow.
The stats don’t lie, and Baltika Kaliningrad have been scored against in 6 of their last 6 matches, conceding 8 goals in total. Defensively, Baltika Kaliningrad have seen their frailties exposed.
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Head to head
The previous league match featuring the two was Premier League match day 21 on 14/03/2026 when it finished Baltika Kaliningrad 1-0 CSKA Moscow.
On that occasion, Baltika Kaliningrad managed 37% possession and 11 shots on goal with 5 of them on target. Their only player to score was Brayan Gil (63').
CSKA Moscow got 12 shots on goal with 4 of them on target.
The match was refereed by Kirill Levnikov.
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Team News: CSKA Moscow
We think that Armeytsy should go for a 4-2-3-1 system for the game featuring Vladislav Torop, Milan Gajic, Matvey Lukin, Kirill Danilov, Matheus Reis, Matvey Kislyak, Dmitriy Barinov, Danil Krugovoy, Ivan Oblyakov, Danila Kozlov and Maksim Voronov.
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Team News: Baltika Kaliningrad
Baltika Kaliningrad manager Andrei Talalayev has not got a full squad to pick from. Aleksandr Filin (Cruciate ligament tear), Brayan Gil (Foot surgery) and Yaroslav Arbuzov (Ligament stretching) miss out here.
We believe Baltika Kaliningrad appear most likely to utilise a 3-4-3 formation, choosing Egor Lyubakov, Sergey Varatynov, Eduardo Anderson, Nathan Gassama, Eldar Civic, Aymane Mourid, Ivan Belikov, Mingiyan Beveev, Maksim Petrov, Chinonso Offor and Nikolay Titkov.
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Prediction
Here is a game where Baltika Kaliningrad could well find it tough to score against this CSKA Moscow side who we think will get the win and a maybe even keep a clean sheet as well.
We’re going for a narrow 1-0 victory for CSKA Moscow when the referee blows for full-time.
We’re expecting it to be that close.
Victor Martins,
08:25 21/07/2026
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
🏟️ Team Focus:
CSKA Moscow
Formed: 1911
Stadium: VEB Arena (29,071)
Captain: Igor Akinfeev
Chairman: Evgeniy Giner
Manager: Dmitriy Igdisamov