A value based pick here - with all due respect to Sochi, having them as -0.5 favorites against CSKA is way too much and ambitious. It’s a simple overestimation of a good hardworking but really limited team. CSKA just ended a long unbeaten run, which stretched since August 2021. They failed to pick points up on the road vs. Rubin Kazan in a generally level game they could’ve easily been winning.

Visitors have no squad issues to deal with ahead of this one. Main leaders are all fit and available, while particular players are in great form - winger Ejuke in particular. Keep an eye on the former Eredivisie star as he’s growing into a real player this season in the Russian Prem.

Sochi did take 3 points last matchday against Arsenal in Tula, but their performance left a mixed impression. Once again they collapsed in the 2nd half and could not keep the right level of football through it. Earlier a similar pattern occurd in their home win against Rostov (3-2). After leading 3-0 in the 1st half, they stopped and nearly gave away a win conceding 2 goals after the break.

Sochi remains a bit of a moody side, which depends a lot on the day's form.

CSKA with all it’s squad issues is definitely a side with a stronger all around level of players and thus can be easily considered favourites for points on paper. What’s more, they will surely have more support in the stadium as Sochi’s games traditionally have low interest from locals and the group of traveling fans will be greater and louder.

这里是一个很有价值的选择 - 索契对阵雄心勃勃的中央陆军的。这是对一个努力但实力非常有限的球队。中央陆军刚刚结束了自 2021 年 8 月以来的长期不败的战绩。他们未能在客场对阵喀山鲁宾的比赛中取得积分，他们本可以轻松获胜。

在此之前，客队无需伤病的问题。主要的球员都健康，而一些关键球员的状态非常好——尤其是边锋 Ejuke。密切关注这位前荷甲球星，因为他本赛季正在俄罗斯成长为一名真正出色的球员。

索契上个比赛日在对阵图拉兵工厂时确实拿下了3分，但他们的表现给人留下了喜忧参半的印象。他们再次在下半场崩溃，无法通过比赛保持稳定的水平。早些时候，他们在主场战胜罗斯托夫 (3-2) 时也出现了类似的情况。上半场3-0领先下半场突然停了下来，在中场休息后丢掉了2球。

索契的表现起伏不定，这在很大程度上取决于当天的状态。

中央陆军绝对是一支球员全面水平更强的球队，因此很值得被看好。更重要的是，他们肯定会在这个体育场得到更多的支持，因为索契的比赛传统是当地人的兴趣很低，而客队的球迷会越来越多。