Following the results of the 2023/2024 season, the very young Akron club from the city of Togliatti made it to the Premier League. The first season in the elite of Russian football turned out to be successful for the debutant. This is how one can characterize the team's final ninth place. In the previous season, Zaur Tadeev led Akron only to 13th place, for which he was dismissed before the playoffs, where the Togliatti club, thanks to an away victory, managed to overcome the resistance of Rotor Volgograd. In June Akron was headed by former Partizan coach Srdjan Blagojevic. In preparation for the new season, the club management bought players for 900 thousand euros and sold players for about the same amount. Also left the club its last season's captain Artem Dzyuba, whose contract expired. The new Akron is kicking off the season with great difficulty. After five rounds of the Premier League, the Togliatti squad sits at the bottom of the table. The club's entire tally is two points, earned in matches against Lokomotiv and Rodina. It is no secret that the first club sold off all its leaders this year, while the second carries the proud status of a championship debutant. The only victory in seven official matches of the season was Akron's win in the cup match against CSKA Moscow. The Army club parted ways with the coaching staff of Fabio Celestini slightly earlier than Akron did with Zaur Tadeev. In place of the foreign specialist, CSKA management appointed Dmitry Igdisamov, who did not manage to win the Russian Cup, but in the summer received a full contract. Fans' impressions of the Russian coach's work are still mixed. On one hand, it was fairly difficult to spoil things after Celestini. On the other hand, a more pronounced quality leap from the Army was expected. The capital team's squad looks very strong and well-balanced. In seven official matches this season the team has won three matches in regulation time and one in a penalty shootout. The Army men have not won in two consecutive matches. In the previous round CSKA beat the crumbling Lokomotiv 3-2, but Akron will play a less dynamic football, which will be reflected in the result of the match. Let's make a cautious bet in favor of the home team.