All the points stay with the home side, the away team steals it or a point each? Anything could happen when the mid-table inhabitants Lokomotiv Moskva and FK Nizjni Novgorod duel at RZD Arena.
- Lokomotiv Moskva have the most points from losing position (6) in Premier League
- FK Nizjni Novgorod have the fewest scored goals (1) away in Premier League
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Lokomotiv Moskva form and stats
The story so far in the Premier League for Lokomotiv Moskva at their home stadium (RZD Arena) is 1 win, 2 draws and 1 defeat.
A strong away win for Lokomotiv Moskva against Zenit the last match, as Tiknizyan and Glushenkov were on target. Lokomotiv Moskva made it very difficult for themselves, when Tiknizyan got a red card in the 90th minute. The match was still a draw at this point. But even with this card, Lokomotiv Moskva won the match 2-1! Midfielder Tiknizyan was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.8 (out of ten) in that game. Tiknizyan scored one goal, served one assist and hit one key pass.
Before that, a defeat in the away fixture against Ural (after extra-time, 4-2 on penalties) in the Russian Cup.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Russian Cup game versus Rostov in only three days. This game is also played here at RZD Arena.
Lokomotiv have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at RZD Arena with 6 goals in 4 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Lokomotiv Moskva defense is not exactly impregnable. 7 goals conceded from 4 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
FK Nizjni Novgorod form and stats
0-2-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for FK Nizjni Novgorod, who have the fewest scored goals (1) away in Premier League, in their Premier League matches away.
Novgorod had fun at their own home (RZD Arena) last time out, beating Orenburg 3-1. Boselli, Turbo and Sevikyan scored. The attacker Turbo got a match rating of 8.03 in that game. Turbo scored one goal, served one assist and hit one key pass.
The fixture before that was the Russian Cup-battle against Spartak Moskva, a home defeat (0-3).
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Russian Cup trip to Krasnodar.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from FK Nizjni Novgorod's away games in the league this season with only {1 goals} from 4 matches.
Head 2 Head
Lokomotiv Moskva-FK Nizjni Novgorod H2H statistics last six meetings regardless of arena: Lokomotiv Moskva four wins, FK Nizjni Novgorod one win, one draw. four of these six matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Top Goalscorers
  N. Tiknizyan 4 goals |   E. Sevikyan 3 goals |  A. Miranchuk 2 goals |
Lokomotiv Moskva missing players
FK Nizjni Novgorod missing players
| Lokomotiv Moskva | FK Nizjni Novgorod | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 4 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 15 | 6 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 14 | 7 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 75% | 89% |
| 89% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 67% |
| 56% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 22% |
| 44% | 50% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 33% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 78% | 75% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 25% | 33% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 25% | 33% |
| 11% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 75% | 44% |
| 5.4 | 5.5 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3 | 2.9 |
| 5.3 | 5.5 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 6.8 | 6.4 |
| 1.8 | 1.2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11.2 | 9.2 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 10.8 | 10.7 |
| 4.2 | 3.8 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.8 | 3.7 |
| 39% | 40% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 9% | 27% |
| 14.7 | 14.8 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7 | 10.2 | 11.6 |
| 4.6 | 5.5 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1 | 2.5 | 2.4 |
- All of Lokomotiv Moskva's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- FK Nizjni Novgorod have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- FK Nizjni Novgorod have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- FK Nizjni Novgorod have the fewest scored goals (1) away in Premier League
- FK Nizjni Novgorod have yet to win a game away.
- Lokomotiv Moskva have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Lokomotiv Moskva have scored at least twice as many goals at home as FK Nizjni Novgorod have scored away.
- Lokomotiv Moskva have the most points from losing position (6) in Premier League
- Lokomotiv Moskva haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Krasnodar | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 21 |
| 2 | Krylya Sovetov | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 18 |
| 3 | Zenit | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 17 |
| 4 | Spartak Moskva | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 16 |
| 5 | Dinamo Moskva | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 15 |
| 6 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 15 |
| 7 | FK Nizjni Novgorod | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 14 |
| 8 | Ural | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -2 | 14 |
| 9 | CSKA Moskva | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 13 |
| 10 | Akhmat Grozny | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| 11 | Rostov | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | -6 | 9 |
| 12 | Orenburg | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -6 | 8 |
| 13 | Baltika | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 11 | -6 | 7 |
| 14 | Sochi | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 11 | -5 | 6 |
| 15 | Rubin Kazan | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -9 | 6 |
| 16 | Fakel | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | -8 | 5 |
