Galatasaray have traveled here for an interesting Europa League fight against Lokomotiv Moskva. Prepare for the match with this cup preview!
The visiting Galatasaray played their last game only four days ago, a Super Lig match.
It's quite the trip for Galatasaray when visiting Lokomotiv Moskva as the cities are 2100 kilometers apart.
Lokomotiv Moskva form and stats
Last season their Champions League adventure ended in the group stage.The complete Premier League results playing at home this season for Lokomotiv Moskva are 3-1-1 (wins-draws-losses).
Lokomotiv drew their last game, 2-2 away at Rubin Kazan. Late drama in the game against Rubin Kazan as Lokomotiv were trailing by a goal near the finishing line until Rifat Zhemaletdinov popped out and made it level in the 90th minute. Rifat Zhemaletdinov was able to secure the draw 2-2 in the game against Rubin Kazan after coming on as a substitute and scoring the final goal. In the starting lineup today? Rifat Zhemaletdinov (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.72/10. Zhemaletdinov scored one goal, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 22 successful passes (of 26 total).
Before that game, the home loss against Rostov with the scoreline 1-2.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Lokomotiv have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found two matches with the results: Won one, drawn one and lost zero.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Sochi are coming to town in four days.
A decent goal production from Lokomotiv in their home games so far, with 9 goals from 5 league matches. Lokomotiv have conceded 5 in these home matches.
Galatasaray form and stats
They also participated in Europa League last season. This ended in the play-offs.The story so far for the visiting team on their Super Lig travels is 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat. Total Europa League statistics for Galatasaray: 3 wins, 3 draws and 0 losses.
Galatasaray had fun at their own home (RZD Arena) last time out, beating Konyaspor 1-0. Mostafa Mohamed scored. The attacker Mostafa Mohamed got a match rating of 7.74 in that game. Mohamed scored one goal and hit two key passes.
Prior to that result Galatasaray won their away game at Rizespor in the Super Lig. The scoreline was 3-2.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found six similar matches played by Galatasaray in our archives, and the results are: two wins for Galatasaray, one draw and three defeats.
The schedule is very tough for Galatasaray now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Super Lig game at Beşiktaş is waiting in only four days.
Galatasaray are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 9 times in 5 away games so far. Galatasaray have conceded 9 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Statistics for the last two meetings between these two teams are: one win for Lokomotiv, zero draws and one win for Galatasaray. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: one game.Top Goalscorers
  F. Smolov 7 goals |  R. Zhemaletdinov 4 goals |   M. Abdallah 3 goals |
Lokomotiv Moskva missing players
Galatasaray missing players
| Lokomotiv Moskva | Galatasaray | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Won | W | 4 | 14 | ||
| 10 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 6 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | ||
| 34 | 16 | Scored | S | 19 | 49 | ||
| 29 | 9 | Conceded | C | 18 | 39 | ||
| 84% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 90% | 96% | ||
| 72% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 90% | 84% | ||
| 48% | 45% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 70% | 72% | ||
| 24% | 18% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 60% | 48% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 40% | 28% | ||
| 64% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 70% | 76% | ||
| 32% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 16% | ||
| 20% | 9% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 12% | ||
| 5 | 5.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.4 | 6.1 | ||
| 5.8 | 5.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.6 | 3.9 | ||
| 2.4 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.7 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 12.4 | 11.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.3 | 14.3 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 5.1 | ||
| 32% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 36% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Galatasaray | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Lazio | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Olympique Marseille | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Zenit | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 23 |
| 2 | Sochi | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 21 |
| 3 | Dinamo Moskva | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 20 |
| 4 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 18 |
| 5 | Krasnodar | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 17 |
| 6 | CSKA Moskva | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 17 |
| 7 | Spartak Moskva | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 |
| 8 | Rubin Kazan | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 15 |
| 9 | Olimpiyets | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | -1 | 14 |
| 10 | Krylya Sovetov | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -1 | 13 |
| 11 | Akhmat Grozny | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -5 | 12 |
| 12 | Arsenal Tula | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -6 | 12 |
| 13 | Rostov | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | -8 | 9 |
| 14 | Ural | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -8 | 9 |
| 15 | Ufa | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -6 | 8 |
| 16 | Khimki | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -7 | 8 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Fenerbahce | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 19 |
| 2 | Trabzonspor | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 18 |
| 3 | Beşiktaş | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| 4 | Hatayspor | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 16 |
| 5 | Altay | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 15 |
| 6 | Konyaspor | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 |
| 7 | Fatih Karagumruk | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 14 |
| 8 | Galatasaray | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 14 |
| 9 | Alanyaspor | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 14 |
| 10 | Adana Demirspor | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 12 |
| 11 | Kayserispor | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 11 |
| 12 | Gazisehir Gaziantep | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -1 | 11 |
| 13 | Sivasspor | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| 14 | İstanbul Başakşehir | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -1 | 9 |
| 15 | Antalyaspor | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 9 |
| 16 | Yeni Malatyaspor | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -7 | 9 |
| 17 | Giresunspor | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -4 | 8 |
| 18 | Kasimpasa | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -4 | 6 |
| 19 | Goztepe | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -5 | 5 |
| 20 | Rizespor | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 14 | -15 | 1 |