Lokomotiv Moskva and Olympique Marseille get a break from their league challenge to fight for a possible trophy in this Europa League Group Stage fixture.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Olympique Marseille, who are travelling more than 3200 kilometers to play this game.
Lokomotiv Moskva form and stats
Lokomotiv Moskva participated in Champions League the last season, where they reached the group stage.Lokomotiv Moskva have played 4 Premier League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-1-0 (wins-draws-losses). The Lokomotiv fans aren't used to losing league-games here at RZD Arena and will expect new points from this game. Lokomotiv Moskva has played twelve games in a row here without a defeat.
The Lokomotiv supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Krylya Sovetov in Premier League and win 2-0. The goalie Guilherme Marinato was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 8.22 out of ten. Marinato stopped the opponent with six saves and topped it up with a clean sheet. Guilherme Marinato loved the game against Krylya Sovetov. With a stunning six saves the goalkeeper played a huge part in the 2-0 victory.
Ahead of that match, Lokomotiv Moskva won a home game hosting Krasnodar (2-1).The manager M. Nikolić will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Ural in only four days.
Lokomotiv can score goals in their home matches. After 4 league matches they have found the net 8 times. From these home matches, Lokomotiv have conceded only 3 goals.
Olympique Marseille form and stats
Olympique's mission in Champions League last season failed in the group stage.Olympique Marseille are on a winning streak away after three games, as mentioned below. A maximum 6 points in the bag from 2 travels in the Ligue 1. Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but Olympique are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.
Olympique play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-0 victory visiting Monaco. Ahmadou Bamba Dieng, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.74. Dieng scored two goals, hit the woodwork two (!) times and dribled passed the opponent 2 of 4 times.
Before that, Olympique secured a home win against Saint-Etienne with the score 3-1.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Rennes in just three days.
Olympique Marseille have the goal stats of 5-2 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  F. Smolov 6 goals |  R. Zhemaletdinov 3 goals |   D. Payet 3 goals |
Lokomotiv Moskva missing players
Olympique Marseille missing players
| Lokomotiv Moskva | Olympique Marseille | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 16 | 10 | Won | W | 4 | 14 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 4 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 4 | 4 | ||
| 50 | 29 | Scored | S | 17 | 46 | ||
| 25 | 8 | Conceded | C | 18 | 31 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 80% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 56% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 60% | ||
| 32% | 31% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 36% | ||
| 16% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 16% | ||
| 64% | 54% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 72% | ||
| 36% | 46% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 16% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 12% | ||
| 4.7 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.9 | 4.5 | ||
| 6.3 | 6.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 4.7 | ||
| 2.7 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.8 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 12.1 | 12.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.7 | 11.5 | ||
| 4.7 | 5.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 4.3 | ||
| 44% | 46% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 42% | ||
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Lazio | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Olympique Marseille | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 17 |
| 2 | Sochi | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 |
| 3 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 |
| 4 | Dinamo Moskva | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 13 |
| 5 | Rubin Kazan | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| 6 | Olimpiyets | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| 7 | CSKA Moskva | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 10 |
| 8 | Spartak Moskva | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| 9 | Krasnodar | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| 10 | Akhmat Grozny | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -3 | 9 |
| 11 | Krylya Sovetov | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -3 | 7 |
| 12 | Khimki | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -6 | 6 |
| 13 | Ufa | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 5 |
| 14 | Rostov | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -5 | 5 |
| 15 | Arsenal Tula | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -6 | 5 |
| 16 | Ural | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -7 | 2 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Paris Saint Germain | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 15 |
| 2 | Angers SCO | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 11 |
| 3 | Nice | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| 4 | Olympique Marseille | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 5 | Lens | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 6 | Clermont | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 8 |
| 7 | Olympique Lyonnais | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 8 | Lorient | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| 9 | Montpellier | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 10 | Reims | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 11 | Rennes | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 5 |
| 12 | Lille | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -4 | 5 |
| 13 | Troyes | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 4 |
| 14 | Nantes | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| 15 | Strasbourg | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 4 |
| 16 | Monaco | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -4 | 4 |
| 17 | Brest | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 3 |
| 18 | Metz | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 3 |
| 19 | Saint-Etienne | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 3 |
| 20 | Bordeaux | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -7 | 2 |