Preview: 12 points are the diference between the teams so far, Lokomotiv Moskva having done best. Will Arsenal Tula pull off a surprise?
- Arsenal Tula have the most conceded goals (31) in Premier League
- Lokomotiv Moskva have the most points from losing position (12) in Premier League
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Europa League.
Arsenal Tula form and stats
2-4-2 (win-draw-lost) are the Premier League numbers at home for Arsenal Tula so far this season. When Arsenal Tula hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Dinamo Moskva, Sochi, Zenit and Krasnodar), they have won 1 of 2 matches!
The fans are hoping that Arsenal will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-5 away loss in the Premier League game against Dinamo Moskva (placed 2nd). As you see from the result above, Arsenal suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one. Danil Stepanov, defender, was given a rating of 7.32/10 in that game, top of the team. Stepanov hit two key passes and won 2 of 2 duels.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Ufa that ended 0-0.Arsenal has scored 8 league goals at home this season, in 8 matches. 10 goals have been conceded. When Arsenal hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Rostov, Olimpiyets, Ufa, Khimki and Ural), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 2 of 2 times.
Lokomotiv Moskva form and stats
Playing away, Lokomotiv Moskva have won 2 games, drawn 6 and suffered 0 defeats in the Premier League this season. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the CSKA Moskva game have they lost an away game, meaning Lokomotiv Moskva has taken points from eight away matches in a row.
Lokomotiv's previous game was their home loss versus Lazio (0-3). Defender Maciej Rybus was the best team player with a rating of 7.4. Rybus hit one key pass and won 2 of 6 duels.
Preceding that, the 1-2 home loss versus Akhmat Grozny.The visiting Lokomotiv have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 9 goals from 8 games. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. It's not easy to score on Lokomotiv Moskva as they have only conceded 7 goals from these away games. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
The latest head-to-head game ended Lokomotiv Moskva - Arsenal Tula 3-1, earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Arsenal three wins, zero draws and Lokomotiv Moskva seven victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  F. Smolov 7 goals |  R. Zhemaletdinov 5 goals |   D. Khlusevich 3 goals |
Arsenal Tula missing players
Lokomotiv Moskva missing players
| Arsenal Tula | Lokomotiv Moskva | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 4 | 8 | 15 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | 8 | 3 | Scored | S | 3 | 9 | 21 |
| 31 | 10 | 3 | Conceded | C | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 87% | 75% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 75% | 87% |
| 87% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 75% | 87% |
| 73% | 62% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 38% | 53% |
| 40% | 12% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 12% | 13% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 67% | 62% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 75% | 80% |
| 13% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 25% | 20% |
| 33% | 38% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 25% | 13% |
| 4.2 | 3.9 | 2.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 5.4 | 5.5 |
| 6.3 | 5.5 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5.5 | 5.9 |
| 2.6 | 2.9 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 3.8 | 3.5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 10 | 11.4 | 9.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.2 | 12.9 | 11.8 |
| 3.3 | 4 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.9 | 4.2 |
| 33% | 25% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 19% | 29% | 33% |
| 16.9 | 16.4 | 19 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.5 | 14.9 | 14 |
| 6.5 | 5.1 | 8.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.8 | 3.9 |
- Arsenal Tula have the most conceded goals (31) in Premier League
- Arsenal Tula have the most conceded goals in the first half (18) in Premier League
- Arsenal Tula have the most matches over the total-line (11) in Premier League
- Arsenal Tula have the the worst goal difference (-15) in Premier League
- Lokomotiv Moskva have not yet lost a game away.
- Lokomotiv Moskva have the fewest conceded goals (7) away in Premier League
- Lokomotiv Moskva have the most points from losing position (12) in Premier League
| 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 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 39 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 22 | 33 |
| 2 | Dinamo Moskva | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 29 |
| 3 | Sochi | 15 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 27 |
| 4 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 25 |
| 5 | Krasnodar | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 24 |
| 6 | CSKA Moskva | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 24 |
| 7 | Krylya Sovetov | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 23 |
| 8 | Rubin Kazan | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 22 |
| 9 | Akhmat Grozny | 15 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -4 | 21 |
| 10 | Spartak Moskva | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -4 | 19 |
| 11 | Rostov | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 17 |
| 12 | Ufa | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -5 | 15 |
| 13 | Olimpiyets | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | -13 | 14 |
| 14 | Khimki | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 16 | -11 | 13 |
| 15 | Arsenal Tula | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 21 | -15 | 13 |
| 16 | Ural | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | -10 | 12 |