CSKA Moskva and Lokomotiv Moskva spectators can't wait for Premier League clash at VEB Arena

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Competition: Russia Premier League
Competition: Sat 31.July
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: VEB Arena (30457 seats)

With the nervous opening game out of the way it’s time for the second Premier League game of the season. CSKA Moskva look forward to welcoming Lokomotiv Moskva in front of their home support.

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

These teams are located so close to each other that their supporters eat in the same restaurants, hang out at the same night clubs and give birth at the same hospitals. This means added importance to the game and a vibrant atmosphere.

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CSKA Moskva form and stats

Last season, CSKA Moskva's league statistics were 15 wins, 5 draws and 10 losses, resulting in a 6th position in the Premier League. Over these 30 matches they scored 51 goals and conceded 33. Playing at home last season CSKA Moskva managed 8-4-3 (win-draw-lost) with 31 goals and 17 conceded. The hosts won their first Premier League game here at VEB Arena, lifting spirits. Home statistics for CSKA Moskva last season were 8 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses from 15 games.

Moskva's previous game was a Premier League match also played at home, ending 1-0 versus Ufa (placed 12th). The home side are looking to build on that result. Igor Diveev was "man of the match" with a rating of 8.01 out of 10. The defender Diveev hit one key pass and won 6 of 8 duels.

A defeat was the result before that one, 2-3 away at Dinamo Moskva.

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 Moskva have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found three matches with the results: Won three, drawn zero and lost zero.

At VEB Arena, CSKA Moskva has the goal stats of 1-0 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.

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Lokomotiv Moskva form and stats

Let's have a look at how Lokomotiv Moskva performed last season in the Premier League: They landed a 3rd position in the league table after playing out 17 victories, 5 draws and 8 defeats. In total they scored 45 and conceded 35 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 6 - drew 3 and lost 6 with 21/26 goals scored/conceded.

Lokomotiv won their last game, 3-1 versus Arsenal Tula played at home. Midfielder Rifat Zhemaletdinov was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.93. Zhemaletdinov scored two goals, served one assist and hit one key pass.

That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Ural.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Lokomotiv Moskva playing away and similar expectations, we found eight relevant matches. Results were three Lokomotiv Moskva wins, two draws and three defeats.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - two - six (CSKA Moskva wins - draws - Lokomotiv Moskva wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Lokomotiv MoskvaR. Zhemaletdinov
R. Zhemaletdinov
2 goals
Lokomotiv MoskvaF. Smolov
F. Smolov
1 goals

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Total First Half Second Half
CSKA Moskva Lokomotiv Moskva
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
1 1 0 Played P 0 0 1
1 1 0 Won W 0 0 1
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
1 1 0 Scored S 0 0 3
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 1
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 100%
100% 100% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
13 13 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 13
2 2 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 6
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
22 22 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 15
6 6 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 5
17% 17% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 60%
CSKA Moskva Last season Lokomotiv Moskva
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
30 15   Played P   15 30
15 8   Won W   6 17
5 4   Drew D   3 5
10 3   Lost L   6 8
51 31   Scored S   21 45
33 17   Conceded C   26 35
100% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   87% 87%
83% 93%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   73% 63%
53% 60%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   53% 47%
30% 47%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   33% 30%
10% 13%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   33% 23%
60% 73%   BTTS BTTS   47% 43%
27% 20%   Clean Sheets C S   47% 53%
13% 7%   Failed to Score F T   20% 17%
 
6 6.3   Corners for (avg) C F   5.1 4.8
4.1 4.1   Corners against (avg) C A   5.5 5.2
2.2 1.8   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   3.5 3.1
5 3   Red cards R C   2 4
 
15.9 16.5   Shots (avg) S (   12.8 13.2
6 6.3   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.9 5
28% 33%   Goal Efficiency G E   29% 30%

  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 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 3
2 Lokomotiv Moskva 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
3 Zenit 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 3
4 Dinamo Moskva 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
5 Akhmat Grozny 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
6 CSKA Moskva 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
7 Rubin Kazan 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
8 Olimpiyets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Sochi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Krylya Sovetov 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
11 Spartak Moskva 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
12 Ufa 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
13 Arsenal Tula 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 0
14 Khimki 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
15 Rostov 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
16 Ural 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0
Last season 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 30 19 8 3 76 26 15 13 1 1 53 13 15 6 7 2 23 13 50 65
2 Spartak Moskva 30 17 6 7 56 37 15 9 3 3 31 16 15 8 3 4 25 21 19 57
3 Lokomotiv Moskva 30 17 5 8 45 35 15 11 2 2 24 9 15 6 3 6 21 26 10 56
4 Sochi 30 15 8 7 49 33 15 10 4 1 31 12 15 5 4 6 18 21 16 53
5 Rubin Kazan 30 16 5 9 42 33 15 6 4 5 18 17 15 10 1 4 24 16 9 53
6 CSKA Moskva 30 15 5 10 51 33 15 8 4 3 31 17 15 7 1 7 20 16 18 50
7 Dinamo Moskva 30 15 5 10 44 33 15 10 2 3 27 10 15 5 3 7 17 23 11 50
8 Khimki 30 13 6 11 35 39 15 9 2 4 17 13 15 4 4 7 18 26 -4 45
9 Rostov 30 13 4 13 37 35 15 6 2 7 18 16 15 7 2 6 19 19 2 43
10 Krasnodar 30 12 5 13 52 45 15 7 4 4 34 23 15 5 1 9 18 22 7 41
11 Akhmat Grozny 30 11 7 12 36 38 15 7 4 4 23 15 15 4 3 8 13 23 -2 40
12 Ural 30 7 13 10 26 36 15 6 6 3 14 11 15 1 7 7 12 25 -10 34
13 Ufa 30 6 7 17 26 46 15 3 4 8 15 19 15 3 3 9 11 27 -20 25
14 Arsenal Tula 30 6 5 19 28 51 15 6 4 5 22 20 15 0 1 14 6 31 -23 23
15 Rotor Volgograd 30 5 7 18 15 52 15 3 2 10 5 23 15 2 5 8 10 29 -37 22
16 Tambov 30 3 4 23 19 65 15 2 2 11 11 29 15 1 2 12 8 36 -46 13

Lokomotiv Moskva:
Table
  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 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 3
2 Lokomotiv Moskva 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
3 Zenit 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 3
4 Dinamo Moskva 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
5 Akhmat Grozny 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
6 CSKA Moskva 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
7 Rubin Kazan 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
8 Olimpiyets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Sochi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Krylya Sovetov 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
11 Spartak Moskva 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
12 Ufa 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
13 Arsenal Tula 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 0
14 Khimki 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
15 Rostov 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
16 Ural 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0

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The Premier League, or the Russian Football Championship, is the top level football league in Russia. It has 16 teams who play each other home and away for a total of 30 matches each. After this the top team in the league table is the champion, the bottom two relegated directly while two teams play a relegation playoff.