After four games we know a little more about the qualities of Lokomotiv Moskva and Akhmat Grozny in this fresh Premier League season. Read our match preview!
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1800 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Lokomotiv Moskva form and stats
Lokomotiv Moskva have only played one Premier League game here so far, a win. Last season their home statistics were 7 wins, 5 draws and 3 defeats from 15 matches.
No payout for Lokomotiv in their previous match, an away game at Spartak Moskva that ended in defeat 1-2. Preceding that game was the away draw at Ural that finished 1-1.
Lokomotiv's goalkeeper Guilherme Marinato was extremely busy against Spartak Moskva, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning six saves.
The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Lokomotiv's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played three games, won two matches, drawn zero and lost one.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Zenit are coming to town in four days.
Lokomotiv Moskva has scored 1 goal so far and conceded 0 goals from 1 home game. These are numbers from the league only.
Akhmat Grozny form and stats
Things could have gone better for Akhmat Grozny in their Premier League away matches, but 4 points from 3 games is all right.
Akhmat play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-1 victory visiting Khimki (placed 15th). A home win before that, celebrating 3-1 vs Rotor Volgograd.
As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Akhmat playing away, we found three games. Results were zero away wins, two draws and one home win.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting CSKA Moskva in just four days.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Akhmat as they have only managed to score 2 times from 3 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Akhmat have seen the ball go into their own net 3 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Lokomotiv Moskva won five games, four matches ended with a draw and Akhmat Grozny has one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / eightTop Goalscorers
  A. Miranchuk 2 goals |   O. Roshi 2 goals |  V. Ilyin 2 goals |
Lokomotiv Moskva missing players
Akhmat Grozny missing players
| Lokomotiv Moskva | Akhmat Grozny | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 67% | 75% |
| 75% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 75% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 50% |
| 50% | 100% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 67% | 50% |
| 6 | 5 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 6 | 5.2 |
| 4.5 | 4 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5.3 | 4.8 |
| 3.2 | 1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 9 | 5.3 | 4.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 52 | 15 | 15 | Total Shots | T S | 7 | 36 | 59 |
| 23 | 8 | 8 | Shots on Target | S O | 3 | 13 | 22 |
| 22% | 12% | 12% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 15% | 23% |
- Lokomotiv Moskva has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (0)
| Lokomotiv Moskva | Last season | Akhmat Grozny | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 30 | 15 | Played | P | 15 | 30 | ||
| 16 | 7 | Won | W | 5 | 7 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Drew | D | 2 | 10 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Lost | L | 8 | 13 | ||
| 41 | 19 | Scored | S | 14 | 27 | ||
| 29 | 14 | Conceded | C | 25 | 46 | ||
| 93% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 93% | ||
| 73% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 73% | 77% | ||
| 43% | 47% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 43% | ||
| 17% | 7% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 20% | ||
| 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 7% | 7% | ||
| 57% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 53% | ||
| 33% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 13% | 13% | ||
| 17% | 13% | Failed to Score | F T | 53% | 40% | ||
| 4.3 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.1 | 4.3 | ||
| 4.8 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.7 | 4.8 | ||
| 3.1 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.7 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 4 | ||
| 483 | 266 | Total Shots | T S | 173 | 374 | ||
| 129 | 69 | Shots on Target | S O | 56 | 112 | ||
| 32% | 28% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 24% | ||
| 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 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 12 |
| 2 | Spartak Moskva | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 3 | Sochi | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 4 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | Dinamo Moskva | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | Akhmat Grozny | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 7 | Krasnodar | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | CSKA Moskva | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | Rostov | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 6 |
| 10 | Ural | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 5 |
| 11 | Arsenal Tula | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| 12 | Rubin Kazan' | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
| 13 | Ufa | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -3 | 4 |
| 14 | Tambov | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 3 |
| 15 | Khimki | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 1 |
| 16 | Rotor Volgograd | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -5 | 1 |
| 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 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 65 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 37 | 9 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 9 | 47 | 72 |
| 2 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 41 | 29 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 12 | 57 |
| 3 | Krasnodar | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 49 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 19 | 52 |
| 4 | CSKA Moskva | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 43 | 29 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 14 | 50 |
| 5 | Rostov | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 45 | 50 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 32 | -5 | 45 |
| 6 | Dinamo Moskva | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 27 | 30 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 15 | -3 | 41 |
| 7 | Spartak Moskva | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 35 | 33 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 17 | 2 | 39 |
| 8 | Ufa | 30 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 24 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -2 | 38 |
| 9 | Arsenal Tula | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 37 | 41 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 24 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 17 | -4 | 38 |
| 10 | Rubin Kazan' | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 28 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -10 | 35 |
| 11 | Ural | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 36 | 53 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 28 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 25 | -17 | 35 |
| 12 | Sochi | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 40 | 39 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 1 | 33 |
| 13 | Tambov | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 37 | 41 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 24 | -4 | 31 |
| 14 | Krylya Sovetov | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 33 | 40 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 22 | -7 | 31 |
| 15 | Akhmat Grozny | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 27 | 46 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 25 | -19 | 31 |
| 16 | Orenburg | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 28 | 52 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 27 | -24 | 27 |