The new season is about to kick off and the fans are tingling with excitement. It’s all to play for as Lokomotiv Moskva welcome Arsenal Tula for the opening game at RZD Arena. Read on!
Lokomotiv Moskva form and stats
Last season, Lokomotiv Moskva's league statistics were 17 wins, 5 draws and 8 losses, resulting in a 3rd position in the Premier League. Over these 30 matches they scored 45 goals and conceded 35. Playing at home last season Lokomotiv Moskva managed 11-2-2 (win-draw-lost) with 24 goals and 9 conceded.
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 two games, won one match, drawn zero and lost one.
Lokomotiv Moskva have prepared for this season with eight friendly games versus mixed opposition. Results from training matches should always be treated with caution, but the takeaways from these eight matches are 4 victories, 2 draws and 2 losses. In these games, Lokomotiv Moskva have scored 15 goals and conceded 9 times.
Arsenal Tula form and stats
Let's have a look at how Arsenal Tula performed last season in the Premier League: They landed a 14th position in the league table after playing out 6 victories, 5 draws and 19 defeats. In total they scored 28 and conceded 51 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 0 - drew 1 and lost 14 with 6/31 goals scored/conceded.
Looking at the earlier recent performances of Arsenal when being an outsider away as they are today, we find five matches with the visitors losing two times, drawing two and winning one game.
It's a day of discovery for Arsenal Tula as they finally learn what impact all the hours of pre-season training, along with the changes in personnel, have had on their performance in an official game. It's never easy knowing what to expect based on friendly games, of which Arsenal Tula have played four with the results W1-D0-L3 (win-draw-lost). In these games Arsenal has scored 3 goals and conceded 8 times.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Lokomotiv won six games, one match ended with a draw and Arsenal Tula has three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / fiveLokomotiv Moskva missing players
Arsenal Tula missing players
| Lokomotiv Moskva | Arsenal Tula | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Lokomotiv Moskva | Last season | Arsenal Tula | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 30 | 15 | Played | P | 15 | 30 | ||
| 17 | 11 | Won | W | 0 | 6 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Lost | L | 14 | 19 | ||
| 45 | 24 | Scored | S | 6 | 28 | ||
| 35 | 9 | Conceded | C | 31 | 51 | ||
| 87% | 87% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | ||
| 63% | 53% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 70% | ||
| 47% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 47% | ||
| 30% | 27% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 30% | ||
| 23% | 13% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 7% | 17% | ||
| 43% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 47% | ||
| 53% | 60% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | ||
| 17% | 13% | Failed to Score | F T | 60% | 40% | ||
| 4.8 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.7 | 4.4 | ||
| 5.2 | 4.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.6 | 5 | ||
| 3.1 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.2 | 3.4 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 8 | ||
| 13.2 | 13.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.1 | 12.2 | ||
| 5 | 5.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.6 | ||
| 30% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 12% | 26% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Akhmat Grozny | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Arsenal Tula | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | CSKA Moskva | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Dinamo Moskva | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Khimki | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Krasnodar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Krylya Sovetov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Olimpiyets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Rostov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Rubin Kazan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Sochi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Spartak Moskva | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Ufa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Ural | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Zenit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 |