Premier League preview: Can Lokomotiv Moskva edge out victory against FK Nizjni Novgorod?

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Competition: Russia Premier League
Competition: Sun 17.July
Match begins: 14:30 (UTC)
Venue: RZD Arena (28800 seats)

Brand new|Fresh|New season, fresh|new potential|opportunities: Here's what you should|need to|must know before the Lokomotiv Moskva - FK Nizjni Novgorod match!

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Lokomotiv Moskva form and stats

The season before, Lokomotiv Moskva's league statistics were 13 wins, 9 draws and 8 losses, leading to 6th spot in the Premier League. From these 30 matches they scored 43 goals and conceded 39. Appearing as the home team in the last season Lokomotiv Moskva managed 9-2-4 (win-draw-lost) with 25 goals and 17 conceded.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Lokomotiv handle that role? We have found 8 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 5 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats.

It's been an intense period of training leading up to this game for Lokomotiv Moskva, who have participated in four training matches. Lokomotiv Moskva have won 2 of these, drawn 0 and were beaten in 2 games.

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FK Nizjni Novgorod form and stats

Let's have a look at how FK Nizjni Novgorod performed last season in the Premier League: They landed a 12th position in the league table after playing out 8 victories, 9 draws and 13 defeats. In total they scored 26 and conceded 39 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 4 - drew 6 and lost 5 with 14/20 goals scored/conceded.

FK Nizjni Novgorod are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 3 wins, 4 draws and 0 defeats. From a total of 7 matches.

It's a day of discovery for FK Nizjni Novgorod 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 FK Nizjni Novgorod have played five with the results W2-D1-L2 (win-draw-lost). In these games FK Nizjni Novgorod has scored 5 goals and conceded 5 times.

Head 2 Head

Lokomotiv-FK Nizjni Novgorod H2H statistics last two meetings regardless of arena: Lokomotiv Moskva two wins, FK Nizjni Novgorod zero wins, zero draws. two of these two matches had three or more goals (over 2,5). One of the players to grab the headlines has been Zhemaletdinov with 3 goals scored against FK Nizjni Novgorod in these 2 matches.

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Total First Half Second Half
Lokomotiv Moskva FK Nizjni Novgorod
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid 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%
 
0 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 0
Lokomotiv Moskva Last season FK Nizjni Novgorod
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
30 15   Played P   15 30
13 9   Won W   4 8
9 2   Drew D   6 9
8 4   Lost L   5 13
43 25   Scored S   14 26
39 17   Conceded C   20 39
93% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   80% 83%
77% 80%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   67% 60%
57% 60%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   47% 43%
30% 20%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   20% 17%
13% 13%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   7% 10%
70% 67%   BTTS BTTS   60% 53%
23% 27%   Clean Sheets C S   27% 30%
13% 7%   Failed to Score F T   33% 33%
 
5.3 5.5   Corners for (avg) C F   2.9 3.6
6.1 5.6   Corners against (avg) C A   5.1 4.9
3.2 3.1   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2 2.3
9 2   Red cards R C   5 5
 
11.7 11.7   Shots (avg) S (   8 8.9
4.1 4.5   Shots on Target (avg) S O   2.5 2.9
35% 37%   Goal Efficiency G E   38% 30%
 
13.8 12.1   Shots against (avg) S A   15.6 14
4.8 4.2   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   5.4 4.7

  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 CSKA Moskva 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Dinamo Moskva 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Fakel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 FK Nizjni Novgorod 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Khimki 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Krasnodar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Krylya Sovetov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Lokomotiv Moskva 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Orenburg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Rostov 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 Torpedo Moskva 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 66 28 15 13 1 1 43 15 15 6 7 2 23 13 38 65
2 Sochi 30 17 5 8 54 30 15 8 3 4 29 16 15 9 2 4 25 14 24 56
3 Dinamo Moskva 30 16 5 9 53 41 15 7 3 5 25 19 15 9 2 4 28 22 12 53
4 CSKA Moskva 30 15 5 10 42 29 15 9 3 3 24 9 15 6 2 7 18 20 13 50
5 Krasnodar 30 14 8 8 42 30 15 8 3 4 19 13 15 6 5 4 23 17 12 50
6 Lokomotiv Moskva 30 13 9 8 43 39 15 9 2 4 25 17 15 4 7 4 18 22 4 48
7 Akhmat Grozny 30 13 3 14 36 38 15 9 0 6 23 17 15 4 3 8 13 21 -2 42
8 Krylya Sovetov 30 12 5 13 39 36 15 7 3 5 25 15 15 5 2 8 14 21 3 41
9 Rostov 30 10 8 12 47 51 15 6 2 7 28 26 15 4 6 5 19 25 -4 38
10 Spartak Moskva 30 10 8 12 37 41 15 6 5 4 22 17 15 4 3 8 15 24 -4 38
11 Ural 30 8 9 13 27 35 15 3 6 6 11 14 15 5 3 7 16 21 -8 33
12 FK Nizjni Novgorod 30 8 9 13 26 39 15 4 3 8 12 19 15 4 6 5 14 20 -13 33
13 Khimki 30 7 11 12 34 47 15 4 8 3 21 19 15 3 3 9 13 28 -13 32
14 Ufa 30 6 12 12 29 40 15 3 8 4 16 17 15 3 4 8 13 23 -11 30
15 Rubin Kazan 30 8 5 17 34 56 15 5 2 8 19 25 15 3 3 9 15 31 -22 29
16 Arsenal Tula 30 5 8 17 30 59 15 3 7 5 17 22 15 2 1 12 13 37 -29 23

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 Akhmat Grozny 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 CSKA Moskva 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Dinamo Moskva 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Fakel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 FK Nizjni Novgorod 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Khimki 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Krasnodar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Krylya Sovetov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Lokomotiv Moskva 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Orenburg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Rostov 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 Torpedo Moskva 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

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