Soccer match preview: Home supporters have high hopes when Lokomotiv Moskva meet Khimki

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Competition: Russia Premier League
Competition: Sun 30.April
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: RZD Arena (28800 seats)

Lokomotiv Moskva have 29 points running out as the host team. Khimki have got 17 points using the away locker rooms. Are we looking at a home win?

Insights:
  • Lokomotiv Moskva have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Khimki have the most conceded goals (52) in Premier League

Both teams have had plenty of rest since their last exertion in an official match. Let's have faith in that this will be an in-your-face game!

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Lokomotiv Moskva form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Premier League this season. Lokomotiv Moskva have only managed 2 wins, 3 draws and 6 losses from their games here at RZD Arena.

Lokomotiv Moskva travelled for their previous game, a trip to CSKA Moskva that ended 1-1. Lokomotiv's goalie Lantratov played a big part in securing a draw after 90 minutes against CSKA Moskva with a stunning nine saves.

Before that match, a win away at Orenburg.

A decent goal production from Lokomotiv Moskva in their home games so far, with 18 goals from 11 league matches. Lokomotiv Moskva have conceded 21 from these games.

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Khimki form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Khimki so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 1-2-9 (win-draw-lose). Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in ten away games in a row.

Impressive finishing from Khubulov, Magomedov, Glavčić and Mirzov secured the home win 4-2 against Torpedo Moskva in their previous game. Yippee; their first three points in the league after seven matches not winning. A loony match with heaps of goals last time out for Khimki, as mentioned above. 6 goals in that fun game, will this fixture be as exciting? Khimki goalie Mitryushkin was high and low in the Torpedo Moskva game, contributing six saves towards the victory.

Before that, Khimki travelled to Krylya Sovetov and returned home with a draw after the game finished 0-0.

The visitors have scored 11 goals from 12 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. The opposition has been scoring high and low on Khimki's goalkeeper in away games this season, as they have let in 32 goals in 12 travels.

Head 2 Head

The 4 most recent matches featuring these opponents have all ended as Lokomotiv Moskva victories. Another one?

Here's the end result when the contenders faced each other earlier this campaign; Khimki - Lokomotiv 0-3.

Top Goalscorers

Lokomotiv MoskvaA. Miranchuk
A. Miranchuk
6 goals
Lokomotiv MoskvaA. Dzyuba
A. Dzyuba
6 goals
KhimkiB. Magomedov
B. Magomedov
5 goals

Lokomotiv Moskva missing players

Khimki missing players

Lokomotiv Moskva Khimki
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
24 11 3 Played P 4 12 24
8 2 0 Won W 0 1 4
5 3 2 Drew D 0 2 5
11 6 1 Lost L 4 9 15
37 18 4 Scored S 4 11 23
41 21 6 Conceded C 16 32 52
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 88%
83% 91% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 83% 79%
67% 73% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 75% 62%
46% 45% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 58% 42%
21% 27% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 33% 25%
58% 91% 100% BTTS BTTS 100% 67% 50%
17% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 8% 21%
25% 9% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 33% 42%
 
4.1 5.1 7.3 Corners for (avg) C F 2.2 2.8 3.5
5.8 4.7 3.3 Corners against (avg) C A 4.2 4.5 4.4
2.4 2.5 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.5 2.3
7 3 1 Red cards R C 0 0 3
 
12 15 19.7 Shots (avg) S ( 7.8 10.8 11.2
4.4 5.3 5.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 3.8 3.5
35% 31% 24% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 24% 27%
 
15.2 13.5 12 Shots against (avg) S A 19.2 17.5 16.2
5.5 5.7 5.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 9 7.1 6.9
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • Khimki have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Khimki have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Khimki have the fewest scored goals in the first half (4) in Premier League
  • Khimki have the most conceded goals (32) away in Premier League
  • Khimki have the most conceded goals (52) in Premier League
  • Khimki have the most conceded goals in the first half (30) in Premier League
  • Khimki have the the worst goal difference (-21) away in Premier League
  • Khimki have the the worst goal difference (-29) in Premier League
  • Khimki have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Lokomotiv Moskva have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
  • Lokomotiv Moskva have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Lokomotiv Moskva have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Lokomotiv Moskva haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  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 24 18 4 2 60 12 12 11 0 1 42 7 12 7 4 1 18 5 48 58
2 Rostov 24 14 7 3 43 31 13 8 3 2 22 16 11 6 4 1 21 15 12 49
3 Spartak Moskva 23 13 6 4 50 28 11 7 3 1 28 12 12 6 3 3 22 16 22 45
4 CSKA Moskva 24 13 6 5 43 22 12 8 3 1 29 9 12 5 3 4 14 13 21 45
5 Akhmat Grozny 24 12 4 8 35 30 12 6 2 4 15 12 12 6 2 4 20 18 5 40
6 Dinamo Moskva 24 11 6 7 43 33 12 8 2 2 23 11 12 3 4 5 20 22 10 39
7 Krasnodar 23 11 5 7 49 36 11 6 2 3 23 16 12 5 3 4 26 20 13 38
8 Orenburg 24 11 3 10 47 48 12 8 2 2 31 17 12 3 1 8 16 31 -1 36
9 Sochi 24 9 4 11 32 44 12 6 3 3 21 16 12 3 1 8 11 28 -12 31
10 Lokomotiv Moskva 24 8 5 11 37 41 11 2 3 6 18 21 13 6 2 5 19 20 -4 29
11 Krylya Sovetov 24 6 7 11 24 35 11 2 5 4 8 11 13 4 2 7 16 24 -11 25
12 Ural 24 7 4 13 26 40 13 4 1 8 14 22 11 3 3 5 12 18 -14 25
13 FK Nizjni Novgorod 24 6 4 14 27 48 12 3 2 7 16 28 12 3 2 7 11 20 -21 22
14 Fakel 24 2 12 10 29 45 13 2 8 3 19 21 11 0 4 7 10 24 -16 18
15 Khimki 24 4 5 15 23 52 12 3 3 6 12 20 12 1 2 9 11 32 -29 17
16 Torpedo Moskva 24 3 4 17 18 41 12 2 1 9 7 19 12 1 3 8 11 22 -23 13

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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.