Lokomotiv Moskva and Krasnodar are both riding high in the Premier League with their 2nd and 4th positions respectively. Expect a great game!
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.
Krasnodar have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1300 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Lokomotiv Moskva form and stats
4 victories, 1 draw and 2 defeats. That’s what Lokomotiv Moskva have to build on here at RZD Arena in the Premier League.
The Lokomotiv Moskva fans got no joy from their last match, a Champions League game also here at RZD Arena: A 1-2 defeat against Juventus. Before that, Lokomotiv Moskva played out a Premier League draw 1-1 when visiting Ufa.
Lokomotiv Moskva's goalkeeper Guilherme Marinato was extremely busy against Juventus, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning 7 saves.
Lokomotiv Moskva have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at RZD Arena with 11 goals in 7 league matches. Lokomotiv Moskva have conceded 8 in these home matches.
Krasnodar form and stats
The visitors are W3-D2-L2 on the road this term. That's in the Premier League. The last three matches for Krasnodar have all ended in a draw.
The supporters enjoyed Krasnodar's previous game versus Trabzonspor, a Europa League 3-1 win played at home. Preceding that match was the 2-2 draw at home vs Rostov.
Krasnodar has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 13 goals from 7 games. As opposed to that, Krasnodar have seen the ball go into their own net 10 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Krasnodar - Lokomotiv Moskva 1-1 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 5 Lokomotiv Moskva victories, 1 draw and 4 Krasnodar wins. 5 of these games ended with three goals or more, 5 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  V. Claesson 12 goals |   Anton Miranchuk 11 goals |
Lokomotiv Moskva missing players
Krasnodar missing players
| Lokomotiv Moskva | Krasnodar | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 23 | 11 | 2 | Scored | S | 3 | 13 | 29 |
| 15 | 8 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 10 | 17 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 80% | 86% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 87% |
| 53% | 71% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 43% | 47% |
| 13% | 14% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 43% | 33% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 43% | 27% |
| 60% | 57% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 71% | 67% |
| 27% | 29% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 27% |
| 13% | 14% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 14% | 7% |
| 4.3 | 4 | 4.5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 2.5 | 4.1 | 5.1 |
| 4.1 | 3.7 | 2 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 6 | 4.7 | 4.3 |
| 2.8 | 2.1 | 1.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 4 |
- Krasnodar have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Krasnodar haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Lokomotiv Moskva have played more matches over 2,5 goals 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 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 22 | 33 |
| 2 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 30 |
| 3 | Rostov | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 5 | 30 |
| 4 | Krasnodar | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 29 |
| 5 | CSKA Moskva | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
| 6 | Arsenal Tula | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 19 |
| 7 | Ural | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -8 | 19 |
| 8 | Krylya Sovetov | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 18 |
| 9 | Spartak Moskva | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 18 |
| 10 | Orenburg | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | -2 | 18 |
| 11 | Dinamo Moskva | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -4 | 18 |
| 12 | Ufa | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -3 | 17 |
| 13 | Rubin Kazan' | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -9 | 17 |
| 14 | Akhmat Grozny | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | -11 | 15 |
| 15 | Tambov | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -6 | 14 |
| 16 | Sochi | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -8 | 13 |