There should be a significant difference in quality between these teams based on table positions so far, with Lokomotiv Moskva leading Orenburg by 18 points.
These teams have little in common geographically as Orenburg have to travel 1400 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Lokomotiv Moskva form and stats
Overall Premier League stats at home this season for Lokomotiv Moskva are 5-2-3 (wins-draw-losses).
Lokomotiv enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Rostov's place. The match ended 3-1 with Rifat Zhemaletdinov and Grzegorz Krychowiak scoring. Before that, Lokomotiv had a home game versus Akhmat Grozny which ended with a victory 1-0.
Lokomotiv Moskva goalkeeper Guilherme Marinato did an outstanding job against Rostov with seven saves, so vital to securing the victory. Lokomotiv enjoyed their 3-1 win against Rostov and the result could have been even better, as they hit the posts three times.
The Lokomotiv fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 14 in 10 matches. On the other hand, Lokomotiv have conceded 11 goals.
Orenburg form and stats
There's been little loot from Orenburg's travels as they have only collected 11 points from 11 away games in the Premier League. Orenburg only have 3 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 2 draws.
Orenburg failed to get anything from their last game, a Premier League home match vs Spartak Moskva (placed 7th) that ended with defeat 1-3. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Sochi wasn't a success with a 1-5 loss.
The visiting Orenburg have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 13 goals from 11 games. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Orenburg have conceded 21 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Orenburg - Lokomotiv Moskva 2-3, played this season. Numbers for the last six meetings between these two teams are: three wins for Lokomotiv, two draws and one win for Orenburg. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: three games.Top Goalscorers
  G. Krychowiak 9 goals |   Đ. Despotović 8 goals |  A. Miranchuk 5 goals |
Lokomotiv Moskva missing players
Orenburg missing players
| Lokomotiv Moskva | Orenburg | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 22 |
| 12 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 32 | 14 | 6 | Scored | S | 3 | 13 | 26 |
| 25 | 11 | 1 | Conceded | C | 5 | 21 | 36 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 77% | 80% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 91% |
| 55% | 60% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 82% | 64% |
| 23% | 10% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 9% | 18% |
| 9% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 9% | 9% |
| 59% | 60% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 91% | 73% |
| 27% | 30% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 18% | 10% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 9% | 18% |
| 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1 | 3.8 | 4.7 |
| 4.5 | 4.1 | 5.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8.7 | 5.8 | 5 |
| 2.7 | 2.5 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.8 | 2.4 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 352 | 168 | 51 | Total Shots | T S | 26 | 131 | 342 |
| 98 | 44 | 14 | Shots on Target | S O | 5 | 43 | 102 |
| 33% | 32% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 60% | 30% | 25% |
- All of Orenburg's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Lokomotiv Moskva have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Lokomotiv Moskva haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Orenburg has the fewest clean sheets (3)
- Orenburg has the most conceded goals in the second half (21)
- Orenburg have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Orenburg have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Orenburg have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Orenburg haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| 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 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 44 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 29 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 34 | 50 |
| 2 | Krasnodar | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 36 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 41 |
| 3 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 41 |
| 4 | Rostov | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 39 | 34 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 22 | 5 | 38 |
| 5 | CSKA Moskva | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 36 |
| 6 | Dinamo Moskva | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -5 | 30 |
| 7 | Spartak Moskva | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 28 |
| 8 | Arsenal Tula | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 14 | -2 | 28 |
| 9 | Ufa | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -3 | 27 |
| 10 | Tambov | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 26 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -1 | 25 |
| 11 | Ural | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 41 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 21 | -15 | 25 |
| 12 | Sochi | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -2 | 24 |
| 13 | Orenburg | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 36 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 21 | -10 | 23 |
| 14 | Rubin Kazan | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -10 | 23 |
| 15 | Krylya Sovetov | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 15 | -7 | 22 |
| 16 | Akhmat Grozny | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 29 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 14 | -13 | 20 |