Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Lokomotiv Moskva in 7th and Rubin Kazan' in 9th place.
- Lokomotiv Moskva has the most clean sheets (9) in Premier League
- Rubin Kazan' have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Lokomotiv Moskva have less rest than Rubin Kazan' in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Champions League game only four days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus Salzburg, was also a home game here at RZD Arena. The away team is better rested.
Rubin Kazan' have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 800 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Lokomotiv Moskva form and stats
Lokomotiv Moskva, who have the most clean sheets (9) in Premier League, have performed here at RZD Arena this season with 5 wins from 8 Premier League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 1 game and lost 2.
The Lokomotiv goalkeeper Anton Kochenkov is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 180 minutes without conceding a goal in the Premier League.
The Lokomotiv crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-3 to Salzburg here at RZD Arena in a Champions League match. Before that, Lokomotiv played out a Premier League draw 0-0 when visiting Akhmat Grozny.
This is expected to be a close game, with Lokomotiv Moskva perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Lokomotiv as a small favourite), we find four games. Lokomotiv Moskva has won one of these, drawn three and lost zero.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Lokomotiv as they are travelling to their away game against Bayern München in the Champions League. That match is four days after this one.
Lokomotiv are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 9 goals in 8 games. From these home matches, Lokomotiv have conceded only 6 goals.
Rubin Kazan' form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Premier League travels is 4 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats.
Đorđe Despotović scored in Kazan''s previous match, the home game against CSKA Moskva that ended 1-0. A loss against Rostov was the result prior to that, in a home game.
World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager L. Slutskiy when Đorđe Despotović scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 56th minute.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Rubin Kazan' playing away and similar expectations, we found eight relevant matches. Results were zero Kazan' wins, four draws and four defeats.
Kazan' has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 11 goals from 7 games. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Kazan' have conceded 11 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Rubin Kazan' - Lokomotiv 0-2 played earlier this season. Last ten meetings between the teams: Lokomotiv won six, Rubin Kazan' won one and three draws. one game with over 2,5 goals, nine matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  Đ. Despotović 7 goals | D. Makarov 4 goals |   A. Miranchuk 3 goals |
Lokomotiv Moskva missing players
Rubin Kazan' missing players
| Lokomotiv Moskva | Rubin Kazan' | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 16 |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 16 | 9 | 3 | Scored | S | 3 | 11 | 22 |
| 16 | 6 | 3 | Conceded | C | 6 | 11 | 22 |
| 81% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 38% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 88% |
| 38% | 38% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 71% | 50% |
| 12% | 12% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 43% | 31% |
| 12% | 12% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 14% | 6% |
| 44% | 38% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 71% | 56% |
| 56% | 62% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 19% |
| 19% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 14% | 25% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3.2 | 2.8 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.2 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 12 | 13.5 | 16 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14 | 14.9 | 14.7 |
| 4.9 | 5.5 | 6.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 4.9 | 5.4 |
| 20% | 20% | 23% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 32% | 26% |
- Lokomotiv Moskva has the most clean sheets (9) in Premier League
- Rubin Kazan' have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Rubin Kazan' 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 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 20 | 32 |
| 2 | CSKA Moskva | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 16 | 32 |
| 3 | Spartak Moskva | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 32 |
| 4 | Rostov | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 29 |
| 5 | Dinamo Moskva | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 27 |
| 6 | Akhmat Grozny | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 25 |
| 7 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 25 |
| 8 | Sochi | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 24 |
| 9 | Rubin Kazan' | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 24 |
| 10 | Krasnodar | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 21 |
| 11 | Ural | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 19 |
| 12 | Khimki | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 16 | -8 | 18 |
| 13 | Arsenal Tula | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 17 | -10 | 14 |
| 14 | Tambov | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -11 | 12 |
| 15 | Ufa | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 29 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 18 | -16 | 10 |
| 16 | Rotor Volgograd | 16 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -18 | 8 |