Lokomotiv Moskva, who have the the best goal difference (+2) at home in Premier League, battle against Zenit for glory and sporting success.
- Lokomotiv Moskva have the most points from losing position (7) in Premier League
- Zenit have the most scored goals (10) in Premier League
Lokomotiv Moskva and Zenit should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Lokomotiv Moskva form and stats
The hosts won their first Premier League game here at RZD Arena, lifting spirits. Home statistics for Lokomotiv Moskva last season were 11 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses from 15 games.
Lokomotiv shared the glory with Ufa in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1. Maciej Rybus, defender, was given a rating of 7.45/10 in that game, top of the team. Rybus hit one key pass and won 7 of 9 duels. The hometeam coach M. Nikolić made a successful contribution in the game against Ufa, bringing on Vitali Lisakovich who scored the equalizer in the 1-1 draw.
A strong away win before that one, visiting CSKA Moskva and winning 2-1.Lokomotiv Moskva has scored 3 goals so far and conceded 1 goal from 1 home game. These are numbers from the league only.
Zenit form and stats
Zenit are on a winning streak away after three games, as mentioned below. A maximum 6 points in the bag from 2 travels in the Premier League.
Sardar Azmoun (2) and Aleksandr Erokhin scored in Zenit's previous match, the home game against Krasnodar that ended 3-2. Sardar Azmoun, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.53. Azmoun scored two goals.
Preceding that game was the away victory against Rostov with the score of 4-2.It's early days yet, but Zenit has scored 7 and conceded 3 goals from their travels in the league so far (2 games).
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - three - three (Lokomotiv wins - draws - Zenit wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Erokhin 4 goals |  S. Azmoun 4 goals |   R. Zhemaletdinov 3 goals |
Lokomotiv Moskva missing players
Zenit missing players
| Lokomotiv Moskva | Zenit | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 33% | 100% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 50% | 67% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 8.3 | 13 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 6 | 4.3 |
| 5.7 | 6 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 15 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 16.5 | 14 |
| 4.3 | 5 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 46% | 60% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 50% | 48% |
- Lokomotiv Moskva have the most points from losing position (7) in Premier League
- Lokomotiv Moskva have the most scored goals in the second half (5) in Premier League
- Lokomotiv Moskva have the the best goal difference (+2) at home in Premier League
- Zenit have the most scored goals (10) in Premier League
- Zenit have the most scored goals (7) away in Premier League
- Zenit have the most scored goals in the first half (6) in Premier League
- Zenit have the the best goal difference (+4) away in Premier League
- Zenit have the the best goal difference (+5) in Premier League
- Zenit is in the best form (3-0-0)
| Lokomotiv Moskva | Last season | Zenit | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 30 | 15 | Played | P | 15 | 30 | ||
| 17 | 11 | Won | W | 6 | 19 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 7 | 8 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | ||
| 45 | 24 | Scored | S | 23 | 76 | ||
| 35 | 9 | Conceded | C | 13 | 26 | ||
| 87% | 87% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 90% | ||
| 63% | 53% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 73% | 87% | ||
| 47% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 67% | ||
| 30% | 27% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 53% | ||
| 23% | 13% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 13% | 23% | ||
| 43% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 53% | 63% | ||
| 53% | 60% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 33% | ||
| 17% | 13% | Failed to Score | F T | 27% | 13% | ||
| 4.8 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.7 | 6.2 | ||
| 5.2 | 4.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.8 | 2.8 | ||
| 3.1 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 1.7 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 3 | ||
| 13.2 | 13.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 16.2 | 18.4 | ||
| 5 | 5.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.9 | 7.5 | ||
| 30% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 34% | ||
| 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 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 2 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | Olimpiyets | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | Rubin Kazan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | Dinamo Moskva | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | Krasnodar | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Akhmat Grozny | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | CSKA Moskva | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Sochi | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Khimki | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| 11 | Spartak Moskva | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| 12 | Arsenal Tula | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 3 |
| 13 | Ufa | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 1 |
| 14 | Ural | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| 15 | Krylya Sovetov | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| 16 | Rostov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 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 | 76 | 26 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 53 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 50 | 65 |
| 2 | Spartak Moskva | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 56 | 37 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 57 |
| 3 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 45 | 35 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 26 | 10 | 56 |
| 4 | Sochi | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 49 | 33 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 16 | 53 |
| 5 | Rubin Kazan | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 42 | 33 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 16 | 9 | 53 |
| 6 | CSKA Moskva | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 51 | 33 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 16 | 18 | 50 |
| 7 | Dinamo Moskva | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 44 | 33 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 11 | 50 |
| 8 | Khimki | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 35 | 39 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 26 | -4 | 45 |
| 9 | Rostov | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 37 | 35 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 2 | 43 |
| 10 | Krasnodar | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 52 | 45 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 23 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 22 | 7 | 41 |
| 11 | Akhmat Grozny | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 36 | 38 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 23 | -2 | 40 |
| 12 | Ural | 30 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 26 | 36 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 25 | -10 | 34 |
| 13 | Ufa | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 26 | 46 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 27 | -20 | 25 |
| 14 | Arsenal Tula | 30 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 28 | 51 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 31 | -23 | 23 |
| 15 | Rotor Volgograd | 30 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 15 | 52 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 23 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 29 | -37 | 22 |
| 16 | Tambov | 30 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 65 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 29 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 36 | -46 | 13 |