Rubin Kazan' are all set for a new task after their 0-1 vs Olimpiyets last time out. Lokomotiv Moskva are coming to play!
- Rubin Kazan' have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Lokomotiv Moskva have the most points from losing position (8) in Premier League
Both sides have had plenty of rest since their previous exertion in an official match. Let's wish for an enthusiastic game!
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 800 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Rubin Kazan' form and stats
The overall Premier League results at home this season for Rubin Kazan' are 3-1-2 (wins-draws-losses). Rubin Kazan' has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager L. Slutskiy and the players.
Kazan' haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 203 minutes ago. D. Chistyakov (own goal) scored that one.
The Kazan' fans got no joy from their last match, a Premier League game also here at Kazan' Arena: A 0-1 defeat against Olimpiyets (placed 9th). Some supporters pointed their nail-bitten fingers at Khvicha Kvaratskhelia for missing a penalty kick versus Olimpiyets in the 49th minute. It's possible that a goal in that situation would have changed the outcome. Midfield player Sead Hakšabanović got a match rating of 7.43 in that game, the max score being 10. Hakšabanović hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 37 successful passes (of 43 total).
Heartbreak before that as Kazan' lost 0-2 at Dinamo Moskva's place.This is expected to be a close game, with Rubin Kazan' perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Rubin Kazan' as a small favourite), we find eleven games. Rubin Kazan' has won four of these, drawn five and lost two.
A decent goal production from Kazan' in their home games so far, with 9 goals from 6 league matches. On the other hand, Kazan' have conceded 6 goals.
Lokomotiv Moskva form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Premier League travels is 1 win, 4 draws and 0 defeats. We have witnessed quite a streak of draws for Lokomotiv when travelling, as their latest four away games have all ended all square. Not since the CSKA Moskva match has the points been given to a winner.
Lokomotiv failed to get anything from their last game, a Premier League home match vs Rostov (placed 12th) that ended with defeat 1-2. Fedor Smolov, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.32. Smolov hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
It was a Europa League defeat before that one as the away game against Lazio wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Lokomotiv playing away and similar expectations, we found eight relevant matches. Results were three Lokomotiv Moskva wins, two draws and three defeats.
The attacking power of Lokomotiv when travelling is not overwhelming with 4 goals scored from 5 league matches away. It's not easy to score on Lokomotiv Moskva as they have only conceded 3 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's zero Rubin Kazan' victories, three draws and seven Lokomotiv Moskva wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, eight matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  F. Smolov 6 goals |   A. Dreyer 3 goals |  R. Zhemaletdinov 3 goals |
Rubin Kazan' missing players
Lokomotiv Moskva missing players
| Rubin Kazan' | Lokomotiv Moskva | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 10 | 6 | 3 | Played | P | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | 9 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 4 | 13 |
| 11 | 6 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 60% | 80% |
| 80% | 67% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 60% | 80% |
| 40% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 20% | 40% |
| 20% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 40% | 50% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 60% | 70% |
| 30% | 33% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 40% | 30% |
| 30% | 17% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 40% | 20% |
| 3.6 | 3.2 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 4.8 | 5.4 |
| 5.2 | 4.2 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 6.8 | 6.5 |
| 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 13.4 | 12.2 | 11.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 10.6 | 11 |
| 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 3.4 | 4.2 |
| 30% | 32% | 15% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 24% | 31% |
- Lokomotiv Moskva have not yet lost a game away.
- Lokomotiv Moskva have the most points from losing position (8) in Premier League
- Rubin Kazan' have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Rubin Kazan' have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Lokomotiv Moskva have scored away.
- 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 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 23 |
| 2 | Dinamo Moskva | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 19 |
| 3 | Sochi | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 18 |
| 4 | Krasnodar | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 17 |
| 5 | CSKA Moskva | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 17 |
| 6 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 |
| 7 | Spartak Moskva | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
| 8 | Rubin Kazan' | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 14 |
| 9 | Olimpiyets | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | -1 | 14 |
| 10 | Krylya Sovetov | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -1 | 13 |
| 11 | Akhmat Grozny | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -5 | 12 |
| 12 | Rostov | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | -7 | 9 |
| 13 | Arsenal Tula | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -7 | 9 |
| 14 | Ural | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -8 | 9 |
| 15 | Ufa | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -6 | 8 |
| 16 | Khimki | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -7 | 8 |