Struggling Tambov will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Lokomotiv Moskva in the upcoming league round. It's 13th vs 2nd and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Tambov form and stats
3 victories, 0 draws and 5 defeats. That’s what Tambov have to build on here at Mordovia Arena in the Premier League.
Tambov are returning here after visiting Rostov in a Premier League game and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. A strong away win before that one, visiting Sochi and winning 2-1.
Tambov has scored 8 league goals at home this season, in 8 matches. Tambov's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 10 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Lokomotiv Moskva form and stats
Lokomotiv Moskva have an excellent away record in the Premier League so far with 5-2-1 from 8 games. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the CSKA Moskva game have they lost an away game, meaning Lokomotiv Moskva has taken points from seven away matches in a row.
There were no winners in Lokomotiv Moskva's previous match, a Premier League home game that ended 1-1 vs Krasnodar (placed 3rd). A loss against Juventus was the result prior to that, in a Champions League home game.
After this away game Lokomotiv Moskva return home for a Champions League game against Bayer Leverkusen. That game is only four sleeps after this.
The travelling fans enjoy Lokomotiv Moskva's attacking play in away games, having scored 12 goals in 8 league matches away. Lokomotiv Moskva are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 7 times in 8 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Lokomotiv Moskva - Tambov 2-1.Top Goalscorers
  Anton Miranchuk 11 goals |   K. Appaev 8 goals |
Tambov missing players
Lokomotiv Moskva missing players
| Tambov | Lokomotiv Moskva | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 8 | 16 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 18 | 8 | 2 | Scored | S | 6 | 12 | 24 |
| 23 | 10 | 5 | Conceded | C | 2 | 7 | 16 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 94% | 88% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 75% | 81% |
| 56% | 38% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 38% | 50% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 12% | 12% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 6% |
| 56% | 25% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 62% | 62% |
| 12% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 25% | 25% |
| 31% | 50% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 12% | 12% |
| 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.3 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.1 |
| 4.9 | 4.6 | 7 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4 |
| 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.7 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 4.2 | 3.4 | 2.9 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Lokomotiv Moskva haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Tambov 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 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 23 | 36 |
| 2 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 31 |
| 3 | Krasnodar | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 30 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 30 |
| 4 | CSKA Moskva | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 30 |
| 5 | Rostov | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 25 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 4 | 30 |
| 6 | Spartak Moskva | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 21 |
| 7 | Orenburg | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | -2 | 19 |
| 8 | Arsenal Tula | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -4 | 19 |
| 9 | Ural | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -8 | 19 |
| 10 | Krylya Sovetov | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | -2 | 18 |
| 11 | Ufa | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -3 | 18 |
| 12 | Dinamo Moskva | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -4 | 18 |
| 13 | Tambov | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -5 | 17 |
| 14 | Rubin Kazan' | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -9 | 17 |
| 15 | Akhmat Grozny | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | -11 | 15 |
| 16 | Sochi | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -9 | 13 |