A key match in Premier League as both teams are battling for the top positions. With Zenit in 1st position and Lokomotiv Moskva placed 2nd, this promises to be an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!
- Zenit have the most scored goals (65) in Premier League
- Lokomotiv Moskva have the most clean sheets (14) in Premier League
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.
The season is still full of potential for Zenit as they can still win the whole Premier League. Lokomotiv Moskva are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.
Zenit form and stats
Zenit, who have the most scored goals (65) in Premier League, have been outstanding at home so far in the Premier League with 12 wins, 1 draw and only 1 loss. There’s a good atmosphere here after three straight home wins.
Zenit's last game was hosting Rotor Volgograd (placed 15th) and winning 6-0. Before that, Zenit played out a draw 2-2 when visiting Krasnodar.
As mentioned above, Zenit "killed" Rotor Volgograd in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.
The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Zenit's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played four games, won three matches, drawn one and lost zero.
Zenit always seem capable of creating a buzz here with 47 goals in 14 league games. Zenit have only conceded 12 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Lokomotiv Moskva form and stats
The visitors, who have the most clean sheets (14) in Premier League, are W6-D3-L5 on the road this term. That's in the Premier League. Lokomotiv Moskva have been producing wins at home as well, producing a total of eight victories in a row regardless of arena. Lokomotiv has been amazing away for a time now, winning four in a row on their travels. The last time they went home with a point loss was against Khimki.
Lokomotiv play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 5-2 victory visiting Tambov (placed 16th). Prior to that match, a home win 3-0 against CSKA Moskva in the Russian Cup.
As you can tell from the result, the match against Tambov was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 7 goals, will the fun continue today? Goalkeeper Anton Kochenkov was absolutely vital in the Lokomotiv victory against Tambov, making seven saves.
Looking at the earlier recent performances of Lokomotiv when being an outsider away as they are today, we find one match with the visitors losing one time, drawing zero and winning zero games.
Lokomotiv have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 14 league away games 20 goals have been scored. Lokomotiv Moskva have conceded 20 goals in these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Lokomotiv Moskva - Zenit 0-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Zenit two wins, four draws and Lokomotiv Moskva four victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  S. Azmoun 16 goals |  A. Dzyuba 14 goals |   G. Krychowiak 9 goals |
Zenit missing players
Lokomotiv Moskva missing players
| Zenit | Lokomotiv Moskva | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 27 | 14 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 14 | 27 |
| 17 | 12 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 6 | 16 |
| 7 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 65 | 47 | 8 | Scored | S | 3 | 20 | 43 |
| 24 | 12 | 3 | Conceded | C | 4 | 20 | 29 |
| 93% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 89% |
| 89% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 71% | 67% |
| 67% | 93% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 50% | 48% |
| 52% | 79% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 29% | 30% |
| 19% | 29% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 29% | 22% |
| 63% | 71% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 43% | 44% |
| 33% | 29% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 50% | 52% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 21% | 15% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 3.4 | 3.1 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 18 | 20.5 | 18 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.7 | 12.5 | 12.7 |
| 7.2 | 8.9 | 8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 4.9 | 5.1 |
| 33% | 38% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 29% | 31% |
- All of Zenit's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Lokomotiv Moskva have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Lokomotiv Moskva have the most clean sheets (14) in Premier League
- Lokomotiv Moskva is in the best form (6-0-0)
- Zenit have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Zenit have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Zenit have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Lokomotiv Moskva have scored away.
- Zenit have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Zenit have the fewest conceded goals (24) in Premier League
- Zenit have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (10) in Premier League
- Zenit have the most matches over the total-line (18) in Premier League
- Zenit have the most points (37) at home in Premier League
- Zenit have the most scored goals (47) at home in Premier League
- Zenit have the most scored goals (65) in Premier League
- Zenit have the most scored goals in the first half (24) in Premier League
- Zenit have the most scored goals in the second half (41) in Premier League
- Zenit have the the best goal difference (+35) at home in Premier League
- Zenit have the the best goal difference (+41) in Premier League
- Zenit haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| 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 | 27 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 65 | 24 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 41 | 58 |
| 2 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 27 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 43 | 29 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 52 |
| 3 | Spartak Moskva | 27 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 50 | 33 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 50 |
| 4 | CSKA Moskva | 27 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 45 | 28 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 13 | 17 | 46 |
| 5 | Sochi | 27 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 44 | 31 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 13 | 46 |
| 6 | Dinamo Moskva | 27 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 41 | 29 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 12 | 46 |
| 7 | Rubin Kazan' | 27 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 35 | 30 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 46 |
| 8 | Khimki | 27 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 33 | 37 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 24 | -4 | 41 |
| 9 | Rostov | 27 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 34 | 31 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 3 | 40 |
| 10 | Krasnodar | 27 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 47 | 38 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 18 | 9 | 38 |
| 11 | Akhmat Grozny | 27 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 31 | 34 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 22 | -3 | 36 |
| 12 | Ural | 27 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 25 | 34 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 23 | -9 | 31 |
| 13 | Arsenal Tula | 27 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 24 | 43 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 29 | -19 | 23 |
| 14 | Ufa | 27 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 23 | 44 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 26 | -21 | 20 |
| 15 | Rotor Volgograd | 27 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 12 | 49 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 23 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 26 | -37 | 18 |
| 16 | Tambov | 27 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 55 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 31 | -38 | 13 |