Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Khimki & Lokomotiv Moskva face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Russian Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Khimki and Lokomotiv Moskva.
Khimki form and stats
Last season, Khimki's Russian Cup journey ended in the group stage.1 victory, 2 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Khimki have to build on here at Arena Khimki in the Premier League.
The home followers witnessed a 0-0 draw against Lokomotiv Moskva in the Russian Cup last time out and are looking for a win here.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Krasnodar (1-3).7 goals have been conceded.
Lokomotiv Moskva form and stats
They also participated in Russian Cup last season. This ended in the round of 16.As the visiting team in Premier League matches, Lokomotiv Moskva have produced an overall stat of 1-0-4 so far.
Lokomotiv Moskva aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 228 league minutes without a goal. Miranchuk was the last player to find the net.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Khimki in their previous outing. The Russian Cup battle ended 0-0.
A 0-1 defeat away at Spartak Moskva before that.The attacking power of Lokomotiv Moskva when travelling is not overwhelming with 3 goals scored from 5 league matches away. For Lokomotiv Moskva, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two Khimki victories, three draws and five Lokomotiv Moskva wins. Over/under statistics; seven of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Dolgov 4 goals |   A. Miranchuk 4 goals | I. Ignatyev 3 goals |
Khimki missing players
Lokomotiv Moskva missing players
| Khimki | Lokomotiv Moskva | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 15 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 6 | Won | W | 3 | 8 | ||
| 8 | 6 | Drew | D | 2 | 7 | ||
| 10 | 3 | Lost | L | 8 | 10 | ||
| 31 | 23 | Scored | S | 11 | 33 | ||
| 33 | 16 | Conceded | C | 25 | 41 | ||
| 80% | 73% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 68% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 69% | 76% | ||
| 52% | 53% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 54% | 60% | ||
| 32% | 27% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 38% | 36% | ||
| 16% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 23% | 20% | ||
| 52% | 47% | BTTS | BTTS | 31% | 56% | ||
| 28% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 23% | 20% | ||
| 40% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 54% | 28% | ||
| 3.5 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.4 | 5.1 | ||
| 5.1 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.2 | 5.2 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 2.7 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 5 | 6 | ||
| 9.9 | 10.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.9 | 12.6 | ||
| 3.6 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 4.6 | ||
| 38% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 30% | ||
| 13.9 | 12 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 17.4 | 14.2 | ||
| 6.2 | 5.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.7 | 5.7 | ||
| 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 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 26 | 26 |
| 2 | Rostov | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 22 |
| 3 | CSKA Moskva | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 20 |
| 4 | Krasnodar | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 20 |
| 5 | Spartak Moskva | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 19 |
| 6 | Sochi | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 17 |
| 7 | Dinamo Moskva | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 16 |
| 8 | Akhmat Grozny | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | -1 | 14 |
| 9 | FK Nizjni Novgorod | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -2 | 12 |
| 10 | Orenburg | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 21 | -12 | 12 |
| 11 | Krylya Sovetov | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -4 | 10 |
| 12 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -5 | 9 |
| 13 | Fakel | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | -7 | 8 |
| 14 | Khimki | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -8 | 8 |
| 15 | Ural | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -14 | 4 |
| 16 | Torpedo Moskva | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | -16 | 4 |
