Lokomotiv Moskva get ready to welcome Spartak Moskva for something different than the ordinary league football: The Russian Cup Premier League Path - Quarter-finals leg 1 of 2.
This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.
Lokomotiv Moskva form and stats
Last season their Russian Cup adventure ended in the round of 16.The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Premier League this season. Lokomotiv Moskva have only managed 1 win, 3 draws and 5 losses from their games here at RZD Arena.
Lokomotiv's previous match was a Russian Cup game also played at their home, ending 3-1 vs Olimpiyets. The home team are looking to continue in that form.
Before that fixture, a home victory against Olimpiyets in the Russian Cup.
A decent goal production from Lokomotiv Moskva in their home games so far, with 14 goals from 9 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 17 goals have been conceded.
Spartak Moskva form and stats
Nothing but glory last season for Spartak Moskva, as they won the Russian Cup.5 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Spartak Moskva playing as the away team in the Premier League this season.
It's another away fixture for the visitors, as they travelled to Zenit in their previous outing. The Russian Cup fixture ended 0-0.
Before that game, 0-0 away against Zenit (after extra-time, 4-2 on penalties) in the Russian Cup.
13 goals have been conceded by Spartak in these games.
Head 2 Head
Previous ten meetings featuring these squads: Lokomotiv Moskva won two, Spartak Moskva triumphed in six and we saw two draws. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with under 2,5 goals. The matches between these sides sometimes lean towards being "violent", having seen 6 sending-offs from the last ten duels.
Top Goalscorers
  Q. Promes 14 goals |  A. Sobolev 7 goals |   A. Miranchuk 5 goals |
Lokomotiv Moskva missing players
Spartak Moskva missing players
| Lokomotiv Moskva | Spartak Moskva | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Won | W | 7 | 17 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 4 | 4 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Lost | L | 3 | 4 | ||
| 40 | 22 | Scored | S | 23 | 51 | ||
| 32 | 20 | Conceded | C | 14 | 19 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 86% | 92% | ||
| 72% | 71% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 71% | 72% | ||
| 56% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 57% | 60% | ||
| 36% | 36% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 29% | 28% | ||
| 16% | 14% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 14% | 16% | ||
| 44% | 71% | BTTS | BTTS | 57% | 44% | ||
| 28% | 14% | Clean Sheets | C S | 36% | 52% | ||
| 28% | 14% | Failed to Score | F T | 21% | 12% | ||
| 4.4 | 4.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.9 | 4.4 | ||
| 5.6 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.6 | 4.6 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.9 | 2.3 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 3 | ||
| 11.3 | 13.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.9 | 14.8 | ||
| 4.5 | 5.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.9 | 6 | ||
| 30% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 32% | ||
| 12.5 | 13.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.8 | 10.4 | ||
| 5.3 | 6.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.9 | ||
| 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 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 47 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 40 | 42 |
| 2 | Spartak Moskva | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 40 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 22 | 36 |
| 3 | Rostov | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 35 |
| 4 | Dinamo Moskva | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 29 |
| 5 | CSKA Moskva | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 29 |
| 6 | Akhmat Grozny | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 27 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 0 | 26 |
| 7 | Krasnodar | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 2 | 25 |
| 8 | Orenburg | 17 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 33 | 37 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 26 | -4 | 25 |
| 9 | Sochi | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 32 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 24 | -5 | 25 |
| 10 | Ural | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -7 | 21 |
| 11 | Krylya Sovetov | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 16 | -5 | 20 |
| 12 | Olimpiyets | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -7 | 19 |
| 13 | Fakel | 17 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 21 | 33 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 19 | -12 | 13 |
| 14 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 34 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 17 | -14 | 13 |
| 15 | Khimki | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 25 | -20 | 12 |
| 16 | Torpedo Moskva | 17 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 14 | -23 | 6 |
