FC Rostov vs Lokomotiv Moscow Live Stream, Predictions (Apr 26)

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FC Rostov

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FC Rostov are hoping to win again after their last result, a 0-2 Premier League victory vs Fakel Voronezh.

In that match, FC Rostov had 45% possession and 15 attempts at goal with 5 on target. For FC Rostov, the goalscorers were Egor Golenkov (30') and Konstantin Kuchaev (77'). On the other side, Fakel Voronezh had 23 shots on goal with 8 of them on target.

It’s not been often in recent times where FC Rostov have managed to hold out for a full 90 minutes. In fact, FC Rostov have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 5 of their previous 6 clashes, shipping 9 goals along the way. Such a pattern isn’t assured to be carried forward into this match, however.

A look at their previous results shows us that FC Rostov:

• have not emerged victorious against Lokomotiv Moscow in their last 2 league matches.
• have not won at home in their last 3 matches in the league.

Lokomotiv Moscow

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Lokomotiv Moscow will go into the game following a 3-0 Premier League win with the downing of Nizhny Novgorod in their last match.

In that game, Lokomotiv Moscow had 74% possession and 21 attempts on goal with 7 of them on target. For Lokomotiv Moscow, the scorers were Dmitriy Vorobyev (45'), Sergey Pinyaev (56') and Artem Karpukas (90'). Pari Nizhny Novgorod got 3 attempts on goal with 1 of them on target.

The stats tell the story, and Lokomotiv Moscow have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, letting opponents get 9 goals in total. At the back, Lokomotiv Moscow have some weaknesses to address.

Coming into this clash, Lokomotiv Moscow are without an away win for the past 7 league matches.

🤜🤛 Head to head

An examination of their prior head to head clashes stretching back to 10/04/2022 shows that FC Rostov have won 2 of them & Lokomotiv Moscow 3, with the number of draws being 1.

20 goals were scored between the two sides during those clashes, with 10 of them from Rostov and 10 for Loko. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 3.33.

The last league contest between the two was Premier League match day 6 on 25/08/2024 when the final score was Lokomotiv Moscow 3-2 FC Rostov.

On that day, Lokomotiv Moscow had 40% possession and 11 attempts on goal with 6 on target. The scorers were Aleksey Batrakov (10'), Ilya Samoshnikov (37') and Nayair Tiknizyan (46').

At the other end, FC Rostov had 8 shots on goal with 2 on target. Ronaldo (13', 96') was the scorer.

The match was refereed by Vladimir Moskalyov.

🗞️ Team News: FC Rostov

Rustam Yatimov (concussion) and Mohammad Mohebi (Leg injury) are unavailable for FC Rostov gaffer Jonatan Alba.

🗞️ Team News: Lokomotiv Moscow

Lokomotiv Moscow manager Mikhail Galaktionov has to choose from a squad that has some fitness concerns. Danila Godyaev (Leg injury) and Aleksey Batrakov (Ankle sprain) are not able to play.

🔮 Prediction

Looking at these two teams, we feel that Lokomotiv Moscow will need to put in a solid display to hit the back of the net against this FC Rostov team who we reckon will get a goal themselves and run out victorious.

We’re going for a good battle with a 1-0 win for FC Rostov at the conclusion of the game.

Should be interesting.

Renata Leite, 12:05 22/04/2025