Lokomotiv Moscow vs FC Krasnodar Live Stream, Predictions

📏 Form Guide

Lokomotiv Moscow

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Lokomotiv Moscow will play in this game following a 0-0 Premier League draw against FC Krasnodar.

It’s been a rare occasion in recent times that Lokomotiv Moscow have managed to hold out for a full 90 minutes. It will be a concern for them that Lokomotiv Moscow have been scored against in 5 of their previous 6 matches, letting in 9 goals along the way. We shall soon see if that trend will be continued on into this next match.

Leading up to this clash, Lokomotiv Moscow:

• have not won against FC Krasnodar in their last 2 league games.
• haven’t won at home in the past 5 matches in the league. Things will have to change soon.

FC Krasnodar

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The numbers tell their own story, and FC Krasnodar have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, seeing opposing sides hit 12 goals in total. In defence, FC Krasnodar have some weaknesses to address.

Their prior results show that FC Krasnodar:

• have left without a victory over Lokomotiv Moscow in games played away from home for the previous 5 matches in the league. They really have not been travelling well at all.
• have not won away from home in their last 2 matches in the league.

👥 Head to head

A look at their prior head-to-head meetings stretching back to 10/11/2019 shows that Lokomotiv Moscow have won 2 of them & FC Krasnodar 3, with the number of drawn games being 1.

A combined sum of 15 goals were produced between them throughout the course of those matches, with 4 from Loko and 11 belonging to Byki. The average goals per game has been 2.5.

The last league meeting between these clubs was Premier League match day 4 on 06/08/2022 when it ended FC Krasnodar 3-0 Lokomotiv Moscow.

In that game, FC Krasnodar had 56% possession and 18 attempts on goal with 5 of them on target. The goalscorers were Cristian Ramírez (78') and Olakunle Olusegun (85', 95').

On the other side, Lokomotiv Moscow got 6 shots on goal with 4 on target.

The match was refereed by Vladislav Bezborodov.

📋 Team News: Lokomotiv Moscow

Wilson Isidor (Ankle Injury) and Lucas Fasson (Cruciate Ligament Rupture) won’t be able to feature for Lokomotiv Moscow boss Mikhail Galaktionov. The players ineligible for this match because of suspension are Stanislav Magkeev and Maksim Nenakhov.

It’s our opinion that Loko will possibly opt for a 4-2-3-1 formation for this one, utilising Ilia Lantratov, Igor Smolnikov, German Conti, Ivan Kuzmichev, Nayair Tiknizyan, Artem Karpukas, Dmitri Barinov, Anton Miranchuk, Francois Kamano, Sergey Pinyaev and Artem Dzyuba.

📰 Team News: FC Krasnodar

Owing to a fully healthy group available to select from, the FC Krasnodar manager Vladimir Ivić doesn’t have any fitness concerns to report ahead of this match.

It’s our belief that Byki might play in a 4-3-3 formation, giving starts to Stanislav Agkatsev, Sergei Volkov, Kaio, Junior Alonso, Cristian Ramirez, Kady Malinowski, Mihajlo Banjac, Eduard Spertsyan, Olakunle Olusegun, Jhon Cordoba and David Cobnan.

🔮 Prediction

We envisage that FC Krasnodar are likely to get a goal against this Lokomotiv Moscow team, but it possibly won’t quite be enough to avoid defeat.

We reckon that it will be a close game with a 2-1 advantage for Lokomotiv Moscow at the end of the match. Let’s see what happens here.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Peter Guest, 02:41 14/03/2023