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Full-Time Result Prediction
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Lokomotiv Moscow to Win
FC Rostov visit RZD Arena on Monday for the Premier League game with home team Lokomotiv Moscow.
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Over/Under 2.5 Goals Prediction
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Under 2.5
📊 Form Guide
Lokomotiv Moscow
DWDDWL
Lokomotiv Moscow will be wanting a better result here after the 3-2 Premier League loss in their previous game against Spartak Moscow.
In that game, Lokomotiv Moscow had 50% possession and 13 shots on goal with 7 of them on target. For Lokomotiv Moscow, the goalscorers were Timur Suleymanov (50') and Vladislav Sarveli (71'). Spartak Moscow had 22 attempts at goal with 7 on target. Théo Bongonda (44'), Jesús Medina (56') and Daniil Khlusevich (67') scored for Spartak Moscow.
Lokomotiv Moscow have not been the best at stopping their opponents of late, but they have also found ways to hit the back of the net themselves. Over their last 6 matches, Lokomotiv Moscow have seen their goal breached in 5 of them as well as managing to get on the scoresheet in 6 of those matches.
Leading up to this clash, Lokomotiv Moscow:
- have not been beaten in their last 9 league matches at home. They have been so resilient here.
- haven’t won at home in the past 3 league games.
FC Rostov
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FC Rostov head into the match after a 2-1 Premier League win to defeat Orenburg in their most recent fixture.
In that match, FC Rostov managed 65% possession and 24 attempts at goal with 8 on target. For FC Rostov, goals were scored by Ronaldo (81') and Nikolay Komlichenko (96'). For their opponents, Orenburg had 9 shots at goal with 4 on target. Jordhy Thompson (12') scored for Orenburg.
Over the course of their previous 6 clashes, FC Rostov have bagged a total of 11 goals. FC Rostov have additionally got on the scoresheet in every single one of those games. During that period, their defenders have seen 9 goals scored by their opponents. That sort of trend might not be continued into this match, though.
Leading up to this clash, FC Rostov:
- have not been beaten by Lokomotiv Moscow in games played away from home for the previous 2 league games.
- are undefeated in their previous 4 away league matches.
👥 Head to head
Looking over their most recent head to head clashes dating back to 17/04/2021 tells us that Lokomotiv Moscow have won 2 of these and FC Rostov 3, with the tally of drawn matches standing at 1.
Those games weren’t short on goals, either, with 22 in total which averages out at 3.67 goals per meeting.
The last league fixture featuring these sides was Premier League match day 13 on 28/10/2023 and the score finished FC Rostov 1-0 Lokomotiv Moscow.
On that occasion, FC Rostov had 52% possession and 15 shots at goal with 5 of them on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was Kirill Shchetinin (3').
At the other end, Lokomotiv Moscow got 16 shots on goal with 6 on target.
The referee was Aleksey Sukhoy.
ℹ️ Team News: Lokomotiv Moscow
Said Hamulic (unknown injury), Lucas Fasson (Muscle injury) and Nair Tiknizyan (Muscle injury) are not available for Lokomotiv Moscow boss Mikhail Galaktionov.
It’s our opinion that Loko will possibly make use of the 4-2-3-1 system for this game with Ilya Lantratov, Maksim Nenakhov, Gerzino Nyamsi, Aleksandr Silyanov, Mario Mitaj, Artem Karpukas, Anton Miranchuk, Evgeniy Morozov, Ilya Samoshnikov, Sergey Pinyaev and Maksim Glushenkov.
📰 Team News: FC Rostov
Due to a completely healthy squad available to select from, the FC Rostov boss Valery Karpin does not have any fitness concerns to speak of ahead of this game.
From our viewpoint, FC Rostov could decide to play in a 4-3-3 system, going with Nikita Medvedev, Andrey Langovich, Oumar Sako, Maksim Osipenko, Eyad El Askalany, Daniil Utkin, Kirill Shchetinin, Danil Glebov, Ronaldo Soares, Nikolay Komlichenko and Ivan Komarov.
🧠 Prediction
Looking at these two teams, we feel that FC Rostov might have a difficult job to score goals against this Lokomotiv Moscow team who we reckon should manage to get a goal of their own in a winning performance.
We’re going for a hard-fought contest, finishing with a 1-0 winning margin for Lokomotiv Moscow after 90 minutes.
Should be interesting.
Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Renata Leite, 17:01 06/05/2024
Correct Score Prediction
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1-0
🏟️ Team Focus:
Lokomotiv Moscow
Formed: 1923
Stadium: RZD Arena (27,320)
Captain: Dmitri Barinov
Chairman: Vladimir Leonchenko
Manager: Mikhail Galaktionov
Competitions: Premier League position 5
⭐ Star Man: Maksim Glushenkov
Typically deployed in the Right Wing position, Maksim Glushenkov was born in Smolensk, Russia. After having made a senior debut playing for Spartak Moscow in the 2018 - 2019 season, the dangerous Forward has managed 7 league goals in this Premier League 2023 - 2024 campaign to date in a total of 25 appearances.
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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27 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 53 | WWWLL |
| 2 |
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27 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 50 | LWWDL |
| 3 |
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27 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 50 | LWWWW |
| 4 |
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27 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 43 | LWDWD |
| 5 |
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26 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 41 | WDDWL |
| 6 |
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27 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 40 | WLWDL |
| 7 |
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26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 40 | DWLWW |
| 8 |
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26 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 38 | WDLDL |
| 9 |
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26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | -7 | 37 | LLDWD |
| 10 |
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27 | 9 | 5 | 13 | -8 | 32 | LWWWW |
| 11 |
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27 | 8 | 5 | 14 | -13 | 29 | LLLLD |
| 12 |
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27 | 7 | 8 | 12 | -5 | 29 | WLLLW |
| 13 |
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27 | 7 | 7 | 13 | -14 | 28 | WDLDW |
| 14 |
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27 | 6 | 9 | 12 | -10 | 27 | LLLLD |
| 15 |
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27 | 7 | 5 | 15 | -5 | 26 | WWLWL |
| 16 |
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27 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -15 | 20 | WDLDL |
| Orenburg |
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Lokomotiv Moscow |
| Lokomotiv Moscow |
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FC Rostov |
| Spartak Moscow |
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Lokomotiv Moscow |
| Nizhny Novgorod |
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Lokomotiv Moscow |
| Rubin Kazan |
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Lokomotiv Moscow |
| Lokomotiv Moscow |
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CSKA Moscow |
| Rubin Kazan |
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FC Rostov |
| Lokomotiv Moscow |
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FC Rostov |
| FC Rostov |
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Orenburg |
| Ural |
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FC Rostov |
| FC Rostov |
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Spartak Moscow |
| Fakel Voronezh |
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FC Rostov |
| Lokomotiv Moscow |
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CSKA Moscow |
| Lokomotiv Moscow |
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FC Krasnodar |
| Lokomotiv Moscow |
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Sochi |
| Lokomotiv Moscow |
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Ural |
| Lokomotiv Moscow |
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Zenit St Petersburg |
| Lokomotiv Moscow |
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Terek Grozny |
| Ural |
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FC Rostov |
| Fakel Voronezh |
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FC Rostov |
| Dynamo Moscow |
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FC Rostov |
| Terek Grozny |
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FC Rostov |
| CSKA Moscow |
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FC Rostov |
| Spartak Moscow |
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FC Rostov |
| Goals scored | 1.6 |
| Goals conceded | 1.2 |
| Time first goal scored | 46 |
| Time first goal conceded | 45 |
| Yellow cards | 2.5 |
| Red cards | 0.2 |
| Subs used | 4.2 |
| Biggest victory | 3-1 |
| Biggest defeat | 2-0 |
| Goals scored | 1.1 |
| Goals conceded | 1.8 |
| Time first goal scored | 49 |
| Time first goal conceded | 42 |
| Yellow cards | 1.8 |
| Red cards | 0.2 |
| Subs used | 4.2 |
| Biggest victory | 4-1 |
| Biggest defeat | 5-1 |
| Maksim Glushenkov | 7 |
| Nayair Tiknizyan | 6 |
| Anton Miranchuk | 5 |
| Rifat Zhemaletdinov | 5 |
| Artyom Dzyuba | 4 |
| Yegor Golenkov | 8 |
| Mohammad Mohebi | 6 |
| Maksim Osipenko | 6 |
| Nikolay Komlichenko | 4 |
| Ronaldo | 4 |
| Lokomotiv Moscow |
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Fakel Voronezh |
| Baltika Kaliningrad |
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Lokomotiv Moscow |
| FC Rostov |
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Baltika Kaliningrad |
| Zenit St Petersburg |
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FC Rostov |
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