In one of the matches of the 3rd round of the Russian Football Championship, the players of Ufa and Lokomotiv will come face to face. On whose side will the victory be in the face-to-face confrontation?
"Ufa"
"Ufa" failed last season and miraculously remained in the RPL. In the summer, Alexey Stukalov came to the club's camp, who needs to do a lot of work with the team to avoid a repeat of the scenario. Ufa started the championship in Moscow, where they lost to CSKA (0: 1). In the second round, the team lost 0: 2 during the meeting, and in the 75th minute of the meeting they were completely outnumbered. Hamid Agalarov, who came on as a substitute, scored a double and almost saved the team, but the "blue and white" scored another goal before the final whistle and defeated the opponent-3: 2.
"Locomotive" Moscow
The Moscow team gave out a wonderful second round last season and fought for a ticket to the LCH qualification, but in the end finished third. Before the start of the new season, Loko started a restructuring and parted with a number of players. The team started the season itself with a 0:3 defeat in the Russian Super Cup from Zenit. However, the team started more than confidently in the championship. In the first round, Loko managed to get a strong-willed victory 3: 1 over Arsenal, after which they defeated CSKA in the derby, going to the third place in the RPL.
Statistics and figures:
- Lokomotiv is the favorite of the meeting;
- "Ufa" lost 4 times in 5 matches;
- Lokomotiv has 3 wins in 5 games;
- The last face-to-face meeting between the rivals ended with a score of 1:0 in favor of Lokomotiv.
Forecast
I don't think that Ufa will be able to beat Lokomotiv. Most likely, Nikolic's team will show good quality football and will be able to withstand a zero head start. Bookmakers give very solid odds for this event.
