As part of the next match of the Russian Football Championship, the players of Lokomotiv and Krasnodar will come face to face. On whose side will the victory be in the upcoming confrontation? Our portal offers you a forecast for this meeting.
"Locomotive" Moscow
Last off-season, Lokomotiv played 8 friendly matches, winning 4 victories and suffering 2 defeats. Lokomotiv started the season with a match for the Russian Super Cup, in which the Railwaymen lost to Zenit without a chance with a score of 0:3. In the opening meeting of the RPL, Lokomotiv defeated Arsenal Tula on its own field, after which it coped with CSKA. It is worth noting that in each of the winning matches, Lokomotiv was the first to miss. In the away meeting with Ufa, Nikolic's team managed to snatch a draw. The draw also happened in the meeting of the 4th round against Zenit-1:1. At the moment, Loko has 8 points, being located on the 5th line in the standings.
"Krasnodar"
As for Krasnodar ,they were able to unload their squad in the off-season, having freed themselves from age-related players. After the start of the championship, Krykhovyak left Loko. In preparation for the season, the "green-black" played five test matches, in which they did not win once, having drawn three times and suffered 2 defeats. In the national championship, Gancharenko's team defeated Ural on the road, after which they lost to Khimki in their native walls (0: 1). Then Krasnodar gave a fight to Zenit on its field, but suffered a fiasco. And in the last meeting, the bulls defeated Arsenal Tula on their own field - 3:2. After 4 rounds, the Pushkars are in 7th place, having 6 points to their credit.
Injuries and disqualifications:
- Injuries:
- Cerqueira (leg) – Lokomotiv Moscow. Vanderson (ankle) – Krasnodar.
- Under question:
- Martynovich (injury) – Krasnodar.
Statistics and figures:
- Lokomotiv is a small favorite of the meeting;
- "Railwaymen" do not lose for 4 matches;
- Krasnodar won twice in 5 meetings;
- The last face-to-face meeting between the teams ended with a victory for Lokomotiv with a score of 4:0.
Forecast
I think that Loko should win on its own field. I am betting in this match in favor of the "railwaymen", who perform more consistently, and with their fans, they will certainly not fall into the dirt with their face.
