In one of the matches of the Russian Football Championship, the players of Lokomotiv and Dynamo will clash face to face. On whose side will the victory be in this duel? LiveResult.Ru evaluates the opponents' chances of success.
Lokomotiv Moscow
In early April, Zaur Khapov's team received the full program from Rostov, losing to the opponent with a score of 1:4. Next, the team shared points on the road with Sochi - 2:2. After that, the railwaymen were able to prevail over Nizhny Novgorod on their own field, playing in the majority. The trip to Zenit ended with a defeat with a score of 1:3. In recent meetings, Lokomotiv lost 0:1 away to Krasnodar as part of the postponed match of the 19th round, after which they defeated Rubin 1-0 in front of their native fans. After 28 matches of the Russian Championship, Loko is on the 6th line, having he has 44 points to his credit.
Dynamo Moscow
In mid–April, in the quarterfinals of the Russian Cup, Dynamo played with Baltika in a draw in regular time - 1:1. After that, the blue and white were able to beat their opponent in a penalty shootout (5:4). Schwartz's team lost the last three meetings of the RPL, losing to CSKA (0:1), Ural (2:3) and Krylia Sovetov (2:5) on the road. In the last meeting, Dynamo played in the semifinals of the Cup of Russia, having managed to defeat Alania with a score of 3:0 in the face-to-face meeting. Thus, the guests qualified for the finals of the tournament. After 28 rounds of the RPL, Dynamo has 52 points and the second position.
Statistics and figures:
- Dynamo is the favorite of the meeting;
- Lokomotiv has 2 wins in 5 games;
- Dynamo have lost 3 previous meetings of the Russian Championship;
- The last face-to-face meeting of the rivals ended with a score of 1:1.
Forecast
I assume that the total of 2.5 goals will not be broken in this match. The opponents show ineffective football, and this meeting of opponents will not be an exception to the rules.