Lokomotiv Moscow and Rubin Kazan meet at RZD Arena, in a match for the 17th round of the Premier League. In the last head-to-head for this edition of the league, on 11‑08‑2020, Lokomotiv Moskva won away by (0‑2). In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which registers 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss in the last 6 games. However, the last time these two teams played a match at this stadium was on 07-15-2019, in a Premier League match that ended in a draw (1‑1). The goals of the match were scored by Aleksey Miranchuk (66 ‘), for Lokomotiv Moscow, and by K. Kvaratskhelia (76’), for Rubin Kazan. In this match the home factor may be decisive, as Rubin Kazan presents considerable differences in their results at home and as a visitor.
Lokomotiv :
The home team is currently in 7th position, with 25 points won, after 7 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses. In the penultimate match, they won at home against Arsenal Tula by (1‑0). In the last match, they tied in an away match against Akhmat Grozny, by (0‑0). This is a team that presents similar results at home and away, so it is not usually affected by the home factor, since in the last 30 games it has recorded 5 wins, 6 draws and 4 losses as a visitor; against 6 wins, 5 draws and 4 losses in his stadium. In their last match, for the UEFA Champions League, they lost to Salzburg at home by (1‑3). In their last 8 home games for the championship, Lokomotiv Moscow won 5, drew 1 and lost 2, winning 16 points out of 24 possible. In the matches played in their stadium there are some results that have been repeated frequently: at half-time 0‑0 (3 in 8 matches) and 1‑0 (3 in 8 matches) and at the end of the match 1‑0 (4 in 8 matches). His attack has scored regularly, as he has scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches for this competition there is a tendency to have few goals, since 5 of the last 8 they played ended with Under 1.5 goals. In 16 games in this competition, he never got the comeback in the 5 games in which he suffered the first goal.
Lokomotiv Moscow is going through a very difficult time, this in relation to their last games. He has not been able to keep up with his performances and is living with negative results. You need to correct your mistakes and present more determination and competence on the field of play. On this day, he will play at home and against a team that has a similar campaign. So if you show quality and don’t make mistakes, you can naturally win.
Rubin :
The visiting team is currently in 9th position, with 24 points won, after 7 wins, 3 draws and 6 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost at home to Rostov by (0‑2). In the last match, they won at home against CSKA Moskva by (1‑0). This is a team that, curiously, tends to achieve more positive results as a visitor than at home, since in the last 30 games they have registered 7 victories, 4 draws and 4 defeats as a visitor, with 20 goals scored and 17 suffered; against 5 victories, 5 draws and 5 defeats in his stadium, with 15 goals scored and 16 suffered. In their last away match for this competition they lost (2‑0) against Khimki. In their last 7 away matches for the championship, Rubin Kazan registers 4 wins and 3 losses, for which they have won 12 points out of 21 possible. Their defense has not been very strong, since they have suffered goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 16 games in this competition, he only managed 1 comeback in the 9 games in which he suffered the first goal.
Rubin Kazan won again in the Russian championship and it was a victory against the mighty CSKA Moscow. This ends up motivating you to look for a sequence of good results, which is necessary at this point. He knows that his rival has not had a good performance and he needs to take advantage of it. As much as you know that a draw is not a negative outcome, you have to work hard to win.
