In this week 6 match on Aug 20th, Khimki and Locomotiv Moscow will play a match in Khimki in a meeting of these two closely matched Premier League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 26 degrees, which is great football weather. Khimki sits at 9th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-3 loss against Akhmat Grozny. Aleksandr Troshechkin scored the first goal for Akhmat Grozny in the 14th minute, then Anton Shvets added another in the 43rd minute on a feed from Yury Zhuravlev. Khimki is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Locomotiv Moscow recorded a 1-1 draw against Krylya Sovetov. Maksim Glushenkov struck first for Krylya Sovetov in the 68th minute, but Anton Miranchuk got the equalizer for Locomotiv Moscow in the 1st minute of the second half’s stoppage time earning Locomotiv Moscow at least a draw. Locomotiv Moscow looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Locomotiv Moscow won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Anton Miranchuk has been the most prolific scorer on Locomotiv Moscow in his last five matches with 2 goals. Khimki’s most prolific scorer has been Aleksandr Dolgov. The Russian attacker has netted three goals over the last five matches.