On Sat Mar 18th, in week 20, Locomotiv Moscow hosts Krasnodar at Rzd Arena in a meeting of these two Premier League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only -1 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Locomotiv Moscow sits at 12th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Akhmat Grozny. Sergey Pinyaev struck first for Locomotiv Moscow in the 11th minute on a feed from Maksim Glushenkov, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Akhmat Grozny couldn’t manage to score, and Locomotiv Moscow took the shutout win. Locomotiv Moscow looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Krasnodar recorded a 3-1 win against Dinamo Moscow. Tyukavin struck first for Dinamo Moscow in the 19th minute, then Kady tied it up for Krasnodar in the 24th minute on a feed from Cristian Ramírez Finally they completed the comback in the 67th minute on a goal by Kady to cap off a wild match. Krasnodar is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Krasnodar was victorious by a score of 3 to 0. Cristian Ramírez struck first for Krasnodar in the 78th minute, then Olakunle Olusegun added another in the 85th minute In the end, Locomotiv Moscow was frustrated by Krasnodar’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Krasnodar ended the match with the shutout victory.
Krasnodar’s top weapon lately has been Kady, who has 3 goals in the last 5 matches. Artem Dzyuba has been the most effective weapon for Locomotiv Moscow lately. The Russian attacker has netted three goals in his last 5 matches.