On Sun Sep 18th, in week 10, Spartak Moscow plays host to Locomotiv Moscow in a meeting of these two mismatched Premier League teams in the ever popular Moskva derby. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 10 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, 5th placed Spartak Moscow, recorded a 2-4 loss against Rostov. Quincy Promes scored the first goal for Spartak Moscow in the 24th minute, but Dmitri Poloz got the equalizer for Rostov in the 28th minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 34th minute on a goal by Daniil Utkin to cap off a wild match. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Spartak Moscow should be reasonably happy with their performance, while locomotiv Moscow sits at 11th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-2 loss against Fakel. Evgeny Morozov struck first for Fakel in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, then Irakli Kvekveskiri added another in the 57th minute In the end, Locomotiv Moscow was frustrated by Fakel’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Fakel ended the match with the shutout victory. Locomotiv Moscow looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Locomotiv Moscow won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Locomotiv Moscow is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Ivan Ignatiev and Anton Miranchuk each having 3 goals in their last 5. Spartak Moscow is fortunate enough to have Quincy Promes in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored 4 goals.