Locomotive vs Spartak. Who will be stronger in the Moscow derby?
April 2, in the match of the 23rd round of the Russian Premier League, at the RZD Arena (Moscow), Lokomotiv and Spartak will face off.
The locomotive achieved success in the last match of the national championship, breaking the resistance of Akhmat 3:2 on the road. Wards of Dmitry Loskov quickly took the lead, but the first half still remained with Grozny. Already after the break, the "railwaymen" increased the pace, the team went on the attack, quickly pulling luck to their side. The victory was brought to the "red-greens" by accurate shots by Zhemaletdinov, Isidor and Kukhta.
The locomotive is in the 6th place in the championship, after 21 meetings the club has 34 points, with a ratio of goals scored and conceded 31:25.
Spartak
Spartak again failed to win the championship, this time the Muscovites on the road shared points with Nizhny Novgorod 1:1. The "Red-Whites" had a better meeting, the team was actively advancing, but they still couldn't break through the hosts. As a result, only on 71 minutes Martinez brought the guests ahead, however, Nizhny Novgorod soon bounced back. Vanoli's guys had a chance to take the lead again, but Promes missed the penalty. In the remaining time, there were no real moments for scoring.
Spartak is 9th in the Premier League with 27 points, with a goal difference of 24:31.
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LocomotiveThe locomotive achieved success in the last match of the national championship, breaking the resistance of Akhmat 3:2 on the road. Wards of Dmitry Loskov quickly took the lead, but the first half still remained with Grozny. Already after the break, the "railwaymen" increased the pace, the team went on the attack, quickly pulling luck to their side. The victory was brought to the "red-greens" by accurate shots by Zhemaletdinov, Isidor and Kukhta.
The locomotive is in the 6th place in the championship, after 21 meetings the club has 34 points, with a ratio of goals scored and conceded 31:25.
Spartak
Spartak again failed to win the championship, this time the Muscovites on the road shared points with Nizhny Novgorod 1:1. The "Red-Whites" had a better meeting, the team was actively advancing, but they still couldn't break through the hosts. As a result, only on 71 minutes Martinez brought the guests ahead, however, Nizhny Novgorod soon bounced back. Vanoli's guys had a chance to take the lead again, but Promes missed the penalty. In the remaining time, there were no real moments for scoring.
Spartak is 9th in the Premier League with 27 points, with a goal difference of 24:31.
Locomotive vs Spartak facts
- Total goals over 2.5 played in Lokomotiv's last 3 matches in Russian Championship;
- Lokomotiv conceded at least 2 goals in the last 3 matches of the Russian championship.
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