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Match info:
CSKA Moscow vs Lokomotiv Moscow
Competition – Russia Premier League
Stadium – Arena Khimki
Date: 15th May 2014
Kick-off time – 15:30 GMT+1
Lokomotiv Moscow travel to the Arena Khimki this Thursday evening to face rivals CSKA Moscow in what is the biggest game of the season.
Recent form:
Both sides have lost 1 of their last 7.
The Russian Premier League looks like this:
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | G | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Krasnodar | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 7 | +25 | 37 |
| 2 | Zenit | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 7 | +26 | 36 |
| 3 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 18 | +12 | 34 |
| 4 | Dinamo Moscow | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 17 | +14 | 30 |
| 5 | Spartak Moscow | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 12 | +13 | 28 |
| 6 | CSKA Moscow | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 10 | +14 | 27 |
| 7 | Rubin Kazan | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 22 | -2 | 22 |
| 8 | Rostov | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 26 | -6 | 17 |
| 9 | Akron | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 33 | -14 | 16 |
| 10 | Nizhny Novgorod | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 27 | -12 | 15 |
| 11 | Dynamo Makhachkala | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 14 | -5 | 15 |
| 12 | Krylya Sovetov | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 23 | -10 | 12 |
| 13 | Khimki | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 28 | -12 | 12 |
| 14 | Fakel | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 23 | -13 | 12 |
| 15 | Akhmat Grozny | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 29 | -16 | 9 |
| 16 | Orenburg | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 30 | -14 | 8 |
A win for CSKA will give them a good chance of winning the Russian Premier League depending on other results.
A win for Lokomotiv will move them top depending on other results (Zenit).
Head-to-head
These two sides have met 25 times in recent years and CSKA Moscow have come out on top most often.
Possible line-ups
CSKA Moscow (4-4-1-1)
Lokomotiv Moscow (4-4-1-1)
Bookmakers make CSKA Moscow favourites to come out on top in this match.
Odds: CSKA (4/5) Draw (5/2) Lokomotiv (7/2) Gamingtips Prediction – CSKA 1:1 Lokomotiv
This game sees the two of the best defencive sides in Russia go head-to-head. CSKA have conceded 26 goals in 29 games while Lokomotiv have conceded 22 goals in 29. This game also sees two of the highest scoring teams go head-to-head (CSKA scored 48, Lokomotiv scored 51). Ultimately being a derby game, this could go either way and with Zenit having a game in hand, both sides need to win to give them a decent chance of winning the Russian Premier League.
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