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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 | Zenit | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 44 | 23 | +21 | 50 |
| 2 | Krasnodar | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 41 | 25 | +16 | 50 |
| 3 | Dinamo Moscow | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 43 | 33 | +10 | 47 |
| 4 | Spartak Moscow | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 37 | 31 | +6 | 42 |
| 5 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 26 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 44 | 37 | +7 | 41 |
| 6 | Krylya Sovetov | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 43 | 35 | +8 | 40 |
| 7 | Rostov | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 39 | 39 | +0 | 40 |
| 8 | CSKA Moscow | 26 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 45 | 36 | +9 | 38 |
| 9 | Rubin Kazan | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 31 | -7 | 37 |
| 10 | Akhmat Grozny | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 29 | 38 | -9 | 29 |
| 11 | Nizhny Novgorod | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 25 | 38 | -13 | 28 |
| 12 | Fakel | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 19 | 28 | -9 | 27 |
| 13 | Baltika | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 28 | 32 | -4 | 26 |
| 14 | Orenburg | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 29 | 35 | -6 | 26 |
| 15 | Ural | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 25 | 40 | -15 | 25 |
| 16 | Sochi | 26 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 26 | 40 | -14 | 20 |
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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