On the 8th of October, in this week 12 match, Locomotiv Moscow will travel to Sochi to battle Sochi in a meeting of these two mismatched Premier League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 20 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Sochi is fresh off their 1-4 loss against Orenburg. Timur Ayupov scored the first goal for Orenburg in the 3rd minute, then César Florentín added another in the 21st minute. Sochi is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while 13th placed Locomotiv Moscow is fresh off their 2-4 loss against Ural. Aleksey Kashtanov struck first for Ural in the 7th minute, then Aleksandr Yushin added another in the 41st minute on a feed from Lazar Randjelović. Locomotiv Moscow looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Locomotiv Moscow won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Ivan Ignatiev has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, hes scored 4 goals for Locomotiv Moscow. Sochi is fortunate enough to have Christian Noboa in top form. In the last 5 matches the midfielder has scored 4 goals.