In a weekend match on Sat Aug 6th, in week 4, Locomotiv Moscow will travel to Krasnodar to battle Krasnodar in a Premier League match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 28 degrees, which may be tiring for the players. In their last match, 9th placed Krasnodar, recorded a 3-1 win against Ural. Sergey Borodin scored the first goal for Krasnodar in the 28th minute, then Spertsyan added another in the 59th minute. Krasnodar is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while locomotiv Moscow is fresh off their 0-5 blowout loss against Zenit. Wendel struck first for Zenit in the 64th minute, then Claudinho added another in the 76th minute In the end, Locomotiv Moscow couldn’t muster any offence and Zenit ran away with the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win apiece.
Gyrano Kerk and Jan Kuchta are the top scorers for Locomotiv Moscow in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.. Krasnodar is glad to have Eduard Spertsyan in top form. In the last five matches the midfielder has scored 5 goals.