Week 20 brings us a match on Mar 6th where Locomotiv Moscow hosts Khimki at Rzd Arena in a clash of the Premier League. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only -2 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, Locomotiv Moscow recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Ufa. Konstantin Maradishvili struck first for Locomotiv Moscow in the 71st minute, then Gyrano Kerk added another in the 74th minute In the end, Ufa couldn’t muster any offence and Locomotiv Moscow ran away with the shutout win. Locomotiv Moscow is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 16th placed Khimki, recorded a 0-3 loss against Dinamo Moscow. Fedor Smolov struck first for Dinamo Moscow in the 35th minute, then Sebastian Szymański added another in the 84th minute on a feed from Tyukavin In the end, Khimki was frustrated by Dinamo Moscow’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Dinamo Moscow ended the match with the shutout victory. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on Saturday Sep 25th, Khimki and Locomotiv Moscow battled to a 0-0 draw. Neither Khimki nor Locomotiv Moscow could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 20 and 9 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,.
Khimki is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Aleksandr Dolgov and Denis Glushakov each only have 1 goal in their last five. Locomotiv Moscow hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Pablo and Gyrano Kerk, and they each have 1 goal.