Week 28 features a match on Sun May 8th, where Rubin Kazan’ will travel to Moskva to battle Locomotiv Moscow in a clash of these two mismatched Premier League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. 6th placed Locomotiv Moscow is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Krasnodar. Aleksandr Chernikov struck first for Krasnodar in the 83rd minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Locomotiv Moscow was frustrated by Krasnodar’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Krasnodar ended the match with the shutout victory. Locomotiv Moscow is looking for direction having 5 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while 13th placed Rubin Kazan’ is fresh off their 0-6 blowout loss against Sochi. Timofey Margasov struck first for Sochi in the 26th minute on a feed from Mateo Cassierra, then Joãozinho added another in the 42nd minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Rubin Kazan’ couldn’t manage to score, and Sochi took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Kazan’ Arena, Rubin Kazan’ and Locomotiv Moscow battled to a 2-2 draw. Anders Dreyer struck first for Rubin Kazan’ in the 36th minute, then German Onugkha added another in the 66th minute .
Rubin Kazan’ hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Dmitriy Tikhiy and German Onugkha, and they each have 1 goal. Wilson Isidor has been the most effective weapon for Locomotiv Moscow lately. The French attacker has netted three goals in his last 5 matches.