In a weekend match in week 23, on Sat Apr 2nd, Locomotiv Moscow will host Spartak Moscow at Rzd Arena in a meeting of these two Premier League teams in the ever popular Moskva derby. Weather on match day is looking like a snowy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only -1 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, 6th placed Locomotiv Moscow, recorded a 3-2 win against Akhmat Grozny. Rifat Zhemaletdinov scored the first goal for Locomotiv Moscow in the 10th minute, then Aleksandr Troshechkin tied it up for Akhmat Grozny in the 20th minute on a feed from Daniil Utkin , but luckily for Locomotiv Moscow it didn’t end there. They were able to keep scoring to earn themselves the victory. Locomotiv Moscow is looking for direction having 5 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 9th placed Spartak Moscow, recorded a 1-1 draw against FC Nizhny Novgorod. Christopher Martins Pereira struck first for Spartak Moscow in the 71st minute on a feed from Shamar Nicholson, but Ibrokhimhalil Yoldoshev got the equalizer for FC Nizhny Novgorod in the 74th minute earning them at least the one point. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10.
In their last match on Nov 7th, Spartak Moscow and Locomotiv Moscow battled to a 1-1 draw. Gyrano Kerk struck first for Locomotiv Moscow in the 23rd minute on a feed from François Kamano, then Nail Umyarov tied it up for Spartak Moscow in the 64th minute earning Spartak Moscow at least a draw.
Spartak Moscow’s most prolific scorer has been Quincy Promes. He has netted two goals over the last 5 matches. Wilson Isidor has been the most effective weapon for Locomotiv Moscow lately. The French attacker has netted 3 goals in his last 5 matches.