On Nov 12th, Locomotiv Moscow plays host to Spartak Moscow in a clash of the Premier League in the ever popular Moskva derby. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, Locomotiv Moscow recorded a 2-2 draw against Ural. Anton Miranchuk struck first for Locomotiv Moscow in the 16th minute, but Yuri Gazinskiy got the equalizer for Ural in the 67th minute . Locomotiv Moscow looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 7 of their last 10, while in their last match, 2nd placed Spartak Moscow, recorded a 1-1 draw against Sochi. Quincy Promes struck first for Spartak Moscow in the 7th minute on a feed from Daniil Denisov, but Kirill Zaika got the equalizer for Sochi in the 44th minute earning Sochi a comeback draw. With 20 points in their last 10 matches Spartak Moscow should be reasonably happy with their performance.
In their last match together, Spartak Moscow won by a score of 1 to 0. Aleksandr Sobolev struck first for Spartak Moscow in the 35th minute on a feed from Danila Prutsev, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Locomotiv Moscow was frustrated by Spartak Moscow’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Spartak Moscow ended the match with the shutout victory.
Quincy Promes has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the attacker has scored four goals for Spartak Moscow. Locomotiv Moscow hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Karpukas and François Kamano, and they each have 1 goal.