On Oct 15th, Torpedo Moskva plays host to Locomotiv Moscow in a clash of these two evenly matched Premier League teams in the anticipated Moskva derby. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 7 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Torpedo Moskva sits at 16th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against FC Nizhny Novgorod. Neither Torpedo Moskva nor FC Nizhny Novgorod could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 4 and 17 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10, while in their last match, 14th placed Locomotiv Moscow, recorded a 0-4 loss against Sochi. Christian Noboa struck first for Sochi in the 33rd minute on a feed from Sergey Terekhov, then Joãozinho added another in the 67th minute on a feed from Kirill Ushatov In the end, Locomotiv Moscow couldn’t muster any offence and Sochi ran away with the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season.
Anton Miranchuk and Ivan Ignatiev are the top scorers for Locomotiv Moscow in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. Torpedo Moskva hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Stefan Šapić and Igor Smolnikov, and they each have 1 goal.