CSKA Moscow (Home)
- A closely contested Moscow derby is in store when CSKA and Lokomotiv face off on Sunday with both sides in the middle of a good season domestically.
- Lokomotiv sit 3rd in the Premier League table with 53 points from 29 matches while CSKA occupy fifth spot with 48 points from the same number of games.
- CSKA Moscow are a high-intensity 4-2-3-1 side with rapid transitions and high pressing.
- The hosts look to force mistakes and overpower their opponents in the final third, and with the recent appointment of Dmitriy Igdisamov as interim head coach, the focus will be on maintaining that style of play and settling the team down.
- CSKA have been patchy this spring with one win, two draws and two defeats from their last five games, while Lokomotiv’s form has been more consistent with two wins, two draws and one defeat from their last five in the league.
Lokomotiv Moscow (Away)
- Lokomotiv Moscow have won one and lost one of their last two away matches.
- Mikhail Galaktionov has turned Lokomotiv into a disciplined, structured possession-based team since taking over as manager in November 2022.
- Lokomotiv’s away form has been solid this season, winning six of 14 Premier League away matches and scoring 23 goals in the process - an average of 1.64 goals per game away from home.
Head-to-Head
Both sides have won this fixture two times apiece over the past five Premier League head-to-heads with one draw, and CSKA won 2-1 when they hosted Lokomotiv in a friendly two months ago.
Key Players
Ivan Oblyakov is CSKA’s danger man this season, scoring six goals in 28 Premier League appearances, while Aleksey Batrakov is Lokomotiv’s standout player with 13 goals in 27 league games.
Betting Insights
- Both teams to score (yes) is set at 1.69 for Sunday’s clash while over 2.5 goals comes in at 1.97.
- Lokomotiv Moscow are our selection to come away with the win in Sunday’s Moscow derby at 2.7.
- Both teams to score (yes) and over 2.5 goals will be a focus of this clash as CSKA have scored 26 goals in 14 home league games, winning nine, and Lokomotiv have scored 23 away from home this term.
Prediction
Lokomotiv Moscow are our selection to come away with the win in Sunday’s Moscow derby at 2.7 .
