PFK Sochi (Home)
- PFK Sochi are rock bottom with nine points from 17 Premier League games in 2025 - 2026.
- They have one win, two draws and five defeats from eight home matches this season.
- They have scored only four goals in eight league matches at home (average 0.50 per game).
Lokomotiv Moscow (Away)
- Lokomotiv Moscow are fourth with 34 points from 34 games.
- They recovered from a midweek cup defeat with a 3-1 away win over FC Rostov in the league.
- Their away form is four wins, four draws and one defeat in their previous nine away matches, conceding 1.44 goals per away match.
Head-to-Head
Lokomotiv Moscow beat Sochi 3-0 at home four months ago.
Key Players
- Galaktionov’s side play a high-tempo, high-pressing style built around vertical transitions and attacking full-backs.
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Key players:
- Aleksey Batrakov - 10 goals in 16 league games.
- Anton Zinkovskiy - 3 goals in 16 Premier League appearances for Sochi.
- Igor Osinkin has reset Sochi to be more compact, solid at set-pieces and geared to counter-attacks since taking over in September 2025.
Betting Insights
- Bookmakers price Lokomotiv at 1.85 and Sochi at 4.63.
- Both Teams To Score is priced at 1.81.
- This is also a fixture where our PFK Sochi vs FK Lokomotiv Moscow betting tips suggest looking at the under 2.5 goals market given both teams’ tendencies.
- The main obstacle for Lokomotiv is a very disciplined and deep Sochi defence under Osinkin.
Prediction
- The PFK Sochi vs FK Lokomotiv Moscow prediction favors the visitors if they can find their attacking rhythm again to take all three points in Sochi.
- BTTS looks a worthwhile play given Lokomotiv’s ability to create space and Sochi’s counter-attacking threat.
