Lokomotiv Moscow take on the visitors Arsenal Tula at "Lokomotiv Stadium" in the first matchday of the Russian Premier League 2017/2018. The game will be played in Moscow on Tuesday, July 18th.
In previous season Lokomotiv Moscow have won the Russian Cup and last Friday they battled with Spartak Moscow for the Super Cup. However, the side lost the trophy having finished the clash with 1:2 scoreline in extra time. Yuri Semin has stayed at the position of the head-coach and is full of desire to gain new achievements with "Zheleznodorozhniki". It should be noted that in summer all team's leaders remained in club’s system, consequently, "Loko" is expected to fight for the medals in the upcoming season.
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Arsenal Tula have saved their place in the elite division just because of Spartak Moscow's good will in the last encounter of the last season alongside with overall triumph in the relegation play-off against Yenisey after 1:2, 1:0 scorelines. In summer "Canoneers" participated in three unsuccessful friendly matches: the team was beaten by AC Wolfsberger 1:2 and Austria Vienna 1:3 plus got 1:1 draw against Dynamo Moscow. During the break Arsenal Tula enforced their squad with a couple midfielders: Sergey Tkachev and Goran Causic, becoming stronger on the eve of the new season.
Lokomotiv Moscow and Arsenal Tula recorded four head-to-heads resulting in two triumphs of the Moscow's side, one draw and one victory in favour of the players from Tula. Taking into consideration the home-field advantage as well as the Muscovites' higher class, they have god chances for picking up three points in the opening game of the season.
Prediction for the match: Lokomotiv Moscow to win.
