Lokomotiv Moscow hosts Tambov in round 8 of the Russian Premier League. The match will be played on Sunday, September 20th at RZD Arena (Moscow)
Lokomotiv's attack became noticeably dull after the departure of the leading players from the attacking group - Alexei Miranchuk, Joao Mario, and Jefferson Farfan. The last two matches of the team ended in a goalless draw. The hosts scored only seven goals in seven matches, like Tambov. But unlike the Wolves, Loko is a team with a very reliable defense (six goals conceded), and it is worth considering that half of them were conceded in the game with Akhmat when the defense of the Railwaymen failed. Loko’s place in the standings is not good at all, and the team needs to gain three points in the home game with Tambov so as not to get stuck in the middle of rankings.
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Tambov is very bad on the road. There was one draw with Rubin in Kazan, but the rest of the games were lost. Therefore, it is a quite suitable rival for Lokomotiv to slightly improve the situation in the standings. Loko beat Tambov twice in the last season.
Tambov played in the Russian Cup this week, while Muscovites were resting and preparing for Sunday's game. Despite the losses, Loko remains much stronger than Tambov. As the saying goes, "no ax can cut out what a pen has written about." Lokomotiv is obliged to score three points, but if we look at its recent results and game, it is hard to imagine that this victory would be too scoring.
Prediction for the match: Lokomotiv Moscow to win and Under 3.5 goals scored
