Match Report
Lokomotiv Moskva went into the game 14th in the table on 3 points; Dinamo Moskva sat 6th on 10 — a 7-point gap. Per game in the league, Lokomotiv Moskva were scoring 0.83 and conceding 1.33, Dinamo Moskva 1.33 and 1.17, against a competition average of 1.4 goals per team per game.
Lokomotiv Moskva had gone 7 games without a win. Recent form was uneven: 3/15 points for Lokomotiv Moskva, 9/15 for Dinamo Moskva.
14 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Lokomotiv Moskva 7, draws 2, Dinamo Moskva 5, at 3.36 goals per meeting. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 64% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 71%. The last five meetings averaged 4.2 goals, well above the all-time 3.36.
RZD Arena, capacity 28,800, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-1.
Goal scorers
Dinamo Moskva: Maksim Osipenko (73')
Key stats
Possession: Lokomotiv Moskva 51% · Dinamo Moskva 49% · Total shots: 8-12 · On target: 3-4 · Corners: 1-2