About Match
Lokomotiv Moskva go into the game 13th in the table on 6 points; Spartak Moskva sit 2nd on 16 — a 10-point gap. In league terms the two rates read 0.88/1.25 for Lokomotiv Moskva and 1.88/0.88 for Spartak Moskva (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.39. Three points here take Lokomotiv Moskva to 9 and up to 11th, assuming other results stand.
The five-game form split reads 4/15 points for Lokomotiv Moskva against 10/15 for Spartak Moskva.
Across 12 recorded meetings, Lokomotiv Moskva have 4 wins to Spartak Moskva's 5, with 3 draws, at 3.42 goals per meeting. Playing at home matters in this fixture: 67% of the meetings went to the host. History points to goals: 67% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 75%.
RZD Arena in Moskva stages the fixture, a ground that holds 28,800.