About Match
Neftchi (1st, 48 pts) visit Lokomotiv (4th, 35 pts) with 13 points between them. Neftchi have been under-performing their position — 5th on five-round form against 1st in the table. Against a league average of 1.32 goals per team per game, Lokomotiv run at 1.71 scored and 1.29 conceded, Neftchi at 2.33 and 0.81.
Across 6 recorded meetings, Lokomotiv have 3 wins to Neftchi's 2, with 1 draw, at 3 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 33% of the meetings went to the host. Clean sheets are rare between these two — both scored in 67% of the meetings.
The venue is Stadion Lokomotiv, with room for 10,000 spectators.