Spartak - Lokomotiv: betting tip (cf 3.85) and bets on the Russian Cup match

Current form

Spartak definitely set itself maximum goals in the championship, for which it carried out several expensive transfers in the summer and strengthened the already weakest squad – the red and white were not even inferior to Zenit in terms of player selection. However, already at the start, Dejan Stankovic's team, in a manner already familiar to themselves, lost a lot of points and quickly fell behind the leaders.

In the last round, Spartak had a chance to catch up to the leading group and take points from a direct competitor, but Spartak did not take advantage of it. In the match against Krasnodar, the red and white looked noticeably weaker than their opponent and lost 1-2 quite to the point, scoring only a prestige goal in the end. So far, Spartak is only sixth in the table and 10 points behind the leader Krasnodar.

In the Cup, Spartak found itself in the same group with Dynamo Makhachkala, Rostov and Paris NN - they were frankly unlucky with the red-and-white draw and were initially considered the main favorites of the quartet. Unlike in the championship, Spartak players looked stable in the Cup and eventually passed the group stage with one defeat, winning the group with 13 points in the asset and getting a ticket to the playoffs along the way of the RPL.

Disqualifications and injuries

Babich is injured.

Interesting betting trends

• Spartak has won two of the last three matches
• Spartak has lost twice to Lokomotiv in the last three matches.
• Spartak has missed five of the last six matches.

The approximate composition: Pomazun — Zobnin, Wu, Litvinov, Ryabchuk — Fernandes, Martins — Bongonda, Barco, Marquinhos — Garcia.

Current form

Lokomotiv, unlike its current rival, was not among the obvious contenders for the championship title before the start of the season, but the selection of players made it possible to impose a fight. Mikhail Galaktionov's team played the opening round at a very high level and was really one of the best in terms of both the quality of football and the results in the first rounds.

Pretty quickly, Lokomotiv outlined its claims to the championship title and joined the race, seizing the lead in the Premier League several times, but eventually lost it to Krasnodar. Currently, the railwaymen occupy the fifth place in the table with 27 points, but they are only five points behind the leader Krasnodar. Having lost 0-2 to Zenit in the last round, Lokomotiv suffered its first defeat in the championship.

In the Cup, Lokomotiv was much less lucky with the draw than Spartak - Loko ended up in the same group with CSKA, Baltika and Akron. In such a company, the railwaymen were certainly considered clear contenders for a ticket to the playoffs along the RPL route, but the presence of CSKA in the quartet did not make it easy to count on the first place. As a result, Lokomotiv finished second, behind CSKA due to additional indicators.

Disqualifications and injuries

Vorobyov is injured.

Interesting betting trends

• In the last 18 matches, Lokomotiv has suffered only one defeat.
• In four of the last five matches, Lokomotiv scored
• In the last six matches, Lokomotiv scored against Spartak

Approximate composition: Lantratov — Silyanov, Montes, Morozov, Ramirez — Barinov, Karpukas — Bakaev, Batrakov, Rudenko — Komlichenko.