Published on: Jul 31, 2021 7:00 pm IST|Updated on: Jul 31, 2021 2:18 pm IST
CSK vs LOK Dream11 Prediction: CSKA Moscow welcome Lokomotiv Moscow at the VEB Arena in the Russian Premier League on Saturday, with both sides starting off their campaigns with wins. CSKA Moscow faced Ufa in their first game of the season. Lokomotiv Moscow also had a strong start to their campaign. Marko Nikolic’s side beat Arsenal Tula 3-1 in their opening fixture.
A Moscow derby between CSKA and Lokomotiv on just the second matchday with both sides winning the game last week is a treat for this week. CSKA edged past Ufa in an unconvincing performance whilst Lokomotiv were trailing with over ten minutes to go but an Arsenal Tula red card allowed Lokomotiv to exploit their opponents’ defensive collapse. Given that neither side were necessarily brilliant throughout the match then a draw could be on the cards here.
Date: 31 July, Saturday Time: 10:30 PM (IST) Venue: VEB Arena, Moscow
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Recent form:
CSKA Moscow – W Lokomotiv Moscow – L-W
Head-to-head (four meetings)
CSKA Moscow Wins- 01 Draws– 00 Lokomotiv Moscow Wins– 04
CSKA Moscow News
Injury Report and Unavailability: Hordur Magnusson, Arnor Sigurdsson and Giorgi Shchennikov will miss the game due to injury.
Expected changes and Strategy: CSKA confirmed that Nikola Vlasic missed last round’s match due to a minor injury, but he will probably be available for selection here.
Igor Akinfeev Baktiyor Zaynutdinov Viktor Vasin Igor Diveev Mario Fernandes Emil Bohinen Maksim Mukhin Ivan Oblyakov Ilzat Akhmetov Fedor Chalov Anton Zabolotny
Lokomotiv Moscow News
Injury Report and Unavailability: Ze Luis is still unavailable for the game due to injury.
Expected changes and Strategy: Lokomotiv Moscow have no new injury worries following their 3-1 win against Arsenal Tula last time out.
Guilherme Maciej Rybus Murilo Cerqueira Stanislav Magkeev Dmitri Rybchinskiy Grzegorz Krychowiak Dmitri Barinov Daniil Kulikov Rifat Zhemaletdinov Francois Kamano Fedor Smolov
Anton Zobolotny: Zobolotny has 1 goal and a total of 4 shots on goals. This results in a goal conversion rate of 37.79%. He had a total of 4 big chances. He has a total of 1 assist, 2 key passes and he created a total of 5 chances.
Fedor Smolov: Smolov has 1 goal and a total of 3 shots on goals. This results in a goal conversion rate of 39.31%. He had a total of 5 big chances. He has a total of 0 assists, 1 key passes and he created a total of 8 chances.
X-factors, differential picks
Rifat Zhemaletdinov: Zhemaletdinov has 2 goals and a total of 8 shots on goals. This results in a goal conversion rate of 31.62%. He had a total of 4 big chances. He has a total of 1 assists, 4 key passes and he created a total of 4 chances.
Goalkeeper: Akinfeev Defenders: Vasin, Cerqueira, Rybus Midfielders: Krychowiak, Oblyakov, Mukhin, Bohinen Attackers: Smolov, Zabolotny, Chalov
We’re of the view that Lokomotiv Moscow should be able to put one past this CSKA Moscow lineup, although it possibly won’t be enough to avoid defeat. We are anticipating both teams to score in a thin win for CSKA Moscow by the conclusion of the game. Expecting it to be very competitive. In our CSK vs LOK Today Match Prediction odds, we back for a 2-1 win for CSKA in this match.