FC Zenit Saint Petersburg vs. FC Lokomotiv Moscow Prediction on October 27, 2024

Match info

FC Zenit Saint Petersburg will play a home match against FC Lokomotiv Moscow in the 13th round of the 2024–25 RPL (Russian Premier League—Mir RPL due to sponsorship reasons) on Sunday, October 27. The Bookmaker Expert’s betting thread contains the prediction and odds of new bookmakers online for the clash of the two Russian men’s football championship favorites, which will kick off at 6:30 p.m. at Gazprom Arena.

Meeting statistics

The current form of FC Zenit Saint Petersburg

The Zenit squad is breathing down the neck of the league leaders Krasnodar after defeating Akron in the RPL’s 12th round. There’s now only one point (30/29) separating first and second place in the tournament table. Sergei Semak’s wards might remain first in line for the race for leadership before the league winter break if they defeat Lokomotiv. Zenit defeated CSKA (1-0), Fakel (3-1), Orenburg (1-0), and Akron (5-0) in their final five RPL games. The 0-2 loss on the road to Krasnodar was the sole setback of “Sine-Belo-Golubye” (the Blue-White-Sky Blues). The St. Petersburg club plays excellent football at home, winning four of their five regular season games and drawing one.

The current form of FC Lokomotiv Moscow

In the current RPL season, the Muscovites are ranked third. With 27 points, “Loko” are three points behind Krasnodar and two behind Zenit. The team from the country’s capital will move up to second place in the standings and have an opportunity to more seriously challenge for the league lead if they defeat the St. Petersburg squad.

Like its rival, Lokomotiv have won four of its previous five RPL games. They defeated Orenburg (4-2), Pari NN (3-1), Spartak (3-1), and Krylia Sovetov (1-0). However, they suffered a stunning defeat to Khimki, the league outsiders, in the 12th round (0-2). The fact that Lokomotiv lost Khimki on the road, where they haven’t performed well, came at just about the wrong moment. “Loko” had three wins in six away games this season, making them an average but confident squad in the RPL.

Head-to-head

Zenit won 21 direct matches against Lokomotiv. The Muscovites won 14 matches, while 19 matches ended in a draw. Zenit have won three of their last five matches against Lokomotiv; on average, matches between these two have a “total of over 3.5 goals”.

Match analytics

The majority of bookmakers are positive that Zenit will win (1.63 on Pokerdom; Lokomotiv is 4.9). Even though they don’t play brilliant, inventive football with lots of goals, the home team consistently wins. Lokomotiv suffered all three of their championship losses on the road, thus they don’t appear to be very confident in the current RPL season. The defense of the Muscovites raises questions. In the current season, Mikhail Galaktionov’s side wins in the offensive rather than when playing second fiddle, but in the past, the team was renowned for its defenders.

Tip: Home team result and total—W1 And Total Over (2.5)—yes, with odds of 2.3 on Mostbet.

Results of the forecast

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