Thursday , 2 July 2026

FK Lokomotiv Moskva vs FK Rubin Kazan, RFPL 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

RFPL · 2024-25
FK Lokomotiv Moskva
1 – 0
Full Time
FK Rubin Kazan
Sat 2 Nov 2024 · 15:00 UTC RZD-Arena 6,544 HT 45' · FT 45'
Artiom Timofeev 88' 1–0
Timur Suleimanov 80' Y
Artiom Timofeev 85' Y
Y 90' Oleg Ivanov

Overview

Match Preview

FK Lokomotiv Moskva vs FK Rubin Kazan — RFPL at RZD-Arena.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 30 68
2 FK Krasnodar 30 66
3 FK Lokomotiv Moskva 30 53
4 FK Spartak Moskva 30 52
5 PFC CSKA Moskva 30 51
6 FK Baltika Kaliningrad 30 46
7 FK Dinamo Moskva 30 45
8 FK Rubin Kazan 30 43
9 RFK Akhmat Grozny 30 37
10 FK Rostov 30 33
11 PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara 30 32
12 FK Orenburg 30 29
13 FK Akron Tolyatti 30 27
14 FK Dinamo Makhachkala 30 26
15 FK Nizhny Novgorod 30 23
16 PFK Sochi 30 22

Head-to-Head

7
5
2
FK Lokomotiv Moskva 14 games · Avg 2.2 goals FK Rubin Kazan
Last 5 meetings
2024-11-02 FK Lokomotiv Moskva 1–0 FK Rubin Kazan 2024-04-20 FK Rubin Kazan 1–1 FK Lokomotiv Moskva 2023-07-22 FK Lokomotiv Moskva 2–2 FK Rubin Kazan 2022-05-08 FK Lokomotiv Moskva 1–0 FK Rubin Kazan 2021-10-16 FK Rubin Kazan 2–2 FK Lokomotiv Moskva

Recent Form

FK Lokomotiv Moskva
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Nov FK Rubin Kazan H 1–0 W
27 Oct FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg A 1–1 D
19 Oct FK Khimki A 0–2 L
06 Oct PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara H 1–0 W
28 Sep FK Spartak Moskva H 3–1 W
22 Sep FK Nizhny Novgorod A 3–1 W
FK Rubin Kazan
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Nov FK Lokomotiv Moskva A 0–1 L
27 Oct FK Orenburg A 2–1 W
20 Oct FK Dinamo Moskva H 0–4 L
05 Oct RFK Akhmat Grozny H 2–0 W
27 Sep FK Fakel Voronezh A 0–0 D
21 Sep PFC CSKA Moskva H 1–1 D

Season Stats

FK Lokomotiv Moskva FK Rubin Kazan
#3 Position #8
53 Points 43
30 Played 30
14 / 11 / 5 W / D / L 11 / 10 / 9
54 Scored 29
39 Conceded 30
+15 GD -1
1.77 PPG 1.43
47% Win % 37%

Key Stats

36% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
36% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
23% Clean Sheets
FK Lokomotiv Moskva this season
47% Clean Sheets
FK Rubin Kazan this season

FK Lokomotiv Moskva are 3rd (53 pts). FK Rubin Kazan are 8th (43 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FK Lokomotiv Moskva
0-15
1/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
–/2
46-60
1/2
61-75
2/2
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
FK Rubin Kazan
0-15
1/1
16-30
3/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
2/1
61-75
–/3
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to RZD-Arena that hosts another battle between FK Lokomotiv Moskva and FK Rubin Kazan.
  • 5' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Aleksandr Zotov suffering a number of foals already.
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 15' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 20' It’s high time Mikhail Galaktionov made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 25' A quiet spell here at RZD-Arena. FK Lokomotiv Moskva seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 30' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FK Rubin Kazan that had 208 games and scored 211 goals.
  • 35' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Mikhail Galaktionov will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 40' Mirlind Daku has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
  • 45' It looks surprising FK Rubin Kazan does not make any changes. Ilya Samoshnikov has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 50' FK Lokomotiv Moskva currently sit 3 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 55' Nair Tiknizyan is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for FK Rubin Kazan tonight.
  • 56' The FK Lokomotiv Moskva manager makes a substitution. Edgar Sevikyan departs to be replaced by Sergey Pinyaev.
  • 61' Supporters expect more eagerness from Edgar Sevikyan, as he is very good at scoring at RZD-Arena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 66' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with FK Rubin Kazan winning 50% of all matches.
  • 67' The FK Lokomotiv Moskva manager makes a substitution. Vladislav Sarveli departs to be replaced by Vadim Rakov.
  • 68' A tactical swap from FK Rubin Kazan — Ruslan Bezrukov on, Ilya Rozhkov off on 68 minutes.
  • 73' Rustam Ashurmatov needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 78' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 80' Timur Suleimanov picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 83' It is a substitution in FK Rubin Kazan team. Nikola Cumic is replaced by Marvin Cuni on 83 minute.
  • 85' FK Lokomotiv Moskva player sees a card in front of him.
  • 88' Against the run of play, Artiom Timofeev has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 90' That is a card for FK Rubin Kazan. Oleg Ivanov will be fuming at that decision.
  • 90' Another substitution for FK Rubin Kazan to replace Aleksandr Zotov by Oleg Ivanov on 90 minute.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

FK Lokomotiv Moskva Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mikhail Galaktionov

FK Rubin Kazan Lineups

5-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rashid Rakhimov

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Aleksei Miranchuk 4
Anton Miranchuk 3
Vladislav Ignatjev 2
Anders Dreyer 2
German Onugkha 2
Fedor Smolov 2
Nair Tiknizyan 1
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia 1

Head to Head

2024-11-02 FK Lokomotiv Moskva 1–0 FK Rubin Kazan 2024-04-20 FK Rubin Kazan 1–1 FK Lokomotiv Moskva 2023-07-22 FK Lokomotiv Moskva 2–2 FK Rubin Kazan 2022-05-08 FK Lokomotiv Moskva 1–0 FK Rubin Kazan 2021-10-16 FK Rubin Kazan 2–2 FK Lokomotiv Moskva

FK Lokomotiv Moskva Form

2024-11-02 FK Lokomotiv Moskva 1–0 FK Rubin Kazan W 2024-10-27 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 1–1 FK Lokomotiv Moskva D 2024-10-19 FK Khimki 2–0 FK Lokomotiv Moskva L 2024-10-06 FK Lokomotiv Moskva 1–0 PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara W 2024-09-28 FK Lokomotiv Moskva 3–1 FK Spartak Moskva W 2024-09-22 FK Nizhny Novgorod 1–3 FK Lokomotiv Moskva W

FK Rubin Kazan Form

2024-11-02 FK Lokomotiv Moskva 1–0 FK Rubin Kazan L 2024-10-27 FK Orenburg 1–2 FK Rubin Kazan W 2024-10-20 FK Rubin Kazan 0–4 FK Dinamo Moskva L 2024-10-05 FK Rubin Kazan 2–0 RFK Akhmat Grozny W 2024-09-27 FK Fakel Voronezh 0–0 FK Rubin Kazan D 2024-09-21 FK Rubin Kazan 1–1 PFC CSKA Moskva D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.46 FK Lokomotiv Moskva xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.83 FK Rubin Kazan xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 60% + Under — clean sheet likely 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FK Lokomotiv Moskva53% Draw27% FK Rubin Kazan20%
Actual: FK Lokomotiv Moskva win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 2.29
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 67%
33%
± 2.5 40%
60%
± 3.5 20%
80%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

FK Lokomotiv Moskva or Draw
80%
Draw or FK Rubin Kazan
47%
FK Lokomotiv Moskva or FK Rubin Kazan
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FK Lokomotiv Moskva34% Draw50% FK Rubin Kazan16%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
13.1%
0 – 0
12.3%
2 – 0
10.4%
2 – 1
8.7%
0 – 1
7.2%
3 – 0
5%
1 – 2
4.9%
3 – 1
4.3%
2 – 2
3.7%
0 – 2
3.3%
3 – 2
1.9%

Asian Handicap — FK Lokomotiv Moskva

Handicap FK Lokomotiv Moskva covers Push FK Rubin Kazan covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 16% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 25% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 13% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

FK Lokomotiv Moskva keeps clean sheet
44% ✗
FK Rubin Kazan keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.