FK Rostov vs FK Lokomotiv Moskva, RFPL 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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RFPL · 2023-24

FK Rostov

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FK Lokomotiv Moskva

Sat 28 Oct 2023 · 13:30 UTC Rostov Arena HT 45' · FT 45'

Viktor Melekhin 24' Y

Y 48' Dmitry Barinov

Y 55' Maksim Nenakhov

Overview

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FK Rostov vs FK Lokomotiv Moskva — RFPL at Rostov Arena.

FK Rostov 30 games · 33 pts (2025/26)
FK Lokomotiv Moskva 30 games · 53 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Aleksey Sukhoy

6 games this season 🟨 1.7/game ⚽ 3.7 goals/game

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

FK Rostov 16 games · Avg 3.3 goals FK Lokomotiv Moskva

Last 5 meetings

2023-10-28 FK Rostov 1–0 FK Lokomotiv Moskva 2023-03-04 FK Rostov 1–3 FK Lokomotiv Moskva 2022-07-24 FK Lokomotiv Moskva 2–2 FK Rostov 2022-04-10 FK Rostov 4–1 FK Lokomotiv Moskva 2021-10-03 FK Lokomotiv Moskva 1–2 FK Rostov

Recent Form

FK Rostov

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Oct	FK Lokomotiv Moskva	H	1–0	W
22 Oct	RFK Akhmat Grozny	H	3–0	W
07 Oct	FK Krasnodar	A	2–3	L
29 Sep	FK Ural	H	2–2	D
24 Sep	PFC CSKA Moskva	H	3–3	D
16 Sep	FK Baltika Kaliningrad	A	2–2	D

FK Lokomotiv Moskva

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Oct	FK Rostov	A	0–1	L
21 Oct	FK Dinamo Moskva	H	0–0	D
07 Oct	FK Ural	A	2–2	D
30 Sep	FK Nizhny Novgorod	H	1–0	W
24 Sep	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg	A	2–1	W
17 Sep	FK Orenburg	H	0–2	L

Season Stats

FK Rostov		FK Lokomotiv Moskva
#10	Position	#3
33	Points	53
30	Played	30
8 / 9 / 13	W / D / L	14 / 11 / 5
25	Scored	54
32	Conceded	39
-7	GD	+15
1.10	PPG	1.77
27%	Win %	47%

Key Stats

81% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

27% Clean Sheets
FK Rostov this season

23% Clean Sheets
FK Lokomotiv Moskva this season

FK Rostov are 10th (33 pts). FK Lokomotiv Moskva are 3rd (53 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FK Rostov

0-15

–/2

16-30

2/–

31-45

4/–

46-60

–/2

61-75

–/–

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

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

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between FK Rostov and FK Lokomotiv Moskva is underway.
3' A goal from the Russia international Kirill Shchetinin! He fires home on 3 to make it 1-0!
8' FK Rostov is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
13' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
18' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
23' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
24' The referee has no hesitation. Viktor Melekhin is booked for FK Rostov — card on 24.
29' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Mikhail Galaktionov will be considering his options from the bench.
34' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
39' It looks surprising FK Lokomotiv Moskva does not make any changes. Aleksey Ionov has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
44' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
46' FK Lokomotiv Moskva make a change. Sergey Pinyaev trudges off to be replaced by Anton Miranchuk on 46 minutes.
48' It’s a booking for FK Lokomotiv Moskva player. Dmitry Barinov gets a card.
53' Mario Mitaj has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
55' That looks like a foul for a card for Maksim Nenakhov.
56' Khoren Bairamyan is replacing Aleksey Ionov for the FK Rostov side.
61' Evgeniy Chernov is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for FK Lokomotiv Moskva tonight.
66' Time for substitution for FK Lokomotiv Moskva. Aleksandr Silyanov is replaced by Timur Suleimanov.
71' The travelling FK Lokomotiv Moskva supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
73' The crowd applauds Egor Golenkov as he leaves the pitch. Nikolay Komlichenko steps in for FK Rostov.
78' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FK Lokomotiv Moskva that had 355 games and scored 378 goals.
81' The crowd applauds Evgeniy Chernov as he leaves the pitch. Denis Terentyev steps in for FK Rostov.
83' Mario Mitaj makes way for Konstantin Maradishvili at the 83 minute mark. A tactical switch from FK Lokomotiv Moskva.
88' A quiet spell here at Rostov Arena. FK Rostov seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
Game over. The scoreline of 1-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

FK Rostov Lineups

Starting XI

11
Aleksey Ionov ↓ Khoren Bairamyan 56'
15
Danil Glebov
30
Sergey Pesyakov
47
Daniil Utkin
55
Maksim Osipenko
69
Egor Golenkov ↓ Nikolay Komlichenko 73'
28
Evgeniy Chernov ↓ Denis Terentyev 81'
92
Viktor Melekhin
9
Mohammad Mohebi ↓ Andrey Langovich 73'
88
Kirill Shchetinin
40
Ilya Vakhania

Bench

Coach Valeriy Karpin

FK Lokomotiv Moskva Lineups

Starting XI

7
Artem Dzyuba
71
Nair Tiknizyan
15
Maksim Glushenkov
3
Lucas Fasson
24
Maksim Nenakhov ↓ Ilya Samoshnikov 56'
45
Aleksandr Silyanov ↓ Timur Suleimanov 66'
22
Ilya Lantratov
12
Mario Mitaj ↓ Konstantin Maradishvili 83'
19
Sergey Pinyaev ↓ Anton Miranchuk 46'
85
Evgeni Morozov
6
Dmitry Barinov

Bench

Coach Mikhail Galaktionov

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Kirill Shchetinin	4
Artem Dzyuba	4
Anton Miranchuk	4
Nikolay Komlichenko	4
Konstantin Maradishvili	3
Rifat Zhemaletdinov	2
Aleksey Batrakov	2
Jefferson Farfan	2

Head to Head

FK Rostov Form

2023-10-28 FK Rostov 1–0 FK Lokomotiv Moskva W 2023-10-22 FK Rostov 3–0 RFK Akhmat Grozny W 2023-10-07 FK Krasnodar 3–2 FK Rostov L 2023-09-29 FK Rostov 2–2 FK Ural D 2023-09-24 FK Rostov 3–3 PFC CSKA Moskva D 2023-09-16 FK Baltika Kaliningrad 2–2 FK Rostov D

FK Lokomotiv Moskva Form

2023-10-28 FK Rostov 1–0 FK Lokomotiv Moskva L 2023-10-21 FK Lokomotiv Moskva 0–0 FK Dinamo Moskva D 2023-10-07 FK Ural 2–2 FK Lokomotiv Moskva D 2023-09-30 FK Lokomotiv Moskva 1–0 FK Nizhny Novgorod W 2023-09-24 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 1–2 FK Lokomotiv Moskva W 2023-09-17 FK Lokomotiv Moskva 0–2 FK Orenburg L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.45 FK Rostov xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.34 FK Lokomotiv Moskva xG

I would bet for: FK Rostov or FK Lokomotiv Moskva 74% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FK Rostov44% Draw26% FK Lokomotiv Moskva30%

Actual: FK Rostov win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 2.79

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	52%	48%
± 3.5	31%	69%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

FK Rostov or Draw

70%

Draw or FK Lokomotiv Moskva

56%

FK Rostov or FK Lokomotiv Moskva

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

FK Rostov28% Draw46% FK Lokomotiv Moskva26%

Actual: FK Rostov win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.9%

2 – 1

8.3%

0 – 0

8.1%

1 – 0

Actual

1 – 2

7.7%

0 – 1

7.3%

2 – 0

6.3%

2 – 2

5.6%

0 – 2

5.4%

3 – 1

1 – 3

3.5%

3 – 0

Asian Handicap — FK Rostov

Handicap	FK Rostov covers	Push	FK Lokomotiv Moskva covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	12%	81%
-1.5	19%	—	81%
-1	19%	20%	62%
-0.5	38%	—	62%
+0.5	66%	—	34%
+1	66%	18%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	10%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

FK Rostov keeps clean sheet

27% ✗

FK Lokomotiv Moskva keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

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