Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

RFPL · 2024-25
FK Rubin Kazan
1 – 0
Full Time
FK Lokomotiv Moskva
Sat 12 Apr 2025 · 14:00 UTC Kazan Arena 15,005 HT 45' · FT 45'
Dardan Shabanhaxhaj 50' 1–0
Y 44' Danila Godyaev
Y 64' Dmitry Barinov
Ilya Rozhkov 87' Y
Y 90' Timur Suleimanov

Overview

Match Preview

FK Rubin Kazan vs FK Lokomotiv Moskva — RFPL at Kazan 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

2
5
7
FK Rubin Kazan 14 games · Avg 2.2 goals FK Lokomotiv Moskva
Last 5 meetings
2025-04-12 FK Rubin Kazan 1–0 FK Lokomotiv Moskva 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

Recent Form

FK Rubin Kazan
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Apr FK Lokomotiv Moskva H 1–0 W
05 Apr PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara A 1–1 D
30 Mar FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg A 0–4 L
16 Mar FK Nizhny Novgorod H 1–0 W
09 Mar FK Spartak Moskva H 2–1 W
01 Mar RFK Akhmat Grozny A 1–2 L
FK Lokomotiv Moskva
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Apr FK Rubin Kazan A 0–1 L
05 Apr FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg H 1–1 D
28 Mar PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara A 1–5 L
15 Mar FK Dinamo Moskva H 2–1 W
07 Mar RFK Akhmat Grozny H 1–1 D
28 Feb FK Dinamo Makhachkala A 1–1 D

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

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

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

FK Rubin Kazan
0-15
1/1
16-30
3/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
2/1
61-75
–/3
76+
1/–
■ 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' We are underway at Kazan Arena. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with FK Lokomotiv Moskva winning 50% of all matches.
  • 10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FK Rubin Kazan side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 15' It’s high time Mikhail Galaktionov made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 20' FK Lokomotiv Moskva has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
  • 25' FK Rubin Kazan currently sit 8 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 30' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 35' 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 Dardan Shabanhaxhaj suffering a number of foals already.
  • 40' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 44' The referee calls foul for Danila Godyaev. He receives a card.
  • 46' FK Lokomotiv Moskva make a change. Danila Godyaev trudges off to be replaced by Artem Karpukas on 46 minutes.
  • 50' Goal! Dardan Shabanhaxhaj scores his 5 goal in 141 matches.
  • 55' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 60' Russia international Dmitriy Kabutov has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 64' It’s gonna be a card for Dmitry Barinov.
  • 69' FK Rubin Kazan are deployed in a 5-3-2 today, looking to exploit space against FK Lokomotiv Moskva's 4-2-3-1 shape.
  • 73' FK Lokomotiv Moskva manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Edgar Sevikyan is hanging Maksim Nenakhov on the field on 73 minute.
  • 78' FK Rubin Kazan are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FK Lokomotiv Moskva backline.
  • 81' Veldin Hodza makes way for Valentin Vada at the 81 minute mark. A tactical switch from FK Rubin Kazan.
  • 84' FK Lokomotiv Moskva manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Nair Tiknizyan is hanging Sergey Pinyaev on the field on 84 minute.
  • 85' Time for substitution for FK Rubin Kazan. Bogdan Jocic is replaced by Aleksandr Zotov.
  • 87' That is a card for FK Rubin Kazan. Ilya Rozhkov will be fuming at that decision.
  • 90' It’s gonna be a card for Timur Suleimanov.
  • 90' Rustam Ashurmatov gets the nod from FK Rubin Kazan. He replaces Ugochukwu Iwu and will look to change the dynamic.
  • That’s it! Another goalless match for FK Rubin Kazan and FK Lokomotiv Moskva (для сухой ничьи).

Lineups

FK Rubin Kazan Lineups

5-3-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rashid Rakhimov

FK Lokomotiv Moskva Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mikhail Galaktionov

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2025-04-12 FK Rubin Kazan 1–0 FK Lokomotiv Moskva 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

FK Rubin Kazan Form

2025-04-12 FK Rubin Kazan 1–0 FK Lokomotiv Moskva W 2025-04-05 PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara 1–1 FK Rubin Kazan D 2025-03-30 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 4–0 FK Rubin Kazan L 2025-03-16 FK Rubin Kazan 1–0 FK Nizhny Novgorod W 2025-03-09 FK Rubin Kazan 2–1 FK Spartak Moskva W 2025-03-01 RFK Akhmat Grozny 2–1 FK Rubin Kazan L

FK Lokomotiv Moskva Form

2025-04-12 FK Rubin Kazan 1–0 FK Lokomotiv Moskva L 2025-04-05 FK Lokomotiv Moskva 1–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg D 2025-03-28 PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara 5–1 FK Lokomotiv Moskva L 2025-03-15 FK Lokomotiv Moskva 2–1 FK Dinamo Moskva W 2025-03-07 FK Lokomotiv Moskva 1–1 RFK Akhmat Grozny D 2025-02-28 FK Dinamo Makhachkala 1–1 FK Lokomotiv Moskva D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.3 FK Rubin Kazan xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.01 FK Lokomotiv Moskva xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FK Rubin Kazan45% Draw29% FK Lokomotiv Moskva26%
Actual: FK Rubin Kazan win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.31
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 21%
79%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

FK Rubin Kazan or Draw
74%
Draw or FK Lokomotiv Moskva
55%
FK Rubin Kazan or FK Lokomotiv Moskva
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FK Rubin Kazan29% Draw51% FK Lokomotiv Moskva20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.9%
0 – 0
12.1%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
8.8%
2 – 1
8.2%
2 – 0
8.1%
1 – 2
6.3%
0 – 2
4.8%
2 – 2
4.2%
3 – 1
3.6%
3 – 0
3.5%
1 – 3
2.2%

Asian Handicap — FK Rubin Kazan

Handicap FK Rubin Kazan covers Push FK Lokomotiv Moskva covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 13% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 22% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 17% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

FK Rubin Kazan keeps clean sheet
37% ✗
FK Lokomotiv Moskva keeps clean sheet
28% ✓

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