On August 6 Krasnodar to meet Lokomitov Moscow as a part of Matchday 4 of Mir Russian Premier Liga.
POSITIONS IN THE STANDINGS
After three rounds of Mir RPL the Bulls are in the 9th place in the table with 4 points and 6-7 goal difference. Lokomotiv has 2 points in 3 matches, the red-green are in the 14th place of the table with 3-8 goal difference.
In the previous round Krasnodar beat Ural in Yekaterinburg (3:1 with a brace by Eduard Spertsyan). Lokomotiv was smashed by Zenith in St.-Petersberg (0;5).
PREVIOUS MATCHES
Krasnodar and Loko have played 22 official games against each other, all of them within the Russian Premier Liga standings. Out of these games the Bulls won 7, drew 3 and lost 12 with 27-31 goal difference. At home Krasnodar won 6 games, drew 1 and lost 4. Goal difference - 19-14.
In the season 2021/22 Krasnodar lost to Lokomotiv in Moscow in the 5th round (1:2). Jhon Cordoba answered to the brace made by Fyodor Smolov with one goal. On their own pitch the Bulls managed to take a revenge (1:0) due to an accurate long-distance shot by Alexander Chernikov.
COMMON GROUND
- Ivan Ignatiev, the striker of Lokomotiv is a graduate of the FC Krasnodar Academy. He played 54 games as one of the Bulls, with 17 goals and 5 assists.
OPPOSITION SQUAD
- In the 2022/23 season there are three goals scored by the Railmen so far. None of the Lokomotiv players has managed to score more than once. Konstantin Maradishvili, Wilson Isidor and Anton Miranchuk scored one goal each.
REFEREES AND OFFICIALS
- Vladislav Bezborodov (St. Petersberg) is appointed the referee of the match, Maxim Gavrilin (Vladimir) and Yegor Bolkhovitin (Leningrad oblast') will be the assistant referees. Younus Koshko (Krasnodar) will be the 4th official.
- The VAR system will be involved to help the referees with Igor Panin (Dmitrov) in charge and Valerii Danchenko (Ufa) as his assistant.
- The match inspector - Vyacheslav Kharlamov (Moscow), the Russian Footbal Union delegate - Vladislav Baranovskiy.
VENUE
The game will take place at the FC Krasnodar Stadium on Sat. August 6 at 20:00 hrs (Moscow Time Zone). Сlear weather with 30 degrees Celsius is forecasted for the whole duration of the game.
BROADCASTING
The live broadcast of the game Krasnodar - Lokomotiv on August 6 will be provided by the federal channel "Match TV" and scheduled at 19:50 (Moscow Time Zone). You can also watch the game for free in the Winline official app. The broadcast will be available on August 6 at 20:00 sharp, at the same time with the kick off.
