The Matchday 16 clash in the Russian Premier League between Lokomotiv and Krasnodar will take place on November 23 at the RZD Arena in Moscow. Lokomotiv vs. Krasnodar: prediction and betting odds, statistics.
Lokomotiv
The Moscow club defeated Orenburg 1-0 at home in their last match. The defeat in the 14th round against Zenit remains their only loss in the current championship (8 wins, 6 draws). Furthermore, Zenit is the only team Lokomotiv has failed to score against in the RPL 2025/26, with Mikhail Galaktionov's side netting a total of 31 goals, the best offensive record in the tournament. However, they have also conceded frequently, allowing goals in 11 out of 15 matches. Lokomotiv is currently in 4th place in the standings, three points behind league leaders Krasnodar.
- At least one goal has been scored in both halves in 4 of Lokomotiv's last 5 Premier League matches.
- The team is unbeaten in 13 consecutive home matches in the championship (7 wins, 6 draws).
- Lokomotiv has scored exactly 1 or 2 goals in 8 of their last 10 home encounters against Krasnodar in the RPL.
Predicted lineup for Lokomotiv (4-3-3)
Anton Mitryushkin – Alexander Silyanov, Lucas Fasson, Cesar Montes, Gerzino Nyamsi – Alexey Batrakov, Artem Karpukas, Danil Prutsev – Nikolay Komlichenko, Alexander Rudenko, Zelimkhan Bakaev.
Midfielder Dmitry Barinov is suspended. Defender Evgeny Morozov is injured.
Krasnodar
A draw with Baltika in the last round (1-1) did not prevent Krasnodar from becoming the first-round winners for the third season in a row. However, Murad Musaev's side dropped points after winning four consecutive league matches. The club's scoring streak in the Premier League has now reached five matches. Additionally, in the game against Kaliningrad, Krasnodar matched their worst numbers for corners taken – 2 (average 4.8).
- The team is unbeaten in 6 RPL matches (4 wins, 2 draws).
- In their last 9 away games in this tournament, Krasnodar has not conceded more than one goal.
- No more than two goals have been scored in 5 of Krasnodar's last 6 away games in the championship.
Predicted lineup for Krasnodar (4-5-1)
Stanislav Agkatsev – Valentin Paltsev, Vitor Tormena, Diego Costa, Lucas Olasa – Eduard Spertsyan, Joao Bachi, Douglas Augusto, Alexander Chernikov, Nikita Krivtsov – John Cordoba.
Forward Moses Kobnan and defender Sergey Petrov are injured.
Referee
Egor Egorov (Russia)
Matches – 7 (RPL, 2025/26);
Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 29;
Average yellow cards per match – 4.1;
Red cards shown – 0;
Average fouls per match – 29;
Penalties – 43%.
Lokomotiv vs. Krasnodar: Match Prediction
While Lokomotiv has been effective in terms of scoring, their defense raises some concerns. After keeping a clean sheet against Sochi in the first round, Galaktionov's side failed to keep their goal intact in the next 8 league games. Since mid-September, the Moscow side has added three clean sheets, but perhaps only the match against CSKA deserves attention. Rubin, who struggled to score, and Orenburg, in a rebuilding phase, did not pose significant challenges to Lokomotiv's defense.
Krasnodar boasts the second-best defense in the tournament, but when facing high-caliber opponents, Musaev's team tends to concede regularly. All five of Krasnodar's closest pursuers in the current championship have scored against them, and Lokomotiv themselves have scored twice. However, the southerners respond well. In the RPL 2025/26, the club failed to score in only two matches, although in the clash with Zenit, they accumulated an xG of almost three goals.
Considering these factors, my prediction: Both teams to score – yes
