CSKA Moscow vs Lokomotiv Moscow Prediction and Betting Tips | August 18th 2024

CSKA Moscow welcome city rivals Lokomotiv Moscow to VEB Arena for a Russian Premier League matchday five fixture on Sunday. The hosts are coming into the game on the back of a penalty shootout victory over Pari NN in the Russian Cup.

They went behind to Ze Turbo's 32nd-minute strike while Igor Diveev drew the game level on the hour mark. The Red-Blues eventually triumphed with a 4-2 victory in the shootout.

The Red-Blues will turn their attention back to the league scene where their last game saw them suffer a 2-1 defeat away to Krasnodar.

Lokomotiv, meanwhile, claimed a 3-2 away win over Orenburg in the cup. Timur Suleymanov scored a first-half brace while Vadim Rakov scored an 82nd-minute match-winner. Justin Palacio scored a brace for the hosts.

Parovozy's last league game came in a 2-0 home win over Dynamo Makhachkala last weekend.

The victory left them in third spot in the table with nine points to show for their efforts in four games. CSKA are fourth on seven points.

CSKA Moscow vs Lokomotiv Moscow Head-to-Head and Key Numbers

CSKA Moscow have 68 wins from the last 149 head-to-head games. Lokomotiv Moscow were victorious on 49 occasions while 32 games ended in a share of the spoils.
One of those draws came in their most recent clash in April 2024 when they canceled each other out in a 3-3 stalemate.
Six of the last eight head-to-head games have produced three goals or more.
CSKA have lost just one of their last eight league games (five wins).
Lokomotiv have won five of the six competitive games they have played this season, including the last four on the bounce.

CSKA Moscow vs Lokomotiv Moscow Prediction

Four of CSKA Moscow's last five games across competitions have produced at least three goals. This being a derby, both sides will go all out for the win and we could witness an entertaining fixture.

Lokomotiv are the more in-form side, having won their last four games on the trot. However, they have not won any of the last five head-to-head games (three losses).

We are backing the two sides to share the spoils in a high-scoring stalemate.

Prediction: CSKA Moscow 2-2 Lokomotiv Moscow

CSKA Moscow vs Lokomotiv Moscow Betting Tips

Tip 1 - Result: Draw

Tip 2 - Both teams to score

Tip 3 - Over 2.5 goals