Probable Lineups
4-2-3-1
4-3-3
Probable Lineups Statistical Comparison
* Values in brackets (x) are overall player statistics in Premier League.
Team News
Lokomotiv Moscow
Akron Togliatti
- Former Russia U21 internationals Artyom Timofeev and Anton Mitryushkin joined the club this summer. Forward Dmitry Vorobyev has also moved to Cherkizovo after being FC Orenburg’s top scorer last season.
- Attacking midfielder Anton Miranchuk left Lokomotiv Moscow after spending 13 years at Cherkizovo and is now looking for a new club.
- Albanian defender Mario Mitaj is back from international duty and will probably be ready to help his team out here.
- FC Akron signed several players this summer, including Portuguese defender Rodrigo Escoval, Brazilian defender Paulo Vítor and Serbian midfielder Aleksa Djurasovic.
- Maksim Kuzmin joined the club from FC Baltika, which ended up being relegated last season, while Vladimir Moskvichev has joined the Tolyatti outfit from Torpedo Moscow on a season-long loan.
- FC Akron will play in the Russian Premier League for the first time in their history. The club was only founded six years ago.