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Dinamo Moscow and city rivals Lokomotiv Moscow will battle for three points in a Russian Premier League round two fixture on Saturday (July 27th). The hosts are coming into the game on the back of a 3-1 home win over Fakel Voronezh in their season opener last weekend.
They were 3-0 up at halftime thanks to goals from Ivan Lepsky, Nicolas Ngamaleu and Yaroslav Gladyshev, but were reduced to 10 men when Daniil Fomin was sent off in the 39th minute. Yevgeni Markov put Voronezh on the scoresheet in the 74th minute but the visitors also ended the game with 10 men.
Lokomotiv Moscow, meanwhile, claimed maximum points with a 3-2 home win over Akron Tolyatti. They took the lead twice through Sergey Pinyaev and Aleksey Batrakov but Soltmurad Bakayev and Abu-Said Eldarushev equalized to level the game at the break. Dmitriy Vorobyov scored the match-winner for Lokomotiv in the 79th minute.
Dinamo Moscow vs Lokomotiv Moscow Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- Dinamo have 62 wins from the last 143 head-to-head games. Lokomotiv were victorious on 49 occasions while 32 games ended in a share of the spoils.
- Their most recent meeting came in March 2024 when Dinamo claimed a 3-2 home win.
- Six of the last seven head-to-head games have witnessed goals at both ends, with five games in this sequence producing over 2.5 goals.
- Five of the last eight head-to-head games have ended in draws.
- Four of the last five head-to-head games have been level at the break.
- Five of Dinamo's last seven league games have been decided by a one-goal margin.
Dinamo Moscow vs Lokomotiv Moscow Prediction
Dinamo Moscow registered an emphatic victory on the opening day and were victorious in the most recent head-to-head game. They will be aiming to register consecutive wins against their city rivals for the first time since November 2020.
Lokomotiv Moscow, for their part, ended last season on a high, winning their final four games of the campaign. They have seemingly carried that form into this campaign and narrowly edged out a chaotic game in their curtain-raiser last week.
We are backing the home side to claim a narrow victory with goals at both ends.
Prediction: Dinamo Moscow 2-1 Lokomotiv Moscow
Dinamo Moscow vs Lokomotiv Moscow Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Dinamo Moscow to win
Tip 2 - Both teams to score
Tip 3 - Over 2.5 goals
Tip 4 - Dinamo to score over 1.5 goals
