The Matchday 10 clash in the Russian Premier League between Lokomotiv and Rubin will take place on September 27 at the RZD Arena in Moscow. Lokomotiv vs. Rubin: prediction and betting odds, statistics.
Lokomotiv
Mikhail Galaktionov's team shared the spoils in their last away match against Dynamo Makhachkala (1-1). This result marked their fifth consecutive draw, setting a club record for the longest streak of draws in the championship. Prior to this, the Moscow team had won all four matches in the RPL 2025/26 season. Notably, Lokomotiv received six yellow cards in the last round, double their average total for cautions. In the league standings, Galaktionov's side has slipped to 4th place, but their gap to league leaders Krasnodar has been reduced to two points.
- Both teams scored in Lokomotiv's last eight Premier League matches.
- The capital club is unbeaten in their last 10 home league games (4 wins, 6 draws).
- Lokomotiv conceded at least two goals in 4 of their last 5 home matches in this tournament.
Predicted lineup for Lokomotiv (4-4-2)
Anton Mitryushkin – Alexander Silyanov, Lucas Fasson, Cesar Montes, Egor Pogostnov – Dmitry Barinov, Alexey Batrakov, Artem Karpukas, Danil Prutsev – Dmitry Vorobyev, Alexander Rudenko.
Forward Sergey Pinyaev has started training with the main group with some restrictions. Forward Zelimkhan Bakaev is suspended.
Rubin
In their last match against Akron, Rashid Rakhimov's team managed to come back from a two-goal deficit to secure a point. Interestingly, all three of Rubin's draws this season have ended with the same 2-2 scoreline. Rubin has been quite prolific: they failed to score in only one RPL 2025/26 match, while conceding in 6 out of 9. Notably, Rubin is the only team in the top half of the table with a negative goal difference, scoring 13 and conceding 14.
- The club has avoided defeat in 8 of their last 10 Premier League matches (5 wins, 3 draws).
- At least three goals have been scored in 6 of Rubin's last 7 away league games.
- Rubin conceded first in 7 of their last 9 away RPL matches.
Predicted lineup for Rubin (3-5-2)
Evgeny Staver – Egor Teslenko, Igor Vujacic, Anderson Arroyo – Veldin Hodza, Ugochukwu Iwu, Ilya Rozhkov, Dmitry Kabutov, Aleksandar Jukic – Jacques Sive, Merlind Daku.
Defenders Denil Maldonado and Alexey Gritsaenko are injured. Midfielder Daler Kuzyaev has joined the team.
Referee
Yan Bobrovsky (Russia)
Matches – 13 (RPL, 2024/25 - 2025/26);
Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 67;
Average yellow cards per match – 5.1;
Red cards shown – 3;
Average fouls per match – 29;
Penalties – 38%.
Lokomotiv vs. Rubin: Match Prediction
In this season's championship, Lokomotiv's matches have frequently seen both teams finding the net. Only in the game against Sochi did spectators not witness goals from both sides, but Sochi is among the two lowest-scoring teams in the league. Meanwhile, Lokomotiv's upcoming opponent will likely continue this trend.
Rubin has no issues with their attack. In RPL 2025/26, Rashid Rakhimov's side failed to score only against Spartak, but that was their worst match in terms of xG; in other matches, the team had no trouble creating and converting chances. Moreover, Rubin has scored in 8 consecutive away league games.
Rubin has kept a clean sheet three times in this tournament, but two of those matches were at home. However, away from home, Rubin has conceded in 13 of their last 14 Premier League matches, with at least two goals conceded in 10 of those games.
Considering these facts, my prediction: Both teams to score – yes
