Olympique Marseille Lokomotiv Moskva betting prediction

The away team is currently in the 4^th position, with 2 points won, after 2 draws and 3 losses. In the penultimate round, they have tied an away match against Galatasaray by (1‑1). In the last round, they have lost a home match against Lazio by (0‑3). In their last match, for the Premier League, they got a home loss against Ural by (0‑1). In the last 10 away matches Lokomotiv M has won 2, tied 6 and lost 2.

In this competition, they haven’t won any of the last 5 matches. Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded at least one goal in each of the last 5 matches for this competition. This is a team that has had a hard time trying to score first. They have opened up the score in only 3 of the last 15 matches, they have reached half‑time in front in 2 of those 3 matches and have held on to the lead in 1. In 15 matches, they have conceded the first goal 10 times and have only turned the score around in 1. In the last 15 away matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have conceded 7 of their 16 goals between minutes (31'‑45').

Lokomotiv Moscow comes to this round with a 0-1 defeat against Ural, counting for the Russian championship. Note that the visitors lost against Lazio, by 0-3, in the last round of the Europa League. In this away game, manager Markus Gisdol should favor defensive organization and counterattacks in the aisles. Striker Fedor Smolov is the highlight of Lokomotiv Moscow with 7 goals in official matches. For this game, the away coach is without Dmitri Barinov, suspended, as well as Zé Luís, Anton Miranchuk, Stanislav Magkeev and Faustino Anjorin, the latter with physical problems.

Confirmed Lineup: Daniil Khudyakov, Maksim Nenakhov, Pablo, Tin Jedvaj, Maciej Rybus, Sergey Babkin, Maksim Petrov, Alexis Beka Beka, Konstantin Maradishvili, François Kamano, Fedor Smolov.
Coach: P. Vrba.