Lokomotiv and Rostov were closing the Gameweek 7 of the Russian Premier League. Before the game the hosts had a series of three matches without defeat, while Lokomotiv had four matches without victories. However, the head-to-head statistics were on Lokomotiv’s side - one defeat in the last eight away games and four victories over Rostov in a row.
Grzegorz Krychowiak remained on the bench. Kulikov and Magkeev formed a partnership in midfield, Miranchuk and Smolov played upfront,...