Spartak vs Lokomotiv Prediction: Mikhail Galaktionov's wards are in the best form of their lives

Prediction for the Russian Premier League Spartak vs Lokomotiv match which will take place on April 28th. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Spartak is not having a particularly brilliant season. During the first part of the championship, they had rotating successful and unsuccessful stretches, and after the winter break, they came out in modest shape. In the five starting spring rounds, they beat only Dinamo in the derby - 2:1, with Zenit and Ural having zero draws, and Fakel and Sochi lost - 0:2 and 0:1. After that, Guillermo Abascal was sent into retirement, and Vladimir Slishkovich became the acting head coach. It was an excellent debut for him as the Muscovites defeated Rostov 5:1, but they shared the points with CSKA 0:0 weekly. The capital team remains in sixth place in the standings.

Lokomotiv is another team that has struggled to produce consistent results. The Railwaymen made some progress before the winter break but were not in the best shape when they returned in the spring. They lost 2:1 to Dinamo in the derby, then drew 2:2 with Sochi and 1:1 with Krasnodar. The first win after the break came against Akhmat - 2:0, followed by a thrilling 3:3 draw with CSKA and a more cautious 1:1 draw with Rubin. Last week, Mikhail Galaktionov's team lost 2:0 to Pari NN but did not give up, turning the tide of the match and winning 3:2. Lokomotiv is now fourth in the standings.

Spartak and Lokomotiv have struggled to produce consistent results this season and are, therefore, more likely to be mid-table in the Premier League than contenders for the big prizes. However, Lokomotiv is closer to the top three, with a chance of being challenged for medals. Moreover, Mikhail Galaktionov's wards are in the best form of their lives, having not lost a game in the last six rounds of the championship. 

A high level of goalscoring activity has just characterized the Spartak-Lokomotiv clash. In their last five games, the rivals have combined to score 16 goals (an average of 3.20 per game), which is good by Russian football standards. While the Reds and Whites do not always spoil their audiences with lively, attacking football in the spring, the Railwaymen have had no such problems, scoring and conceding a combined 24 goals in seven spring rounds (an average of 3.43 per game).