Lokomotiv Moscow ta shiga filin wasa da FC Khimki a ranar 1 ga Disamba, 2024, a filin RZD Arena, Moscow, a matsayin wani ɓangare na Matchday 17 na Russian Premier League. Lokomotiv Moscow, wanda yake matsayi na uku a teburin gasar, ya fuskanci matsaloli a kwanakin baya, inda ta yi rashin nasara a wasanni uku mabambanta.
A wasan da suka gabata da Khimki, Lokomotiv Moscow ta sha kashi 0-2, wanda ya zama abin mamaki kwata-kwata, saboda Lokomotiv Moscow ta samu nasara a wasanni uku daga cikin huɗu a kan Khimki a kakar wasa ta yanzu. Zelimkhan Bakaev ya zura kwallaye biyu a wasan da suka yi a Moscow Region.
Lokomotiv Moscow ta kuma fuskanci rashin nasara a wasan da suka yi da Spartak Moscow da kuma Dynamo Moscow a gasar Russian Cup, inda ta yi rashin nasara 2-5 da 0-1 bi da bi. Har ila yau, an sanar da cewa Lucas Fasson zai kasance ba zai iya taka leda a wasan na gobe saboda rauni, yayin da Timur Suleymanov zai fuskanci hukuncin kasa wasa saboda tarar bayanin katin yellow card.
Prediction na wasan ya nuna cewa Lokomotiv Moscow tana da damar cin nasara, amma Khimki na iya zura kwallaye saboda yadda suke samun maki daga manyan kungiyoyi. Ana zarginsa cewa wasan zai kare da sakamako na 2:1 a favurin Lokomotiv Moscow, tare da zabin muhimmi na ‘both teams to score (Yes)’.