Lokomotiv vs Akhmat Prediction 26 July 2026
🔊 On July 26, Lokomotiv host Akhmat at RZhD Arena in Moscow in the opening round of the Premier League. Last season, Lokomotiv were in the title race for a long stretch but fell away in the spring. Akhmat spent much of the campaign fighting relegation before steadying themselves and finishing somewhere in mid-table. Both sides have made changes and are ready to go.
Head-to-Head
📊 Since mid-2024, Lokomotiv and Akhmat have met five times. Akhmat haven't won any of them. Three draws, two Lokomotiv wins. The Grozny side have now gone eight matches without a victory.
Head-to-head statistics Lokomotiv - Akhmat
Lokomotiv Moscow Team Overview
Lokomotiv's transfer activity was quiet - and it barely changed the squad. Vorobyov and Prutsev left, with the former bringing in €7.3 million. On the other side, Dzhikia and Kovalenko came in, and Mampassi returned on loan. Small losses, minimal additions - targeted work, nothing more.
Lokomotiv played eight preseason matches. One defeat, one draw, six wins - a strong return. The highlight was an 8-0 demolition of Znamya Truda, and across the preseason Loko kept six clean sheets. That says something about the defensive shape.
Match Results: Lokomotiv Moscow
Akhmat Grozny Team Overview
Grozny's squad overhaul was far more extensive than their upcoming opponents'. Akhmat lost Utsiев, Gandri, Zhemaletdinov, Luna, Khlusevich, Abdulkadyrov and Zare - none of them for any transfer fee. Spending was heavy on the way in: Mitsaeva, Romao, Maksuti, Sidibe, Shchetinin and Adamova were all brought in. Total outlay: €3.55 million - a serious sum.
The spending spree was partly forced by a transfer ban imposed on Akhmat from mid-July. That said, the players who arrived before the ban kicked in have settled well. Six preseason matches, zero defeats - one draw, the rest wins. Grozny played mostly against foreign opposition and beat Borac (3-1), Radnik (3-0) and Ajman (1-0).
Match Results: Akhmat Grozny
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Lokomotiv Moscow
✅ No injuries in the Lokomotiv squad right now. No suspensions either - they can start the season with a fully fit group.
Akhmat Grozny
✅ There are no injured or suspended players in the visitors' squad at the moment. Akhmat come into this match fully fit.
🟨 Yellow Cards Prediction
Matches between these two don't have a strong history of rough play, they tend to hover around average card numbers. In their last five official meetings, Lokomotiv and Akhmat went over 4.5 bookings just twice.
The fact that this is the opening round of the season matters too. Players are still finding their rhythm, referees tend to be lenient early on, and managers want to avoid stupid injuries.
Given all that, a high-foul, physical affair isn't what to expect here. The pick is total yellow cards under 3.5 at 1.78*.
⚽ Goals Prediction
Lokomotiv's attack looks sharp: the Moscow side put together a strong run in pre-season, including three unanswered goals against Akron and an 8-0 demolition of Znamya Truda. Akhmat under Stanislav Cherchesov have also been in good form, finishing their friendlies with clean-sheet wins over Radnik (3-0) and Ajman (1-0).
Their last two official league meetings both ended in scoring draws, 1-1 and 2-2. With both attacking lines fresh at the start of the season, goals at both ends look likely. The pick is Both Teams To Score at 1.75*.
🚩 Corners Prediction
At home, Lokomotiv consistently impose themselves through sustained pressure. In 6 of their last 10 home matches, they cleared the individual corners line of 5.5.
Akhmat away from home set up more compactly, looking to hit on the break, which means they rarely earn many corners on the road, averaging around 3.8 per game.
The hosts should dominate the ball and work the flanks. The pick is Lokomotiv to win corners with a -1.5 handicap at 1.65*.
*Odds are approximate and may vary across bookmakers.
⭐ Editor's Prediction
The bookmakers are right to make Lokomotiv favourites here. The Moscow side kept their core together, gelled well over the summer, and have home advantage on top of that. Akhmat have tightened up defensively and will come looking to grind out points in their usual disciplined way - but the gap in quality between the squads should tell. We're calling it 2-1 to Lokomotiv, and the Lokomotiv win is our pick.
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