Stored context before this match
Before this match, Lokomotiv Moscow have 10 scored home results and Spartak Moscow 10 scored away results stored in 2017-18. Statistical pre-kickoff PPG: Lokomotiv Moscow at home: 2.20 points per match (10 measured matches); Spartak Moscow away: 1.40 points per match (10 measured matches). Observed points use 3 for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss, before official adjustments. Lokomotiv Moscow scored 1.30 per home match (10 measured matches); Spartak Moscow scored 1.50 away (10). The competition's pooled scoring average was 1.14 per club appearance across 332 measured appearances. Both sides scored in 9 of 20 pooled club appearances (45.0%). A shared fixture counts once for each club's record. Earlier stored meetings: 10. Lokomotiv Moscow: 4 wins; Spartak Moscow: 2 wins; draws: 4.
Only scored source results before the recorded kickoff enter this statistical brief; same-day records with unknown kickoff order are excluded.
A plain reading of the stored figures. No verified written preview is current for this match.