Sports Betting Tips - Match Preview, Statistical Review, and Betting Tip for the 2014/2015 Russian Cup Final between Lokomotiv Moscow and Kuban Krasnodar. The title bout will be held at the Central Stadium (Astrakhan) on Thursday, the 21st May at 18:00 CET. While Kuban managed to defeat the Steam Locomotives in their league meeting this season, that was way back in August, and the Cossacks are in a horrible run of form at the moment. Whereas Lokomotiv haven't been very impressive themselves of late, they will be buoyed by their weekend victory and should be celebrating at the end of this one.
Lokomotiv Moskva
Lokomotiv Moscow have been to the 2nd-most Russian Cup Finals since its beginning in 1992, making it to 6 title games and managing to win on 5 of those massive occasions. This Thursday they will play in their 7th title match against Kuban Krasnodar, who they fell to in their first league meeting this season, 1:2. But much has changed since then, and the Steam Locomotives carry a bag of momentum with them after shocking the Premier League over the weekend with a convincing 3:0 beatdown of Rubin Kazan.
The “hosts” have seen manager Miodrag Bosovic depart the club due to a poor string of results that hurt their chances at a European place next season. However, temporary caretaker Igor Cherevchenko has stepped in and immediately seen his troops reverse their fortunes with an impressive shutout win over Rubin Kazan. The win has not only put them back in the hunt for the top 5, but it will have the players and fans confident headed into Thursday’s title bout. Lokomotiv have far more experience at this stage of the tournament considering their opponents have never made it to the finals, and buoyed by the hope that a new manager brings, we could see a 6th Russian Cup title go to the Moscow outfit this midweek.
Lokomotiv Moscow have been to the 2nd-most Russian Cup Finals since its beginning in 1992, making it to 6 title games and managing to win on 5 of those massive occasions. This Thursday they will play in their 7th title match against Kuban Krasnodar, who they fell to in their first league meeting this season, 1:2. But much has changed since then, and the Steam Locomotives carry a bag of momentum with them after shocking the Premier League over the weekend with a convincing 3:0 beatdown of Rubin Kazan.
The “hosts” have seen manager Miodrag Bosovic depart the club due to a poor string of results that hurt their chances at a European place next season. However, temporary caretaker Igor Cherevchenko has stepped in and immediately seen his troops reverse their fortunes with an impressive shutout win over Rubin Kazan. The win has not only put them back in the hunt for the top 5, but it will have the players and fans confident headed into Thursday’s title bout. Lokomotiv have far more experience at this stage of the tournament considering their opponents have never made it to the finals, and buoyed by the hope that a new manager brings, we could see a 6th Russian Cup title go to the Moscow outfit this midweek.
Kuban Krasnodar
Kuban Krasnodar have made it to their first-ever Russian Cup Final and will be eager to forget about their woes in league play. They claimed victory on all 4 cup outings, exerting some excellent defensive work to stifle their opponents to just 1 goal over this stretch. Most impressively, manager Leonid Kuchuk and his troops shocked CSKA Moscow last round in a 1:0 triumph as veteran striker Hugo Almeida put the Cossacks through to the finals with a 71st-minute, match-winning goal.
However, the “visitors” lack experience at this stage of the competition having never made it to the finals of the cup. While they were quite impressive in their run to this game, 3 of their 4 victories including the semifinal against CSKA came at the friendly comforts of home, and the Cossacks have lost 5 and drawn 1 of their 6 competitive away games since the turn of 2015. Furthermore, they are the Russian Premier League’s worst form team at the moment, having claimed the fewest amount of points over their last 20 league matches out of any other side. They have lost 6 of their last 8 competitive fixtures, and form isn’t simply a switch one just turns on. Whereas Lokomotiv will come rolling into this one off an impressive weekend defeat, Kuban Krasnodar crawl into the midweek having just lost to Amkar Perm in shutout fashion.
Possible line-ups on 21.05.2015
Lok Moskva Manager: I. Cherevchenko
4-2-3-1
1 Guilherme
29 V. Denisov
14 V. Ćorluka
5 N. Pejčinović
15 A. Logashov
4 Manuel Fernandes
49 R. Shishkin
3 A. Kasaev
19 A. Samedov
11 M. Boussoufa
9 R. Pavlyuchenko
Missing: J. Durica, A. Sheshukov
Kuban Manager: L. Kuchuk
4-2-3-1
23 A. Belenov
22 A. Sosnin
2 I. Armaş
14 T. Šunjić
29 S. Manolev
10 C. Kaboré
7 V. Kulik
28 L. Melgarejo
18 V. Ignatiev
71 I. Popov
99 I. Baldé
Missing: Doubtful: Xandao
Worth knowing about Lokomotiv Moskva - Kuban Krasnodar
This is the Russian Cup Final between Lokomotiv Moscow and Kuban Krasnodar.
Lokomotiv Moscow have won this tournament 5 times (2nd-most in history).
Kuban Krasnodar have never won the cup nor made it to a finals match.
Lokomotiv enter the midweek coming off a confidence-lifting victory.
Kuban Krasnodar lost over the weekend for their 3rd defeat in a row.
Weather Forecast: Perfect evening for football in Astrakhan, Russia.
Weather Forecast: 19°C temps with 9 km/h winds - 58% humidity.
Central Stadium Capacity: 17.500 seats.
Our betting tip for Lokomotiv Moskva - Kuban Krasnodar
Lokomotiv enter the Russian Cup Final as the slight favorites considering their historical success in the tournament as well as the fact that Kuban Krasnodar’s form has been absolutely atrocious. Furthermore, Lokomotiv earned a massive confidence lift when interim manager Igor Cherevchenko led them to a 3:0 weekend victory over Rubin Kazan, and we suspect the Steam Locomotives will have the upper hand here. Therefore, go ahead and back our main sports betting tip on the Draw No Bet for Lokomotiv Moscow, which is being offered right now at Sbobet at top odds of 1.95.
4-2-3-1
23 A. Belenov
22 A. Sosnin
2 I. Armaş
14 T. Šunjić
29 S. Manolev
10 C. Kaboré
7 V. Kulik
28 L. Melgarejo
18 V. Ignatiev
71 I. Popov
99 I. Baldé
Missing: Doubtful: Xandao
Worth knowing about Lokomotiv Moskva - Kuban Krasnodar
This is the Russian Cup Final between Lokomotiv Moscow and Kuban Krasnodar.
Lokomotiv Moscow have won this tournament 5 times (2nd-most in history).
Kuban Krasnodar have never won the cup nor made it to a finals match.
Lokomotiv enter the midweek coming off a confidence-lifting victory.
Kuban Krasnodar lost over the weekend for their 3rd defeat in a row.
Weather Forecast: Perfect evening for football in Astrakhan, Russia.
Weather Forecast: 19°C temps with 9 km/h winds - 58% humidity.
Central Stadium Capacity: 17.500 seats.
Our betting tip for Lokomotiv Moskva - Kuban Krasnodar
Lokomotiv enter the Russian Cup Final as the slight favorites considering their historical success in the tournament as well as the fact that Kuban Krasnodar’s form has been absolutely atrocious. Furthermore, Lokomotiv earned a massive confidence lift when interim manager Igor Cherevchenko led them to a 3:0 weekend victory over Rubin Kazan, and we suspect the Steam Locomotives will have the upper hand here. Therefore, go ahead and back our main sports betting tip on the Draw No Bet for Lokomotiv Moscow, which is being offered right now at Sbobet at top odds of 1.95.
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