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Rostov
Russian Premier
10:45
UTC, Sunday 25 October 2026
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Lokomotiv

Rostov vs Lokomotiv: preview, line-ups and kick-off time

Rostov host Lokomotiv Moscow at Rostov Arena on Sunday 25 October 2026, kick-off 10:45 UTC, in the Russian Premier (round 12). Rostov have had 6 days of rest since playing Baltika (Russian Premier); Lokomotiv have had 7 after facing Krasnodar and travel about 965 km. Rostov are without 2 players (German Ignatov, Ilya Zhbanov); Lokomotiv are missing 1 (Sergey Babkin). Vladimir Moskalev is the referee, averaging 4.4 yellow cards a game against a league average of 4.4. The forecast at kick-off is 15°C, dry.

Predicted line-ups

Predicted elevens. Official team sheets usually arrive about an hour before kick-off. About predicted line-ups.

Rostov 4-3-3

Coach: Dmitri Kirichenko

  1. 84 Artem Petrov GK
  2. 4 Viktor Melekhin DEF
  3. 3 Oumar Sako DEF
  4. 40 Ygor DEF
  5. 87 Andrey Langovich DEF
  6. 8 Aleksey Mironov MID
  7. 27 Danila Prokhin MID
  8. 18 Konstantin Kuchaev MID
  9. 10 Ivan Komarov MID
  10. 99 Timur Suleymanov FWD
  11. 6 Olakunle Olusegun FWD

Bench

  • 34 Daniil Golikov GK
  • 1 Rustam Yatimov GK
  • 22 David Semenchuk DEF
  • 78 Dmitri Chistyakov DEF
  • 59 Nikita Babakin DEF
  • 91 Anton Shamonin MID
  • 26 Daniil Khlusevich MID
  • 21 Daniil Shantaliy MID
  • 73 Imran Aznaurov MID
  • 16 Maksim Mukhin MID
  • 7 Ronaldo Cesar MID
  • 5 Yaroslav Mikhailov MID

Lokomotiv 4-2-3-1

Coach: Mikhail Galaktionov

  1. 1 Anton Mitryushkin GK
  2. 24 Maksim Nenakhov DEF
  3. 5 Gerzino Nyamsi DEF
  4. 23 César Montes DEF
  5. 45 Alexander Silyanov DEF
  6. 18 Nikolay Titkov MID
  7. 6 Sergey Babkin MID
  8. 7 Zelimkhan Bakaev FWD
  9. 9 Sergey Pinyaev FWD
  10. 77 Andrey Mostovoy FWD
  11. 27 Nikolai Komlichenko FWD

Bench

  • 22 Ilia Lantratov GK
  • 59 Egor Pogostnov DEF
  • 85 Evgeni Morozov DEF
  • 14 Georgiy Dzhikiya DEF
  • 3 Lucas Fasson DEF
  • 8 Aleksandr Kovalenko MID
  • 47 Danila Godyaev MID
  • 75 Ilya Eremeev MID
  • 88 Mikhail Shchetinin MID
  • 19 Aleksandr Rudenko FWD
  • 99 Ruslan Myalkovskiy FWD
  • 11 Vadim Rakov FWD

Injuries and suspensions

Rostov

  • German Ignatov injury, back Day to day
  • Ilya Zhbanov injury, back Day to day

Lokomotiv

  • Sergey Babkin injury, back Mid February 2027
Previous meetings
  • Sunday 30 November 2025: Rostov 1-3 Lokomotiv Moscow
  • Saturday 23 August 2025: Lokomotiv Moscow 3-3 Rostov
  • Saturday 26 April 2025: Rostov 1-1 Lokomotiv Moscow
  • Sunday 25 August 2024: Lokomotiv Moscow 3-2 Rostov
  • Monday 6 May 2024: Lokomotiv Moscow 1-0 Rostov