Akhmat will take on Lokomotiv in Round 8 of the Russian Premier League. The match will be played on Saturday, September 13, at the Akhmat Arena in Grozny. The match will kick-off at 16:45 Moscow time.

 

Today’s clash will mark Stanislav Cherchesov’s 18th encounter with Lokomotiv.

 

As a player, Cherchesov faced Lokomotiv 8 times while representing Spartak Moscow (4 wins, 4 draws, 0 defeats; goal difference 11–3):

 

19 April 1989 — Lokomotiv Moscow vs Spartak Moscow — 0–0

1 October 1989 — Spartak Moscow vs Lokomotiv Moscow — 1–1

18 May 1991 — Spartak Moscow vs Lokomotiv Moscow — 1–1

9 September 1991 — Lokomotiv Moscow vs Spartak Moscow — 0–2

17 April 1992 — Lokomotiv Moscow vs Spartak Moscow — 0–2

29 August 1992 — Lokomotiv Moscow vs Spartak Moscow — 0–1

2 July 1993 — Spartak Moscow vs Lokomotiv Moscow — 3–0

12 September 2002 — Lokomotiv Moscow vs Spartak Moscow — 1–1

 

As a head coach, Cherchesov has faced Lokomotiv 9 times (1 win, 4 draws, 4 defeats; goal difference 13–21), including 3 matches in charge of Akhmat (1 win, 1 draw, 1 defeat; goal difference 4–5):

 

23 September 2007 — Lokomotiv vs Spartak — 4–3

19 July 2008 — Lokomotiv vs Spartak — 2–2

22 September 2012 — Akhmat vs Lokomotiv — 0–3

31 October 2012 — Akhmat vs Lokomotiv — 3–1

6 April 2013 — Lokomotiv vs Akhmat — 1–1

21 October 2013 — Lokomotiv vs Amkar — 4–0

16 March 2014 — Amkar vs Lokomotiv — 0–0

2 November 2014 — Lokomotiv vs Dynamo — 4–2

4 April 2015 — Dynamo vs Lokomotiv — 2–2

 

It is also worth recalling that Stanislav Cherchesov himself played for Lokomotiv Moscow in 1988, making 31 appearances in the USSR Championship and Cup (11 wins, 12 draws, 8 defeats; goal difference 36–29).

 

Saturday’s clash will mark Cherchesov’s first-ever coaching duel against Lokomotiv manager Mikhail Galaktionov.