Akhmat will face Lokomotiv in Round 20 of the Russian Premier League. The match will be played on Monday, the 9th of March, at the RZD Arena stadium in Moscow. 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 10 times (1 win, 5 draws, 4 defeats; goal difference 14–22), including 4 matches in charge of Akhmat (1 win, 2 draw, 1 defeat; goal difference 5–6):

 

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
9 September 2025 - Akhmat vs Lokomotiv 1-1

 

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).

 

The clash will mark Cherchesov’s second coaching duel against Lokomotiv manager Mikhail Galaktionov.