Football Bet of the Day: Ural to kick like a mule in Moscow

Lokomotiv v Ural
Friday 17:30

In the end, only one defence went wandering in Western Sydney this morning, as Newcastle Jets beat the hosts 2-0 and left us a goal short of our target.

We move quickly on to Moscow, where one of tonight's two Russian Premier League games pitches Lokomotiv at home to FC Ural. After 14 rounds of the 2018/19 season, champions Lokomotiv are six points behind leaders Zenit. Ural are running 10th in the 16-team league, but tend to make a decent fist of their trips to the RZD Arena. They've scored on each of their last three visits and we like the big price on Both Teams to Score this evening.

Home and away, Ural have struck in 6/7 head-to-heads. On the road this term, they've scored in 3/5, including a 1-4 defeat at high-flying Zenit. At the other end, the Bumble Bees are yet to keep a clean sheet and look unlikely to keep out their hosts.

Yuriy Semin's Lokomotiv are W4-D2-L0 on home turf this season. They've scored at least twice in each of the last three, but the really exciting news is that they've managed just one clean sheet in five at the RZD. With the head-to-heads and recent form both suggesting Ural can nick a goal, we're delighted to accept the 2.427/5 about both teams to score.