Preview. FC Lokomotiv to face Al Ittihad at the King Abdullah Sports City

After a resounding 5-1 victory over Al Rayyan in their opening group game, the Saudi side slumped to a 4-1 defeat against Al Wahda in their second game.

The Jeddah-side are currently in a battle to avoid relegation from the Saudi Pro League, but a 4-1 win over Al Batin at the weekend kept them above the drop zone.

Lokomotiv also got off to a winning start in Group B by defeating Al Wahda 2-0 but the Tashkent side lost 2-1 to Al Rayyan on Matchday Two.

Since their last AFC Champions League game, the Uzbek Super League has started, and Lokomotiv go into the match on the back of a 4-0 win over Andijan last week that moved them to third in the standings.