Today Astana will play another away match within the VTB United League.
The opponent will be Lokomotiv-Kuban from the city of Krasnodar.
The club was founded in 1946 in Mineralnye Vody and was based there for many years, playing in the leagues of the USSR and Russia. In 2000, Loko became the first ever winner of the Russian Basketball Cup, beating Spartak from St. Petersburg in the final.
In 2003, the team moved to the Rostov region, and six years later — to Krasnodar. The Railwaymen have been playing in the VTB United League since the 2011/12 season, where they took fourth place.
Loko's main achievement in the tournament is silver in the 2012/13 draw, where the team lost to CSKA Moscow in the final series. In the same season, Krasnodar became the winners of the Eurocup, the second most important basketball club tournament in Europe.
It is curious that in 2012-2014 forward Valery Likhodey, who now plays for Astana, played for the team.
In 2018 Krasnodar also won the second Cup of Russia in its history, this time defeating Nizhny Novgorod.
The statistics of personal meetings between Loko and Astana are in favor of Krasnodar: 10 wins against 5.
The match will take place in Krasnodar SC «Basket-Hall», start at 23:00 Astana time.
It will be possible to watch the broadcast of the match on the websites of Astana and the VTB United League.
Detailed information about the tournament, standings, schedule, and match results are published in the
Tournaments section.
