FK Rostov vs FK Spartak Moskva, RFPL 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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FK Rostov vs FK Spartak Moskva — RFPL at Rostov Arena.
- FK Rostov 30 games · 33 pts (2025/26)
- FK Spartak Moskva 30 games · 52 pts (2025/26)
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg | 30 | 68 |
| 2 | FK Krasnodar | 30 | 66 |
| 3 | FK Lokomotiv Moskva | 30 | 53 |
| 4 | FK Spartak Moskva | 30 | 52 |
| 5 | PFC CSKA Moskva | 30 | 51 |
| 6 | FK Baltika Kaliningrad | 30 | 46 |
| 7 | FK Dinamo Moskva | 30 | 45 |
| 8 | FK Rubin Kazan | 30 | 43 |
| 9 | RFK Akhmat Grozny | 30 | 37 |
| 10 | FK Rostov | 30 | 33 |
| 11 | PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara | 30 | 32 |
| 12 | FK Orenburg | 30 | 29 |
| 13 | FK Akron Tolyatti | 30 | 27 |
| 14 | FK Dinamo Makhachkala | 30 | 26 |
| 15 | FK Nizhny Novgorod | 30 | 23 |
| 16 | PFK Sochi | 30 | 22 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 Apr | FK Spartak Moskva | H | 0–3 | L |
| 31 Mar | FK Akron Tolyatti | A | 3–2 | W |
| 16 Mar | FK Krasnodar | H | 0–1 | L |
| 08 Mar | FK Orenburg | A | 2–1 | W |
| 02 Mar | FK Dinamo Moskva | H | 1–1 | D |
| 07 Dec | PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara | H | 3–1 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 Apr | FK Rostov | A | 3–0 | W |
| 30 Mar | RFK Akhmat Grozny | A | 0–0 | D |
| 16 Mar | FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg | H | 2–1 | W |
| 09 Mar | FK Rubin Kazan | A | 1–2 | L |
| 02 Mar | FK Orenburg | H | 2–0 | W |
| 07 Dec | FK Nizhny Novgorod | H | 3–0 | W |
Season Stats
| FK Rostov | FK Spartak Moskva | |
|---|---|---|
| #10 | Position | #4 |
| 33 | Points | 52 |
| 30 | Played | 30 |
| 8 / 9 / 13 | W / D / L | 15 / 7 / 8 |
| 25 | Scored | 47 |
| 32 | Conceded | 39 |
| -7 | GD | +8 |
| 1.10 | PPG | 1.73 |
| 27% | Win % | 50% |
Key Stats
75%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
H2H (16 games)
63%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
27%
Clean Sheets
FK Rostov this season
FK Rostov this season
23%
Clean Sheets
FK Spartak Moskva this season
FK Spartak Moskva this season
FK Rostov are 10th (33 pts). FK Spartak Moskva are 4th (52 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
FK Rostov
0-15
–/2
16-30
2/–
31-45
4/–
46-60
–/2
61-75
–/–
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
FK Spartak Moskva
0-15
2/1
16-30
2/2
31-45
3/3
46-60
1/–
61-75
3/–
76+
1/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Events
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. FK Rostov is hosting FK Spartak Moskva for another epic battle.
- 5' Ilya Vakhania has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
- 10' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with FK Spartak Moskva winning 0% of all matches.
- 15' Levi Garcia has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 79 appearances.
- 20' Marquinhos has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
- 25' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 29' The supporters are chanting for Egor Golenkov. He replaces Mohammad Mohebi on 29 minute.
- 34' Ivan Komarov has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 30 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 39' FK Spartak Moskva is showing some good football. However, FK Spartak Moskva are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 44' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 45' Controversy at the stadium! Aleksey Sutormin argues furiously but the card stands.
- 46' The FK Rostov bench stirs into life. Ivan Komarov is withdrawn and Oumar Sako gets his opportunity.
- 51' Oleg Reabciuk is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for FK Rostov tonight.
- 56' The 27-year-old Ezequiel Barco has been sensational this season — 3 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
- 60' The crowd applauds Theo Bongonda as he leaves the pitch. Manfred Ugalde steps in for FK Spartak Moskva.
- 61' FK Spartak Moskva receives a card for a hard tackle on 61.
- 65' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Nail Umyarov makes it 0-1.
- 68' GOAL! Christopher Martins scores on 68.
- 71' Another substitution for FK Rostov to replace Daniil Shantaliy by Khoren Bairamyan on 71 minute.
- 76' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FK Rostov side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
- 77' A change in the FK Spartak Moskva ranks — Levi Garcia exits the field as Danil Prutsev enters on 77.
- 82' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FK Rostov needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 84' The crowd applauds Ronaldo as he leaves the pitch. Nikolay Poyarkov steps in for FK Rostov.
- 88' Ezequiel Barco does the damage! The net is bulging and FK Spartak Moskva surge ahead!
- 90' FK Spartak Moskva manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Mikhail Ignatov is hanging Ezequiel Barco on the field on 90 minute.
- The final score is 0-3.
Lineups
FK Rostov Lineups
4-3-3Starting XI
- 18
- 27
- 55
-
62
Ivan Komarov ↓ Oumar Sako 46'
- 11
- 4
-
9
Mohammad Mohebi ↓ Egor Golenkov 29'
- 58
- 40
-
7
Ronaldo ↓ Nikolay Poyarkov 84'
- 1
Bench
-
69
Egor Golenkov ↑ 29'
- 5
- 13
-
5
Nikolay Poyarkov ↑ 84'
- 71
-
10
Kirill Shchetinin ↑ 71'
-
3
Oumar Sako ↑ 46'
-
19
Khoren Bairamyan ↑ 71'
- 67
- 57
- 39
Coach
Jonathan Alba
FK Spartak Moskva Lineups
4-1-4-1Starting XI
-
8
Marquinhos ↓ Pablo Solari 46'
- 35
- 14
-
77
Theo Bongonda ↓ Manfred Ugalde 60'
- 98
- 5
- 18
-
11
Levi Garcia ↓ Danil Prutsev 77'
- 2
- 68
- 97
Bench
-
47
Roman Zobnin ↑ 90'
- 1
- 23
- 29
- 82
-
22
Mikhail Ignatov ↑ 90'
- 16
-
25
Danil Prutsev ↑ 77'
-
9
Manfred Ugalde ↑ 60'
-
7
Pablo Solari ↑ 46'
- 56
Coach
Dejan Stanković
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Aleksandr Sobolev | 5 |
| Dmitrii Poloz | 3 |
| Ruslan Litvinov | 2 |
| Christopher Martins | 2 |
| Baktiyor Zainutdinov | 2 |
| Aleksandr Zuev | 2 |
| Jesus Medina | 2 |
| Quincy Promes | 2 |
Head to Head
FK Rostov Form
FK Spartak Moskva Form
2025-04-06
FK Rostov
0–3
FK Spartak Moskva
W
2025-03-30
RFK Akhmat Grozny
0–0
FK Spartak Moskva
D
2025-03-16
FK Spartak Moskva
2–1
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
W
2025-03-09
FK Rubin Kazan
2–1
FK Spartak Moskva
L
2025-03-02
FK Spartak Moskva
2–0
FK Orenburg
W
2024-12-07
FK Spartak Moskva
3–0
FK Nizhny Novgorod
W
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.81
FK Rostov xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.7
FK Spartak Moskva xG
I would bet for:
Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: FK Spartak Moskva win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.51
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 90% |
|
10% |
| ± 1.5 | 71% |
|
29% |
| ± 2.5 | 45% |
|
55% |
| ± 3.5 | 25% |
|
75% |
| ± 4.5 | 12% |
|
88% |
Double Chance
FK Rostov or Draw
47%
Draw or FK Spartak Moskva
79%
FK Rostov or FK Spartak Moskva
73%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 1
13%
1 – 1
12%
0 – 2
11.5%
0 – 0
10.1%
1 – 2
9.2%
0 – 3
Actual
1 – 0
5.6%
1 – 3
5.3%
2 – 1
4.3%
2 – 2
3.8%
0 – 4
2.7%
2 – 0
2.6%
Asian Handicap — FK Rostov
| Handicap | FK Rostov covers | Push | FK Spartak Moskva covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 1% | — | 99% |
| -2 | 1% | 4% | 95% |
| -1.5 | 5% | — | 95% |
| -1 | 5% | 11% | 84% |
| -0.5 | 16% | — | 84% |
| +0.5 | 43% | — | 57% |
| +1 | 43% | 25% | 32% |
| +1.5 | 68% | — | 32% |
| +2 | 68% | 18% | 15% |
| +2.5 | 85% | — | 15% |
Clean Sheet
FK Rostov keeps clean sheet
19%
✓
FK Spartak Moskva keeps clean sheet
45%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

