Sunday , 23 August 2026

FK Spartak Moskva vs FK Rubin Kazan, RFPL 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

RFPL · 2025-26
FK Spartak Moskva
2 – 1
Full Time
FK Rubin Kazan
Mon 11 May 2026 · 14:30 UTC Otkrytie Arena 22,560 HT 45' · FT 45'
Christopher Wooh 4' 1–0
Pablo Solari 60' 2–0
2–1 90+3' Aleksandar Jukic
Y 34' Denil Maldonado
Marquinhos 53' Y
Y 63' Ignacio Saavedra
Y 84' Igor Vujacic
Manfred Ugalde 84' Y
Y 85' Bogdan Jocic
Y 90' Veldin Hodza

Overview

Match Preview

FK Spartak Moskva vs FK Rubin Kazan — RFPL at Otkrytie Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Ivan Abrosimov
  • Assistant 1 Aleksey Lunev
  • Assistant 2 Kirill Bolshakov (Russia)

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

7
4
3
FK Spartak Moskva 14 games · Avg 2.3 goals FK Rubin Kazan
Last 5 meetings
2026-05-11 FK Spartak Moskva 2–1 FK Rubin Kazan 2025-08-23 FK Rubin Kazan 0–2 FK Spartak Moskva 2025-03-09 FK Rubin Kazan 2–1 FK Spartak Moskva 2024-08-31 FK Spartak Moskva 1–0 FK Rubin Kazan 2024-05-19 FK Spartak Moskva 3–1 FK Rubin Kazan

Recent Form

FK Spartak Moskva
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 May FK Rubin Kazan H 2–1 W
01 May PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara A 1–2 L
26 Apr FK Nizhny Novgorod A 2–1 W
23 Apr FK Krasnodar H 1–2 L
19 Apr RFK Akhmat Grozny H 3–1 W
12 Apr FK Rostov A 1–1 D
FK Rubin Kazan
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 May FK Spartak Moskva A 1–2 L
02 May FK Baltika Kaliningrad A 1–0 W
25 Apr PFC CSKA Moskva H 0–0 D
22 Apr FK Dinamo Moskva A 1–0 W
18 Apr FK Akron Tolyatti H 1–1 D
11 Apr FK Orenburg H 0–0 D

Season Stats

FK Spartak Moskva FK Rubin Kazan
#4 Position #8
52 Points 43
30 Played 30
15 / 7 / 8 W / D / L 11 / 10 / 9
47 Scored 29
39 Conceded 30
+8 GD -1
1.73 PPG 1.43
50% Win % 37%

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
36% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

FK Spartak Moskva are 4th (52 pts). FK Rubin Kazan are 8th (43 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! FK Spartak Moskva vs FK Rubin Kazan — let the football do the talking.
  • 4' Christopher Wooh makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and FK Spartak Moskva are in front.
  • 9' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FK Spartak Moskva needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 14' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 19' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FK Spartak Moskva side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 24' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FK Spartak Moskva and FK Rubin Kazan are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 29' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 34' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Denil Maldonado.
  • 39' Nail Umyarov is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for FK Rubin Kazan tonight.
  • 44' FK Spartak Moskva is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 49' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 53' A meaty challenge results in booking for Marquinhos on 53.
  • 58' It looks surprising FK Rubin Kazan does not make any changes. Ignacio Saavedra has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 60' Pablo Solari is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 63' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Ignacio Saavedra.
  • 68' Egor Teslenko, a Russia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 73' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 3-4-3 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 78' FK Spartak Moskva are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FK Rubin Kazan backline.
  • 83' A quiet spell here at Otkrytie Arena. FK Rubin Kazan seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 84' FK Rubin Kazan receives a card for a hard tackle on 84.
  • 85' That is a card for FK Rubin Kazan. Bogdan Jocic will be fuming at that decision.
  • 90' That looks like a foul for a card for Veldin Hodza.
  • Full Time. FK Spartak Moskva beats FK Rubin Kazan

Lineups

FK Spartak Moskva Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Juan Carlos Carcedo

FK Rubin Kazan Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Franc Artiga

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Mirlind Daku 3
Jordan Larsson 3
Theo Bongonda 2
Dorde Despotovic 2
Egor Sorokin 2
Ezequiel Barco 2
Quincy Promes 1
Ivan Ignatjev 1

Head to Head

2026-05-11 FK Spartak Moskva 2–1 FK Rubin Kazan 2025-08-23 FK Rubin Kazan 0–2 FK Spartak Moskva 2025-03-09 FK Rubin Kazan 2–1 FK Spartak Moskva 2024-08-31 FK Spartak Moskva 1–0 FK Rubin Kazan 2024-05-19 FK Spartak Moskva 3–1 FK Rubin Kazan

FK Spartak Moskva Form

2026-05-11 FK Spartak Moskva 2–1 FK Rubin Kazan W 2026-05-01 PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara 2–1 FK Spartak Moskva L 2026-04-26 FK Nizhny Novgorod 1–2 FK Spartak Moskva W 2026-04-23 FK Spartak Moskva 1–2 FK Krasnodar L 2026-04-19 FK Spartak Moskva 3–1 RFK Akhmat Grozny W 2026-04-12 FK Rostov 1–1 FK Spartak Moskva D

FK Rubin Kazan Form

2026-05-11 FK Spartak Moskva 2–1 FK Rubin Kazan L 2026-05-02 FK Baltika Kaliningrad 0–1 FK Rubin Kazan W 2026-04-25 FK Rubin Kazan 0–0 PFC CSKA Moskva D 2026-04-22 FK Dinamo Moskva 0–1 FK Rubin Kazan W 2026-04-18 FK Rubin Kazan 1–1 FK Akron Tolyatti D 2026-04-11 FK Rubin Kazan 0–0 FK Orenburg D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.51 FK Spartak Moskva xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1 FK Rubin Kazan xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
FK Spartak Moskva51% Draw27% FK Rubin Kazan22%
Actual: FK Spartak Moskva win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.51
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

FK Spartak Moskva or Draw
77%
Draw or FK Rubin Kazan
49%
FK Spartak Moskva or FK Rubin Kazan
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FK Spartak Moskva33% Draw48% FK Rubin Kazan19%
Actual: FK Spartak Moskva win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.2%
1 – 0
11.2%
0 – 0
10.1%
2 – 0
9%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
7%
1 – 2
5.9%
3 – 1
4.6%
2 – 2
4.5%
3 – 0
4.5%
0 – 2
3.9%
3 – 2
2.4%

Asian Handicap — FK Spartak Moskva

Handicap FK Spartak Moskva covers Push FK Rubin Kazan covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 15% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 23% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 15% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

FK Spartak Moskva keeps clean sheet
37% ✓
FK Rubin Kazan keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.