FK Spartak Moskva vs FK Rubin Kazan, RFPL 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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RFPL · 2020-21

FK Spartak Moskva

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FK Rubin Kazan

Sun 28 Feb 2021 · 11:00 UTC Otkrytie Arena HT 45+5' · FT 45+5'

Y 7' Oleg Shatov

Samuel Gigot 12' Y

Victor Moses 20' Y

Y 26' Silvije Begic

Roman Zobnin 37' Y

Roman Zobnin 45' R

Y 62' Oliver Abildgaard

R 71' Oliver Abildgaard

Aleksandr Sobolev 75' Y

Georgii Dzhikiya 87' Y

Overview

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

FK Spartak Moskva 14 games · 29 pts (2026/27)
FK Rubin Kazan 14 games · 18 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Sergey Lapochkin
Referee Aleksey Amelin
Referee Rustam Mukhtarov
Referee Andrey Gurbanov
Referee Evgeny Bulanov

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg	14	31
2	FK Dinamo Moskva	14	31
3	FK Spartak Moskva	14	29
4	FK Krasnodar	14	26
5	PFC CSKA Moskva	14	26
6	FK Rostov	14	19
7	PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara	14	18
8	FK Rubin Kazan	14	18
9	FK Baltika Kaliningrad	14	17
10	FK Orenburg	14	17
11	FK Dinamo Makhachkala	14	16
12	RFK Akhmat Grozny	14	14
13	FK Akron Tolyatti	14	12
14	FK Rodina Moskva	14	12
15	FK Lokomotiv Moskva	14	11
16	FK Fakel Voronezh	14	6

Head-to-Head

FK Spartak Moskva 15 games · Avg 2.4 goals FK Rubin Kazan

Last 5 meetings

2021-02-28 FK Spartak Moskva 0–2 FK Rubin Kazan 2020-09-20 FK Rubin Kazan 0–2 FK Spartak Moskva 2020-07-22 FK Rubin Kazan 1–2 FK Spartak Moskva 2019-10-19 FK Spartak Moskva 0–0 FK Rubin Kazan 2019-04-29 FK Spartak Moskva 1–1 FK Rubin Kazan

Recent Form

FK Spartak Moskva

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Feb	FK Rubin Kazan	H	0–2	L
16 Dec	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg	A	1–3	L
12 Dec	PFK Sochi	A	0–1	L
05 Dec	FK Tambov	H	5–1	W
29 Nov	SK Rotor Volgograd	H	2–0	W
21 Nov	FK Dinamo Moskva	H	1–1	D

FK Rubin Kazan

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Feb	FK Spartak Moskva	A	2–0	W
17 Dec	RFK Akhmat Grozny	A	0–0	D
13 Dec	FK Tambov	A	1–0	W
05 Dec	FK Lokomotiv Moskva	A	1–3	L
29 Nov	PFC CSKA Moskva	H	1–0	W
22 Nov	FK Rostov	H	0–2	L

Season Stats

FK Spartak Moskva		FK Rubin Kazan
#3	Position	#8
29	Points	18
14	Played	14
9 / 2 / 3	W / D / L	4 / 6 / 4
27	Scored	14
11	Conceded	18
+16	GD	-4
2.07	PPG	1.29
64%	Win %	29%

Key Stats

53% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)

40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

44% Clean Sheets
FK Spartak Moskva this season

30% Clean Sheets
FK Rubin Kazan this season

FK Spartak Moskva are 3rd (29 pts). FK Rubin Kazan are 8th (18 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FK Spartak Moskva

0-15

–/1

16-30

3/2

31-45

3/1

46-60

1/1

61-75

2/1

76+

6/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

FK Rubin Kazan

0-15

–/1

16-30

1/2

31-45

1/1

46-60

1/1

61-75

2/3

76+

3/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FK Spartak Moskva

Manfred Ugalde	6 G
Mirlind Daku	5 G	1 A
Pablo Solari	3 G	1 A
Danil Prutsev	3 G
Ezequiel Barco	2 G	2 A

FK Rubin Kazan

Anderson Arroyo	3 G	1 A
Jacques Siwe	3 G
Bogdan Jocic	1 G
Aleksandar Jukic	1 G
Ilya Rozhkov	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds Otkrytie Arena will turn into a battlefield for FK Spartak Moskva and FK Rubin Kazan.
5' It looks surprising FK Rubin Kazan does not make any changes. Quincy Promes has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
7' FK Rubin Kazan receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 7.
12' The referee has no hesitation. Samuel Gigot is booked for FK Spartak Moskva — Yellow card on 12.
17' The 27-year-old Soltmurad Bakaev has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
20' FK Spartak Moskva receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 20.
25' A tactical swap from FK Rubin Kazan — Silvije Begic on, Aleksandr Zuev off on 25 minutes.
26' FK Rubin Kazan player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
31' FK Rubin Kazan is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
36' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
37' A meaty challenge results in booking for Roman Zobnin on 37.
42' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ayrton Lucas made 400 appearances and scored 18 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
45' Roman Zobnin catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Red card on 45.
46' Another change for FK Spartak Moskva made on 46 minute. Jorrit Hendrix leaves to be changed by Alex Kral.
51' A quiet spell here at Otkrytie Arena. FK Spartak Moskva seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
53' Magnificent from Dorde Despotovic! That is 33 goals in 347 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
58' The travelling FK Rubin Kazan supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
62' Oliver Abildgaard picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
67' Aleksandr Sobolev has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 4 goals to his name this season.
71' A moment of madness from Oliver Abildgaard on 71 minutes earns him a Red card. FK Rubin Kazan will be frustrated.
75' Controversy at the stadium! Aleksandr Sobolev argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
80' Russia international Ilya Samoshnikov has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
81' FK Spartak Moskva make a change. Pavel Maslov trudges off to be replaced by Zelimkhan Bakaev on 81 minutes.
85' A change in the FK Rubin Kazan ranks — Denis Makarov exits the field as Soltmurad Bakaev enters on 85.
87' That is a Yellow card for FK Spartak Moskva. Georgii Dzhikiya will be fuming at that decision.
89' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Dorde Despotovic makes it 0-2.
Full Time. FK Rubin Kazan beats FK Spartak Moskva

Lineups

FK Spartak Moskva Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Domenico Tedesco

FK Rubin Kazan Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Leonid Slutsky

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Mirlind Daku	3
Jordan Larsson	3
Dorde Despotovic	2
Egor Sorokin	2
Ezequiel Barco	2
Pablo Solari	2
Mirlind Daku	2
Theo Bongonda	2

Head to Head

FK Spartak Moskva Form

2021-02-28 FK Spartak Moskva 0–2 FK Rubin Kazan L 2020-12-16 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 3–1 FK Spartak Moskva L 2020-12-12 PFK Sochi 1–0 FK Spartak Moskva L 2020-12-05 FK Spartak Moskva 5–1 FK Tambov W 2020-11-29 FK Spartak Moskva 2–0 SK Rotor Volgograd W 2020-11-21 FK Spartak Moskva 1–1 FK Dinamo Moskva D

FK Rubin Kazan Form

2021-02-28 FK Spartak Moskva 0–2 FK Rubin Kazan W 2020-12-17 RFK Akhmat Grozny 0–0 FK Rubin Kazan D 2020-12-13 FK Tambov 0–1 FK Rubin Kazan W 2020-12-05 FK Lokomotiv Moskva 3–1 FK Rubin Kazan L 2020-11-29 FK Rubin Kazan 1–0 PFC CSKA Moskva W 2020-11-22 FK Rubin Kazan 0–2 FK Rostov L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.63 FK Spartak Moskva xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.79 FK Rubin Kazan xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 57% + Under — clean sheet likely 55%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

FK Spartak Moskva50% Draw28% FK Rubin Kazan22%

Actual: FK Rubin Kazan win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes45% 0% No55%

Avg goals/match: 2.42

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	70%	30%
± 2.5	43%	57%
± 3.5	23%	77%
± 4.5	11%	89%

Double Chance

FK Spartak Moskva or Draw

78%

Draw or FK Rubin Kazan

50%

FK Spartak Moskva or FK Rubin Kazan

72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

FK Spartak Moskva38% Draw48% FK Rubin Kazan14%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

13.5%

1 – 1

12.2%

2 – 0

11.5%

0 – 0

10.9%

2 – 1

3 – 0

6.1%

0 – 1

3 – 1

1 – 2

4.3%

2 – 2

3.6%

0 – 2

Actual

4 – 0

2.5%

Asian Handicap — FK Spartak Moskva

Handicap	FK Spartak Moskva covers	Push	FK Rubin Kazan covers
-2.5	13%	—	87%
-2	13%	17%	69%
-1.5	31%	—	69%
-1	31%	25%	44%
-0.5	56%	—	44%
+0.5	83%	—	17%
+1	83%	11%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

FK Spartak Moskva keeps clean sheet

46% ✓

FK Rubin Kazan keeps clean sheet

20% ✗

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