FK Spartak Moskva vs FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

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RFPL · 2018-19

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FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Sun 17 Mar 2019 · 16:00 UTC Otkrytie Arena HT 45' · FT 45'

Georgii Dzhikiya 34' Y

Y 45' Igor Smolnikov

Y 55' Sardar Azmoun

Roman Zobnin 57' Y

Denis Glushakov 61' Y

Sofiane Hanni 86' Y

Y 90' Wilmar Barrios

Overview

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FK Spartak Moskva vs FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg — RFPL at Otkrytie Arena.

FK Spartak Moskva 30 games · 52 pts (2025/26)
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 30 games · 68 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Valery Danchenko
Referee Maksim Gavrilin
Referee Vladimir Moskalev
Referee Aleksey Matyunin

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

FK Spartak Moskva 16 games · Avg 2.6 goals FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Last 5 meetings

2019-03-17 FK Spartak Moskva 1–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2018-09-02 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 0–0 FK Spartak Moskva

Recent Form

FK Spartak Moskva

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Mar	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg	H	1–1	D
10 Mar	FK Dinamo Moskva	A	1–0	W
03 Mar	FK Krasnodar	H	1–1	D
13 Dec	Villarreal CF	A	0–2	L
08 Dec	FK Dinamo Makhachkala	A	3–0	W
02 Dec	FK Lokomotiv Moskva	H	2–1	W

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Mar	FK Spartak Moskva	A	1–1	D
14 Mar	Villarreal CF	A	1–2	L
10 Mar	FK Ufa	H	2–1	W
07 Mar	Villarreal CF	H	1–3	L
02 Mar	FK Ural	A	1–0	W
21 Feb	Fenerbahce SK	H	3–1	W

Season Stats

FK Spartak Moskva		FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
#4	Position	#1
52	Points	68
30	Played	30
15 / 7 / 8	W / D / L	20 / 8 / 2
47	Scored	53
39	Conceded	19
+8	GD	+34
1.73	PPG	2.27
50%	Win %	67%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

23% Clean Sheets
FK Spartak Moskva this season

50% Clean Sheets
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg this season

FK Spartak Moskva are 4th (52 pts). FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are 1st (68 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

0-15

3/1

16-30

2/–

31-45

–/1

46-60

5/–

61-75

–/2

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for FK Spartak Moskva to score. At the same time, FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' With 0 assists to his name this season, Yaroslav Rakitskii is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FK Spartak Moskva.
10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
13' What composure from Denis Glushakov! The Russia international strokes it home. 1-0.
18' Artem Dzyuba has been relatively quiet despite scoring 114 goals in his last 105 appearances.
23' 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.
27' Against the run of play, Wilmar Barrios has scored! This game has turned on its head.
32' Sofiane Hanni has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 30 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
34' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Georgiy Dzhikiya.
39' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
44' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
45' Igor Smolnikov is having his name booked by the referee on 45.
50' It looks like no one’s ball. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
55' The referee has no hesitation. Sardar Azmoun is booked for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg — Yellow card on 55.
56' Christian Noboa makes way for Sebastian Driussi at the 56 minute mark. A tactical switch from FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg.
57' Roman Zobnin catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 57.
61' The referee shows FK Spartak Moskva player a Yellow card on 61.
66' Supporters expect more eagerness from Aleksandr Selikhov, as he is very good at scoring at Otkrytie Arena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
71' It looks surprising FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg does not make any changes. Nikolai Rasskazov has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
73' Fresh legs for FK Spartak Moskva! Maksim Glushenkov comes on to replace Aleksandr Tashaev.
74' Oleg Shatov has so much to prove this time. He replaces Sardar Azmoun on 74 minute.
79' Aleksandr Lomovitski gets the nod from FK Spartak Moskva. He replaces Lorenzo Melgarejo and will look to change the dynamic.
84' Georgii Dzhikiya, a Russia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
85' The FK Spartak Moskva manager makes a substitution. Denis Glushakov departs to be replaced by Nail Umiarov.
86' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Sofiane Hanni.
87' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Magomed Ozdoev is hanging Emiliano Rigoni on the field on 87 minute.
90' Controversy at the stadium! Wilmar Barrios argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
Game over. The scoreline of 1-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

FK Spartak Moskva Lineups

Starting XI

6
Ayrton Lucas
47
Roman Zobnin
14
Georgii Dzhikiya
57
Aleksandr Selikhov
29
Ilya Kutepov
8
Denis Glushakov C ↓ Nail Umyarov 85'
88
Aleksandr Tashaev ↓ Maksim Glushenkov 73'
94
Sofiane Hanni
92
Nikolai Rasskazov
25
Lorenzo Melgarejo ↓ Aleksandr Lomovitski 79'
12
Luiz Adriano

Bench

Coach Oleg Kononov

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Lineups

Starting XI

24
Emiliano Rigoni ↓ Magomed Ozdoev 87'
99
Andrei Lunev
19
Igor Smolnikov
14
Daler Kuzyaev
22
Artem Dzyuba
6
Branislav Ivanovic C
25
Wilmar Barrios
44
Yaroslav Rakitskii
18
Yuri Zhirkov
16
Christian Noboa ↓ Sebastian Driussi 56'
7
Sardar Azmoun ↓ Oleg Shatov 74'

Bench

Coach Sergei Semak

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Andrei Mostovoi	6
Sardar Azmoun	5
Quincy Promes	3
Aleksandr Sobolev	3
Aleksandr Erokhin	3
Artem Dzyuba	3
Claudinho	2
Dejan Lovren	2

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

0.93 FK Spartak Moskva xG

Expected Goals

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

1.29 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg xG

I would bet for: FK Spartak Moskva or FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 70% + Under 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

FK Spartak Moskva32% Draw30% FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg38%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes45% 0% No55%

Avg goals/match: 2.22

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	87%	13%
± 1.5	65%	35%
± 2.5	38%	62%
± 3.5	19%	81%
± 4.5	8%	92%

Double Chance

FK Spartak Moskva or Draw

62%

Draw or FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

68%

FK Spartak Moskva or FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

FK Spartak Moskva19% Draw52% FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg29%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

13.2%

0 – 1

12.9%

1 – 0

8.9%

0 – 2

8.7%

1 – 2

8.1%

2 – 1

5.8%

2 – 0

4.5%

2 – 2

3.9%

0 – 3

3.7%

1 – 3

3.6%

3 – 1

1.8%

Asian Handicap — FK Spartak Moskva

Handicap	FK Spartak Moskva covers	Push	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	7%	91%
-1.5	9%	—	91%
-1	9%	16%	75%
-0.5	25%	—	75%
+0.5	57%	—	43%
+1	57%	23%	20%
+1.5	80%	—	20%
+2	80%	13%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

FK Spartak Moskva keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg keeps clean sheet

40% ✓

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

FK Spartak Moskva vs FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

FK Spartak Moskva Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

FK Spartak Moskva Form

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — FK Spartak Moskva

Clean Sheet