FK Spartak Moskva vs FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg, RFPL 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

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RFPL · 2019-20

FK Spartak Moskva

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FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Sun 1 Sep 2019 · 16:00 UTC HT 45+6' · FT 45+4'

Ayaz Guliev 3' Y

Ayrton Lucas 15' Y

Y 27' Magomed Ozdoev

Y 44' Emiliano Rigoni

Y 54' Yuri Zhirkov

Y 61' Branislav Ivanovic

Y 65' Douglas Santos

Overview

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FK Spartak Moskva vs FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg — RFPL .

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

Match Details

Referee Maksim Gavrilin
Referee Adlan Khatuev
Referee Mikhail Vilkov
Referee Vitaly Meshkov
Referee Pavel Kukuyan

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

2019-09-01 FK Spartak Moskva 0–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 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
01 Sep	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg	H	0–1	L
29 Aug	Sporting Clube de Braga	H	1–2	L
25 Aug	PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara	A	2–1	W
22 Aug	Sporting Clube de Braga	A	0–1	L
19 Aug	PFC CSKA Moskva	H	2–1	W
15 Aug	FC Thun	H	2–1	W

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Sep	FK Spartak Moskva	A	1–0	W
24 Aug	FK Ufa	A	0–1	L
17 Aug	RFK Akhmat Grozny	H	0–0	D
10 Aug	FK Dinamo Moskva	A	2–0	W
03 Aug	FK Krasnodar	H	1–1	D
28 Jul	FK Orenburg	A	2–0	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' That's the starting whistle at . Ninety minutes of football awaits between FK Spartak Moskva and FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg.
3' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Ayaz Guliev.
8' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
13' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
15' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ayrton Lucas on 15.
20' FK Spartak Moskva have won 409 goals from 350 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
25' FK Spartak Moskva started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 25.
27' Controversy at the stadium! Magomed Ozdoev argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
32' 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.
37' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
41' Against the run of play, Yurii Zhirkov has scored! This game has turned on its head.
44' A meaty challenge results in booking for Emiliano Rigoni on 44.
46' The whistle greets Emiliano Rigoni as he departs to be replaced by Aleksandr Erokhin.
51' A quiet spell here at . FK Spartak Moskva seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
54' The referee shows FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg player a Yellow card on 54.
59' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Oleg Shatov made 394 appearances and scored 11 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
61' It’s a booking for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg player. Branislav Ivanovic gets a Yellow card.
64' The FK Spartak Moskva manager makes a substitution. Jordan Larsson departs to be replaced by Ezequiel Ponce.
65' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Douglas Santos.
70' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg winning 50% of all matches.
74' Time for substitution for FK Spartak Moskva. Ayaz Guliev is replaced by Nail Umyarov.
76' Oleg Shatov gets the nod from FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg. He replaces Sardar Azmoun and will look to change the dynamic.
81' FK Spartak Moskva is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
83' The supporters are chanting for Lorenzo Melgarejo. He replaces Zelimkhan Bakaev on 83 minute.
85' Time for substitution for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg. Yurii Zhirkov is replaced by Daler Kuzyaev.
90' Andre Schurrle, a Germany , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg players.

Lineups

FK Spartak Moskva Lineups

Starting XI

8
Guus Til
6
Ayrton Lucas
20
Andre Schurrle
7
Ayaz Guliev ↓ Nail Umyarov 74'
47
Roman Zobnin
14
Georgii Dzhikiya C
10
Zelimkhan Bakaev ↓ Lorenzo Melgarejo 83'
2
Samuel Gigot
98
Aleksandr Maksimenko
92
Nikolai Rasskazov
23
Jordan Larsson ↓ Ezequiel Ponce 64'

Bench

Coach Oleg Kononov

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Lineups

Starting XI

3
Douglas Santos
10
Emiliano Rigoni ↓ Aleksandr Erokhin 46'
99
Andrei Lunev
19
Igor Smolnikov
22
Artem Dzyuba
6
Branislav Ivanovic C
5
Wilmar Barrios
44
Yaroslav Rakitskii
18
Yuri Zhirkov ↓ Daler Kuzyaev 85'
27
Magomed Ozdoev
7
Sardar Azmoun ↓ Oleg Shatov 76'

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

3 / 4

0.72 FK Spartak Moskva xG

Expected Goals

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

1.38 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 65% + Under — clean sheet likely 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FK Spartak Moskva23% Draw30% FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg47%

Actual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes40% 0% No60%

Avg goals/match: 2.1

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	86%	14%
± 1.5	62%	38%
± 2.5	35%	65%
± 3.5	17%	83%
± 4.5	7%	93%

Double Chance

FK Spartak Moskva or Draw

53%

Draw or FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

77%

FK Spartak Moskva or FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

FK Spartak Moskva14% Draw52% FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg34%

Actual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

14.4%

1 – 1

13%

0 – 2

11.2%

1 – 2

8.2%

1 – 0

7.6%

0 – 3

5.1%

2 – 1

4.2%

1 – 3

3.9%

2 – 2

3.1%

2 – 0

0 – 4

1.8%

Asian Handicap — FK Spartak Moskva

Handicap	FK Spartak Moskva covers	Push	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	4%	95%
-1.5	5%	—	95%
-1	5%	13%	82%
-0.5	18%	—	82%
+0.5	49%	—	51%
+1	49%	26%	25%
+1.5	75%	—	25%
+2	75%	16%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

Clean Sheet

FK Spartak Moskva keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg keeps clean sheet

49% ✗

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, RFPL 2019-20 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