FK Spartak Moskva vs FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg, RFPL 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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RFPL · 2021-22

FK Spartak Moskva

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FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Sun 15 May 2022 · 13:30 UTC Otkrytiye Arena HT 45' · FT 45'

Aleksandr Sobolev 50' Y

Aleksandr Sobolev 51' Y

Victor Moses 85' Y

Daniil Khlusevich 88' Y

Georgii Dzhikiya 90' Y

Overview

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

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

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

Last 5 meetings

2022-05-15 FK Spartak Moskva 1–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2021-10-24 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 7–1 FK Spartak Moskva 2020-12-16 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 3–1 FK Spartak Moskva 2020-10-03 FK Spartak Moskva 1–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2019-12-01 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 1–0 FK Spartak Moskva

Recent Form

FK Spartak Moskva

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 May	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg	H	1–1	D
07 May	FK Ural	A	3–1	W
01 May	PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara	H	2–1	W
24 Apr	FK Rostov	A	2–3	L
16 Apr	FK Rubin Kazan	H	1–1	D
10 Apr	PFK Arsenal Tula	H	3–0	W

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 May	FK Spartak Moskva	A	1–1	D
07 May	FK Khimki	H	1–0	W
30 Apr	FK Lokomotiv Moskva	H	3–1	W
25 Apr	FK Krasnodar	A	3–1	W
16 Apr	FK Ural	H	3–1	W
09 Apr	RFK Akhmat Grozny	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' The wait is over. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg get us underway at Otkrytiye Arena.
5' With 0 assists to his name this season, Daler Kuzyaev is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg.
10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Paolo Vanoli might look to freshen things up shortly.
15' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FK Spartak Moskva side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
20' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Nuraly Alip suffering a number of foals already.
25' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
30' 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.
35' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
40' FK Spartak Moskva are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg's shape.
45' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
49' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Aleksandr Sobolev makes no mistake. 1-0!
50' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Aleksandr Sobolev.
51' Aleksandr Sobolev is having his name booked by the referee on 51.
56' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
60' Another change for FK Spartak Moskva made on 60 minute. Mikhail Ignatov leaves to be changed by Samuel Gigot.
62' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg ring the changes. Yuri Alberto has done his job and it is now time for Artem Dzyuba to step up.
63' The FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg manager makes a substitution. Nuraly Alip departs to be replaced by Danil Krugovoi.
68' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
71' Andrei Mostovoi is ready to make an impact after coming on for Claudinho at the 71 minute mark.
72' It is a substitution in FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg team. Wendel is replaced by Magomed Ozdoev on 72 minute.
76' A change in the FK Spartak Moskva ranks — Aleksandr Sobolev exits the field as Shamar Nicholson enters on 76.
81' A quiet spell here at Otkrytiye Arena. FK Spartak Moskva seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
82' Aleksandr Erokhin is replacing Ivan Sergeev for the FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg side.
85' Victor Moses catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 85.
85' A tactical swap from FK Spartak Moskva — Zelimkhan Bakaev on, Quincy Promes off on 85 minutes.
88' The referee shows FK Spartak Moskva player a Yellow card on 88.
90' FK Spartak Moskva receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
1-1 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

FK Spartak Moskva Lineups

Starting XI

8
Victor Moses ↓ Roman Zobnin 85'
17
Christopher Martins
24
Quincy Promes ↓ Zelimkhan Bakaev 85'
14
Georgii Dzhikiya
26
Daniil Khlusevich
57
Aleksandr Selikhov
92
Nikolai Rasskazov
22
Mikhail Ignatov ↓ Samuel Gigot 60'
7
Aleksandr Sobolev ↓ Shamar Nicholson 76'
25
Danil Prutsev
68
Ruslan Litvinov

Bench

Coach Paolo Vanoli

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sergey Semak

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

FK Spartak Moskva Form

2022-05-15 FK Spartak Moskva 1–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg D 2022-05-07 FK Ural 1–3 FK Spartak Moskva W 2022-05-01 FK Spartak Moskva 2–1 PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara W 2022-04-24 FK Rostov 3–2 FK Spartak Moskva L 2022-04-16 FK Spartak Moskva 1–1 FK Rubin Kazan D 2022-04-10 FK Spartak Moskva 3–0 PFK Arsenal Tula W

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Form

2022-05-15 FK Spartak Moskva 1–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg D 2022-05-07 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 1–0 FK Khimki W 2022-04-30 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 3–1 FK Lokomotiv Moskva W 2022-04-25 FK Krasnodar 1–3 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg W 2022-04-16 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 3–1 FK Ural W 2022-04-09 RFK Akhmat Grozny 0–2 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

0.99 FK Spartak Moskva xG

Expected Goals

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

1.81 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong

FK Spartak Moskva24% Draw27% FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg49%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 2.8

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	52%	48%
± 3.5	31%	69%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

FK Spartak Moskva or Draw

51%

Draw or FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

76%

FK Spartak Moskva or FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

FK Spartak Moskva16% Draw45% FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg39%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

0 – 1

10.2%

0 – 2

9.8%

1 – 2

9.5%

0 – 0

7.9%

0 – 3

5.8%

1 – 3

5.8%

2 – 1

5.2%

1 – 0

5.1%

2 – 2

4.7%

2 – 3

2.9%

2 – 0

2.9%

Asian Handicap — FK Spartak Moskva

Handicap	FK Spartak Moskva covers	Push	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	5%	93%
-1.5	7%	—	93%
-1	7%	12%	81%
-0.5	19%	—	81%
+0.5	45%	—	55%
+1	45%	23%	32%
+1.5	68%	—	32%
+2	68%	17%	15%
+2.5	85%	—	15%

Clean Sheet

FK Spartak Moskva keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg keeps clean sheet

38% ✓

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