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FK Spartak Moskva vs FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg, RFPL 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

RFPL · 2022-23
FK Spartak Moskva
1 – 2
Full Time
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
Sun 4 Sep 2022 · 17:00 UTC Otkrytiye Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 42' Wendel
Quincy Promes 42' Y
Y 62' Rodrigao
Maciej Rybus 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

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FK Spartak Moskva 16 games · Avg 2.6 goals FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
Last 5 meetings
2022-09-04 FK Spartak Moskva 1–2 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 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

Recent Form

FK Spartak Moskva
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Sep FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg H 1–2 L
27 Aug FK Fakel Voronezh A 4–1 W
20 Aug FK Dinamo Moskva A 0–1 L
14 Aug PFK Sochi H 3–0 W
06 Aug FK Ural A 2–0 W
31 Jul FK Orenburg H 4–1 W
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Sep FK Spartak Moskva A 2–1 W
28 Aug FK Ural A 4–0 W
21 Aug FK Torpedo Moskva H 2–0 W
13 Aug PFC CSKA Moskva H 2–1 W
06 Aug RFK Akhmat Grozny A 0–0 D
30 Jul FK Lokomotiv Moskva H 5–0 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

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between FK Spartak Moskva and FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg is underway.
  • 5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Daler Kuzyaev, as he is very good at scoring at Otkrytiye Arena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' 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.
  • 21' The deadlock is broken! Aleksandr Sobolev gets on the scoresheet on 21 minutes.
  • 26' FK Spartak Moskva are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 31' Both keepers have barely been tested. FK Spartak Moskva and FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 36' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
  • 41' With 1 assists to his name this season, Vyacheslav Karavaev is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg.
  • 42' Wendel catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 42.
  • 47' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 48' The Croatia Dejan Lovren breaks the deadlock on 48 minutes. 1-1!
  • 52' Another substitution for FK Spartak Moskva to replace Ruslan Litvinov by Nail Umyarov on 52 minute.
  • 57' FK Spartak Moskva currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 60' Goal! Andrei Mostovoi scores his 38 goal in 394 matches.
  • 62' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Rodrigao.
  • 63' FK Spartak Moskva ring the changes. Danil Denisov has done his job and it is now time for Maciej Rybus to step up.
  • 64' FK Spartak Moskva make a change. Christopher Martins trudges off to be replaced by Danil Prutsev on 64 minutes.
  • 66' The FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg manager makes a substitution. Andrei Mostovoi departs to be replaced by Ivan Sergeev.
  • 71' The FK Spartak Moskva manager makes a substitution. Aleksandr Sobolev departs to be replaced by Shamar Nicholson.
  • 76' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Shamar Nicholson made 8 appearances and scored 47 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 81' Zelimkhan Bakaev is ready to make an impact after coming on for Malcom at the 81 minute mark.
  • 86' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Maciej Rybus.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

FK Spartak Moskva Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Guillermo Abascal

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sergey Semak

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2022-09-04 FK Spartak Moskva 1–2 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 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

FK Spartak Moskva Form

2022-09-04 FK Spartak Moskva 1–2 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg L 2022-08-27 FK Fakel Voronezh 1–4 FK Spartak Moskva W 2022-08-20 FK Dinamo Moskva 1–0 FK Spartak Moskva L 2022-08-14 FK Spartak Moskva 3–0 PFK Sochi W 2022-08-06 FK Ural 0–2 FK Spartak Moskva W 2022-07-31 FK Spartak Moskva 4–1 FK Orenburg W

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Form

2022-09-04 FK Spartak Moskva 1–2 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg W 2022-08-28 FK Ural 0–4 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg W 2022-08-21 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2–0 FK Torpedo Moskva W 2022-08-13 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2–1 PFC CSKA Moskva W 2022-08-06 RFK Akhmat Grozny 0–0 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg D 2022-07-30 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 5–0 FK Lokomotiv Moskva W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.08 FK Spartak Moskva xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.98 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 58% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FK Spartak Moskva23% Draw25% FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg52%
Actual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 3.06
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

FK Spartak Moskva or Draw
48%
Draw or FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
77%
FK Spartak Moskva or FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FK Spartak Moskva17% Draw42% FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg41%
Actual: FK Spartak Moskva win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.9%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
9.1%
0 – 1
8.6%
0 – 0
6.3%
1 – 3
6.3%
0 – 3
5.8%
2 – 1
5.2%
2 – 2
5.2%
1 – 0
4.3%
2 – 3
3.5%
1 – 4
3.2%

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 43% — 57%
+1 43% 22% 34%
+1.5 66% — 34%
+2 66% 17% 17%
+2.5 83% — 17%

Clean Sheet

FK Spartak Moskva keeps clean sheet
15% ✓
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg keeps clean sheet
35% ✓

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