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

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RFPL · 2022-23

FK Spartak Moskva

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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

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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

2022-09-04 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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

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' And we are off! FK Spartak Moskva vs FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg — let the football do the talking.
5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FK Spartak Moskva and FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
10' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
15' The energy levels are beginning to show. Sergey Semak might look to freshen things up shortly.
20' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
21' Aleksandr Sobolev is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 4 goals this season for the .
26' FK Spartak Moskva started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 26.
31' 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.
36' FK Spartak Moskva are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
41' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
42' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
47' The travelling FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
48' What a moment for Dejan Lovren! That strike on 48 puts his side firmly in control.
52' Another change for FK Spartak Moskva made on 52 minute. Ruslan Litvinov leaves to be changed by Nail Umyarov.
57' With 1 assists to his name this season, Mateo Cassierra is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FK Spartak Moskva.
60' The Russia Andrei Mostovoi breaks the deadlock on 60 minutes. 1-2!
62' The referee has no hesitation. Rodrigao is booked for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg — Yellow card on 62.
63' The FK Spartak Moskva bench stirs into life. Danil Denisov is withdrawn and Maciej Rybus gets his opportunity.
64' Danil Prutsev has so much to prove this time. He replaces Christopher Martins on 64 minute.
66' Another substitution for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg to replace Andrei Mostovoi by Ivan Sergeev on 66 minute.
71' FK Spartak Moskva make a change. Aleksandr Sobolev trudges off to be replaced by Shamar Nicholson on 71 minutes.
76' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
81' Zelimkhan Bakaev is ready to make an impact after coming on for Malcom at the 81 minute mark.
86' Malcom has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 12 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
90' The referee shows FK Spartak Moskva player a Yellow card on 90.
With this win, FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

FK Spartak Moskva Lineups

Starting XI

35
Christopher Martins ↓ Danil Prutsev 64'
10
Quincy Promes
47
Roman Zobnin
14
Georgii Dzhikiya
23
Nikita Chernov
82
Daniil Khlusevich
98
Aleksandr Maksimenko
22
Mikhail Ignatov ↓ Keita Balde 52'
7
Aleksandr Sobolev ↓ Shamar Nicholson 71'
68
Ruslan Litvinov ↓ Nail Umyarov 52'
97
Danil Denisov ↓ Maciej Rybus 63'

Bench

Coach Guillermo Abascal

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

2022-09-04 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.