Thursday , 2 July 2026

FK Spartak Moskva vs FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg, RFPL 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

RFPL · 2023-24
FK Spartak Moskva
1 – 3
Full Time
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
Sun 20 Aug 2023 · 16:30 UTC Otkrytie Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
Mikhail Ignatov 10' Y
Y 80' Wilmar Barrios
Y 90' Mateo Cassierra

Overview

Match Preview

FK Spartak Moskva vs FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg — RFPL at Otkrytie 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
2023-08-20 FK Spartak Moskva 1–3 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2023-05-07 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 3–2 FK Spartak Moskva 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

Recent Form

FK Spartak Moskva
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Aug FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg H 1–3 L
11 Aug FK Ural A 2–3 L
05 Aug FK Rubin Kazan A 4–1 W
31 Jul FK Baltika Kaliningrad H 2–1 W
23 Jul FK Orenburg H 3–2 W
03 Jun PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara A 0–1 L
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Aug FK Spartak Moskva A 3–1 W
13 Aug FK Fakel Voronezh H 2–0 W
06 Aug FK Dinamo Moskva H 2–3 L
29 Jul FK Rostov A 1–1 D
22 Jul FK Nizhny Novgorod A 2–0 W
03 Jun FK Fakel Voronezh H 1–0 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 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' Aleksandr Sobolev, a Russia , has 1 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 10' That looks like a foul for a card for Mikhail Ignatov.
  • 15' The energy levels are beginning to show. Sergey Semak might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 20' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg have won 534 goals from 394 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 25' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 27' The supporters are chanting for Roman Zobnin. He replaces Victor Moses on 27 minute.
  • 32' The Russia Georgi Dzhikiya breaks the deadlock on 32 minutes. 1-0!
  • 37' Over 37 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 42' 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 Daniil Khlusevich suffering a number of foals already.
  • 46' Another substitution for FK Spartak Moskva to replace Mikhail Ignatov by Theo Bongonda on 46 minute.
  • 51' 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.
  • 56' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
  • 61' 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.
  • 66' FK Spartak Moskva ring the changes. Daniil Denisov has done his job and it is now time for Daniil Khlusevich to step up.
  • 71' The home supporters are growing impatient. FK Spartak Moskva must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 73' What a strike from Wendel! The score is 1-1.
  • 78' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 80' Wilmar Barrios is having his name booked by the referee on 80.
  • 81' What composure from Aleksandr Sobolev! The Russia international strokes it home. 2-1.
  • 82' Dmitriy Vasilyev is ready to make an impact after coming on for Gustavo Mantuan at the 82 minute mark.
  • 84' Fresh legs for FK Spartak Moskva! Anton Zinkovskiy comes on to replace Oleg Reabciuk.
  • 89' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 89 minutes.
  • 90' Mateo Cassierra catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 90.
  • The final score is 1-3.

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
Quincy Promes 3
Aleksandr Sobolev 3
Aleksandr Erokhin 3
Artem Dzyuba 3
Claudinho 2
Dejan Lovren 2

Head to Head

2023-08-20 FK Spartak Moskva 1–3 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2023-05-07 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 3–2 FK Spartak Moskva 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

FK Spartak Moskva Form

2023-08-20 FK Spartak Moskva 1–3 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg L 2023-08-11 FK Ural 3–2 FK Spartak Moskva L 2023-08-05 FK Rubin Kazan 1–4 FK Spartak Moskva W 2023-07-31 FK Spartak Moskva 2–1 FK Baltika Kaliningrad W 2023-07-23 FK Spartak Moskva 3–2 FK Orenburg W 2023-06-03 PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara 1–0 FK Spartak Moskva L

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Form

2023-08-20 FK Spartak Moskva 1–3 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg W 2023-08-13 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2–0 FK Fakel Voronezh W 2023-08-06 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2–3 FK Dinamo Moskva L 2023-07-29 FK Rostov 1–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg D 2023-07-22 FK Nizhny Novgorod 0–2 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg W 2023-06-03 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 1–0 FK Fakel Voronezh W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.1 FK Spartak Moskva xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.2 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 63% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FK Spartak Moskva21% Draw23% FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg56%
Actual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 3.3
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 63%
37%
± 3.5 41%
59%
± 4.5 24%
76%

Double Chance

FK Spartak Moskva or Draw
44%
Draw or FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
79%
FK Spartak Moskva or FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FK Spartak Moskva16% Draw40% FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg44%
Actual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.7%
1 – 2
9.5%
0 – 2
8.9%
0 – 1
7.6%
1 – 3
Actual
0 – 3
6.4%
2 – 2
5.2%
0 – 0
5.2%
2 – 1
4.7%
1 – 4
3.9%
2 – 3
3.8%
0 – 4
3.5%

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% 11% 83%
-0.5 17% — 83%
+0.5 39% — 61%
+1 39% 22% 39%
+1.5 61% — 39%
+2 61% 18% 21%
+2.5 79% — 21%

Clean Sheet

FK Spartak Moskva keeps clean sheet
12% ✓
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg keeps clean sheet
34% ✓

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