Saturday , 14 November 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 14 31
2 FK Dinamo Moskva 14 31
3 FK Spartak Moskva 14 29
4 FK Krasnodar 14 26
5 PFC CSKA Moskva 14 26
6 FK Rostov 14 19
7 PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara 14 18
8 FK Rubin Kazan 14 18
9 FK Baltika Kaliningrad 14 17
10 FK Orenburg 14 17
11 FK Dinamo Makhachkala 14 16
12 RFK Akhmat Grozny 14 14
13 FK Akron Tolyatti 14 12
14 FK Rodina Moskva 14 12
15 FK Lokomotiv Moskva 14 11
16 FK Fakel Voronezh 14 6

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
#3 Position #1
29 Points 31
14 Played 14
9 / 2 / 3 W / D / L 10 / 1 / 3
27 Scored 32
11 Conceded 15
+16 GD +17
2.07 PPG 2.21
64% Win % 71%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
44% Clean Sheets
FK Spartak Moskva this season
33% Clean Sheets
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg this season

FK Spartak Moskva are 3rd (29 pts). FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are 1st (31 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FK Spartak Moskva
0-15
–/1
16-30
3/2
31-45
3/1
46-60
1/1
61-75
2/1
76+
6/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
0-15
2/–
16-30
2/2
31-45
2/1
46-60
4/1
61-75
4/1
76+
4/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FK Spartak Moskva
Manfred Ugalde 6 G
Mirlind Daku 5 G 1 A
Pablo Solari 3 G 1 A
Danil Prutsev 3 G
Ezequiel Barco 2 G 2 A
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
Maksim Glushenkov 10 G 5 A
Aleksandr Sobolev 10 G 2 A
Jhon Jhon 2 G 1 A
Felipe Augusto 2 G
Gustavo Mantuan 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg get us underway at Otkrytie Arena.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' FK Spartak Moskva receives a card for a hard tackle on 10.
  • 15' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FK Spartak Moskva and FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 20' FK Spartak Moskva started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
  • 25' Netherlands international Quincy Promes has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 27' Victor Moses makes way for Roman Zobnin at the 27 minute mark. A tactical switch from FK Spartak Moskva.
  • 32' A goal from the Russia international Georgi Dzhikiya! He fires home on 32 to make it 1-0!
  • 37' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 42' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 46' Time for substitution for FK Spartak Moskva. Mikhail Ignatov is replaced by Theo Bongonda.
  • 51' The energy levels are beginning to show. Sergey Semak might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 56' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 61' It’s high time Sergey Semak made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 66' The FK Spartak Moskva manager makes a substitution. Daniil Denisov departs to be replaced by Daniil Khlusevich.
  • 71' Over 71 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 73' Against the run of play, Wendel has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 78' Jesus Medina needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 80' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Wilmar Barrios.
  • 81' Magnificent from Aleksandr Sobolev! That is 79 goals in 218 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 82' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg make a change. Gustavo Mantuan trudges off to be replaced by Dmitriy Vasilyev on 82 minutes.
  • 84' It is a substitution in FK Spartak Moskva team. Oleg Reabciuk is replaced by Anton Zinkovskiy on 84 minute.
  • 89' 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.
  • 90' That looks like a foul for a card for Mateo Cassierra.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 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
Aleksandr Sobolev 3
Aleksandr Erokhin 3
Artem Dzyuba 3
Quincy Promes 3
Dejan Lovren 2
Christopher Martins 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
3 / 4
1.52 FK Spartak Moskva xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.97 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 67% + Over 2.5 goals 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FK Spartak Moskva29% Draw25% FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg46%
Actual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes67% 0% No33%
Avg goals/match: 3.49
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 67%
33%
± 3.5 46%
54%
± 4.5 27%
73%

Double Chance

FK Spartak Moskva or Draw
54%
Draw or FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
71%
FK Spartak Moskva or FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FK Spartak Moskva24% Draw41% FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg35%
Actual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10%
1 – 2
8.7%
2 – 1
6.7%
2 – 2
6.5%
0 – 2
5.9%
1 – 3
Actual
0 – 1
5.4%
0 – 0
4.4%
2 – 3
4.3%
1 – 0
4%
0 – 3
3.8%
2 – 0
3.6%

Asian Handicap — FK Spartak Moskva

Handicap FK Spartak Moskva covers Push FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 9% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 15% 71%
-0.5 29% — 71%
+0.5 53% — 47%
+1 53% 20% 27%
+1.5 73% — 27%
+2 73% 14% 13%
+2.5 87% — 13%

Clean Sheet

FK Spartak Moskva keeps clean sheet
15% ✓
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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