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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

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Otkrytie Arena!
  • 5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Theo Bongonda made 194 appearances and scored 62 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 10' A moment of madness from Mikhail Ignatov on 10 minutes earns him a card. FK Spartak Moskva will be frustrated.
  • 15' It looks surprising FK Spartak Moskva does not make any changes. Anton Zinkovskiy has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 20' The travelling FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 25' 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.
  • 27' Roman Zobnin is replacing Victor Moses for the FK Spartak Moskva side.
  • 32' The deadlock is broken! Georgi Dzhikiya gets on the scoresheet on 32 minutes.
  • 37' 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.
  • 42' 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.
  • 46' Theo Bongonda gets the nod from FK Spartak Moskva. He replaces Mikhail Ignatov and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 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' 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.
  • 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' Daniil Khlusevich gets the nod from FK Spartak Moskva. He replaces Daniil Denisov and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 71' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 73' Wendel makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are in front.
  • 78' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 80' Wilmar Barrios catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 80.
  • 81' Aleksandr Sobolev puts FK Spartak Moskva on the lead.
  • 82' The crowd applauds Gustavo Mantuan as he leaves the pitch. Dmitriy Vasilyev steps in for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg.
  • 84' The supporters are chanting for Anton Zinkovskiy. He replaces Oleg Reabciuk on 84 minute.
  • 89' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 89 minutes.
  • 90' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Mateo Cassierra on 90 minutes.
  • 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
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.