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

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RFPL · 2023-24

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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

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

FK Spartak Moskva 9 games · 19 pts (2026/27)
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 9 games · 18 pts (2026/27)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FK Krasnodar	9	21
2	FK Dinamo Moskva	9	19
3	PFC CSKA Moskva	9	19
4	FK Spartak Moskva	9	19
5	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg	9	18
6	FK Rubin Kazan	9	12
7	FK Dinamo Makhachkala	9	12
8	FK Baltika Kaliningrad	9	11
9	PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara	9	11
10	RFK Akhmat Grozny	9	10
11	FK Orenburg	9	9
12	FK Akron Tolyatti	9	8
13	FK Rostov	9	8
14	FK Lokomotiv Moskva	9	7
15	FK Rodina Moskva	9	5
16	FK Fakel Voronezh	9	3

Head-to-Head

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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	#5
19	Points	18
9	Played	9
6 / 1 / 2	W / D / L	6 / 0 / 3
16	Scored	19
7	Conceded	9
+9	GD	+10
2.11	PPG	2.00
67%	Win %	67%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

50% Clean Sheets
FK Spartak Moskva this season

25% Clean Sheets
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg this season

FK Spartak Moskva are 4th (19 pts). FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are 5th (18 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FK Spartak Moskva

0-15

–/–

16-30

2/1

31-45

–/1

46-60

1/–

61-75

–/1

76+

3/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

0-15

1/–

16-30

1/1

31-45

–/1

46-60

1/–

61-75

–/–

76+

2/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FK Spartak Moskva

Mirlind Daku	3 G	1 A
Manfred Ugalde	3 G
Danil Prutsev	2 G
Pablo Solari	2 G
Marquinhos	1 G	4 A

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Aleksandr Sobolev	7 G	2 A
Maksim Glushenkov	6 G	2 A
Jhon Jhon	1 G	1 A
Gustavo Mantuan	1 G
Felipe Augusto	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg gets underway.
5' Gustavo Mantuan is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for FK Spartak Moskva tonight.
10' A meaty challenge results in booking for Mikhail Ignatov on 10.
15' With 0 assists to his name this season, Strahinja Erakovic is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FK Spartak Moskva.
20' FK Spartak Moskva are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg's shape.
25' 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.
27' Fresh legs for FK Spartak Moskva! Roman Zobnin comes on to replace Victor Moses.
32' Georgi Dzhikiya adds to his 0 season tally! FK Spartak Moskva lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
37' FK Spartak Moskva is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
42' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
46' Another change for FK Spartak Moskva made on 46 minute. Mikhail Ignatov leaves to be changed by Theo Bongonda.
51' Douglas Santos has been relatively quiet despite scoring 8 goals in his last 270 appearances.
56' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
61' It is a cagey affair so far. FK Spartak Moskva in their trying to find a way past FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg's compact .
66' Time for substitution for FK Spartak Moskva. Daniil Denisov is replaced by Daniil Khlusevich.
71' FK Spartak Moskva 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.
73' Goal! Wendel scores his 25 goal in 509 matches.
78' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
80' That is a card for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg. Wilmar Barrios will be fuming at that decision.
81' GOAL! Aleksandr Sobolev fires home to make it 2-1!
82' Time for substitution for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg. Gustavo Mantuan is replaced by Dmitriy Vasilyev.
84' Fresh legs for FK Spartak Moskva! Anton Zinkovskiy comes on to replace Oleg Reabciuk.
89' Nigeria international Victor Moses has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
90' Mateo Cassierra catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 90.
FK Spartak Moskva will have plenty to reflect on. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg were simply the better side today.

Lineups

FK Spartak Moskva Lineups

Starting XI

8
Victor Moses ↓ Roman Zobnin 27'
35
Christopher Martins
10
Quincy Promes
19
Jesus Medina
22
Mikhail Ignatov ↓ Theo Bongonda 46'
7
Aleksandr Sobolev
2
Oleg Reabciuk ↓ Anton Zinkovskiy 84'
88
Ilya Svinov
97
Daniil Denisov ↓ Daniil Khlusevich 66'
4
Alexis Duarte
14
Georgi Dzhikiya

Bench

Coach Guillermo Abascal

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Lineups

Starting XI

15
Vyacheslav Karavaev
3
Douglas Santos
8
Wendel
6
Mario Fernandes
5
Wilmar Barrios
41
Mikhail Kerzhakov
28
Nuraly Alip
11
Claudinho
25
Strahinja Erakovic
33
Ivan Sergeev
31
Gustavo Mantuan ↓ Dmitriy Vasilyev 82'

Bench

Coach Sergey Semak

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

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

1.39 FK Spartak Moskva xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.91 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 64% + Over 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FK Spartak Moskva28% Draw25% FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg47%

Actual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes64% 0% No36%

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	42%	58%
± 4.5	24%	76%

Double Chance

FK Spartak Moskva or Draw

53%

Draw or FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

72%

FK Spartak Moskva or FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

FK Spartak Moskva22% Draw42% FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg36%

Actual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.7%

1 – 2

0 – 2

6.7%

2 – 1

6.6%

0 – 1

6.4%

2 – 2

6.2%

1 – 3

Actual

0 – 0

5.2%

1 – 0

4.4%

0 – 3

4.2%

2 – 3

2 – 0

3.6%

Asian Handicap — FK Spartak Moskva

Handicap	FK Spartak Moskva covers	Push	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	8%	88%
-1.5	12%	—	88%
-1	12%	15%	73%
-0.5	27%	—	73%
+0.5	52%	—	48%
+1	52%	21%	28%
+1.5	72%	—	28%
+2	72%	15%	13%
+2.5	87%	—	13%

Clean Sheet

FK Spartak Moskva keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

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