FK Spartak Moskva vs FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg, RFPL 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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RFPL · 2024-25

FK Spartak Moskva

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FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Sun 16 Mar 2025 · 16:45 UTC Otkrytie Arena 40,109 HT 45' · FT 45'

Christopher Martins 45+2' 1–0

1–1 83' Luiz Henrique

Christopher Martins 90+2' 2–1

Srdan Babic 27' Y

Nail Umyarov 31' Y

Y 53' Luiz Henrique

Oleg Reabciuk 73' Y

Christopher Martins 82' Y

Y 90' Strahinja Erakovic

Overview

Match Preview

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

2025-03-16 FK Spartak Moskva 2–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2024-08-24 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 0–0 FK Spartak Moskva 2024-03-02 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 0–0 FK Spartak Moskva 2023-08-20 FK Spartak Moskva 1–3 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2023-05-07 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 3–2 FK Spartak Moskva

Recent Form

FK Spartak Moskva

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Mar	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg	H	2–1	W
09 Mar	FK Rubin Kazan	A	1–2	L
02 Mar	FK Orenburg	H	2–0	W
07 Dec	FK Nizhny Novgorod	H	3–0	W
01 Dec	FK Krasnodar	A	3–0	W
23 Nov	FK Lokomotiv Moskva	H	5–2	W

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Mar	FK Spartak Moskva	A	1–2	L
08 Mar	FK Fakel Voronezh	A	2–0	W
01 Mar	PFC CSKA Moskva	H	0–0	D
07 Dec	FK Akron Tolyatti	H	1–2	L
01 Dec	PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara	H	2–3	L
23 Nov	FK Orenburg	A	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' In just a few seconds Otkrytie Arena will turn into a battlefield for FK Spartak Moskva and FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg.
5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
10' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg is showing some good football. However, FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
20' A quiet spell here at Otkrytie Arena. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
25' Evgeniy Latyshonok needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
27' A moment of madness from Srdan Babic on 27 minutes earns him a card. FK Spartak Moskva will be frustrated.
31' The referee calls foul for Nail Umyarov. He receives a card.
36' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg winning 50% of all matches.
41' named a 4-1-4-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-1-4-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
46' Nail Umyarov has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
47' What composure from Christopher Martins! The Luxembourg international strokes it home. 1-0.
52' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Luiz Henrique made 386 appearances and scored 29 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
53' It’s a booking for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg player. Luiz Henrique gets a card.
58' The travelling FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
63' 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.
68' The FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg manager makes a substitution. Maksim Glushenkov departs to be replaced by Andrei Mostovoi.
73' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Oleg Reabciuk.
78' 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.
79' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg make a change. Wilmar Barrios trudges off to be replaced by Yurii Gorshkov on 79 minutes.
80' FK Spartak Moskva make a change. Manfred Ugalde trudges off to be replaced by Levi Garcia on 80 minutes.
82' That is a card for FK Spartak Moskva. Christopher Martins will be fuming at that decision.
83' Luiz Henrique does the damage! The net is bulging and FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg surge ahead!
87' The crowd applauds Theo Bongonda as he leaves the pitch. Pablo Solari steps in for FK Spartak Moskva.
90' Strahinja Erakovic picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
90' The FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg manager makes a substitution. Sasa Zdjelar departs to be replaced by Vanja Drkusic.
2-1 the final result. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

FK Spartak Moskva Lineups

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dejan Stanković

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Lineups

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

30
Mateo Cassierra ↓ Ognjen Mimovic 68'
3
Douglas Santos
5
Wilmar Barrios ↓ Yurii Gorshkov 79'
14
Sasa Zdjelar ↓ Vanja Drkusic 90'
67
Maksim Glushenkov ↓ Andrei Mostovoi 68'
27
Nino
11
Luiz Henrique
25
Strahinja Erakovic
31
Gustavo Mantuan ↓ Aleksandr Sobolev 79'
32
Luciano Gondou
1
Evgeniy Latyshonok

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

2025-03-16 FK Spartak Moskva 2–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg W 2025-03-09 FK Rubin Kazan 2–1 FK Spartak Moskva L 2025-03-02 FK Spartak Moskva 2–0 FK Orenburg W 2024-12-07 FK Spartak Moskva 3–0 FK Nizhny Novgorod W 2024-12-01 FK Krasnodar 0–3 FK Spartak Moskva W 2024-11-23 FK Spartak Moskva 5–2 FK Lokomotiv Moskva W

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Form

2025-03-16 FK Spartak Moskva 2–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg L 2025-03-08 FK Fakel Voronezh 0–2 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg W 2025-03-01 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 0–0 PFC CSKA Moskva D 2024-12-07 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 1–2 FK Akron Tolyatti L 2024-12-01 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2–3 PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara L 2024-11-23 FK Orenburg 0–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.22 FK Spartak Moskva xG

Expected Goals

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

1.48 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg xG

I would bet for: FK Spartak Moskva or FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 74%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FK Spartak Moskva38% Draw26% FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg36%

Actual: FK Spartak Moskva win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 2.7

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	75%	25%
± 2.5	50%	50%
± 3.5	29%	71%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

FK Spartak Moskva or Draw

65%

Draw or FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

62%

FK Spartak Moskva or FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

FK Spartak Moskva23% Draw47% FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg30%

Actual: FK Spartak Moskva win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.1%

0 – 1

0 – 0

8.7%

1 – 2

8.6%

1 – 0

7.2%

0 – 2

7.2%

2 – 1

Actual

2 – 2

5.3%

2 – 0

4.9%

1 – 3

4.3%

0 – 3

3.5%

3 – 1

2.9%

Asian Handicap — FK Spartak Moskva

Handicap	FK Spartak Moskva covers	Push	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	9%	87%
-1.5	13%	—	87%
-1	13%	17%	70%
-0.5	30%	—	70%
+0.5	58%	—	42%
+1	58%	21%	21%
+1.5	79%	—	21%
+2	79%	13%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

FK Spartak Moskva keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

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