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

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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

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	#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' The ball is rolling at Otkrytie Arena. FK Spartak Moskva are looking to make home advantage count against FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg.
5' Douglas Santos is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for FK Spartak Moskva tonight.
10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FK Spartak Moskva side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
15' 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.
20' Russia international Aleksandr Maksimenko has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
25' The home supporters are growing impatient. FK Spartak Moskva must find a spark to ignite this game.
27' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Srdan Babic on 27 minutes.
31' That looks like a foul for a card for Nail Umyarov.
36' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
41' A quiet spell here at Otkrytie Arena. FK Spartak Moskva seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
46' FK Spartak Moskva are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg backline.
47' The deadlock is broken! Christopher Martins gets on the scoresheet on 45 minutes.
52' FK Spartak Moskva have won 410 goals from 351 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
53' A moment of madness from Luiz Henrique on 53 minutes earns him a card. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg will be frustrated.
58' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg that had 396 games and scored 536 goals.
63' FK Spartak Moskva are deployed in a 4-1-4-1 today, looking to exploit space against FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg's 4-1-4-1 shape.
68' Another substitution for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg to replace Maksim Glushenkov by Andrei Mostovoi on 68 minute.
73' That looks like a foul for a card for Oleg Reabciuk.
78' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Marquinhos made 180 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
79' Fresh legs for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg! Yurii Gorshkov comes on to replace Wilmar Barrios.
80' The FK Spartak Moskva bench stirs into life. Manfred Ugalde is withdrawn and Levi Garcia gets his opportunity.
82' The referee has no hesitation. Christopher Martins is booked for FK Spartak Moskva — card on 82.
83' What a strike from Luiz Henrique! The score is 1-1.
87' Time for substitution for FK Spartak Moskva. Theo Bongonda is replaced by Pablo Solari.
90' The referee shows FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg player a card on 90.
90' Vanja Drkusic gets the nod from FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg. He replaces Sasa Zdjelar and will look to change the dynamic.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from FK Spartak Moskva to claim maximum points.

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
Artem Dzyuba	3
Quincy Promes	3
Aleksandr Sobolev	3
Aleksandr Erokhin	3
Christopher Martins	2
Claudinho	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

1.52 FK Spartak Moskva xG

Expected Goals

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

1.18 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

FK Spartak Moskva48% Draw26% FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg26%

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

74%

Draw or FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

52%

FK Spartak Moskva or FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

FK Spartak Moskva31% Draw47% FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg22%

Actual: FK Spartak Moskva win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13%

1 – 0

9.2%

2 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

8.7%

2 – 0

7.6%

0 – 1

1 – 2

6.8%

2 – 2

5.2%

0 – 2

4.6%

3 – 1

4.5%

3 – 0

3.8%

3 – 2

2.7%

Asian Handicap — FK Spartak Moskva

Handicap	FK Spartak Moskva covers	Push	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	13%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	21%	56%
-0.5	44%	—	56%
+0.5	72%	—	28%
+1	72%	16%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

FK Spartak Moskva keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

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.