Sunday , 16 August 2026

FK Spartak Moskva vs PFK Sochi, RFPL 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

RFPL · 2021-22
FK Spartak Moskva
1 – 2
Full Time
PFK Sochi
Thu 26 Aug 2021 · 15:30 UTC Otkrytiye Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 34' Victorien Angban
Roman Zobnin 38' Y
Y 39' Timofei Margasov
Y 41' Rodrigao
Y 42' Rodrigao
Aleksandr Sobolev 90' Y
Jorrit Hendrix 90' Y
Y 90' Soslan Dzhanaev

Overview

Match Preview

FK Spartak Moskva vs PFK Sochi — RFPL at Otkrytiye 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

5
2
4
FK Spartak Moskva 11 games · Avg 2.3 goals PFK Sochi
Last 5 meetings
2021-08-26 FK Spartak Moskva 1–2 PFK Sochi 2020-12-12 PFK Sochi 1–0 FK Spartak Moskva 2020-08-09 FK Spartak Moskva 2–2 PFK Sochi 2020-07-11 PFK Sochi 1–0 FK Spartak Moskva 2019-07-13 FK Spartak Moskva 1–0 PFK Sochi

Recent Form

FK Spartak Moskva
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Aug PFK Sochi H 1–2 L
21 Aug PFK Arsenal Tula A 1–1 D
14 Aug FK Ural H 1–0 W
10 Aug Sport Lisboa e Benfica A 0–2 L
07 Aug FK Nizhny Novgorod H 1–2 L
04 Aug Sport Lisboa e Benfica H 0–2 L
PFK Sochi
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Aug FK Spartak Moskva A 2–1 W
21 Aug PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara A 0–1 L
16 Aug FK Khimki H 3–0 W
09 Aug FK Ural H 2–0 W
02 Aug RFK Akhmat Grozny A 2–1 W
26 Jul FK Nizhny Novgorod A 0–1 L

Season Stats

FK Spartak Moskva PFK Sochi
#4 Position #16
52 Points 22
30 Played 30
15 / 7 / 8 W / D / L 6 / 4 / 20
47 Scored 29
39 Conceded 60
+8 GD -31
1.73 PPG 0.73
50% Win % 20%

Key Stats

45% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
45% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

FK Spartak Moskva are 4th (52 pts). PFK Sochi are 16th (22 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Otkrytiye Arena will turn into a battlefield for FK Spartak Moskva and PFK Sochi.
  • 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 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.
  • 15' FK Spartak Moskva currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 17' Mateo Barac makes way for Danila Prokhin at the 17 minute mark. A tactical switch from PFK Sochi.
  • 22' PFK Sochi come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 27' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 32' Supporters expect more eagerness from Soslan Dzhanaev, as he is very good at scoring at Otkrytiye Arena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 34' The referee shows PFK Sochi player a Yellow card on 34.
  • 38' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Roman Zobnin on 38 minutes.
  • 39' It’s a booking for PFK Sochi player. Timofei Margasov gets a Yellow card.
  • 41' The referee has no hesitation. Rodrigao is booked for PFK Sochi — Yellow card on 41.
  • 42' Rodrigao is having his name booked by the referee on 42.
  • 46' Danila Prokhin is replacing Mateo Barac for the PFK Sochi side.
  • 51' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with FK Spartak Moskva winning 100% of all matches.
  • 56' FK Spartak Moskva ring the changes. Zelimkhan Bakaev has done his job and it is now time for Victor Moses to step up.
  • 57' Victor Moses is ready to make an impact after coming on for Zelimkhan Bakaev at the 57 minute mark.
  • 60' Brilliant from the ! Roman Zobnin makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 60.
  • 61' Magnificent from Roman Zobnin! That is 16 goals in 350 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 61' Christian Noboa has so much to prove this time. He replaces Victorien Angban on 61 minute.
  • 62' A tactical swap from PFK Sochi — Christian Noboa on, Victorien Angban off on 62 minutes.
  • 63' It is a substitution in PFK Sochi team. Victorien Angban is replaced by Christian Noboa on 63 minute.
  • 65' What composure from Maksim Barsov! The Russia international strokes it home. 2-1.
  • 66' Timofei Margasov adds to his 0 season tally! PFK Sochi lead 2-2 — and this changes everything.
  • 71' FK Spartak Moskva has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 2 meetings.
  • 72' Artur Yusupov has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 72 minutes.
  • 73' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Artur Yusupov makes it 2-4.
  • 76' It is a substitution in FK Spartak Moskva team. Ilya Kutepov is replaced by Jorrit Hendrix on 76 minute.
  • 81' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Rodrigao made 238 appearances and scored 10 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 82' Joaozinho has so much to prove this time. He replaces Dmitri Vorobyov on 82 minute.
  • 85' A tactical swap from FK Spartak Moskva — Aleksandr Lomovitski on, Samuel Gigot off on 85 minutes.
  • 90' PFK Sochi ring the changes. Artur Yusupov has done his job and it is now time for Daniil Pavlov to step up.
  • 90' Aleksandr Sobolev picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

FK Spartak Moskva Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rui Vitoria

PFK Sochi Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Vladimir Fedotov

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Quincy Promes 4
Christian Noboa 2
Roman Zobnin 2
Artur Yusupov 2
Maksim Barsov 2
Kirill Zaika 2
Aleksandr Sobolev 1
Srdan Babic 1

Head to Head

2021-08-26 FK Spartak Moskva 1–2 PFK Sochi 2020-12-12 PFK Sochi 1–0 FK Spartak Moskva 2020-08-09 FK Spartak Moskva 2–2 PFK Sochi 2020-07-11 PFK Sochi 1–0 FK Spartak Moskva 2019-07-13 FK Spartak Moskva 1–0 PFK Sochi

FK Spartak Moskva Form

2021-08-26 FK Spartak Moskva 1–2 PFK Sochi L 2021-08-21 PFK Arsenal Tula 1–1 FK Spartak Moskva D 2021-08-14 FK Spartak Moskva 1–0 FK Ural W 2021-08-10 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–0 FK Spartak Moskva L 2021-08-07 FK Spartak Moskva 1–2 FK Nizhny Novgorod L 2021-08-04 FK Spartak Moskva 0–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica L

PFK Sochi Form

2021-08-26 FK Spartak Moskva 1–2 PFK Sochi W 2021-08-21 PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara 1–0 PFK Sochi L 2021-08-16 PFK Sochi 3–0 FK Khimki W 2021-08-09 PFK Sochi 2–0 FK Ural W 2021-08-02 RFK Akhmat Grozny 1–2 PFK Sochi W 2021-07-26 FK Nizhny Novgorod 1–0 PFK Sochi L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.88 FK Spartak Moskva xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.12 PFK Sochi xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 57% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FK Spartak Moskva46% Draw25% PFK Sochi29%
Actual: PFK Sochi win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 3
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

FK Spartak Moskva or Draw
72%
Draw or PFK Sochi
54%
FK Spartak Moskva or PFK Sochi
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FK Spartak Moskva39% Draw43% PFK Sochi18%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.4%
2 – 1
9.5%
2 – 0
8.7%
1 – 0
8.6%
0 – 0
6.7%
3 – 1
5.9%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 2
5.3%
3 – 0
5.3%
0 – 1
4.8%
3 – 2
3.4%
0 – 2
3.1%

Asian Handicap — FK Spartak Moskva

Handicap FK Spartak Moskva covers Push PFK Sochi covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 17% 69%
-1.5 31% — 69%
-1 31% 22% 46%
-0.5 54% — 46%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 13% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

FK Spartak Moskva keeps clean sheet
33% ✓
PFK Sochi keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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