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FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg vs FK Spartak Moskva, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

RFPL · 2018-19
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
0 – 0
Full Time
FK Spartak Moskva
Sun 2 Sep 2018 · 16:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 34' Salvatore Bocchetti
Y 44' Nikolai Rasskazov
Branislav Ivanovic 45' Y
Y 54' Ze Luis
Y 83' Lorenzo Melgarejo
Y 90' Ivelin Popov

Overview

Match Preview

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg vs FK Spartak Moskva — RFPL .

Match Details

  • Referee Vladimir Moskalev
  • Referee Aleksey Stipidi
  • Referee Aleksey Sukhoy
  • Referee Aleksey Vorontsov

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

8
7
1
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 16 games · Avg 2.6 goals FK Spartak Moskva
Last 5 meetings
2018-09-02 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 0–0 FK Spartak Moskva

Recent Form

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Sep FK Spartak Moskva H 0–0 D
30 Aug Molde FK A 1–2 L
26 Aug FK Ufa A 2–0 W
23 Aug Molde FK H 3–1 W
19 Aug FK Ural H 4–1 W
16 Aug FK Dynama-Minsk H 8–1 W
FK Spartak Moskva
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Sep FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg A 0–0 D
25 Aug FK Dinamo Moskva H 2–1 W
18 Aug FK Krasnodar A 1–0 W
14 Aug PAOK FC H 0–0 D
11 Aug FK Dinamo Makhachkala H 1–0 W
08 Aug PAOK FC A 2–3 L

Season Stats

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg FK Spartak Moskva
#5 Position #4
18 Points 19
9 Played 9
6 / 0 / 3 W / D / L 6 / 1 / 2
19 Scored 16
9 Conceded 7
+10 GD +9
2.00 PPG 2.11
67% Win % 67%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg this season
50% Clean Sheets
FK Spartak Moskva this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
0-15
1/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
–/1
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/–
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
FK Spartak Moskva
0-15
–/–
16-30
2/1
31-45
–/1
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/1
76+
3/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

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
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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg to score. At the same time, FK Spartak Moskva does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against FK Spartak Moskva's shape.
  • 10' It is a cagey affair so far. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg in their trying to find a way past FK Spartak Moskva's compact .
  • 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' Robert Mak has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 25' The home supporters are growing impatient. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 27' FK Spartak Moskva ring the changes. Samuel Gigot has done his job and it is now time for Georgiy Dzhikiya to step up.
  • 32' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 34' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Salvatore Bocchetti.
  • 39' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 39 minutes.
  • 44' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Nikolai Rasskazov.
  • 45' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Branislav Ivanovic.
  • 50' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Denis Glushakov made 352 appearances and scored 26 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 51' Hernani gets the nod from FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg. He replaces Sebastian Driussi and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 54' Ze Luis picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 59' Over 59 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 63' Fresh legs for FK Spartak Moskva! Aleksandr Samedov comes on to replace Pedro Rocha.
  • 68' The travelling FK Spartak Moskva supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 73' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 78' 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 Leandro Paredes suffering a number of foals already.
  • 79' Another change for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg made on 79 minute. Robert Mak leaves to be changed by Anton Zabolotnyi.
  • 83' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Lorenzo Melgarejo.
  • 88' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 90' Ivelin Popov is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

Lineups

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sergei Semak

FK Spartak Moskva Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Massimo Carrera

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Andrei Mostovoi 6
Sardar Azmoun 5
Quincy Promes 3
Aleksandr Sobolev 3
Aleksandr Erokhin 3
Artem Dzyuba 3
Claudinho 2
Dejan Lovren 2

Head to Head

2018-09-02 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 0–0 FK Spartak Moskva

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Form

2018-09-02 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 0–0 FK Spartak Moskva D 2018-08-30 Molde FK 2–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg L 2018-08-26 FK Ufa 0–2 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg W 2018-08-23 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 3–1 Molde FK W 2018-08-19 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 4–1 FK Ural W 2018-08-16 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 8–1 FK Dynama-Minsk W

FK Spartak Moskva Form

2018-09-02 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 0–0 FK Spartak Moskva D 2018-08-25 FK Spartak Moskva 2–1 FK Dinamo Moskva W 2018-08-18 FK Krasnodar 0–1 FK Spartak Moskva W 2018-08-14 FK Spartak Moskva 0–0 PAOK FC D 2018-08-11 FK Spartak Moskva 1–0 FK Dinamo Makhachkala W 2018-08-08 PAOK FC 3–2 FK Spartak Moskva L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.26 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.84 FK Spartak Moskva xG
I would bet for: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or Draw 75% + Under 2.5 goals 65%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg45% Draw30% FK Spartak Moskva25%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes42% 0% No58%
Avg goals/match: 2.1
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 62%
38%
± 2.5 35%
65%
± 3.5 17%
83%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or Draw
75%
Draw or FK Spartak Moskva
55%
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or FK Spartak Moskva
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg30% Draw53% FK Spartak Moskva17%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
14.2%
1 – 1
13.9%
2 – 0
9.3%
0 – 1
9%
2 – 1
8%
1 – 2
5.3%
0 – 2
4.1%
3 – 0
3.9%
2 – 2
3.5%
3 – 1
3.4%
3 – 2
1.6%

Asian Handicap — FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Handicap FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg covers Push FK Spartak Moskva covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 13% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 24% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 15% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg keeps clean sheet
44% ✗
FK Spartak Moskva keeps clean sheet
29% ✗

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