FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg vs FK Spartak Moskva, RFPL 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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RFPL · 2020-21

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

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FK Spartak Moskva

Wed 16 Dec 2020 · 17:00 UTC Gazprom Arena HT 45+3' · FT 45+5'

Y 25' Roman Zobnin

Y 36' Jordan Larsson

Malcom 39' Y

Y 54' Georgii Dzhikiya

Aleksei Sutormin 78' Y

Wilmar Barrios 83' Y

Overview

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

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 30 games · 68 pts (2026/27)
FK Spartak Moskva 30 games · 52 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Sergey Karasev
Referee Aleksey Lunev
Referee Roman Usachev
Referee Evgeny Kukulyak

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 Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 16 games · Avg 2.6 goals FK Spartak Moskva

Last 5 meetings

2020-12-16 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 3–1 FK Spartak Moskva 2020-10-03 FK Spartak Moskva 1–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2019-12-01 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 1–0 FK Spartak Moskva 2019-09-01 FK Spartak Moskva 0–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2019-03-17 FK Spartak Moskva 1–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Recent Form

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Dec	FK Spartak Moskva	H	3–1	W
12 Dec	FK Dinamo Moskva	H	3–1	W
08 Dec	Borussia Dortmund	H	1–2	L
05 Dec	FK Ural	H	5–1	W
02 Dec	Club Brugge KV	A	0–3	L
28 Nov	PFK Arsenal Tula	A	0–0	D

FK Spartak Moskva

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Dec	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg	A	1–3	L
12 Dec	PFK Sochi	A	0–1	L
05 Dec	FK Tambov	H	5–1	W
29 Nov	SK Rotor Volgograd	H	2–0	W
21 Nov	FK Dinamo Moskva	H	1–1	D
07 Nov	FK Ural	A	2–2	D

Season Stats

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg		FK Spartak Moskva
#1	Position	#4
68	Points	52
30	Played	30
20 / 8 / 2	W / D / L	15 / 7 / 8
53	Scored	47
19	Conceded	39
+34	GD	+8
2.27	PPG	1.73
67%	Win %	50%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are 1st (68 pts). FK Spartak Moskva are 4th (52 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg and FK Spartak Moskva has kicked off!
5' The home supporters are growing impatient. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg must find a spark to ignite this game.
8' The deadlock is broken! Sardar Azmoun gets on the scoresheet on 8 minutes.
13' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
18' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
22' Goal! Dejan Lovren scores his 7 goal in 409 matches.
25' Roman Zobnin has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 25.
30' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 30 minutes.
35' Wilmar Barrios has been relatively quiet despite scoring 3 goals in his last 177 appearances.
36' Poor challenge from Jordan Larsson. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
39' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Malcom on 39 minutes.
44' FK Spartak Moskva come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
49' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
54' Georgii Dzhikiya has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 54.
59' Zelimkhan Bakaev is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg tonight.
64' Ayrton Lucas has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
68' Fresh legs for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg! Yurii Zhirkov comes on to replace Douglas Santos.
73' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Yaroslav Rakitskii makes no mistake. 3-0!
78' Aleksei Sutormin has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 78.
81' Fresh legs for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg! Daler Kuzyaev comes on to replace Wendel.
83' The referee calls foul for Wilmar Barrios. He receives a Yellow card.
87' The FK Spartak Moskva manager makes a substitution. Georgii Dzhikiya departs to be replaced by Ilya Gaponov.
88' The whistle greets Sardar Azmoun as he departs to be replaced by Aleksandr Erokhin.
The final score is 3-1.

Lineups

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sergei Semak

FK Spartak Moskva Lineups

Starting XI

6
Ayrton Lucas
8
Victor Moses
47
Roman Zobnin
14
Georgii Dzhikiya C ↓ Ilya Gaponov 87'
19
Ezequiel Ponce
10
Zelimkhan Bakaev ↓ Ilya Kutepov 68'
2
Samuel Gigot
98
Aleksandr Maksimenko
39
Pavel Maslov
33
Alex Kral
11
Jordan Larsson

Bench

Coach Domenico Tedesco

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Andrei Mostovoi	6
Sardar Azmoun	5
Quincy Promes	3
Aleksandr Sobolev	3
Aleksandr Erokhin	3
Artem Dzyuba	3
Christopher Martins	2
Claudinho	2

Head to Head

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Form

2020-12-16 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 3–1 FK Spartak Moskva W 2020-12-12 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 3–1 FK Dinamo Moskva W 2020-12-08 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 1–2 Borussia Dortmund L 2020-12-05 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 5–1 FK Ural W 2020-12-02 Club Brugge KV 3–0 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg L 2020-11-28 PFK Arsenal Tula 0–0 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg D

FK Spartak Moskva Form

2020-12-16 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 3–1 FK Spartak Moskva L 2020-12-12 PFK Sochi 1–0 FK Spartak Moskva L 2020-12-05 FK Spartak Moskva 5–1 FK Tambov W 2020-11-29 FK Spartak Moskva 2–0 SK Rotor Volgograd W 2020-11-21 FK Spartak Moskva 1–1 FK Dinamo Moskva D 2020-11-07 FK Ural 2–2 FK Spartak Moskva D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.12 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg xG

Expected Goals

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

0.83 FK Spartak Moskva xG

I would bet for: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg to win 64% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg64% Draw21% FK Spartak Moskva15%

Actual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes50% 0% No50%

Avg goals/match: 2.95

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	56%	44%
± 3.5	34%	66%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or Draw

85%

Draw or FK Spartak Moskva

36%

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or FK Spartak Moskva

79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg47% Draw41% FK Spartak Moskva12%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

11.7%

1 – 0

10.6%

1 – 1

9.9%

2 – 1

9.4%

3 – 0

0 – 0

6.9%

3 – 1

Actual

4 – 0

4.3%

2 – 2

3.9%

1 – 2

3.6%

0 – 1

3.6%

4 – 1

3.6%

Asian Handicap — FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Handicap	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg covers	Push	FK Spartak Moskva covers
-2.5	22%	—	78%
-2	22%	20%	58%
-1.5	42%	—	58%
-1	42%	23%	34%
-0.5	66%	—	34%
+0.5	87%	—	13%
+1	87%	9%	4%
+1.5	96%	—	4%
+2	96%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg keeps clean sheet

44% ✓

FK Spartak Moskva keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

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