FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg vs FK Spartak Moskva, RFPL 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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RFPL · 2022-23

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

3 – 2

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FK Spartak Moskva

Sun 7 May 2023 · 15:00 UTC Gazprom Arena HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 35' Anton Zinkovskii

Y 51' Nikita Chernov

Y 73' Alexis Duarte

R 76' Alexis Duarte

Wendel 77' Y

Dmitri Chistyakov 85' Y

Mikhail Kerzhakov 90' 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 (2025/26)
FK Spartak Moskva 30 games · 52 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 Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 16 games · Avg 2.6 goals FK Spartak Moskva

Last 5 meetings

2023-05-07 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 3–2 FK Spartak Moskva 2022-09-04 FK Spartak Moskva 1–2 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2022-05-15 FK Spartak Moskva 1–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2021-10-24 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 7–1 FK Spartak Moskva 2020-12-16 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 3–1 FK Spartak Moskva

Recent Form

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 May	FK Spartak Moskva	H	3–2	W
29 Apr	PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara	A	5–1	W
22 Apr	FK Dinamo Moskva	H	3–1	W
16 Apr	FK Rostov	A	0–0	D
09 Apr	FK Lokomotiv Moskva	A	2–1	W
01 Apr	FK Ural	H	2–0	W

FK Spartak Moskva

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 May	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg	A	2–3	L
29 Apr	FK Rostov	H	1–1	D
24 Apr	FK Krasnodar	H	4–3	W
15 Apr	FK Torpedo Moskva	A	2–1	W
08 Apr	FK Dinamo Moskva	H	3–3	D
01 Apr	RFK Akhmat Grozny	H	0–0	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

50% Clean Sheets
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg this season

23% Clean Sheets
FK Spartak Moskva this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

0-15

3/1

16-30

2/–

31-45

–/1

46-60

5/–

61-75

–/2

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

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

Events

Match Events

0' The game is set. FK Spartak Moskva kicks off things out of here…
5' FK Spartak Moskva come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
10' FK Spartak Moskva are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
13' Claudinho doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
18' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
23' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FK Spartak Moskva backline.
28' FK Spartak Moskva started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 28.
33' Magnificent from Keita Balde! That is 25 goals in 485 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
35' Controversy at the stadium! Anton Zinkovskii argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
39' The Russia Andrei Mostovoi breaks the deadlock on 39 minutes. 2-1!
40' Brilliant from the ! Andrei Mostovoi makes it 3-1 with a superb finish on 40.
45' 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.
46' It is a substitution in FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg team. Vyacheslav Karavaev is replaced by Dmitri Chistyakov on 46 minute.
51' A meaty challenge results in booking for Nikita Chernov on 51.
56' Robert Barbosa is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FK Spartak Moskva so far.
61' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
62' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Wendel is hanging Andrei Mostovoi on the field on 62 minute.
64' The whistle greets Nikita Chernov as he departs to be replaced by Pavel Maslov.
69' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
73' Controversy at the stadium! Alexis Duarte argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
76' FK Spartak Moskva player sees a Red card in front of him.
77' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Wendel on 77 minutes.
77' Anton Zinkovskii makes way for Daniil Khlusevich at the 77 minute mark. A tactical switch from FK Spartak Moskva.
82' It is a cagey affair so far. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg in their trying to find a way past FK Spartak Moskva's compact .
85' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Quincy Promes makes no mistake. 3-2!
85' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Dmitri Chistyakov.
87' Fresh legs for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg! Ivan Sergeev comes on to replace Mateo Cassierra.
90' Claudinho makes way for Zelimkhan Bakaev at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg.
90' Mikhail Kerzhakov has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 90.
The referee brings this contest to a close. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg take all three points.

Lineups

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Lineups

Starting XI

15
Vyacheslav Karavaev ↓ Dmitri Chistyakov 46'
30
Mateo Cassierra ↓ Ivan Sergeev 87'
3
Douglas Santos
10
Malcom
14
Daler Kuzyaev
5
Wilmar Barrios
41
Mikhail Kerzhakov
17
Andrei Mostovoi ↓ Wendel 62'
55
Rodrigao
11
Claudinho ↓ Zelimkhan Bakaev 90'
77
Robert Barbosa ↓ Gustavo Mantuan 87'

Bench

Coach Sergey Semak

FK Spartak Moskva Lineups

Starting XI

35
Christopher Martins
10
Quincy Promes
9
Keita Balde ↓ Victor Moses 64'
47
Roman Zobnin
23
Nikita Chernov ↓ Pavel Maslov 64'
57
Aleksandr Selikhov
7
Aleksandr Sobolev ↓ Shamar Nicholson 77'
17
Anton Zinkovskii ↓ Daniil Khlusevich 77'
20
Tomas Tavares
97
Danil Denisov
4
Alexis Duarte

Bench

Coach Guillermo Abascal

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Form

2023-05-07 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 3–2 FK Spartak Moskva W 2023-04-29 PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara 1–5 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg W 2023-04-22 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 3–1 FK Dinamo Moskva W 2023-04-16 FK Rostov 0–0 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg D 2023-04-09 FK Lokomotiv Moskva 1–2 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg W 2023-04-01 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2–0 FK Ural W

FK Spartak Moskva Form

2023-05-07 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 3–2 FK Spartak Moskva L 2023-04-29 FK Spartak Moskva 1–1 FK Rostov D 2023-04-24 FK Spartak Moskva 4–3 FK Krasnodar W 2023-04-15 FK Torpedo Moskva 1–2 FK Spartak Moskva W 2023-04-08 FK Spartak Moskva 3–3 FK Dinamo Moskva D 2023-04-01 FK Spartak Moskva 0–0 RFK Akhmat Grozny D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.48 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg xG

Expected Goals

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

1.13 FK Spartak Moskva xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 69% + FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg to win 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg66% Draw19% FK Spartak Moskva15%

Actual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes62% 0% No38%

Avg goals/match: 3.61

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	69%	31%
± 3.5	48%	52%
± 4.5	30%	70%

Double Chance

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or Draw

85%

Draw or FK Spartak Moskva

34%

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or FK Spartak Moskva

81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg48% Draw37% FK Spartak Moskva15%

Actual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

9.1%

1 – 1

8.4%

2 – 0

8.3%

3 – 1

7.5%

3 – 0

6.7%

1 – 0

6.3%

2 – 2

5.1%

4 – 1

4.7%

3 – 2

Actual

1 – 2

4.2%

4 – 0

4.1%

0 – 0

3.9%

Asian Handicap — FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Handicap	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg covers	Push	FK Spartak Moskva covers
-2.5	25%	—	75%
-2	25%	19%	56%
-1.5	44%	—	56%
-1	44%	21%	35%
-0.5	65%	—	35%
+0.5	85%	—	15%
+1	85%	9%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	4%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg keeps clean sheet

33% ✓

FK Spartak Moskva keeps clean sheet

9% ✓

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