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 14 games · 31 pts (2026/27)
FK Spartak Moskva 14 games · 29 pts (2026/27)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg	14	31
2	FK Dinamo Moskva	14	31
3	FK Spartak Moskva	14	29
4	FK Krasnodar	14	26
5	PFC CSKA Moskva	14	26
6	FK Rostov	14	19
7	PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara	14	18
8	FK Rubin Kazan	14	18
9	FK Baltika Kaliningrad	14	17
10	FK Orenburg	14	17
11	FK Dinamo Makhachkala	14	16
12	RFK Akhmat Grozny	14	14
13	FK Akron Tolyatti	14	12
14	FK Rodina Moskva	14	12
15	FK Lokomotiv Moskva	14	11
16	FK Fakel Voronezh	14	6

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	#3
31	Points	29
14	Played	14
10 / 1 / 3	W / D / L	9 / 2 / 3
32	Scored	27
15	Conceded	11
+17	GD	+16
2.21	PPG	2.07
71%	Win %	64%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

33% Clean Sheets
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg this season

44% Clean Sheets
FK Spartak Moskva this season

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are 1st (31 pts). FK Spartak Moskva are 3rd (29 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

0-15

2/–

16-30

2/2

31-45

2/1

46-60

4/1

61-75

4/1

76+

4/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

FK Spartak Moskva

0-15

–/1

16-30

3/2

31-45

3/1

46-60

1/1

61-75

2/1

76+

6/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Maksim Glushenkov	10 G	5 A
Aleksandr Sobolev	10 G	2 A
Jhon Jhon	2 G	1 A
Felipe Augusto	2 G
Gustavo Mantuan	1 G

FK Spartak Moskva

Manfred Ugalde	6 G
Mirlind Daku	5 G	1 A
Pablo Solari	3 G	1 A
Danil Prutsev	3 G
Ezequiel Barco	2 G	2 A

Events

Match Events

0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Gazprom Arena!
5' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FK Spartak Moskva backline.
10' Victor Moses has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
13' Brilliant from the ! Claudinho makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 13.
18' FK Spartak Moskva fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
23' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FK Spartak Moskva that had 359 games and scored 424 goals.
28' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
33' Keita Balde doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
35' A moment of madness from Anton Zinkovskii on 35 minutes earns him a Yellow card. FK Spartak Moskva will be frustrated.
39' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Andrei Mostovoi makes no mistake. 2-1!
40' What a strike from Andrei Mostovoi! The score is 3-1.
45' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
46' It is a substitution in FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg team. Vyacheslav Karavaev is replaced by Dmitri Chistyakov on 46 minute.
51' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Nikita Chernov.
56' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
61' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg and FK Spartak Moskva are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
62' Another change for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg made on 62 minute. Andrei Mostovoi leaves to be changed by Wendel.
64' Nikita Chernov makes way for Pavel Maslov at the 64 minute mark. A tactical switch from FK Spartak Moskva.
69' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
73' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Alexis Duarte.
76' The referee shows FK Spartak Moskva player a Red card on 76.
77' The referee calls foul for Wendel. He receives a Yellow card.
77' The FK Spartak Moskva bench stirs into life. Anton Zinkovskii is withdrawn and Daniil Khlusevich gets his opportunity.
82' 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.
85' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Quincy Promes makes it 3-2.
85' Dmitri Chistyakov is having his name booked by the referee on 85.
87' Mateo Cassierra makes way for Ivan Sergeev at the 87 minute mark. A tactical switch from FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg.
90' Time for substitution for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg. Claudinho is replaced by Zelimkhan Bakaev.
90' Mikhail Kerzhakov has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 90.
Game over. The scoreline of 3-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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
Christopher Martins	2
Claudinho	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

2.2 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg xG

Expected Goals

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

1.49 FK Spartak Moskva xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 70% + Both teams to score 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg57% Draw21% FK Spartak Moskva22%

Actual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes69% 0% No31%

Avg goals/match: 3.69

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	88%	12%
± 2.5	70%	30%
± 3.5	50%	50%
± 4.5	31%	69%

Double Chance

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or Draw

78%

Draw or FK Spartak Moskva

43%

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or FK Spartak Moskva

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg40% Draw39% FK Spartak Moskva21%

Actual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

2 – 1

8.7%

2 – 2

6.4%

3 – 1

6.3%

2 – 0

6.1%

1 – 2

5.9%

1 – 0

3 – 2

Actual

3 – 0

4.4%

0 – 0

3.8%

4 – 1

3.5%

2 – 3

3.2%

Asian Handicap — FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Handicap	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg covers	Push	FK Spartak Moskva covers
-2.5	17%	—	83%
-2	17%	16%	67%
-1.5	33%	—	67%
-1	33%	20%	47%
-0.5	53%	—	47%
+0.5	75%	—	25%
+1	75%	13%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	7%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

FK Spartak Moskva keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

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