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 9 games · 18 pts (2026/27)
FK Spartak Moskva 9 games · 19 pts (2026/27)

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

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
#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' In just a few seconds Gazprom Arena will turn into a battlefield for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg and FK Spartak Moskva.
5' FK Spartak Moskva are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
10' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FK Spartak Moskva backline.
13' Brilliant from the ! Claudinho makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 13.
18' It looks like no one’s ball. FK Spartak Moskva is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
23' Rodrigao needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 21 Yellow cards this season.
28' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 28.
33' Brilliant from the ! Keita Balde makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 33.
35' Anton Zinkovskii picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
39' Andrei Mostovoi does the damage! The net is bulging and FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg surge ahead!
40' A stunning finish from Andrei Mostovoi — that came from absolutely nowhere!
45' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
46' Dmitri Chistyakov has so much to prove this time. He replaces Vyacheslav Karavaev on 46 minute.
51' It’s a booking for FK Spartak Moskva player. Nikita Chernov gets a Yellow card.
56' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
61' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
62' The whistle greets Andrei Mostovoi as he departs to be replaced by Wendel.
64' A change in the FK Spartak Moskva ranks — Nikita Chernov exits the field as Pavel Maslov enters on 64.
69' The travelling FK Spartak Moskva supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
73' A moment of madness from Alexis Duarte on 73 minutes earns him a Yellow card. FK Spartak Moskva will be frustrated.
76' Alexis Duarte picks up a Red card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
77' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Wendel.
77' FK Spartak Moskva make a change. Anton Zinkovskii trudges off to be replaced by Daniil Khlusevich on 77 minutes.
82' Portugal international Tomas Tavares has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
85' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Quincy Promes makes no mistake. 3-2!
85' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 85.
87' A tactical swap from FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg — Ivan Sergeev on, Mateo Cassierra off on 87 minutes.
90' The whistle greets Claudinho as he departs to be replaced by Zelimkhan Bakaev.
90' Mikhail Kerzhakov is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
FK Spartak Moskva will have plenty to reflect on. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg were simply the better side today.

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

3 / 4

2.13 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg xG

Expected Goals

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

1.38 FK Spartak Moskva xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 67% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg57% Draw22% FK Spartak Moskva21%

Actual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes66% 0% No34%

Avg goals/match: 3.51

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	67%	33%
± 3.5	46%	54%
± 4.5	28%	72%

Double Chance

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or Draw

79%

Draw or FK Spartak Moskva

43%

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or FK Spartak Moskva

78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg40% Draw40% FK Spartak Moskva20%

Actual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.6%

2 – 1

2 – 0

6.8%

3 – 1

6.4%

2 – 2

6.2%

1 – 2

5.9%

1 – 0

5.9%

3 – 0

4.7%

3 – 2

Actual

0 – 0

4.4%

0 – 1

3.5%

4 – 1

3.4%

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%	21%	47%
-0.5	53%	—	47%
+0.5	76%	—	24%
+1	76%	13%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	7%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

FK Spartak Moskva keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

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