Only a win will satisfy the Spartak Moskva supporters in this Otkrytiye Arena clash with Rotor Volgograd, having a healthy lead on the opposition in the Premier League table.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
These teams have little in common geographically as Rotor Volgograd have to travel 900 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Spartak Moskva form and stats
Spartak Moskva have played 7 Premier League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-3-1 (wins-draws-losses).
Spartak drew their last game, also a home match. Dinamo Moskva (placed 4th) was the opponent, 1-1 the score. Before that, Spartak played out a draw 2-2 when visiting Ural.
The Spartak goalkeeper Aleksandr Maksimenko was crucial in the match against Dinamo Moskva last time out, making eight saves.
Spartak Moskva are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found one match and the win/draw/lost stats: Won one, drew zero and lost zero.
Spartak has scored 10 league goals at home this season, in 7 matches. Spartak's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 7 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Rotor Volgograd form and stats
There's been little loot from Rotor Volgograd's travels as they have only collected 7 points from 7 away games in the Premier League. Rotor Volgograd, who have the fewest scored goals (7) in Premier League, only have 1 win to counter their 2 defeats and 4 draws.
There were no winners in Volgograd's previous match, a Premier League home game that ended 0-0 vs Ural (placed 11th). Before that, Volgograd travelled to Arsenal Tula and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.
You'll want to know how Volgograd managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found one similar match resulting in zero away wins, zero draws and one home win.
The attacking power of Rotor Volgograd when travelling is not overwhelming with 5 goals scored from 7 league matches away. 9 goals have been conceded by Volgograd in these games.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Rotor Volgograd - Spartak 0-1 entered in the official records. Spartak-Rotor Volgograd H2H statistics last four meetings regardless of arena: Spartak Moskva three wins, Rotor Volgograd zero wins, one draw. one of these four matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  J. Larsson 6 goals | E. Ponce Martínez 6 goals | A. Sobolev 5 goals |
Spartak Moskva missing players
Rotor Volgograd missing players
| Spartak Moskva | Rotor Volgograd | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 25 | 10 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 16 | 7 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 9 | 23 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 71% | 80% |
| 87% | 86% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 71% | 67% |
| 47% | 43% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 43% | 40% |
| 33% | 14% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 14% | 13% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 67% | 71% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 57% | 40% |
| 27% | 14% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 29% | 20% |
| 7% | 14% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 43% | 60% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.9 | 2.6 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 3.7 | 3.5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 215 | 93 | 8 | Total Shots | T S | 3 | 44 | 120 |
| 72 | 30 | 3 | Shots on Target | S O | 2 | 15 | 41 |
| 35% | 33% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 33% | 17% |
- Rotor Volgograd has the fewest scored goals (7) in Premier League
- Rotor Volgograd have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Rotor Volgograd have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Spartak Moskva has the most points from losing position (12) in Premier League
- Spartak Moskva have scored more than double the goals of Rotor Volgograd.
- Spartak Moskva haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | CSKA Moskva | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 17 | 32 |
| 2 | Zenit | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 20 | 31 |
| 3 | Spartak Moskva | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 29 |
| 4 | Dinamo Moskva | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 27 |
| 5 | Rostov | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 26 |
| 6 | Sochi | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 24 |
| 7 | Akhmat Grozny | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 24 |
| 8 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 24 |
| 9 | Krasnodar | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 21 |
| 10 | Rubin Kazan | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 11 | -1 | 21 |
| 11 | Ural | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -4 | 16 |
| 12 | Arsenal Tula | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 17 | -10 | 13 |
| 13 | Tambov | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -7 | 12 |
| 14 | Khimki | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -10 | 12 |
| 15 | Rotor Volgograd | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 23 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -16 | 8 |
| 16 | Ufa | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 18 | -19 | 7 |