Europa League betting and spectator preview: Spartak Moskva and Leicester City meet at Otkrytiye Arena to measure strength and learn who makes it to the next stage.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
It's quite the trip for Leicester City when visiting Spartak Moskva as the cities are 3000 kilometers apart.
Spartak Moskva form and stats
Last season, Spartak's Europa League journey ended in the play-offs.The story so far in the Premier League for Spartak Moskva at their home stadium (Otkrytiye Arena) is 3 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats.
The spoils were shared in Spartak's previous game, also at home. Visiting Dinamo Moskva travelled back with a draw after a 2-2 scoreline. Late drama in the game against Dinamo Moskva as Spartak were trailing by a goal near the finishing line until Samuel Gigot popped out and made it level in the 90th minute. The striker Zelimkhan Bakaev was declared "man of the match" for Spartak Moskva with the rating of 7.35/10. Bakaev hit four key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.
In the game before, an away victory in the Premier League match versus Akhmat Grozny with a 1-0 scoreline.Spartak are traveling soon after this match as the Premier League match at Zenit awaits in four days.
Spartak have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Otkrytiye Arena with 10 goals in 6 league matches. Spartak have conceded 7 in these home matches.
Leicester City form and stats
Leicester was sent out of Europa League in the 16th finals last season, when Slavia Praha turned out to be too strong.The story so far for the visiting team on their Premier League travels is 1 win, 1 draw and 2 defeats.
Impressive finishing from Youri Tielemans, Patson Daka, Çağlar Söyüncü and Jamie Vardy secured the home win 4-2 against Manchester United in their previous game. A stark raving crazy game with lots of goals last time out for Leicester, as mentioned above. 6 goals in that one, will this game be as gleeful? Midfield player Youri Tielemans was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.73/10. Tielemans scored one goal, hit the woodwork once, hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times and had 63 successful passes (of 69 total).
Before that, Leicester travelled to Crystal Palace and returned home with a draw after the Premier League game finished 2-2.There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Leicester manager B. Rodgers as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Brentford.
Leicester has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 6 goals from 4 games. For Leicester City, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  J. Vardy 7 goals |   E. Ponce Martínez 4 goals |  R. Zobnin 2 goals |
Spartak Moskva missing players
Leicester City missing players
| Spartak Moskva | Leicester City | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 15 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 8 | Won | W | 4 | 11 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 4 | 6 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Lost | L | 5 | 8 | ||
| 43 | 29 | Scored | S | 16 | 39 | ||
| 28 | 18 | Conceded | C | 18 | 36 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 72% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 69% | 68% | ||
| 56% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 54% | 60% | ||
| 36% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 23% | 36% | ||
| 12% | 13% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 24% | ||
| 52% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 62% | 60% | ||
| 28% | 27% | Clean Sheets | C S | 23% | 28% | ||
| 20% | 13% | Failed to Score | F T | 23% | 16% | ||
| 6.2 | 5.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 5.3 | ||
| 3.9 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 5 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.1 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 15.6 | 15.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.9 | 11.8 | ||
| 5.8 | 5.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.1 | 4.3 | ||
| 30% | 34% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 36% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Legia Warszawa | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | Spartak Moskva | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Napoli | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| 4 | Leicester City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Zenit | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 23 |
| 2 | Sochi | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 21 |
| 3 | Dinamo Moskva | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 20 |
| 4 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 18 |
| 5 | Krasnodar | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 17 |
| 6 | CSKA Moskva | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 17 |
| 7 | Spartak Moskva | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 |
| 8 | Rubin Kazan | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 15 |
| 9 | Olimpiyets | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | -1 | 14 |
| 10 | Krylya Sovetov | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -1 | 13 |
| 11 | Akhmat Grozny | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -5 | 12 |
| 12 | Arsenal Tula | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -6 | 12 |
| 13 | Rostov | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | -8 | 9 |
| 14 | Ural | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -8 | 9 |
| 15 | Ufa | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -6 | 8 |
| 16 | Khimki | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -7 | 8 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Chelsea | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 19 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 16 | 18 |
| 3 | Manchester City | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 17 |
| 4 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 |
| 5 | Manchester United | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 14 |
| 6 | Everton | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 14 |
| 7 | Brentford | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| 9 | Tottenham Hotspur | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 12 |
| 10 | West Ham United | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 11 | Leicester City | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -1 | 11 |
| 12 | Aston Villa | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 10 |
| 13 | Arsenal | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -5 | 10 |
| 14 | Crystal Palace | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -3 | 7 |
| 15 | Southampton | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 7 |
| 16 | Watford | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -8 | 7 |
| 17 | Leeds United | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -8 | 6 |
| 18 | Newcastle United | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -8 | 3 |
| 19 | Burnley | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -8 | 3 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | -14 | 2 |
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- Leicester Mercury - (local newspaper)