Spartak Moskva II hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 38 points and a 14th position in the FNL table. Visiting Mordovia Saransk holds 12th place with 39 pts.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Mordovia Saransk play their home games on grass, while this game is played on artificial turf. Recent stats for Mordovia Saransk when playing on artificial turf are 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat from four matches. They have scored 4 goals and conceded 3 times in these games.
Spartak Moskva II form and stats
Overall stats at home this season for Spartak Moskva II are 5-5-6 (wins-draw-losses). Spartak Moskva II are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at Futbol'noe pole 4 Spartak, having lost their two previous games here.Spartak Moskva II lost their last game at SKA Khabarovsk after a 0-1 scoreline. Preceding that match was the home game against Krasnodar II that was lost 2-3.
This is expected to be a close game, with Spartak Moskva II perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Spartak Moskva II as a small favourite), we find four games. Spartak Moskva II has won 0 of these, drawn 2 and lost 2.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Spartak Moskva II as they are travelling to their away game against Tyumen in the FNL. That match is four days after this one.
Spartak Moskva II are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home, having created 20 goals in 16 matches. Spartak Moskva II have conceded 21 in these home matches.
Mordovia Saransk form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their travels is 7 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Mordovia Saransk have lost on their last two travels.There were no winners in Mordovia Saransk's previous match, a FNL home game that ended 0-0 vs Shinnik. A 0-2 defeat away at Avangard Kursk before that.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 41 similar matches played by Mordovia Saransk in our archives, and the results are: 13 wins for Mordovia Saransk, 13 draws and 15 defeats.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Fakel in just three days.
Mordovia Saransk find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 17 goals from 15 away fixtures. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (13 so far).
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Mordovia Saransk - Spartak Moskva II 0-1. Spartak Moskva II-Mordovia Saransk H2H statistics last one meeting regardless of arena: Spartak Moskva II 1 win, Mordovia Saransk 0 wins, 0 draws.Top Goalscorers
  A. Rudenko 7 goals |   Ruslan Mukhametshin 6 goals |  S. Nimely 5 goals |
Spartak Moskva II missing players
Mordovia Saransk missing players
| Spartak Moskva II | Mordovia Saransk | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 31 | 16 | Played | 15 | 31 |
| 35 | 20 | Scored | 17 | 31 |
| 38 | 21 | Conceded | 13 | 34 |
| 87% | 88% | Over 0.5 | 93% | 90% |
| 71% | 81% | Over 1.5 | 67% | 65% |
| 48% | 56% | Over 2.5 | 33% | 39% |
| 19% | 19% | Over 3.5 | 7% | 13% |
| 10% | 12% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 3% |
| 45% | 62% | Both teams to score | 47% | 48% |
| 32% | 25% | Clean Sheet | 33% | 29% |
| 35% | 25% | Failed To Score | 27% | 32% |
| 4.7 | 4.5 | Corners For (avg) | 3.5 | 3.5 |
| 4.4 | 4.2 | Corners Against (avg) | 4.6 | 4.2 |
| 2 | 2.2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 2.1 | 1.8 |
| 4 | 2 | Red Cards (total) | 2 | 4 |
- Spartak Moskva II is involved in more matches over 2.5 home, than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Tambov | 31 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 49 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 19 | 61 |
| 2 | Tom' Tomsk | 31 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 36 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 56 |
| 3 | Sochi | 31 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 54 | 29 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 29 | 13 | 25 | 55 |
| 4 | Avangard Kursk | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 39 | 29 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 50 |
| 5 | Olimpiyets | 31 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 31 | 26 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 49 |
| 6 | SKA Khabarovsk | 31 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 37 | 33 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 4 | 48 |
| 7 | Chertanovo | 31 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 52 | 43 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 9 | 47 |
| 8 | Shinnik | 31 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 31 | 25 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 46 |
| 9 | Rotor Volgograd | 31 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 29 | 28 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 1 | 45 |
| 10 | Krasnodar II | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 40 | 39 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 1 | 44 |
| 11 | Luch Vladivostok | 31 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 39 |
| 12 | Mordovia Saransk | 31 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 31 | 34 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 13 | -3 | 39 |
| 13 | Khimki | 31 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 37 | 45 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 26 | -8 | 39 |
| 14 | Spartak Moskva II | 31 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 35 | 38 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 17 | -3 | 38 |
| 15 | Fakel | 31 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 32 | 33 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 22 | -1 | 36 |
| 16 | Baltika | 31 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 33 | 46 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 27 | -13 | 35 |
| 17 | Armavir | 31 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 41 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 20 | -16 | 30 |
| 18 | Tyumen | 31 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 25 | 37 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 20 | -12 | 28 |
| 19 | Sibir | 31 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 24 | 42 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 29 | -18 | 26 |
| 20 | Zenit II | 31 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 45 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 23 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 22 | -25 | 19 |
