Arsenal Tula v Spartak Moskva preview: Visitors can prove cut above

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Competition: Russia Premier League
Competition: Mon 03.May
Match begins: 13:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Arsenal (20074 seats)

Struggling Arsenal Tula will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Spartak Moskva in the upcoming league round. It’s 13th vs 3rd and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.

Insights:
  • Arsenal Tula have the most dropped points from leading position (13) in Premier League
  • Spartak Moskva have the most points from losing position (18) in Premier League

Arsenal Tula and Spartak Moskva should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

Arsenal are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture. Spartak Moskva are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.

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Arsenal Tula form and stats

The story so far in the Premier League for Arsenal Tula at their home stadium (Stadion Arsenal) is 6 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats. Arsenal are on a three game winning streak in their home games.

Before that game, the 4-0 home victory against Tambov.

Some supporters pointed their nail-bitten fingers at Robert Bauer for missing a penalty kick versus Rostov in the 89th minute. It's possible that a goal in that situation would have changed the outcome.

The Arsenal fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 19 in 13 matches. 14 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Spartak Moskva form and stats

7 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Spartak Moskva, who have the most scored goals (21) away in Premier League, playing as the away team in the Premier League this season.

Spartak Moskva are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the Premier League against CSKA Moskva (placed 4th). The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-3 defeat against Ufa.

Spartak has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 21 goals from 13 games. As opposed to that, Spartak Moskva have seen the ball go into their own net 18 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Arsenal Tula and Spartak Moskva have met before this season: Spartak Moskva - Arsenal 2-1. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Arsenal Tula won four games, zero matches ended with a draw and Spartak Moskva has six wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: seven / three

Top Goalscorers

Spartak MoskvaJ. Larsson
J. Larsson
13 goals
Spartak MoskvaA. Sobolev
A. Sobolev
12 goals
Spartak MoskvaE. Ponce Martínez
E. Ponce Martínez
9 goals

Arsenal Tula missing players

Spartak Moskva missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Arsenal Tula Spartak Moskva
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
27 13 4 Played P 4 13 27
6 6 2 Won W 2 7 15
5 4 1 Drew D 2 2 5
16 3 1 Lost L 0 4 7
24 19 5 Scored S 6 21 50
43 14 6 Conceded C 3 18 33
93% 85% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
67% 69% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 85% 85%
41% 46% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 54% 52%
30% 31% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 46% 37%
15% 23% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 15% 19%
41% 46% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 62% 59%
22% 46% 25% Clean Sheets C S 50% 23% 22%
44% 23% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 15% 19%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
3.4 3.4 3.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 3.2 3.1
6 4 2 Red cards R C 0 2 4
 
12.7 14 9.2 Shots (avg) S ( 19.2 15.2 15.7
3.6 4 2.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.8 5.2 5.6
25% 37% 45% Goal Efficiency G E 26% 31% 33%
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • Arsenal Tula have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Arsenal Tula have the most dropped points from leading position (13) in Premier League
  • Spartak Moskva have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Spartak Moskva have scored more than double the goals of Arsenal Tula.
  • Spartak Moskva have the most points from losing position (18) in Premier League
  • Spartak Moskva have the most scored goals (21) away in Premier League
  • 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 Zenit 27 17 7 3 65 24 14 12 1 1 47 12 13 5 6 2 18 12 41 58
2 Lokomotiv Moskva 27 16 4 7 43 29 13 10 1 2 23 9 14 6 3 5 20 20 14 52
3 Spartak Moskva 27 15 5 7 50 33 14 8 3 3 29 15 13 7 2 4 21 18 17 50
4 CSKA Moskva 27 14 4 9 45 28 13 7 3 3 27 15 14 7 1 6 18 13 17 46
5 Sochi 27 13 7 7 44 31 14 9 4 1 29 11 13 4 3 6 15 20 13 46
6 Dinamo Moskva 27 14 4 9 41 29 14 9 2 3 24 8 13 5 2 6 17 21 12 46
7 Rubin Kazan' 27 14 4 9 35 30 13 5 3 5 15 16 14 9 1 4 20 14 5 46
8 Khimki 27 12 5 10 33 37 13 8 1 4 16 13 14 4 4 6 17 24 -4 41
9 Rostov 27 12 4 11 34 31 13 5 2 6 15 13 14 7 2 5 19 18 3 40
10 Krasnodar 27 11 5 11 47 38 14 7 4 3 33 20 13 4 1 8 14 18 9 38
11 Akhmat Grozny 27 10 6 11 31 34 13 6 3 4 18 12 14 4 3 7 13 22 -3 36
12 Ural 27 6 13 8 25 34 14 5 6 3 13 11 13 1 7 5 12 23 -9 31
13 Arsenal Tula 27 6 5 16 24 43 13 6 4 3 19 14 14 0 1 13 5 29 -19 23
14 Ufa 27 5 5 17 23 44 13 2 3 8 13 18 14 3 2 9 10 26 -21 20
15 Rotor Volgograd 27 4 6 17 12 49 14 2 2 10 4 23 13 2 4 7 8 26 -37 18
16 Tambov 27 3 4 20 17 55 14 2 2 10 10 24 13 1 2 10 7 31 -38 13

Table
  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 27 17 7 3 65 24 14 12 1 1 47 12 13 5 6 2 18 12 41 58
2 Lokomotiv Moskva 27 16 4 7 43 29 13 10 1 2 23 9 14 6 3 5 20 20 14 52
3 Spartak Moskva 27 15 5 7 50 33 14 8 3 3 29 15 13 7 2 4 21 18 17 50
4 CSKA Moskva 27 14 4 9 45 28 13 7 3 3 27 15 14 7 1 6 18 13 17 46
5 Sochi 27 13 7 7 44 31 14 9 4 1 29 11 13 4 3 6 15 20 13 46
6 Dinamo Moskva 27 14 4 9 41 29 14 9 2 3 24 8 13 5 2 6 17 21 12 46
7 Rubin Kazan' 27 14 4 9 35 30 13 5 3 5 15 16 14 9 1 4 20 14 5 46
8 Khimki 27 12 5 10 33 37 13 8 1 4 16 13 14 4 4 6 17 24 -4 41
9 Rostov 27 12 4 11 34 31 13 5 2 6 15 13 14 7 2 5 19 18 3 40
10 Krasnodar 27 11 5 11 47 38 14 7 4 3 33 20 13 4 1 8 14 18 9 38
11 Akhmat Grozny 27 10 6 11 31 34 13 6 3 4 18 12 14 4 3 7 13 22 -3 36
12 Ural 27 6 13 8 25 34 14 5 6 3 13 11 13 1 7 5 12 23 -9 31
13 Arsenal Tula 27 6 5 16 24 43 13 6 4 3 19 14 14 0 1 13 5 29 -19 23
14 Ufa 27 5 5 17 23 44 13 2 3 8 13 18 14 3 2 9 10 26 -21 20
15 Rotor Volgograd 27 4 6 17 12 49 14 2 2 10 4 23 13 2 4 7 8 26 -37 18
16 Tambov 27 3 4 20 17 55 14 2 2 10 10 24 13 1 2 10 7 31 -38 13

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