Struggling Khimki will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Spartak Moskva in the upcoming league round. It’s 14th vs 2nd and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Khimki form and stats
1 victory, 1 draw and 2 defeats. That’s what Khimki have to build on here at Arena Khimki in the Premier League.
Khimki lost their last game at Lokomotiv Moskva (placed 5th) after a 1-2 scoreline. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Dinamo Moskva in a game that was won 1-0.
Khimki are traveling soon after this match as the Russian Cup match at Olimpiyets awaits in three days.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Khimki here at Arena Khimki in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (3 from 4 games). 5 goals have been conceded.
Spartak Moskva form and stats
As the visiting team in Premier League matches, Spartak Moskva have produced an overall stat of 3-1-1 so far. Spartak has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.
There were no winners in Spartak's previous match, a Premier League home game that ended 1-1 vs Zenit (placed 1st). Prior to that result Spartak won their away game at Tambov. The scoreline was 2-0.
Aleksandr Maksimenko had red hot gloves after the game against Zenit, shaping the outcome of the game with ten saves made.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Spartak Moskva manager D. Tedesco as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Yenisey.
Spartak Moskva have scored 7 goals on their travels this season, from 5 away games in the league. It's not easy to score on Spartak Moskva as they have only conceded 4 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Khimki-Spartak Moskva H2H statistics last six meetings regardless of arena: Khimki one win, Spartak Moskva three wins, two draws. three of these six matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  J. Larsson 4 goals | E. Ponce Martínez 4 goals |   A. Koryan 3 goals |
Khimki missing players
Spartak Moskva missing players
| Khimki | Spartak Moskva | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | Played | P | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | 3 | 0 | Scored | S | 4 | 7 | 16 |
| 20 | 5 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 80% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 80% | 90% |
| 40% | 25% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 20% | 40% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 20% |
| 10% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 70% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 40% | 60% |
| 10% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 60% | 40% |
| 20% | 25% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3.8 | 3.8 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 3.4 | 2.9 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 122 | 62 | 18 | Total Shots | T S | 57 | 78 | 149 |
| 33 | 16 | 4 | Shots on Target | S O | 15 | 21 | 46 |
| 27% | 19% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 33% | 35% |
- Khimki have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Khimki haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Spartak Moskva has the most points from losing position (8) in Premier League
- Spartak Moskva have scored at least twice as many goals away as Khimki have scored home.
- Spartak Moskva have scored in all their matches so far.
- 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 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 21 |
| 2 | Spartak Moskva | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 21 |
| 3 | CSKA Moskva | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 19 |
| 4 | Sochi | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 19 |
| 5 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 |
| 6 | Dinamo Moskva | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 17 |
| 7 | Rostov | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 17 |
| 8 | Krasnodar | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 15 |
| 9 | Rubin Kazan' | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 15 |
| 10 | Akhmat Grozny | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 14 |
| 11 | Ural | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 10 |
| 12 | Arsenal Tula | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -4 | 9 |
| 13 | Tambov | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -6 | 8 |
| 14 | Khimki | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | -11 | 6 |
| 15 | Ufa | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | -15 | 6 |
| 16 | Rotor Volgograd | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -14 | 3 |