Betting prediction and preview: Spartak Moskva fancied to be better team when visiting Rotor Volgograd

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Competition: Russia Premier League
Competition: Wed 26.August
Match begins: 15:30 (UTC)
Venue: Volgograd Arena (3500 seats)

It's early days in the Premier League and both Rotor Volgograd and Spartak Moskva are still hoping for a flying start in order to set the tone for the season. Three points can make a big difference at this stage.

It's no vacation for neither Rotor Volgograd nor Spartak Moskva as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

These teams have little in common geographically as Spartak Moskva have to travel 900 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.

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Rotor Volgograd form and stats

Rotor Volgograd have less points than they have played home games in the Premier League so far. Their two previous attempts here have produced 0 points. We have seen two home losses in a row now for Volgograd, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.

The Rotor Volgograd crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-2 to Sochi here at Volgograd Arena in a Premier League match. A defeat was the result before that one, 1-3 away at Akhmat Grozny.

Alexander Dovbnya had a busy but productive day in the Sochi match. Despite making six saves the loss could not be prevented.

There will be little rest for Volgograd after this match as they are travelling to Khimki for a Premier League game in only three days.

Early season league goal statistics from Rotor Volgograd's 2 home games: 1 goal, 4 conceded.

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Spartak Moskva form and stats

One match played away so far in the Premier League for Spartak Moskva and it was a tie. Last season the statistics for their away games were 7 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses from 15 games.

Spartak Moskva had fun at their own home (Volgograd Arena) last time out, beating Lokomotiv Moskva 2-1. Aleksandr Sobolev and Jordan Larsson scored. A 1-1 draw at Ufa's stadium before that.

Aleksandr Sobolev came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Lokomotiv Moskva last time out, making the manager D. Tedesco feel like a tactical genius.

A quick return to home after this game, as Spartak are hosting Arsenal Tula in the Premier League only three days away.

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Spartak Moskva has managed 1 goal and let in 1 from 1 match.

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head totals (for the last three meetings): Volgograd won zero games, one match ended with a draw and Spartak Moskva has two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / two

Top Goalscorers

Spartak MoskvaJ. Larsson
J. Larsson
3 goals
Spartak MoskvaE. Ponce Martínez
E. Ponce Martínez
2 goals
Spartak MoskvaA. Sobolev
A. Sobolev
2 goals

Rotor Volgograd missing players

Spartak Moskva missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Rotor Volgograd Spartak Moskva
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
4 2 2 Played P 1 1 4
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 2
1 0 0 Drew D 1 1 2
3 2 2 Lost L 0 0 0
2 1 1 Scored S 1 1 7
7 4 4 Conceded C 1 1 4
75% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
75% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 100%
50% 50% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 50%
25% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 25%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 50% 50% BTTS BTTS 100% 100% 75%
25% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 25%
50% 50% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
2 2 2 Corners for (avg) C F 8 8 5.2
6 5.5 5.5 Corners against (avg) C A 5 5 4.2
3.5 2.5 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 2.2
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
38 27 27 Total Shots T S 21 21 70
14 9 9 Shots on Target S O 4 4 22
14% 11% 11% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 25% 32%
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • Rotor Volgograd has the the worst goal difference (-5)
Rotor Volgograd Last season Spartak Moskva
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
27 13   Played P   15 30
17 7   Won W   7 11
5 4   Drew D   2 6
5 2   Lost L   6 13
41 23   Scored S   21 35
21 15   Conceded C   17 33
93% 92%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   93% 87%
67% 92%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   73% 63%
37% 38%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   53% 47%
11% 23%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   27% 20%
11% 23%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   7% 10%
41% 62%   BTTS BTTS   47% 43%
52% 31%   Clean Sheets C S   20% 30%
15% 15%   Failed to Score F T   40% 40%
 
5.5 5.9   Corners for (avg) C F   5.3 5.5
3.7 3.2   Corners against (avg) C A   4.7 4.3
2.1 1.9   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   3.5 3
2 1   Red cards R C   2 4
 
332 179   Total Shots T S   230 491
143 87   Shots on Target S O   73 154
29% 26%   Goal Efficiency G E   29% 23%

  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 4 4 0 0 10 2 2 2 0 0 6 2 2 2 0 0 4 0 8 12
2 Spartak Moskva 4 2 2 0 7 4 3 2 1 0 6 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 3 8
3 Sochi 4 2 2 0 8 6 2 1 1 0 4 3 2 1 1 0 4 3 2 8
4 Lokomotiv Moskva 4 2 1 1 5 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 1 1 4 3 2 7
5 Dinamo Moskva 4 2 1 1 4 2 2 1 1 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 7
6 Akhmat Grozny 4 2 1 1 5 4 1 1 0 0 3 1 3 1 1 1 2 3 1 7
7 Krasnodar 4 2 0 2 5 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 2 3 2 3 6
8 CSKA Moskva 4 2 0 2 6 5 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 6
9 Rostov 4 2 0 2 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 3 2 0 1 2 2 -2 6
10 Ural 4 1 2 1 3 4 3 1 1 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 -1 5
11 Arsenal Tula 4 1 1 2 4 5 3 1 1 1 4 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 -1 4
12 Rubin Kazan' 4 1 1 2 5 7 2 0 1 1 1 3 2 1 0 1 4 4 -2 4
13 Ufa 4 1 1 2 4 7 3 0 1 2 1 5 1 1 0 0 3 2 -3 4
14 Tambov 4 1 0 3 3 7 2 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 2 2 6 -4 3
15 Khimki 4 0 1 3 2 6 2 0 0 2 1 4 2 0 1 1 1 2 -4 1
16 Rotor Volgograd 4 0 1 3 2 7 2 0 0 2 1 4 2 0 1 1 1 3 -5 1
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Rotor Volgograd 27 17 5 5 41 21 13 7 4 2 23 15 14 10 1 3 18 6 20 56
2 Khimki 27 16 6 5 50 19 13 11 0 2 28 7 14 5 6 3 22 12 31 54
3 Chertanovo 27 15 9 3 37 19 13 7 4 2 21 10 14 8 5 1 16 9 18 54
4 Torpedo Moskva 27 16 5 6 39 25 15 11 1 3 25 14 12 5 4 3 14 11 14 53
5 Neftekhimik 27 13 9 5 38 25 13 5 6 2 17 14 14 8 3 3 21 11 13 48
6 SKA Khabarovsk 27 12 7 8 42 30 14 8 3 3 21 9 13 4 4 5 21 21 12 43
7 Baltika 27 12 7 8 34 23 13 7 2 4 17 10 14 5 5 4 17 13 11 43
8 Shinnik 27 12 7 8 43 35 13 5 2 6 17 18 14 7 5 2 26 17 8 43
9 Tom' Tomsk 27 10 9 8 32 26 13 7 4 2 19 7 14 3 5 6 13 19 6 39
10 Chayka 27 10 8 9 31 29 14 6 4 4 15 12 13 4 4 5 16 17 2 38
11 Olimpiyets 27 9 9 9 28 29 14 4 5 5 13 17 13 5 4 4 15 12 -1 36
12 Armavir 27 7 9 11 23 29 14 5 7 2 13 10 13 2 2 9 10 19 -6 30
13 Avangard Kursk 27 5 14 8 29 39 14 4 7 3 18 21 13 1 7 5 11 18 -10 29
14 Krasnodar II 27 6 10 11 32 34 12 2 6 4 16 15 15 4 4 7 16 19 -2 28
15 Yenisey 27 7 7 13 23 40 13 4 4 5 15 19 14 3 3 8 8 21 -17 28
16 Luch Vladivostok 27 6 9 12 28 40 14 2 5 7 14 22 13 4 4 5 14 18 -12 27
17 Spartak Moskva II 27 6 8 13 38 45 13 4 2 7 20 22 14 2 6 6 18 23 -7 26
18 Mordovia Saransk 27 4 7 16 21 44 14 2 4 8 10 20 13 2 3 8 11 24 -23 19
19 Tekstilshchik 27 5 4 18 25 52 14 3 3 8 14 27 13 2 1 10 11 25 -27 19
20 Fakel 27 4 7 16 14 44 14 2 5 7 5 18 13 2 2 9 9 26 -30 19
Last season 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 30 22 6 2 65 18 15 10 5 0 37 9 15 12 1 2 28 9 47 72
2 Lokomotiv Moskva 30 16 9 5 41 29 15 7 5 3 19 14 15 9 4 2 22 15 12 57
3 Krasnodar 30 14 10 6 49 30 15 8 5 2 28 14 15 6 5 4 21 16 19 52
4 CSKA Moskva 30 14 8 8 43 29 15 7 4 4 17 14 15 7 4 4 26 15 14 50
5 Rostov 30 12 9 9 45 50 15 8 3 4 24 18 15 4 6 5 21 32 -5 45
6 Dinamo Moskva 30 11 8 11 27 30 15 4 4 7 12 15 15 7 4 4 15 15 -3 41
7 Spartak Moskva 30 11 6 13 35 33 15 4 4 7 14 16 15 7 2 6 21 17 2 39
8 Ufa 30 8 14 8 22 24 15 5 6 4 15 13 15 3 8 4 7 11 -2 38
9 Arsenal Tula 30 11 5 14 37 41 15 4 3 8 21 24 15 7 2 6 16 17 -4 38
10 Rubin Kazan' 30 8 11 11 18 28 15 5 3 7 8 13 15 3 8 4 10 15 -10 35
11 Ural 30 9 8 13 36 53 15 5 2 8 22 28 15 4 6 5 14 25 -17 35
12 Sochi 30 8 9 13 40 39 15 6 3 6 28 16 15 2 6 7 12 23 1 33
13 Tambov 30 9 4 17 37 41 15 6 1 8 21 17 15 3 3 9 16 24 -4 31
14 Krylya Sovetov 30 8 7 15 33 40 15 3 5 7 16 18 15 5 2 8 17 22 -7 31
15 Akhmat Grozny 30 7 10 13 27 46 15 2 8 5 13 21 15 5 2 8 14 25 -19 31
16 Orenburg 30 7 6 17 28 52 15 3 4 8 13 25 15 4 2 9 15 27 -24 27

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 4 4 0 0 10 2 2 2 0 0 6 2 2 2 0 0 4 0 8 12
2 Spartak Moskva 4 2 2 0 7 4 3 2 1 0 6 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 3 8
3 Sochi 4 2 2 0 8 6 2 1 1 0 4 3 2 1 1 0 4 3 2 8
4 Lokomotiv Moskva 4 2 1 1 5 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 1 1 4 3 2 7
5 Dinamo Moskva 4 2 1 1 4 2 2 1 1 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 7
6 Akhmat Grozny 4 2 1 1 5 4 1 1 0 0 3 1 3 1 1 1 2 3 1 7
7 Krasnodar 4 2 0 2 5 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 2 3 2 3 6
8 CSKA Moskva 4 2 0 2 6 5 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 6
9 Rostov 4 2 0 2 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 3 2 0 1 2 2 -2 6
10 Ural 4 1 2 1 3 4 3 1 1 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 -1 5
11 Arsenal Tula 4 1 1 2 4 5 3 1 1 1 4 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 -1 4
12 Rubin Kazan' 4 1 1 2 5 7 2 0 1 1 1 3 2 1 0 1 4 4 -2 4
13 Ufa 4 1 1 2 4 7 3 0 1 2 1 5 1 1 0 0 3 2 -3 4
14 Tambov 4 1 0 3 3 7 2 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 2 2 6 -4 3
15 Khimki 4 0 1 3 2 6 2 0 0 2 1 4 2 0 1 1 1 2 -4 1
16 Rotor Volgograd 4 0 1 3 2 7 2 0 0 2 1 4 2 0 1 1 1 3 -5 1

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