This promises to be yet another engrossing clash at Kazan' Arena in the Premier League. Rubin Kazan' is in 10th place and host Spartak Moskva in 2nd spot. Learn more about the game here!
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 800 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
This has all the signs of an exciting match with lots of action and bustle as both sides are well refreshed since they last saw competitive action. Get ready!
Rubin Kazan' form and stats
A Premier League draw at home so far for Rubin Kazan'. Last season their home statistics were 10 wins, 6 draws and 1 defeat from 17 matches.
The home regulars saw a 1-1 draw versus Orenburg last time out and are looking for a win here. Midfielder Zotov was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.64 (out of ten) in that game. Zotov served one assist and hit two key passes.
Before that game, a loss in the away fixture against Rostov in the Russian Cup.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Kazan' as they have a new game in only three days, a Russian Cup match thankfully also at home. Lokomotiv Moskva are visiting.
It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Rubin Kazan' at home in the league. 1 on target and 1 scored by the opposition; from 1 match.
Spartak Moskva form and stats
Impressive finishing from Promes and Bongonda secured the home win 2-1 against Baltika in their previous game. Spartak Moskva goalie Maksimenko was high and low in the Baltika game, contributing six saves towards the victory. Midfielder Promes was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 9.33. Promes scored one goal, served one assist, hit eight key passes and had 46 successful passes (of 50 total).
Ahead of that, the Russian Cup win away at Krasnodar.
A new game in only three days for Spartak Moskva, the Russian Cup home match versus Olimpiyets. Busy days.
Head 2 Head
Data for the previous ten meetings involving these two squads are: two wins for Kazan', four draws and four wins for Spartak Moskva. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Fameyeh 2 goals |   D. Khlusevich 2 goals |  M. Daku 1 goals |
Rubin Kazan' missing players
Spartak Moskva missing players
| Rubin Kazan' | Spartak Moskva | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 3.5 | 4 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 7 | 6 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13.5 | 8 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 5.5 | 4 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 27% | 25% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 42% |
| 15 | 17 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | 10.5 |
| 4.5 | 4 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 5.5 |
| Rubin Kazan' | Last season | Spartak Moskva | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 34 | 17 | Played | P | 15 | 30 | ||
| 19 | 10 | Won | W | 6 | 15 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Drew | D | 4 | 9 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 5 | 6 | ||
| 53 | 35 | Scored | S | 25 | 60 | ||
| 27 | 16 | Conceded | C | 21 | 38 | ||
| 79% | 88% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | ||
| 62% | 82% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 87% | 80% | ||
| 47% | 53% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 53% | 60% | ||
| 24% | 35% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 40% | ||
| 15% | 24% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 27% | 33% | ||
| 47% | 53% | BTTS | BTTS | 73% | 67% | ||
| 50% | 47% | Clean Sheets | C S | 7% | 23% | ||
| 24% | 12% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 17% | ||
| 5.2 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.4 | 5.6 | ||
| 3.6 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.6 | 4.1 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 2.6 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 6 | 7 | ||
| 2.3 | 3.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 16.7 | 17.3 | ||
| 0.9 | 1.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.9 | 6.3 | ||
| 143% | 130% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 28% | 32% | ||
| 1.4 | 2.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.9 | 10.4 | ||
| 0.7 | 1.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.1 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Krasnodar | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | Spartak Moskva | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | Zenit | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Krylya Sovetov | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Rostov | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Ural | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | CSKA Moskva | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Sochi | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Rubin Kazan' | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Orenburg | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 1 |
| 12 | Dinamo Moskva | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 1 |
| 13 | Olimpiyets | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| 14 | Akhmat Grozny | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| 15 | Baltika | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 0 |
| 16 | Fakel | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 0 |
| 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 | Rubin Kazan' | 34 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 53 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 35 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 26 | 69 |
| 2 | Baltika | 34 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 56 | 30 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 28 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 28 | 15 | 26 | 67 |
| 3 | Spartak Vladikavkaz | 34 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 56 | 35 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 34 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 14 | 21 | 62 |
| 4 | Yenisey | 34 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 43 | 35 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 25 | 13 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 22 | 8 | 54 |
| 5 | Rodina Moskva | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 42 | 38 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 23 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 50 |
| 6 | Neftekhimik | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 34 | 33 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 1 | 47 |
| 7 | Makhachkala | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 25 | 26 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 15 | -1 | 47 |
| 8 | Akron | 34 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 38 | 36 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 22 | 2 | 46 |
| 9 | Shinnik | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 36 | 41 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 30 | -5 | 46 |
| 10 | SKA Khabarovsk | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 50 | 39 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 32 | 11 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 28 | 11 | 44 |
| 11 | KAMAZ | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 35 | 36 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 21 | -1 | 44 |
| 12 | Volgar Astrakhan | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 37 | 41 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 26 | -4 | 44 |
| 13 | Arsenal Tula | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 37 | 46 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 27 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 19 | -9 | 41 |
| 14 | Urozhay | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 36 | 41 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 25 | -5 | 37 |
| 15 | Veles | 34 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 35 | 55 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 36 | -20 | 33 |
| 16 | Krasnodar II | 34 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 32 | 54 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 29 | -22 | 31 |
| 17 | Ufa | 34 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 32 | 46 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 27 | -14 | 30 |
| 18 | Volga Ulyanovsk | 34 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 23 | 41 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 24 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 17 | -18 | 30 |
| 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 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 74 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 48 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 54 | 70 |
| 2 | CSKA Moskva | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 56 | 27 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 38 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 29 | 58 |
| 3 | Spartak Moskva | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 60 | 38 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 35 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 21 | 22 | 54 |
| 4 | Rostov | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 48 | 44 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 24 | 4 | 53 |
| 5 | Akhmat Grozny | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 51 | 39 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 22 | 12 | 50 |
| 6 | Krasnodar | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 62 | 46 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 28 | 16 | 48 |
| 7 | Orenburg | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 58 | 55 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 37 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 21 | 36 | 3 | 46 |
| 8 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 54 | 46 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 23 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 23 | 8 | 45 |
| 9 | Dinamo Moskva | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 49 | 45 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 25 | 4 | 45 |
| 10 | Sochi | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 37 | 54 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 36 | -17 | 38 |
| 11 | Ural | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 33 | 45 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 23 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 22 | -12 | 36 |
| 12 | Krylya Sovetov | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 32 | 45 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 28 | -13 | 32 |
| 13 | Fakel | 30 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 36 | 48 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 22 | 22 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 26 | -12 | 30 |
| 14 | Olimpiyets | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 33 | 50 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 28 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 22 | -17 | 30 |
| 15 | Khimki | 30 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 25 | 67 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 42 | -42 | 18 |
| 16 | Torpedo Moskva | 30 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 22 | 61 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 30 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 31 | -39 | 13 |
