There has been boom and bust for these two squads so far this campaign, placed in positions near the midsection of the Premier League table. Here's the Spartak Moskva - Akhmat Grozny latest:
- Spartak Moskva have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Akhmat Grozny have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Premier League
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
It's quite the trip for Akhmat Grozny when visiting Spartak as the cities are 1800 kilometers apart.
Spartak Moskva form and stats
3 victories, 3 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Spartak Moskva have to build on here at Otkrytiye Arena in the Premier League. Three draws in a row here at Otkrytiye Arena for Spartak Moskva, who might be willing to risk more at some point in hope of a win.
The home team returns to Otkrytiye Arena after being equal after 90 minutes with Ufa (placed 12th) on their last time out; the Premier League game ended 1-1. Aleksandr Sobolev, a forward, was the champion performer for the team in that game, earning a rating of 7.44 (out of 10). Sobolev scored one goal.
Previous to that game, a Europa League home match hosting Napoli in a game that was won 2-1.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Spartak have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found eight games) they have won one time, drawn two and lost five.
A decent goal production from Spartak in their home games so far, with 12 goals from 8 league matches. 9 goals have been conceded.
Akhmat Grozny form and stats
Playing away, Akhmat Grozny have won 3 games, drawn 0 and suffered 5 defeats in the Premier League this season.
The supporters enjoyed Akhmat's previous game versus Rostov (placed 11th), a Premier League 2-0 win played at home. Miroslav Bogosavac, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.53. Bogosavac hit two key passes and won 9 of 12 duels.
Preceding that game was the away victory against Lokomotiv Moskva with the score of 2-1.We have checked recent matches where Akhmat have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those eight games were three victories, one draw and four defeats.
Akhmat have scored 8 goals on their travels this season, from 8 away games in the league. Akhmat Grozny have conceded 13 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The two teams involved played each other earlier this campaign: Akhmat Grozny - Spartak Moskva 0-1. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: seven - one - two (Spartak Moskva wins - draws - Akhmat Grozny wins). As for goals, eight matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  D. Utkin 5 goals |  A. Sobolev 4 goals | E. Ponce Martínez 4 goals |
Spartak Moskva missing players
Akhmat Grozny missing players
| Spartak Moskva | Akhmat Grozny | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 0 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 16 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 18 | 12 | 0 | Scored | S | 3 | 8 | 19 |
| 22 | 9 | 0 | Conceded | C | 5 | 13 | 21 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 69% | 88% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | 81% |
| 38% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 62% | 56% |
| 19% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 12% | 12% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 62% | 75% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 62% | 56% |
| 25% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 38% | 31% |
| 5.7 | 4.9 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| 4.1 | 3.6 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.7 | 5 | 4.1 |
| 2.9 | 2.6 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.3 | 3.5 | 2.8 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 14.8 | 14.9 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 13.6 | 15 |
| 4.6 | 4.4 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| 24% | 34% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 23% | 26% |
| 10.3 | 10 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.7 | 11.5 | 11.4 |
| 2.9 | 2.5 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.2 |
- Akhmat Grozny have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Akhmat Grozny have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Akhmat Grozny have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Premier League
- Akhmat Grozny haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Spartak Moskva have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Spartak Moskva have scored in all their home 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 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 41 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 24 | 36 |
| 2 | Dinamo Moskva | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 30 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 32 |
| 3 | Sochi | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 28 |
| 4 | Krasnodar | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 25 |
| 5 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 25 |
| 6 | Krylya Sovetov | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 24 |
| 7 | CSKA Moskva | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 24 |
| 8 | Akhmat Grozny | 16 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 19 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -2 | 24 |
| 9 | Rubin Kazan | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -1 | 22 |
| 10 | Spartak Moskva | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -4 | 20 |
| 11 | Rostov | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | -2 | 17 |
| 12 | Ufa | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -5 | 16 |
| 13 | Arsenal Tula | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 21 | -13 | 16 |
| 14 | Olimpiyets | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | -13 | 15 |
| 15 | Khimki | 16 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 16 | -11 | 14 |
| 16 | Ural | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | -10 | 13 |