This could be an interesting match as Spartak Moskva have their presumed home advantage while Rostov are ahead 9 points in the Premier League table.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Spartak Moskva form and stats
3-2-4 (win-draw-lost) are the Premier League numbers at home for Spartak Moskva so far this season.
The Spartak Moskva fans got no joy from their last match, a Premier League game also here at Saturn Stadion: A 1-4 defeat against Rostov (placed 5th). Heartbreak before that as Spartak Moskva lost 0-1 at Zenit's place.
Spartak Moskva aren't scoring a lot here at Saturn Stadion in the league, with only 7 goals from 9 games. Spartak Moskva are not conceding a lot of goals here at Saturn Stadion in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 7 from 9 matches.
Rostov form and stats
3 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Rostov, who have the most conceded goals (20) away in Premier League, playing as the away team in the Premier League this season.
It's the second away game in a row for Rostov, but there's smiles all around after the 4-1 victory versus Spartak Moskva (placed 10th) in the Premier League last time out. A 0-0 draw was the result before that, hosting Ural.
Goalkeeper Sergei Pesyakov was absolutely vital in the Rostov victory against Spartak Moskva, making 7 saves.
The travelling fans enjoy Rostov's attacking play in away games, having scored 15 goals in 9 league matches away. For Rostov, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Spartak Moskva - Rostov 1-4. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: 3 - 2 - 5 (Spartak Moskva wins - draws - Rostov wins). As for goals, 7 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 3 had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Ionov 6 goals |
Spartak Moskva missing players
Rostov missing players
| Spartak Moskva | Rostov | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 10 | 2 | Played | P | 4 | 10 | 19 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 19 | 8 | 2 | Scored | S | 6 | 19 | 34 |
| 21 | 11 | 2 | Conceded | C | 8 | 21 | 28 |
| 84% | 80% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 58% | 50% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 89% |
| 47% | 40% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 90% | 79% |
| 16% | 10% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 60% | 37% |
| 5% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 30% | 16% |
| 42% | 40% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 90% | 74% |
| 32% | 40% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 21% |
| 42% | 40% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 10% | 11% |
| 5.5 | 5.4 | 6 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 3.4 | 5.2 |
| 4.5 | 4.2 | 5.5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 4.7 | 3.6 |
| 2.9 | 2.3 | 1.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.7 | 2.3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 339 | 188 | 43 | Total Shots | T S | 66 | 143 | 317 |
| 102 | 56 | 12 | Shots on Target | S O | 22 | 52 | 109 |
| 19% | 14% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 37% | 31% |
- All of Rostov's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Rostov has the fewest matches under the total-line (3)
- Rostov has the most conceded goals (20) away
- Rostov has the most conceded goals in the second half (18)
- Rostov has the most dropped points from leading position (13)
- Rostov has the most matches over the total-line (16)
- Rostov has the most scored goals in the first half (18)
- Rostov have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Rostov have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Rostov have scored at least twice as many goals away as Spartak Moskva have scored home.
- Rostov have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Rostov haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| 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 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 37 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 28 | 45 |
| 2 | Krasnodar | 19 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 33 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 35 |
| 3 | CSKA Moskva | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 34 |
| 4 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 34 |
| 5 | Rostov | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 3 | 31 |
| 6 | Arsenal Tula | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 25 |
| 7 | Ufa | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -1 | 25 |
| 8 | Dinamo Moskva | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -5 | 24 |
| 9 | Ural | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 11 | -7 | 24 |
| 10 | Spartak Moskva | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 22 |
| 11 | Tambov | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 21 |
| 12 | Orenburg | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 15 | -6 | 19 |
| 13 | Akhmat Grozny | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 13 | -11 | 19 |
| 14 | Krylya Sovetov | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 12 | -5 | 18 |
| 15 | Rubin Kazan' | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -10 | 18 |
| 16 | Sochi | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -9 | 14 |