Premier League: Two participants who have played fine thus far. Get ready for Spartak Moskva - Rostov with this broad guide!
- Spartak Moskva have the most points from losing position (16) in Premier League
- Rostov have scored in all their away matches so far.
Spartak Moskva and Rostov should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Spartak Moskva form and stats
27 points is a decent return from 12 Premier League games here at Otkrytiye Arena for Spartak Moskva. The data says 8 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss.
Spartak Moskva's previous game was also played at home, ending 4-3 versus Krasnodar (placed 7th). The home side are looking to build on that result. The game against Krasnodar had lots of late drama as Spartak came back from being down 0-2 and finally secured the victory through Promes's goal in the 84th minute. Sobolev, who usually plays near the opponent's goal, was the best performer for the team in that match, collecting a rating of 9.15 (out of 10). Sobolev scored two goals, served one assist, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
Before that match, a loss in the away fixture against Akron in the Russian Cup.
Spartak Moskva are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (32 goals in 12 games). Spartak Moskva's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 15 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Rostov form and stats
The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 6 wins, 4 draws and only 1 loss in the Premier League.
Rostov play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 3-1 victory visiting Ural (placed 12th). Komlichenko, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.1. Komlichenko scored two goals and hit one key pass.
Preceding that match was the 0-0 draw at home vs Zenit.Observe that 13 of this team's 16 most recent league rounds have ended with at least three goals.
Rostov has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 21 goals from 11 games. As opposed to that, Rostov have seen the ball go into their own net 15 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Spartak Moskva and Rostov have faced each other before this season: Rostov - Spartak Moskva 4-2. Previous ten meetings involving these contenders: Spartak Moskva won two, Rostov were winners in five and we saw three draws. six games with more than 2,5 goals, four matches with less than 2,5 goals.
Top Goalscorers
  Q. Promes 17 goals |  A. Sobolev 11 goals |  N. Komlichenko 11 goals |
Spartak Moskva missing players
Rostov missing players
| Spartak Moskva | Rostov | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 11 | 24 |
| 14 | 8 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 6 | 14 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 54 | 32 | 1 | Scored | S | 3 | 21 | 43 |
| 31 | 15 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 15 | 31 |
| 96% | 92% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| 83% | 75% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 82% | 79% |
| 67% | 75% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 64% | 71% |
| 46% | 58% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 55% | 42% |
| 38% | 50% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 9% | 12% |
| 67% | 58% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 82% | 79% |
| 25% | 42% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 18% | 21% |
| 12% | 8% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 4.9 | 5.1 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.5 | 4.3 | 4.6 |
| 4.2 | 4.2 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 4.5 | 4 |
| 2.5 | 1.8 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.9 | 2.2 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 17.1 | 17.7 | 13.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.5 | 12.7 | 12.6 |
| 6.5 | 7.2 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 4.8 | 5 |
| 35% | 37% | 11% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 60% | 40% | 36% |
| 10.5 | 8.8 | 12.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 18.5 | 13.6 | 14 |
| 4.1 | 3.8 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 5.5 | 4.8 |
- Rostov have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Rostov haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Spartak Moskva have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Spartak Moskva have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Spartak Moskva have the most points from losing position (16) in Premier League
| 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 | 24 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 60 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 48 | 58 |
| 2 | Rostov | 24 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 43 | 31 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 15 | 12 | 49 |
| 3 | Spartak Moskva | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 54 | 31 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 23 | 48 |
| 4 | CSKA Moskva | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 43 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 21 | 45 |
| 5 | Akhmat Grozny | 24 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 35 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 5 | 40 |
| 6 | Dinamo Moskva | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 43 | 33 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 22 | 10 | 39 |
| 7 | Krasnodar | 24 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 52 | 40 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 24 | 12 | 38 |
| 8 | Orenburg | 24 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 47 | 48 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 31 | -1 | 36 |
| 9 | Sochi | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 32 | 44 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 28 | -12 | 31 |
| 10 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 37 | 41 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 20 | -4 | 29 |
| 11 | Krylya Sovetov | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 35 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 24 | -11 | 25 |
| 12 | Ural | 24 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 26 | 40 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 18 | -14 | 25 |
| 13 | Olimpiyets | 24 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 27 | 48 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 20 | -21 | 22 |
| 14 | Fakel | 24 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 29 | 45 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 21 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 24 | -16 | 18 |
| 15 | Khimki | 24 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 23 | 52 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 32 | -29 | 17 |
| 16 | Torpedo Moskva | 24 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 41 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 22 | -23 | 13 |
