Spartak Moskva have taken 10 of their 17 in total here at their familiar ground. Will they win more points against Rostov?
- Spartak Moskva have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Rostov have the most dropped points from leading position (9) in Premier League
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Russian Cup game only three days ago. That game, against Torpedo Moskva, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Rostov.
Spartak Moskva form and stats
Spartak Moskva have collected 10 points from their Premier League home games so far after 3-1-2.
In their previous game, the manager R. Pinho da Vitória led his Spartak to a defeat in the Premier League match away at Zenit. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Otkrytiye Arena. Spartak Moskva were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one. The forward Aleksandr Sobolev bested all the other players in that game and got a match rating of 7.4 out of 10. Sobolev served one assist, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Preceding that match was the home Europa League game against Leicester City that was lost 3-4.The Spartak fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 10 goals in 6 league matches. On the other hand, Spartak have conceded 7 goals.
Rostov form and stats
As the visiting team in Premier League matches, Rostov have produced an overall stat of 2-2-2 so far.
Rostov are travelling again after losing away to Torpedo Moskva in their previous match (0-2).
That result followed a home victory 4-0 versus Arsenal Tula in the Premier League.The travelling fans enjoy Rostov's attacking play in away games, having scored 10 goals in 6 league matches away. Rostov have conceded 11 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Statistics for the preceeding ten meetings involving these two teams are: four wins for Spartak, one draw and five wins for Rostov. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.Top Goalscorers
  E. Ponce Martínez 4 goals |   D. Poloz 4 goals |  Q. Promes 3 goals |
Spartak Moskva missing players
Rostov missing players
| Spartak Moskva | Rostov | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 5 | 3 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 14 | 10 | 7 | Scored | S | 4 | 10 | 19 |
| 17 | 7 | 3 | Conceded | C | 7 | 11 | 23 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 58% | 83% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 42% | 67% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 67% | 67% |
| 25% | 33% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 33% | 42% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 33% | 25% |
| 50% | 67% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 100% | 83% |
| 33% | 33% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 6.1 | 5.2 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.5 | 3.9 |
| 4.2 | 4 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.2 | 2.3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16.3 | 16.2 | 16.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.5 | 12.2 | 12.2 |
| 5.2 | 4.8 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4.2 | 4.4 |
| 22% | 34% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 57% | 40% | 36% |
- All of Rostov's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Rostov have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Rostov have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Rostov have the fewest matches under the total-line (1) in Premier League
- Rostov have the most dropped points from leading position (9) in Premier League
- Rostov 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 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 26 |
| 2 | Dinamo Moskva | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 23 |
| 3 | CSKA Moskva | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 23 |
| 4 | Krasnodar | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 21 |
| 5 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 21 |
| 6 | Sochi | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 21 |
| 7 | Spartak Moskva | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -3 | 17 |
| 8 | Rubin Kazan | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 16 |
| 9 | Krylya Sovetov | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -1 | 16 |
| 10 | Akhmat Grozny | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -6 | 15 |
| 11 | Olimpiyets | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | -6 | 14 |
| 12 | Rostov | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | -4 | 12 |
| 13 | Arsenal Tula | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -10 | 12 |
| 14 | Khimki | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -8 | 11 |
| 15 | Ufa | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -6 | 10 |
| 16 | Ural | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | -10 | 9 |