Spartak Moskva perform at a high level so far being 1st in the table. Rostov can look both up and down from their 6th position.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Spartak Moskva form and stats
3 victories, 2 draws and 0 defeats. That’s what Spartak Moskva have to build on here at Otkrytiye Arena in the Premier League.
Happy days for Spartak in their previous game, a Premier League match away at Krasnodar (placed 8th) that ended with a 3-1 victory. Prior to that, an away loss at Yenisey in the Russian Cup.
The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Spartak Moskva matches with similar probabilities have ended with one win, two draws and one defeat (from four games).
The Spartak fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 9 goals in 5 league matches. Spartak Moskva's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 5 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Rostov form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Premier League travels is 3 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats.
Home advantage was not enough for Rostov in their previous game, as they lost their Premier League-match, hosting Khimki, 0-2. That result followed a home victory 3-0 versus Akhmat Grozny.
Rostov goalkeeper Sergey Pesyakov had a great day against Khimki, but despite making seven saves the loss could not be avoided.
As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Rostov playing away, we found three games. Results were one away win, one draw and one home win.
The visiting Rostov have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 8 goals from 6 games. Rostov's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 9 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: four wins for Spartak, two draws and four wins for Rostov. Over 2,5 goals: seven times; under 2,5 goals: three games.Top Goalscorers
  J. Larsson 6 goals | E. Ponce Martínez 6 goals |  K. Hashimoto 5 goals |
Spartak Moskva missing players
Rostov missing players
| Spartak Moskva | Rostov | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 22 | 9 | 4 | Scored | S | 0 | 8 | 15 |
| 12 | 5 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 9 | 13 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| 92% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 67% |
| 50% | 60% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 33% |
| 33% | 20% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 17% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 33% | 17% |
| 67% | 80% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 25% |
| 33% | 20% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 17% | 33% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.9 | 2.4 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 4.2 | 2.9 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 173 | 71 | 32 | Total Shots | T S | 12 | 73 | 153 |
| 59 | 25 | 10 | Shots on Target | S O | 3 | 29 | 58 |
| 37% | 36% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 28% | 21% |
- All of Spartak Moskva's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Rostov haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Spartak Moskva has the most points from losing position (11) in Premier League
- Spartak Moskva have not yet lost a game at home.
- Spartak Moskva have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Spartak Moskva have scored in all their 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 | Spartak Moskva | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 27 |
| 2 | Zenit | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 24 |
| 3 | CSKA Moskva | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 22 |
| 4 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 21 |
| 5 | Dinamo Moskva | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 20 |
| 6 | Rostov | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 20 |
| 7 | Sochi | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 19 |
| 8 | Krasnodar | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 18 |
| 9 | Rubin Kazan | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 18 |
| 10 | Akhmat Grozny | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -2 | 17 |
| 11 | Arsenal Tula | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -3 | 12 |
| 12 | Tambov | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -4 | 12 |
| 13 | Ural | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -5 | 11 |
| 14 | Khimki | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -10 | 9 |
| 15 | Rotor Volgograd | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -15 | 6 |
| 16 | Ufa | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 17 | -18 | 6 |