With their 7 point advantage in the league table, Spartak Moskva fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Tambov.
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.
Tambov are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.
Spartak Moskva form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Premier League this season. Spartak Moskva have only managed 3 wins, 3 draws and 6 losses from their games here at Otkrytiye Arena.
Stress levels are on the rise for Spartak's attacking players as they have now played 191 minutes without scoring in a league game. E. Ponce was their last goal scorer.
In their previous game, the manager D. Tedesco led his Spartak to a defeat in the Premier League match away at CSKA Moskva. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Otkrytiye Arena. In the match before that, Spartak hosted Ufa and drew the game 0-0.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Premier League game versus Lokomotiv Moskva in only four days. This game is also played here at Otkrytiye Arena.
Spartak aren't scoring a lot here at Otkrytiye Arena in the league, with only 8 goals from 12 games. On the other hand, Spartak have conceded 12 goals.
Tambov form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Tambov so far with only 9 points returning home. The records show 2-3-7 (win-draw-lose). Recent form does not give Tambov much hope, as the visitors have lost three games in a row. Spartak Moskva will be a tough nut to crack. The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on S. Pervushin, the Tambov manager, as the last three away games were defeats.
Tambov's previous game was their home loss versus Zenit (1-2). Prior to that match, the Tambov manager S. Pervushin faced defeat when travelling to Ural and losing 1-2.
Late heartbreak for Tambov in the Zenit match, as the deciding 1-2 goal came deep into overtime.
After this away game Tambov return home for a Premier League game against Akhmat Grozny. That game is only three sleeps after this.
Tambov have scored 12 goals on their travels this season, from 12 away games in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Tambov have conceded 18 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Tambov - Spartak 2-0 played earlier this season.Top Goalscorers
  M. Kostyukov 6 goals |  V. Obukhov 6 goals |  G. Melkadze 6 goals |
Spartak Moskva missing players
Tambov missing players
| Spartak Moskva | Tambov | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 25 |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 11 | 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| 27 | 8 | 4 | Scored | S | 3 | 12 | 29 |
| 27 | 12 | 4 | Conceded | C | 4 | 18 | 33 |
| 84% | 75% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 92% |
| 60% | 42% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 83% | 84% |
| 44% | 33% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 67% | 60% |
| 20% | 8% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 8% | 8% |
| 8% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 40% | 33% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 75% | 52% |
| 32% | 42% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 8% | 24% |
| 44% | 50% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 25% | 32% |
| 5.4 | 5.7 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.2 |
| 4.7 | 4.2 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.7 | 5.8 | 5.1 |
| 2.9 | 2.5 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.7 | 3.3 | 2.8 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 419 | 216 | 77 | Total Shots | T S | 25 | 108 | 283 |
| 128 | 63 | 23 | Shots on Target | S O | 10 | 38 | 92 |
| 21% | 13% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 32% | 32% |
- Tambov has the fewest points (9) away
- Tambov have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| 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 | 25 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 52 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 31 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 5 | 40 | 59 |
| 2 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 25 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 48 |
| 3 | Krasnodar | 24 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 40 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 17 | 45 |
| 4 | Rostov | 25 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 43 | 46 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 32 | -3 | 42 |
| 5 | CSKA Moskva | 25 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 40 |
| 6 | Spartak Moskva | 25 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 27 | 27 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 0 | 32 |
| 7 | Ufa | 25 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -2 | 32 |
| 8 | Dinamo Moskva | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 13 | -5 | 32 |
| 9 | Sochi | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 38 | 31 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 29 |
| 10 | Arsenal Tula | 25 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 29 | 35 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 16 | -6 | 28 |
| 11 | Ural | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 29 | 44 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 21 | -15 | 28 |
| 12 | Akhmat Grozny | 25 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 24 | 33 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 17 | -9 | 27 |
| 13 | Rubin Kazan' | 25 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -11 | 27 |
| 14 | Tambov | 25 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 29 | 33 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 18 | -4 | 25 |
| 15 | Krylya Sovetov | 25 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 26 | 36 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 18 | -10 | 23 |
| 16 | Orenburg | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 26 | 40 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 22 | -14 | 23 |