There's been ups and downs for these two teams so far this season, occupying positions near the middle of the Premier League table so far. Here's the Spartak Moskva - Ufa latest:
Spartak Moskva and Ufa 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.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1300 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Spartak Moskva form and stats
Spartak Moskva's struggle is real here at Otkrytiye Arena with only 11 points collected from 11 Premier League games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 3-2-6. We have seen two home losses in a row now for Spartak, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.
Spartak Moskva are returning here after visiting Arsenal Tula in a Premier League game and winning with a 3-2 scoreline. Aleksandr Sobolev, Nikolay Rasskazov and Ezequiel Ponce scored the goal(s). In the preceding match a 3-1 victory visiting Orenburg.
The victory against Arsenal Tula came after Ezequiel Ponce's winning goal. The Spartak Moskva manager D. Tedesco was very happy afterwards with the decision to bring on that player in the 62nd minute.
Spartak are traveling soon after this match as the Premier League match at CSKA Moskva awaits in three days.
Spartak aren't scoring a lot here at Otkrytiye Arena in the league, with only 8 goals from 11 games. Spartak's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 12 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Ufa form and stats
There's been little loot from Ufa's travels as they have only collected 12 points from 12 away games in the Premier League. Ufa, who have the most clean sheets (8) away in Premier League, only have 2 wins to counter their 4 defeats and 6 draws. Two points from the last two away games for Ufa, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.
The supporters enjoyed Ufa's previous game versus Tambov (placed 12th), a Premier League 2-1 win played at home. A 0-0 draw at CSKA Moskva's stadium before that.
World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager V. Evseev when Nikolay Giorgobiani scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 86th minute. Late drama in the previous game, when Nikolay Giorgobiani scored the winning goal one minutes into stoppage time to defeat Tambov.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Rubin Kazan' in just four days.
Ufa are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 4 goals from 12 away games. Ufa are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 9 times in 12 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Spartak Moskva - Ufa 0-0. Last ten meetings between the teams: Spartak Moskva won three, Ufa won four and three draws. four games with over 2,5 goals, six matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  E. Ponce Martínez 5 goals | J. Larsson 5 goals |  S. Gigot 4 goals |
Spartak Moskva missing players
Ufa missing players
| Spartak Moskva | Ufa | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 23 |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 10 | 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 27 | 8 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 4 | 18 |
| 25 | 12 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 9 | 20 |
| 87% | 82% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 33% | 50% | 74% |
| 61% | 45% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 25% | 48% |
| 48% | 36% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 17% | 26% |
| 22% | 9% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 8% | 9% |
| 9% | 9% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 9% |
| 43% | 36% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 8% | 35% |
| 30% | 36% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 67% | 48% |
| 39% | 45% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 75% | 43% |
| 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.2 | 4.2 |
| 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.7 | 4.9 | 4.9 |
| 3 | 2.5 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 394 | 204 | 43 | Total Shots | T S | 25 | 102 | 253 |
| 124 | 61 | 12 | Shots on Target | S O | 8 | 27 | 79 |
| 22% | 13% | 8% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 15% | 23% |
- Ufa has the fewest scored goals (4) away
- Ufa has the most clean sheets (8) away
- Ufa have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Ufa have won significantly less corners away then at 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 | 24 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 50 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 31 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 4 | 39 | 56 |
| 2 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 44 |
| 3 | Krasnodar | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 36 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 41 |
| 4 | Rostov | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 40 | 44 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 32 | -4 | 38 |
| 5 | CSKA Moskva | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 36 |
| 6 | Spartak Moskva | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 27 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 31 |
| 7 | Ufa | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -2 | 30 |
| 8 | Dinamo Moskva | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -5 | 30 |
| 9 | Sochi | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 37 | 30 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 28 |
| 10 | Arsenal Tula | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 27 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 14 | -3 | 28 |
| 11 | Rubin Kazan' | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -9 | 26 |
| 12 | Tambov | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 27 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 16 | -2 | 25 |
| 13 | Ural | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 27 | 43 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 21 | -16 | 25 |
| 14 | Akhmat Grozny | 24 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 21 | 32 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 16 | -11 | 24 |
| 15 | Orenburg | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 26 | 37 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 22 | -11 | 23 |
| 16 | Krylya Sovetov | 24 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 25 | 35 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 17 | -10 | 22 |