Spartak Moskva and Zenit are both riding high in the Premier League with their 2nd and 1st positions respectively. Expect a great game!
Spartak Moskva and Zenit 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
3 victories, 1 draw and 0 defeats. That’s what Spartak Moskva have to build on here at Otkrytiye Arena in the Premier League. Spartak are on a three game winning streak in their home games.
The Spartak goalkeeper Aleksandr Maximenko is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 180 minutes without conceding a goal in the Premier League.
It's back home for Spartak, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Tambov away with the result 2-0. Ayrton (2) found the net in that victory. A strong away win before that one, visiting Rubin Kazan and winning 2-0.
Spartak can score goals in their home matches. After 4 league matches they have found the net 8 times. 4 goals have been conceded.
Zenit form and stats
2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss. That’s the product of Zenit, who have the most scored goals (20) in Premier League, playing as the away team in the Premier League this season. Two points from the last two away games for Zenit, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.
The supporters enjoyed Zenit's previous game versus Ufa (placed 14th), a Premier League 6-0 win played at home. Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Ural that ended 1-1.
As mentioned above, Zenit was the only team on the pitch versus Ufa in their previous game, winning 6-0. This could be a tougher task. It's hard not to mention Artem Dzyuba's lethal finishing against Ufa. three goals were a big reason for the important victory.
Zenit have scored 5 goals on their travels this season, from 5 away games in the league. Zenit are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only 2 goals away.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Spartak victories, two draws and five Zenit wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  S. Azmoun 6 goals |  A. Dzyuba 6 goals |   J. Larsson 4 goals |
Spartak Moskva missing players
Zenit missing players
| Spartak Moskva | Zenit | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | 8 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 20 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 80% | 89% |
| 89% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 60% | 78% |
| 44% | 75% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 44% |
| 22% | 25% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 22% |
| 56% | 75% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 20% | 44% |
| 44% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 60% | 44% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 40% | 22% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2.5 | 6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.4 | 1.8 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 135 | 57 | 15 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 73 | 164 |
| 42 | 21 | 6 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 20 | 54 |
| 36% | 38% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 25% | 37% |
- All of Spartak Moskva's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Spartak Moskva has the most points from losing position (7) 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.
- Spartak Moskva is in the best form (5-0-1)
- Zenit has the most scored goals (20) in Premier League
- Zenit has the the best goal difference (+15) in Premier League
- Zenit have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
| 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 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 20 |
| 2 | Spartak Moskva | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 20 |
| 3 | CSKA Moskva | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 16 |
| 4 | Sochi | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 16 |
| 5 | Krasnodar | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 15 |
| 6 | Dinamo Moskva | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
| 7 | Rostov | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 |
| 8 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
| 9 | Rubin Kazan | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 11 |
| 10 | Ural | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 11 | Akhmat Grozny | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -3 | 10 |
| 12 | Arsenal Tula | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -3 | 8 |
| 13 | Tambov | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -6 | 7 |
| 14 | Ufa | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | -15 | 5 |
| 15 | Khimki | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | -11 | 3 |
| 16 | Rotor Volgograd | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -12 | 2 |