Spartak Moskva challenge Zenit for prestige and success.
- Spartak Moskva have the most scored goals in the second half (8) in Premier League
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
As mentioned below, Spartak Moskva are feasting on a winning streak here so far with maximum points from their first 2 Premier League games.
The followers are hoping that Spartak Moskva will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 2-3 away loss in the match against Ural (placed 2nd). The first setback in the shape of a defeat after going undefeated through three league rounds. The defeat against Ural was especially painful as the deciding goal against was scored four minutes into stoppage time (by Bicfalvi). Sobolev, who usually plays near the opponent's goal, was the top performer for the side in that fixture, collecting a rating of 7.82 (out of 10). Sobolev scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
Preceding that match, a home victory hosting Olimpiyets in the Russian Cup.
It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Spartak Moskva at home in the league. 5 on target and 3 scored by the opposition; from 2 matches.
Zenit form and stats
Zenit are still undefeated on their travels in the Premier League. They have only played two games though, winning one and drawing the other.
Impressive finishing from Sergeev and Mantuan secured the home win 2-0 against Fakel in their previous game. Sergeev has scored for the away side three matches in a row. The ability! Attacker Sergeev got a player rating of 7.43 in the game. "Man of the match" Sergeev scored one goal, hit the woodwork once and hit two key passes.
Earlier, the Russian Cup win away at Krylya Sovetov.
Zenit have the goal stats of 3-1 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Spartak Moskva one win, three draws and Zenit six victories. As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less. The games between these sides have had a tendency to be brutal, having seen 9 sending-offs from the last ten duels.
Top Goalscorers
  T. Bongonda Mbul'Ofeko Batombo 3 goals |   Z. Cassierra Cabezas 3 goals |  Q. Promes 2 goals |
Spartak Moskva missing players
Zenit missing players
| Spartak Moskva | Zenit | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 5 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 75% | 50% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 75% | 50% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 6.2 | 9 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 7 | 8 |
| 3.8 | 2 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1 | 1.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16.2 | 20 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 8.5 | 10.5 |
| 6.2 | 6 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 1.5 | 3.5 |
| 44% | 42% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 14.5 | 10.5 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 9 | 7.5 |
| 5.5 | 5.5 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 3 | 2.5 |
- Spartak Moskva have the most scored goals in the second half (8) in Premier League
| Spartak Moskva | Last season | Zenit | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 30 | 15 | Played | P | 15 | 30 | ||
| 15 | 9 | Won | W | 8 | 21 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Drew | D | 6 | 7 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | ||
| 60 | 35 | Scored | S | 26 | 74 | ||
| 38 | 17 | Conceded | C | 9 | 20 | ||
| 93% | 87% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 87% | 93% | ||
| 80% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 73% | 83% | ||
| 60% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 60% | ||
| 40% | 47% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 37% | ||
| 33% | 40% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 7% | 20% | ||
| 67% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 47% | 47% | ||
| 23% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 47% | 50% | ||
| 17% | 13% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 10% | ||
| 5.6 | 5.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.4 | 6.2 | ||
| 4.1 | 3.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 3.5 | ||
| 2.6 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.1 | 1 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 17.3 | 17.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15.7 | 17.2 | ||
| 6.3 | 6.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.9 | 6.4 | ||
| 32% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 39% | ||
| 10.4 | 8.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.4 | 7.8 | ||
| 4.1 | 3.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.1 | 2.5 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Krasnodar | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 12 |
| 2 | Ural | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 3 | CSKA Moskva | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 4 | Spartak Moskva | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| 5 | Krylya Sovetov | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 6 | Zenit | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | Dinamo Moskva | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| 8 | Rostov | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| 9 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | Akhmat Grozny | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| 11 | Sochi | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -3 | 3 |
| 12 | Baltika | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -4 | 3 |
| 13 | Rubin Kazan | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -6 | 2 |
| 14 | Olimpiyets | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 1 |
| 15 | Orenburg | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -5 | 1 |
| 16 | Fakel | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -7 | 0 |
| Last season | 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 | 30 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 74 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 48 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 54 | 70 |
| 2 | CSKA Moskva | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 56 | 27 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 38 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 29 | 58 |
| 3 | Spartak Moskva | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 60 | 38 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 35 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 21 | 22 | 54 |
| 4 | Rostov | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 48 | 44 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 24 | 4 | 53 |
| 5 | Akhmat Grozny | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 51 | 39 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 22 | 12 | 50 |
| 6 | Krasnodar | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 62 | 46 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 28 | 16 | 48 |
| 7 | Orenburg | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 58 | 55 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 37 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 21 | 36 | 3 | 46 |
| 8 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 54 | 46 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 23 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 23 | 8 | 45 |
| 9 | Dinamo Moskva | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 49 | 45 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 25 | 4 | 45 |
| 10 | Sochi | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 37 | 54 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 36 | -17 | 38 |
| 11 | Ural | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 33 | 45 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 23 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 22 | -12 | 36 |
| 12 | Krylya Sovetov | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 32 | 45 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 28 | -13 | 32 |
| 13 | Fakel | 30 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 36 | 48 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 22 | 22 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 26 | -12 | 30 |
| 14 | Olimpiyets | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 33 | 50 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 28 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 22 | -17 | 30 |
| 15 | Khimki | 30 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 25 | 67 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 42 | -42 | 18 |
| 16 | Torpedo Moskva | 30 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 22 | 61 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 30 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 31 | -39 | 13 |
