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 Ural - Spartak Moskva latest:
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1700 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Ural form and stats
3 victories, 1 draw and 5 defeats. That’s what Ural, who have the most conceded goals (29) in Premier League, have to build on here at Central Stadium in the Premier League. It's been an uphill battle for Ural in their home games for quite some time now, as four matches in a row are lost here. Not since the Sochi game have they avoided the disappointment of defeat.
The home team returns to Central Stadium after sharing the points with Akhmat Grozny (placed 15th) on their last time out; the Premier League game ended 0-0. Preceding that match was a defeat to Orenburg (1-2).
The Ural fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 16 goals in 9 league matches. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Ural with 20 goals conceded in these matches.
Spartak Moskva form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Premier League travels is 3 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats.
Spartak Moskva won their last game, 2-0 versus Krylya Sovetov played at home. Preceding that, the 0-1 home loss versus Arsenal Tula.
Spartak Moskva has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 11 goals from 7 games. 9 goals have been conceded by Spartak Moskva in these games.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Spartak Moskva - Ural 1-2. Ural-Spartak Moskva H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Ural 4 wins, Spartak Moskva 5 wins, 1 draw. 3 of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  E. Bicfalvi 6 goals |  A. Panyukov 6 goals |
Ural missing players
Spartak Moskva missing players
| Ural | Spartak Moskva | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 7 | 16 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 21 | 16 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 11 | 18 |
| 29 | 20 | 5 | Conceded | C | 1 | 9 | 16 |
| 88% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 88% |
| 88% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 62% |
| 75% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 71% | 50% |
| 44% | 67% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 29% | 12% |
| 12% | 22% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 62% | 78% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 57% | 44% |
| 19% | 11% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 31% |
| 31% | 11% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 29% | 38% |
| 4.6 | 4.7 | 3 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 8 | 5.1 | 5.3 |
| 5 | 4.9 | 4 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 2 | 5.3 | 4.8 |
| 1.8 | 1.6 | 3 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 6 | 3.7 | 2.9 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
- All of Ural's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Spartak Moskva have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Spartak Moskva haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Ural have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Ural haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 23 | 36 |
| 2 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 31 |
| 3 | Krasnodar | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 30 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 30 |
| 4 | CSKA Moskva | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 30 |
| 5 | Rostov | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 25 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 4 | 30 |
| 6 | Spartak Moskva | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 21 |
| 7 | Orenburg | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | -2 | 19 |
| 8 | Arsenal Tula | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -4 | 19 |
| 9 | Ural | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -8 | 19 |
| 10 | Krylya Sovetov | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | -2 | 18 |
| 11 | Ufa | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -3 | 18 |
| 12 | Dinamo Moskva | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -4 | 18 |
| 13 | Tambov | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -5 | 17 |
| 14 | Rubin Kazan' | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -9 | 17 |
| 15 | Akhmat Grozny | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | -11 | 15 |
| 16 | Sochi | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -9 | 13 |