Match Report
6 points and 7 places separated them: Akhmat Grozny 9th with 10, Spartak Moskva 2nd with 16. Scoring rates set the scale: Akhmat Grozny 1.63 scored and 1.38 conceded per game, Spartak Moskva 1.88 and 0.88, with the league averaging 1.39.
Akhmat Grozny's unbeaten run stood at 8, having scored in 8 consecutive games.
The head-to-head ledger counts 7 games: 2 Akhmat Grozny wins, 2 for Spartak Moskva, 3 draws, at 2 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 29% of those meetings.
Akhmat Arena staged the fixture, a ground that holds 30,597. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-2.
Goal scorers
Akhmat Grozny: Egas Cacintura (5') · Spartak Moskva: Christopher Wooh (39'), Esequiel Barco (90')
Key stats
Possession: Akhmat Grozny 27% · Spartak Moskva 73% · Total shots: 4-11 · On target: 3-4 · Corners: 1-5