2000/2001
| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | 15 | W1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10/15 | 7-7 |
| Spartak Moskva | 10 | L3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6/15 | 5-8 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
| Team | Pos | Pld | Pts | GD | Form | Form rank | Form vs pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | 2 | 6 | 13 | 3 | WWDWL | 18 | -16 |
| Spartak Moskva | 2 | 6 | 12 | 6 | LWWLW | 47 | -45 |
Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2001-03-05
Arsenal went into the game 2nd in the table on 13 points; Spartak Moskva sat 2nd on 12 — a 1-point gap. Spartak Moskva's recent output lagged their position: 47th on form over five rounds while 2nd in the table. Against a league average of 1.45 goals per team per game, Arsenal ran at 1.83 scored and 1.33 conceded, Spartak Moskva at 1.5 and 0.5.
Three consecutive defeats weighed on Spartak Moskva.
