Match Report
The points column showed no gap: 12 apiece, Spartak Moskva 2nd and CSKA Moskva 1st. Spartak Moskva had been under-performing their position — 6th on five-round form against 2nd in the table. Per game in the league, Spartak Moskva were scoring 2.17 and conceding 0.83, CSKA Moskva 1.5 and 0.83, against a competition average of 1.51 goals per team per game.
CSKA Moskva had gone 5 games without a win.
12 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Spartak Moskva 5, draws 3, CSKA Moskva 4, at 2.67 goals per meeting.
Spartak Moskva led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-0.
Goal scorers
Spartak Moskva: Ruslan Litvinov (11')
Key stats
Possession: Spartak Moskva 48% · CSKA Moskva 52% · Total shots: 10-8 · On target: 5-6 · Corners: 5-7