Match Report
26 points separated the sides: Spartak Moskva 4th on 52, Dynamo Makhachkala 14th on 26. On recent form Spartak Moskva sat only 8th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 4th overall. Per game in the league, Dynamo Makhachkala were scoring 0.63 and conceding 1.23, Spartak Moskva 1.57 and 1.3, against a competition average of 1.27 goals per team per game.
Dynamo Makhachkala's winless run stood at 9. Dynamo Makhachkala had banked 2 of the last 15 points on offer; Spartak Moskva, 9.
Across 7 recorded meetings, Dynamo Makhachkala have 2 wins to Spartak Moskva's 3, with 2 draws, at 2 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 14% of the wins in this fixture. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 29% of the meetings went over two goals.
Anzhi-Arena, capacity 28,000, hosted the game. It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.
Key stats
Possession: Dynamo Makhachkala 34% · Spartak Moskva 66% · Total shots: 8-9 · On target: 1-1 · Corners: 3-4