Match Report
5 points and 1 places separated them: Spartak Moskva 2nd with 13, Krasnodar 1st with 18. Against a league average of 1.38 goals per team per game, Spartak Moskva ran at 1.83 scored and 0.83 conceded, Krasnodar at 1.83 and 0.67.
Momentum sat with Spartak Moskva, winners of their last three.
11 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Spartak Moskva 5, draws 1, Krasnodar 5, at 3.18 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 36% of the wins in this fixture. Goals tend to flow: 73% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 64%.
The venue was Lukoil Arena, with room for 45,360 spectators. Krasnodar led 2-1 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-2.
Goal scorers
Spartak Moskva: Manfred Ugalde (2') · Krasnodar: Lucas Olaza (5'), João Batxi (10')
Key stats
Possession: Spartak Moskva 62% · Krasnodar 38% · Total shots: 14-16 · On target: 3-4 · Corners: 6-7