Match Report
6 points and 2 places separated them: Spartak Moskva 3rd with 13, Krasnodar 1st with 19. Against a league average of 1.39 goals per team per game, Spartak Moskva ran at 1.71 scored and 1 conceded, Krasnodar at 1.86 and 0.86.
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