In a weekend match on Saturday Mar 11th, in week 19, Spartak Moscow will host Fakel at Otkrytiye Arena in a clash of the Premier League. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only -3 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, 2nd placed Spartak Moscow, recorded a 2-2 draw against Ural. Rai Vloet scored the first goal for Ural in the 29th minute on a penalty kick, then Ruslan Litvinov got the equalizer for Spartak Moscow in the 4th minute of the first half’s stoppage time on a feed from Danila Prutsev . Spartak Moscow should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 21 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Fakel recorded a 1-1 draw against Khimki. Marcos Guilherme scored the first goal for Khimki in the 21st minute, then in the 44th minute, Khazyr Appaev sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Georgy Gongadze earning them at least the one point. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
Fakel and Spartak Moscow last played eachother at the Central’nyi Stadion Profsoyuzov on the 27th of August. Spartak Moscow took the match by a score of 4 to 1. Dashaev scored the first goal for Fakel in the 23rd minute, but Roman Zobnin got the equalizer for Spartak Moscow in the 51st minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 57th minute on a goal by Litvinov.
Khazyr Appaev and Georgy Gongadze are the top scorers for Fakel in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. Litvinov has been the most prolific scorer on Spartak Moscow in his last five matches with 2 goals.