MOSKVA. Spartak Moskva and Akhmat Grozny didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday. Spartak Moskva was much superior in terms of ball possession (71%).
The match was played at the Otkrytiye Arena stadium in Moskva on Saturday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. The referee was Aleksey Sukhoy assisted by Aleksandr Bogdanov and Aram Petrosyan. The 4th official was Roman Safjan. The weather was rainy. The temperature was quite cold at 6.6 degrees Celsius or 43.86 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 97%.
Match Statistics
- ! 71 Ball Possession 29
Shots
- 19 Total 2
- 6 On Target 1
- 4 Off Target 1
- 9 Shots blocked 0
- 100 Attack 76
- 63 Dangerous attack 34
- 90 Ball safe 90
- 12 Free Kicks 17
- 0 Penalties 0
- 10 Corners 3
Fouls
- 17 Total 12
- 3 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Spartak Moskva had a superior ball possession 71% while Akhmat Grozny was struggling with a 29% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Spartak Moskva was more aggressive with 63 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 6 were on target. However, that was not enough Spartak Moskva to win the match.
Spartak Moskva shot 19 times, 6 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Akhmat Grozny shot 2 times, 1 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Spartak Moskva received 3 yellow cards (Shamar Nicholson , Keita Baldé and D. Khlusevich). On the other side, Akhmat Grozny received 2 yellow cards (Vladimir Iljin and Giorgi Shelia).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Spartak Moskva will have 41 points like Rostov to remain in the 2nd place. Talking about the opposition, Akhmat Grozny will have 33 points to hold in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Spartak Moskva will host Dinamo Moskva on the 8th of April with a 19-9 head to head stats in favor of Spartak Moskva (12 draws).
Akhmat Grozny will host Ural on the 8th of April with a 7-7 head to head statistic.
Spartak Moskva – Formation
Spartak Moskva
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Spartak Moskva started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Guillermo Abascal Perez decided to play with the following team: Aleksandr Selikhov , Daniil Khlusevich , Ruslan Litvinov , Nikita Chernov , Tomás Tavares , Mikhail Ignatov , Daniil Denisov , Danil Prutsev , Roman Zobnin , Aleksandr Sobolev and Shamar Nicholson .
The home team had on the bench: Victor Moses , Anton Zinkovskiy , Leon Klassen, Keita Baldé , Pavel Meleshin, Alexis David Duarte Pereira, Quincy Promes , Aleksandr Maximenko, Pavel Maslov, Christopher Martins Pereira , Mikhail Volkov and Maciej Rybus.
Spartak Moskva could not rely on the presence of Quincy Promes (injured).
Substitutions
Spartak Moskva made 5 changes: Shamar Nicholson for Quincy Promes (46′), Quincy Promes for Keita Baldé (54′), M. Ignatov for Victor Moses (62′), D. Denisov for Christopher Martins Pereira (62′) and D. Prutsev for Anton Zinkovskiy (79′).
Best player: Daniil Khlusevich
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Spartak Moskva was Daniil Khlusevich.
His rating is with 48 passes (79% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 13. He performed 10 crosses.
Akhmat Grozny – Formation
Akhmat Grozny
Akhmat Grozny started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Andrey Talalaev played with: Giorgi Shelia , Rizvan Utsiev , Andrey Semenov , Miloš Šatara , Evgeniy Kharin , Anton Shvets , Zaim Divanovic , Vladimir Iljin , Ivan Oleynikov , Bernard Berisha and Gamid Agalarov .
They had on the bench: Aleksandr Troshechkin , Mohamed Konate , Marat Bystrov, Minkail Matsuev, Miroslav Bogosavac, Mikhail Oparin, Ilya Cherniak, Néné Bi Junior Gbamblé, Darko Todorović , Rizvan Tashaev, Vladislav Kamilov and Zoran Nižić.
Akhmat Grozny could not rely on the presence of Zoran Nizic (injured).
Substitutions
Akhmat Grozny made 5 changes: Z. Divanović for Vladislav Kamilov (34′), G. Agalarov for Mohamed Konate (46′), Vladimir Iljin for Aleksandr Troshechkin (46′), Bernard Berisha for Darko Todorović (64′) and Ivan Oleynikov for Zoran Nižić (83′).
Best player: Giorgi Shelia
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Akhmat Grozny was the goalkeeper: Giorgi Shelia. His rating is 7.83. He performed 5 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- FK Nizjni Novgorod – Lokomotiv Moskva – 0-4
- Dinamo Moskva – Sochi – 0-2
- Spartak Moskva – Akhmat Grozny – 0-0
- Zenit – Ural – 2-0
