Spartak Moscow are going up against the visiting Dinamo Makhachkala at Lukoil Arena in the Premier League game on Friday.
Our Spartak Moscow v Dinamo Makhachkala tips, poll and stats can be seen in full below (inc. the best betting odds).
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Spartak Moscow
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Spartak Moscow, buoyed by their previous result, will be hoping for more of the same after the 0-3 Premier League success versus FC Rostov.
In that match, Spartak Moscow had 64% possession and 21 attempts on goal with 10 of them on target. For Spartak Moscow, the scorers were Nail Umyarov (65'), Christopher Martins (68') and Esequiel Barco (88'). Rostov had 10 shots on goal with 1 of them on target.
Their most recent results shine a light on the fact that much respect should be given to the Spartak Moscow rearguard. Spartak Moscow have been stingy, seeing the tally of goals that have gone in at their end during their previous 6 outings standing at 3.
Going into this contest, Spartak Moscow haven't been defeated in their previous 5 league matches at home.
Dinamo Makhachkala
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Dinamo Makhachkala come into this encounter following a 4-1 Premier League win with the downing of FC Khimki in their previous match.
In that match, Dinamo Makhachkala had 39% possession and 16 attempts on goal with 7 of them on target. For Dinamo Makhachkala, the goalscorers were Egas Cacintura (26'), Mohammadjavad Hosseinnejad (30') and Gamid Agalarov (45', 77'). On the other side, Khimki had 8 attempts on goal with 2 of them on target. Anton Zabolotny (57') was the scorer for FC Khimki.
Showing their predisposition for eventful encounters, goals have been scored 22 times in the previous 6 games in which Dinamo Makhachkala have sent out their troops, making it an average of 3.67 goals per clash. Opposing teams have hit 11 of this grand total. That sort of pattern might not be sustained here, of course.
Going into this one, Dinamo Makhachkala have not won away from home in their last 6 league matches.
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Head to head
The last league contest featuring these clubs was Premier League match day 8 on 15/09/2024 when the final score was Dinamo Makhachkala 1-1 Spartak Moscow.
In that match, Dinamo Makhachkala had 35% possession and 7 shots at goal with 2 of them on target.
On the other side, Spartak Moscow had 12 attempts at goal with 1 of them on target. Manfred Ugalde (20') and Ruslan Litvinov (36' Own goal) scored.
The match was refereed by Pavel Kukuyan.
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Team News: Dinamo Makhachkala
Dinamo Makhachkala boss Khasanbi Bidzhiyev has to choose a team with limited availability. Jan Dapo (Cruciate ligament tear) and Aleksandr Sandrachuk (Cruciate ligament tear) will miss out on this game.
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Prediction
Our thinking is that Spartak Moscow should convert a lot of goal-scoring opportunities.
At the same time, Dinamo Makhachkala will not find it easy to get shooting opportunities although we do see them managing to get on the scoresheet, too.
We can therefore see a pretty comfortable 3-1 victory for Spartak Moscow by the time that the referee blows the final whistle.
Peter Guest,
09:01 11/04/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ Team Focus:
Spartak Moscow
Formed: 1922
Stadium: Lukoil Arena (45,496)
Captain: Roman Zobnin
Chairman: Oleg Malyshev
Manager: Dejan Stanković
Competitions: Premier League position 3
⭐ Key Player: Théo Bongonda
Mostly deployed in the Left Wing position, Théo Bongonda was born in Charleroi, Belgium. Having made a first senior appearance for SV Zulte Waregem in the 2013 - 2014 season, the talented Forward has accumulated 5 league goals in this Premier League 2024 - 2025 campaign to date from a total of 22 appearances.