Zenit St Petersburg vs Spartak Moscow Live Stream, Predictions (Jul 18)

📏 Form Guide

Zenit St Petersburg

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Zenit St Petersburg will be looking for another win after the 0-1 Premier League triumph versus FC Rostov.

In that game, Zenit St Petersburg managed 43% possession and 10 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target. The scorer for Zenit St Petersburg was Aleksandr Sobolev (14'). Rostov got 5 attempts on goal with 4 on target.

Their most recent results highlight the fact that not much more can be done by the Zenit St Petersburg backline. Zenit St Petersburg have been mean at the back, with the tally of goals that have gone past their goalkeeper over the course of their past 6 games standing at 2.

Spartak Moscow

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In their last game, Spartak Moscow drew 0-0 in the Premier League tie with Dinamo Makhachkala.

In that match, Spartak Moscow had 66% possession and 8 attempts on goal with 1 of them on target. At the other end, Dynamo Makhachkala got 8 shots at goal with 1 on target.

In a total of 5 out of the previous 6 games featuring Spartak Moscow, at least three goals have been struck. The average goals scored per game during that spell is 2.67, with the average number of goals for Spartak Moscow working out to 1.5. We shall soon see whether or not that trend will end up being sustained here.

👥 Head to head

A review of their most recent head to head meetings dating back to 20/08/2023 tells us that Zenit St Petersburg have won 2 of these & Spartak Moscow 1, with the number of drawn matches standing at 3.

A combined sum of 13 goals were scored between the two sides throughout the course of those matches, with 8 from Sine-Belo-Golubye and 5 coming from Narodnaya komanda. That is an average goals per game value of 2.17.

The last league encounter featuring these sides was Premier League match day 21 on 14/03/2026 which finished with the scoreline of Zenit St Petersburg 2-0 Spartak Moscow.

That day, Zenit St Petersburg managed 45% possession and 12 shots on goal with 4 of them on target. The goals were scored by Aleksandr Sobolev (45') and Jhon Durán (81').

Spartak Moscow got 9 attempts at goal with 0 on target.

The referee was Sergei Karasev.

🗞️ Team News: Spartak Moscow

Due to a mostly healthy squad, there is just the sole fitness worry for the Spartak Moscow boss Juan Carlos Carcedo to be concerned with. Srdjan Babic (Cruciate ligament surgery) misses out for this game.

💡 Prediction

Our thinking is that Spartak Moscow are dangerous enough to get a goal against this Zenit St Petersburg team, however that may not quite be as many as the goals that they could concede.

Our tip is for a narrow 2-1 win for Zenit St Petersburg by the time that the referee blows the final whistle. Looking forward to seeing how this one unfolds.

Andre Moura, 00:01 14/07/2026