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 a repeat result of the 0-1 Premier League victory against FC Rostov.

In that match, Zenit St Petersburg had 43% possession and 10 shots on goal with 4 on target. The only player on the scoresheet 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 previous game, Spartak Moscow drew 0-0 in the Premier League tie with Dinamo Makhachkala.

In that game, Spartak Moscow managed 66% possession and 8 attempts at goal with 1 of them on target. Dynamo Makhachkala got 8 attempts 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

Looking at their prior head-to-head clashes going back to 20/08/2023 shows that Zenit St Petersburg have won 2 of these & Spartak Moscow 1, with the tally of drawn games standing at 3.

A combined total of 13 goals were produced between them during those clashes, with 8 of them from Sine-Belo-Golubye and 5 netted by Narodnaya komanda. That’s an average goals per game of 2.17.

The previous league contest featuring these sides was Premier League match day 21 on 14/03/2026 and the score finished Zenit St Petersburg 2-0 Spartak Moscow.

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

Spartak Moscow had 9 attempts on goal with 0 on target.

The match was refereed by Sergei Karasev.

📋 Team News: Spartak Moscow

From a largely full-strength group of players, there is only a single fitness problem for the Spartak Moscow gaffer Juan Carlos Carcedo to contend 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, 01:00 14/07/2026