On Sun Oct 30th, in week 15, Spartak Moscow will play host to Torpedo Moskva in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Premier League teams in the anticipated Moskva derby. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 4 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, Spartak Moscow recorded a 5-0 blowout win against Khimki. Mikhail Ignatov scored the first goal for Spartak Moscow in the 2nd minute, then Shamar Nicholson added another in the 18th minute In the end, Khimki was frustrated by Spartak Moscow’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Spartak Moscow ended the match with the shutout victory. With 19 points in their last 10 matches Spartak Moscow should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, 16th placed Torpedo Moskva, recorded a 0-1 loss against Akhmat Grozny. Mohamed Konate scored the first goal for Akhmat Grozny in the 41st minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed Torpedo Moskva couldn’t manage to score, and Akhmat Grozny took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 5 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season.
Torpedo Moskva hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Stefan Šapić and Igor Smolnikov, and they each have 1 goal. Spartak Moscow is fortunate enough to have Aleksandr Sobolev in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored 4 goals.