Spartak Moscow 2–2 Zenit: Result & Stats

Spartak Moscow

FT

2 – 2

HT: 2 – 1

Zenit

8/16/2025

Premier League · Round 5Lukoil Arena

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 120+ matches

Spartak Moscow35%

×Draw26%

Zenit39%

✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side

Model

50.3%

Always home

44.5%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50.3% correct across 582,450 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.5% correct · Away picks 49.5% correct

Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Spartak MoscowExpected goals in this matchZenit

Expected goals in this match

What is xG?

Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.

The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.

1.25

1.34

Spartak Moscow

1.25

Zenit

1.34

Both teams create about equally

Season form · 120 home / 120 away

1.72

creates per match

1.64

1.04

allows per match

0.78

creates per match

Spartak Moscow

1.72

Zenit

1.64

allows per match

Spartak Moscow

1.04

Zenit

0.78

+0.00on par

finishing

+0.00on par

finishing

Spartak Moscow+0.00on par

Zenit+0.00on par

Total goals

Under52
Over48

Close call

Both teams score

Yes53
No47

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Spartak Moscow ↓

Zenit →

0

1

2

3

4

0

0–08%

0–110%

0–27%

0–33%

0–41%

1

1–09%

1–113%

1–28%

1–34%

1–41%

2

2–06%

2–18%

2–25%

2–32%

2–41%

3

3–02%

3–13%

3–22%

3–31%

3–40%

4

4–01%

4–11%

4–21%

4–30%

4–40%

Most likely 1–1 (13%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5

92%8%1.5

73%27%2.5

48%52%3.5

26%74%4.5

12%88%

Double chance

Spartak Moscow or draw

61%

Spartak Moscow or Zenit

74%

Draw or Zenit

65%

Winning margin

Spartak Moscow wins by 2+

15%

Zenit wins by 2+

18%

Team goals

Spartak Moscow 1+ goals

71%

Spartak Moscow 2+ goals

36%

Spartak Moscow 3+ goals

13%

Zenit 1+ goals

74%

Zenit 2+ goals

39%

Zenit 3+ goals

15%

Draw no bet

Spartak Moscow (draw refunded)

47%

Zenit (draw refunded)

53%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals

40%

Both score & under 3

13%

Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.

How is this calculated?

Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.

1

Recent form of each side

Spartak Moscow at home — creates 1.72, concedes 1.04 · 120 matches

Zenit away — creates 1.64, concedes 0.78 · 120 matches

⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.

2

Expected goals for this match

Spartak Moscow attack 1.72 + Zenit defence 0.78 → ÷2 → 1.25

Zenit attack 1.64 + Spartak Moscow defence 1.04 → ÷2 → 1.34

Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.

3

Chance of every scoreline

From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.

4

The answer to "why 39%?"

Spartak Moscow scores more

35%

level

26%

Zenit scores more

39%

Zenit at 39% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.

What the model can't see

It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:

injuries & suspensions
the matchday lineup
motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
weather & pitch condition
in-game coaching decisions

So 39% does not mean "Zenit will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."

Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.

Probable lineups not yet announced

Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff