Premier League · 2023

Akhmat Grozny 2–1 FC Spartak Moscow · Premier League

2–1Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Akhmat Grozny won 2–1.

Shots
512
Shots on target
44
Expected goals
0.710.59
Possession
36%64%

Full time

What the match recorded

Akhmat Grozny beat FC Spartak Moscow 2–1. Recorded in this match (Akhmat Grozny – FC Spartak Moscow): shots 5–12, shots on target 4–4, expected goals 0.71–0.59, possession 36%–64%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

FC Spartak Moscow's recent record differs from the season

weak

FC Spartak Moscow's last-five shots average is below their season average.

11.8 shots/match ▲ShotsLast 5 · Season14.3 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Shots11.8 shots/match14.3 shots/match12.9 shots/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

FC Spartak Moscow have recorded the higher season possession share.

45.3%PossessionAkhmat Grozny · FC Spartak Moscow● 57.2%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 11.9 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricAkhmat GroznyFC Spartak MoscowBaseline
Possession45.3%57.2%49.2%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots5 shots12 shotsAkhmat Grozny 5 shots, FC Spartak Moscow 12 shots
  • Shots on target4 shots4 shotsAkhmat Grozny 4 shots, FC Spartak Moscow 4 shots
  • Expected goals0.71 xG0.59 xGAkhmat Grozny 0.71 xG, FC Spartak Moscow 0.59 xG
  • Possession36%64%Akhmat Grozny 36%, FC Spartak Moscow 64%
  • Corners2 corners8 cornersAkhmat Grozny 2 corners, FC Spartak Moscow 8 corners
  • Fouls9 fouls13 foulsAkhmat Grozny 9 fouls, FC Spartak Moscow 13 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Akhmat Grozny
3Draws
0FC Spartak Moscow
FC Spartak Moscow — Akhmat Grozny · Premier League0–0
FC Spartak Moscow — Akhmat Grozny · Premier League0–0
Akhmat Grozny — FC Spartak Moscow · Premier League1–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Akhmat Grozny favored in 2 of 11 directional metrics · FC Spartak Moscow in 7 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Akhmat Grozny17 matchesFC Spartak Moscow17 matches
1.06 goals/matchGoals scored17/17▲ 1.41 goals/match
1.35 goals/matchGoals allowed17/171.41 goals/match
1.63 xG/match ▲Expected goals17/161.35 xG/match
13.4 shots/matchShots17/16▲ 14.3 shots/match
3.82 shots/matchShots on target17/16▲ 5 shots/match
45.3%Possession17/16● 57.2%
4.18 corners/matchCorners17/16● 5.94 corners/match
12.8 fouls/matchFouls17/1612.3 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples17 / 17home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 3 Dec 2023, 20:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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