Premier League · 2026

FC Spartak Moscow vs Rubin Kazan · Premier League

vsPre-match analysis

Season

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Goals scored
1.781.33
Shots
15.310.6
Possession
63.3%48.1%

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What the record shows

The story here is recent context rather than season averages: FC Spartak Moscow's home-only shot average is above their full-season average. Alongside it: rubin Kazan's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit below their competition baselines. Limitation: At least one team lacks a recent completed match near this fixture cutoff.

FC Spartak Moscow have a visible home split

moderate

FC Spartak Moscow's home-only shot average is above their full-season average.

19 shots/match ▲ShotsHome only · Season15.3 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: home

MetricHome onlySeasonBaseline
Shots19 shots/match15.3 shots/match12.9 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

Rubin Kazan show a distinct attacking-volume record

moderate

Rubin Kazan's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit below their competition baselines.

15.3 shots/match ▲ShotsFC Spartak Moscow · Rubin Kazan10.6 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

MetricFC Spartak MoscowRubin KazanBaseline
Shots15.3 shots/match10.6 shots/match12.9 shots/match
Shots against9.22 shots/match14.3 shots/match12.9 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

FC Spartak Moscow have recorded the higher season possession share.

63.3% ●PossessionFC Spartak Moscow · Rubin Kazan48.1%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 15.2 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricFC Spartak MoscowRubin KazanBaseline
Possession63.3%48.1%47.7%

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

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: FC Spartak Moscow favored in 8 of 11 directional metrics · Rubin Kazan in 0 · 3 too close

recorded edge higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

FC Spartak Moscow9 matchesRubin Kazan9 matches
1.78 goals/match ▲Goals scored9/91.33 goals/match
0.78 goals/match ▲Goals allowed9/91.22 goals/match
15.3 shots/match ▲Shots9/910.6 shots/match
5 shots/match ▲Shots on target9/93.22 shots/match
63.3% ●Possession9/948.1%
6.78 corners/match ●Corners9/93.78 corners/match
12.4 fouls/matchFouls9/913.2 fouls/match

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

4FC Spartak Moscow
0Draws
1Rubin Kazan
FC Spartak Moscow — Rubin Kazan · Premier League2–1
Rubin Kazan — FC Spartak Moscow · Premier League0–2
Rubin Kazan — FC Spartak Moscow · Premier League2–1
FC Spartak Moscow — Rubin Kazan · Premier League1–0
FC Spartak Moscow — Rubin Kazan · Premier League3–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited
Season samples9 / 9home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
Freshness32 daysstale at cutoff
  • At least one team lacks a recent completed match near this fixture cutoff.
  • Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: xg_for, xg_against, cards.
  • The nearest completed-match evidence is stale relative to this fixture cutoff.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 18 Oct 2026, 15:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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