Spartak Moscow and Tambov meet at Otkrytiye Arena, in a match for the 17th round of the Premier League. In the last head-to-head for this edition of the league, on 26‑09‑2020, Spartak Moskva won away by (0‑2). Unlike what would be expected, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to Tambov, since in the last 3 games between these two teams they register 2 wins and 1 loss. In this game, the home factor may be decisive, as Spartak Moscow presents considerable differences in their results at home and away.
Spartak:
After 9 wins, 5 draws and 2 losses, the home team is currently in 3rd place, with 32 points won. In their last match, they beat Rotor Volgograd at home by (2‑0), after having drawn (1‑1) at home in the previous match, against Dinamo Moskva. This is a team that curiously tends to achieve more positive results as a visitor than at home, since in the last 30 games they have recorded 8 victories, 2 draws and 5 defeats as a visitor, with 26 goals scored and 19 suffered; against 6 victories, 6 draws and 3 defeats in his stadium, with 24 goals scored and 14 suffered. For the championship, Spartak Moscow won 15 points out of a possible 24, after 4 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss in the last 8 matches they played in their stadium. In their home league matches the most frequent final result at half ‑ time was 0‑0 (3 out of 8 matches). The team allowed goals to the opponent in 7 of the last 10 matches, so they have not presented great defensive strength, but their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. There is a tendency to have goals in their home matches, as 7 of the last 8 matches played for this competition have ended with Over 1.5 goals. In 16 matches in the competition, they conceded the first goal 7 times, but got the comeback in 3.
Spartak Moscow is coming off a victory in the Russian championship and is just not in the lead due to tie-breaking criteria. How he will play at home and against one of the worst teams in the competition, nothing more than adding the three points interests him. He has favoritism and if he plays good football he knows that he will not have to go through difficulties to win. Respect for the visiting team must exist, but it cannot stop attacking.
Tambov :
After 3 wins, 3 draws and 10 losses, the visiting team is currently in 14th position, with 12 points won. In their last match, they lost away to Ufa by (4‑0), after losing away in the previous match against Krasnodar by (1‑0). This is a team little affected by the home factor, that is, it presents similar results at home and away, since in the last 30 games it has recorded 4 wins, 2 draws and 9 losses as a visitor, with 16 goals scored and 25 suffered; against 5 victories, 2 draws and 8 defeats in his stadium, with 16 goals scored and 15 suffered. In their last 8 away matches for the championship, Tambov has recorded 1 win, 2 draws and 5 losses, for which they have won 5 points out of 24 possible. In their home league matches, the most frequent final result at half-time was 1‑0 (3 out of 8 matches). The team allowed goals to the opponent in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition, so they were not very strong defensively. This is a team that tends to score few times first: it only opened the scoring in 4 of its last 16 Premier League games, of these 4 it reached the break in lead in 2 and won at the end of the 90 ‘in 3. In 16 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 11 times and never got the comeback. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 16 away matches for all competitions: they have scored 7 of their 16 goals between minutes (76’ ‑ 90 ‘).
Tambov comes from four consecutive defeats and in the last of which they were thrashed. That explains a bit why he is in the last places and continues to fight against relegation. You need to present a great evolution to get a better campaign and not risk falling apart. Therefore, you will have to work hard and competently to achieve it. On this day, he will have to present a quality football above the average to have opportunities to at least tie.
