The Matchday 18 fixture of the MIR RPL between Spartak and Dynamo Moscow will take place on December 6 at Lukoil Arena in Moscow. Spartak – Dynamo Moscow: prediction and betting odds, statistics.
Spartak
The side have been unable to string together three consecutive wins in the current campaign. In the last round, their winning run was ended by Baltika (0-1). In addition, Spartak failed to score for the first time in 15 RPL matches. Despite playing against ten men from Kaliningrad, Vadim Romanov's players dominated the attacking stats and ended up winning as many as 13 corners (an average of 5.3). The club has also conceded in five of their last seven games. In the table, Spartak remain in sixth place.
- No more than three goals have been scored in six of Spartak's last Premier League matches.
- At home the club have won five of their previous six league fixtures (one draw).
- In their six most recent home league games the Moscow side have not conceded more than one goal.
Probable Spartak lineup (4-3-3)
Alexander Maksimenko – Daniil Denisov, Christopher Vu, Alexander Jiku, Ruslan Litvinov – Esequiel Barco, Nail Umyarov, Zhedson Fernandes – Manfred Ugalde, Marquinhos, Pablo Solari.
Injury list: defender Srdjan Babic and forward Theo Bongonda are sidelined.
Dynamo Moscow
Roland Gusev's side were beaten 1-2 away by Akhmat in the last round. Dynamo have just one win in their last seven league matches (two draws, four defeats), although they failed to score in only one of those games. The team are performing well in terms of goals scored – with 26 strikes they are fifth in the division – but they sit ninth overall, five points clear of the relegation playoff zone.
- Both teams scored in eight of Dynamo's last ten Premier League matches.
- On the road, the team have failed to win seven of their last nine league trips (two draws, five defeats).
- At least one goal was scored in both halves in seven of Dynamo's last eight games in this competition.
Probable Dynamo Moscow lineup (4-3-3)
Andrey Lunev – Maksim Osipenko, Juan Caceres, Nicolas Marichal, Roberto Fernandez – Danil Glebov, Daniil Fomin, Bitello – Mumi Ngamaleu, Konstantin Tyukavin, Yaroslav Gladyshev.
Injury list: defenders Bakhtier Zaynutdinov, Milan Majstorovic, forward Artur Gomes, and midfielders Rubens Dias and Luis Chavez are out.
Referee
Inal Tanashev (Russia)
Matches – 9 (RPL, 2025/26);
Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 42;
Average yellow cards per match – 4.7;
Red cards shown – 2;
Average fouls per match – 31;
Penalties – 11%.
Match prediction: Spartak – Dynamo Moscow
Spartak's goalscoring run was halted by Andrey Talalaev's side. In the second round the hosts lost 0-3 to Baltika, after which no one managed to contain the club's attack until they met Kaliningrad's team again. Given that, it would be unrealistic to expect the opponents of Vadim Romanov's men to deploy the same defensive approach. Dynamo are among the six worst teams for goals conceded, and in RPL 2025/26 they have kept only four clean sheets, just one of which was away.
On the other hand, Dynamo rank in the top two for xG. Their chance conversion has been inconsistent, but the club have scored in nine of their last ten Premier League matches. I believe Roland Gusev's side can find the net against Spartak, who have conceded in five of their previous seven league games.
Add that both teams scored in five of the last seven head-to-head meetings at Spartak's ground. This is another factor in favour of the prediction Both teams to score – Yes.
