The Russian Premier League returns to action this weekend, as FC Khimki receives a formidable Spartak Moscow at Khimki Arena. The two groups are located at opposite ends of the table and the quality abyss is evident before this game.
Spartak Moscow has lately been in the Russian Premier League standings for a moment and is tied for problems with Zenit St. Petersburg. Domenico Tedesco’s team tied 1-1 with league leaders before the foreign stop and will seek a win in this match.
FC Khimki, for their part, is dangerously close to the back of the Russian Premier League standings and will have to oppose their season in the coming weeks. The house team suffered a 2–1 loss to Lokomotiv Moscow in its past and will face a complicated challenge this weekend.
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Spartak Moscow holds a particularly high record against FC Khimki and has won 4 of the five matches played between the two groups in the Russian Premier League. FC Khimki has controlled a tie and will want a miracle against the Russian giants this weekend.
FC Khimki spent only three years in the Russian elite and his beyond his fit against Spartak Moscow in 2009 ended in a hard-hitting 3-0 defeat. The house team has taken a step forward over the past decade, but must interrupt Spartak Moscow on Saturday.
FC Khimki Form Consultant for the Russian Premier League: L-W-L-W-L
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FC Khimki will have to deal with the absence of several key players in this match. Aleksandr Filin, Arshak Koryan and Reziuan Mirzov are injured and remain in doubt for this match. Dmitri Tikhiy has accumulated 4 yellow cards and is sanctioned for this match.
Wounded: Danil Kazantsev
Doubtful: Aleksandr Filin, Arshak Koryan, Reziuan Mirzov
Suspended: Dmitri Tikhiy
Georgi Dzhikiya and Maksim Glushenkov get injured and rule against FC Khimki. Aleksandr Sobolev won a yellow card in his last attack and plays a role in this attack
Wounded: Maksim Glushenkov, Georgi Dzhikiya
Doubtful: Nail Umyarov, Oston Urunov
Suspended: Aleksandr Sobolev
FC Khimki Prediction XI (3-4-3): Ilya Lantratov; Evgeni Gapon, Egor Danilkin, Brian Idowu; Danil Lipovoy, Aleksandr Troshechkin, Denis Glushakov, Kirill Bozhenov; Kamran Aliyev, Vladimir Dyadyun, Ilya Kukharchuk
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Spartak Moscow XI (3-4-3): Aleksandr Maksimenko; Ilya Kutepov, Samuel Gigot, Pavel Maslov; Ayrton Lucas, Andrey Eshchenko, Alex Kral, Roman Zobnin; Zelimkhan Bakaev, Ezequiel Ponce and Jordan Larsson
FC Khimki will have to play the match of their lives this weekend to face Spartak Moscow. The house team controlled a 1-0 win over Dynamo Moscow last month and will have to get the rabbit out of his hat this weekend.
Spartak Moscow will see this setting as an opportunity to move up to the most sensible rankings. The exterior appearance has many attack features at your disposal and you can win this game.
Prediction: FC Khimki 1-3 Spartak Moscow
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