Match details:

Russian Premier League, 2020-21
Arsenal Tula vs. Spartak Moscow
Arsenal Stadium, Tula
Date: May 03, 2021
Kick-off: 07:00 pm IST

Preview:

Arsenal Tula will host match week 28 game of the Russian Premier League against Spartak Moscow at Arsenal Stadium, Tula in Russia. In the last encounter, Arsenal Tula faced a 1-0 defeat against FC Rostov and are currently standing at the 13th spot on the points table. On the other hand, Spartak Moscow secured an easy 1-0 win against CSKA Moscow and are currently placed at the 3rd position on the points table.

After examining the recent form and statistics of these two sides, away side Spartak Moscow are the slight favorites to secure a win in the encounter but we can expect goals from both ends of the pitch.

Current Form (W-D-L):

Arsenal Tula: LLWWL

Spartak Moscow: WWLLW

Head to Head record:

Arsenal Tula: 5
Spartak Moscow: 6
Draw: 0

Suspension, Not available & Injured:

Arsenal Tula

Taras Burlak, Kirill Panchenko, Daniil Khlusevich, Gia Grigalava, Kirill Kombarov (Doubtful), Evgeni Lutsenko (Doubtful), Alexander Lomovitskiy (Doubtful), Nikolay Rasskazov (Doubtful)

Spartak Moscow

Aleksandr Maksimenko, Ayrton Lucas, Pavel Maslov (Doubtful), Ilya Kutepov (Doubtful)

Probable starting line-up:

Arsenal Tula (3-4-2-1)

Shamov, Sokol, Dovbnya, Belyaev, Bauer, Kostadinov, Causic, Kovalev, Tkachev, Panteleev, Kangwa

Spartak Moscow(3-4-1-2)

Rebrov, Gaponov, Gigot, Dzhikiya, Zobnin, Kral, Umyarov, Moses, Promes, Sobolev, Larsson

Top picks:

Jordan Larsson: Spartak Moscows attacking forward has scored 13 goals and claimed 5 assists in the Russian Premier League this season. He has an average of 2.8 shots per game on goal post with a successful passing percentage of 77.5. He is a clear choice for captaincy in your small league fantasy teams.

Sergey Tkachev: Arsenal Tulas attacking forward has scored 3 goals along with 2 assists in the Russian Premier League this season. He has an average of 1.8 shots per game on goal post with a successful passing percentage of 72.3. He is a must-have pick in your small league fantasy teams.

Alexander Sobolev: Spartak Moscows attacking forward has scored 12 goals and provided his assistance in 2 goals in the Russian Premier League this season. He has an average of 3.1 shots per game on goal post with a successful passing percentage of 65.9. He is a differential pick for captaincy in this encounter. 

Evans Kangwa: Arsenal Tulas striker has scored 3 goals and 2 assists in the Russian Premier League this season. He has an average of 1.0 shots per game on goal post with a successful passing percentage of 71.3. He is a must-have pick in your small league fantasy teams.

Choices for captain and vice-captain:

Jordan Larsson, Sergey Tkachev, Alexander Sobolev,Evans Kangwa

Grand League score prediction:

Home 1-2 Away
Home 2-1 Away
Home 1-0 Away
Home 0-1 Away
Home 1-1 Away
Home 0-0 Away

Score prediction for the Small League:

Arsenal Tula(1-2)Spartak Moscow

Preferable contest: Head to Head, Small league up to 10 members.

Disclaimer: The views expressed here are of the author and are not a reflection of the actual points you might earn.