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Match details:

Europa League, 2021-22
Spartak Moscow vs. Legia Warsaw
Otkritie Arena, Moscow
Date. September 15, 2021
Kick-off: 08:00 pm IST

Preview:

Spartak Moscow are going to host  Legia Warsaw in their upcoming Europa League encounter at Otkritie Arena, Moscow in Russia. Spartak Moscow secured an easy 3-1 win against FK Khimki in their previous Russian Premier League encounter. Legia Warsaw, on the other hand, faced a 1-0 defeat against Slask Wroclaw in the last encounter of the Ekstraklasa.

After examining the recent forms and statistics of these two sides, host Spartak Moscow are the slight favourites to secure a win in the encounter.

Head to Head Record:

Spartak Moscow: 0
Legia Warsaw: 1
Draw: 1

Suspension, Not available & Injured:

Spartak Moscow:

Pavel Maslov (Injured), Georgi Melkadze (Injured)

Legia Warsaw:

Bartosz Kapustka (Injured)

Probable starting line-up:

Spartak Moscow(3-4-3):

Aleksandr Maksimenko, Georgiy Dzhikiya, Samuel Gigot, Nikolay Rasskazov, Ayrton, Roman Zobnin, Nail Umyarov, Victor Moses, Quincy Promes, Aleksandr Sobolev, Ezequiel Ponce

Legia Warsaw (3-4-3):

Artur Boruc, Artur Jedrzejczyk, Mateusz Wieteska, Maik Nawrocki, Mattias Johansson, Bartosz Slisz, Andre Martins, Filip Mladenovic, Rafael Lopes, Mahir Emreli, Luquinhas

Top picks:

Ezequiel Ponce: Spartak Moscows attacking forward has scored 3 goals and claimed an assist in the Premier Liga this season. He has an average of 3.0 shots per game on goal post with a successful passing percentage of 78. He is a clear choice for captaincy in this encounter.

Roman Zobnin: Spartak Moscows midfielder has scored 2 goals in the Premier Liga this season. He has an average of 2.0 shots per game on goal post with a successful passing percentage of 82. He is a differential pick for captaincy in your small league fantasy teams.

Quincy Promes: Spartak Moscows midfielder has scored 1 goal in the Premier Liga this season. He has an average of 2.0 shots per game on goal post with a successful passing percentage of 82. He is a must-have pick in your small league fantasy teams.

Rafael Lopes: Legia Warsaws attacking forward has scored 1 goal in the Ekstraklasa this season. He has an average of 1.3 shots per game on goal post with a successful passing percentage of 74.2. He is a must-have pick in your small league fantasy teams.

Choices for captain and vice-captain:

Ezequiel Ponce, Roman Zobnin, Quincy Promes, Rafael Lopes

Score prediction for the Small League:

Spartak Moscow(2-1) Legia Warsaw

Team Combination:

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.