The Matchday 29 clash in the Russian Premier League between Krylya Sovetov and Spartak will take place on May 18 at the Solidarity Samara Arena. Krylya Sovetov vs. Spartak: prediction and betting odds, statistics.
Krylya Sovetov
In the last round, Igor Osinkin's team suffered a 2-5 defeat away to Pari NN. As a result, Krylya Sovetov lost their second consecutive match and endured their fourth heavy defeat of the current RPL season. However, the team extended their scoring streak in the league to seven games. In the standings, the club is in tenth place with 30 points, and a victory would secure their place in the Premier League. Notably, Krylya Sovetov has conceded 21 goals at home this season, surpassing only two other teams in this regard.
- The team has not won in 7 of their last 10 home matches in the RPL (2 draws, 5 losses).
- The club has conceded exactly one or two goals in 6 of their last 8 home league matches.
- Both opponents scored in 6 of Krylya Sovetov's last 8 home Premier League games.
Predicted lineup for Krylya Sovetov (4-4-2)*
Sergey Pesyakov – Glenn Bale, Ilya Gaponov, Roman Evgenyev, Kirill Pechenin – Nikolay Rasskazov, Fernando Costanza, Sergey Babkin, Anton Zinkovskiy – Ivan Oleynikov, Ivan Sergeyev.
Spartak
Dejan Stankovic's side were outplayed by Dynamo Moscow on their turf in the last round (0-2). As a result, Spartak failed to win their third consecutive league match (1 draw, 2 losses), marking only the second such streak for the club this RPL season. Additionally, the team failed to score in two consecutive Premier League matches for the first time this season. The Moscow team dropped to fifth place in the standings with 51 points, and their gap from third-placed CSKA increased to four points.
- The team has not lost in 7 of their last 9 away matches in the Premier League (5 wins, 2 draws).
- At least one of the opponents failed to score in 7 of the club's last 9 away league games.
- Exactly two or three goals were scored in 9 of Spartak's last 12 RPL matches.
Predicted lineup for Spartak (4-3-3)*
Alexander Maksimenko – Oleg Ryabchuk, Srdjan Babic, Alexis Duarte, Daniil Khlusevich – Ezequiel Barco, Nail Umyarov, Danil Prutsev – Manfred Ugalde, Marquinhos, Theo Bongonda.
Referee
Sergey Karasev (Russia)
Matches – 15 (RPL, 2024/25);
Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 60;
Average yellow cards per match – 4;
Red cards shown – 2;
Average fouls per match – 25;
Penalties – 27%.
Krylya Sovetov vs. Spartak: Match Prediction
The Samara side will surely want to redeem themselves for their poor performance in the last game and secure their place in the Premier League without needing to play relegation matches. I expect Krylya Sovetov to be active in attack and deliver another solid performance at home: in their last eight home league matches, they have only failed to score once, and in three of those games, they scored at least two goals. However, in 7 of their last 8 home RPL matches, they conceded, with four games seeing them let in at least two goals.
I also expect Spartak to improve after their three previous disappointing performances. The Moscow team failed to score in their last two away league games, but prior to that, they were effective in attack: in the previous 11 away Premier League matches, Dejan Stankovic's side scored 16 goals and only left the field without scoring on three occasions. It is also worth noting that Spartak leads in the number of shots taken in the spring part of the RPL.
I anticipate a high-scoring match, so my prediction is: Total over 2.5 goals
* The lineup for each team is based on their starting eleven in their last match in this tournament.
