Spartak Moskva 3-0 Rostov: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings

How Spartak Moskva won it

Gedson Fernandes put Spartak Moskva ahead in the 26th minute, set up by Daniil Denisov. Pablo Solari from the penalty spot made it 2-0 to Spartak Moskva in the 55th minute. Nikita Massalyga made it 3-0 to Spartak Moskva in the 89th minute, set up by Igor Dmitriev.

It was 1-0 at half-time.

Konstantin Kuchaev of Rostov was sent off in the 90th minute for a second yellow card. The referee, I. Abrosimov, showed 6 yellow cards: 2 to Spartak Moskva and 4 to Rostov.

Spartak Moskva: J. Carcedo Mardones, 4-2-3-1 · Rostov: J. Alba Cabello, 4-3-3.

Moneyball's prediction against the result

Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.

Why it went this way

On the day the expected goals were 0.55 for Spartak Moskva and 2.49 for Rostov.

Spartak Moskva scored about 2.4 more than their chances were worth: clinical finishing, or a goalkeeper having a bad day.

Rostov left about 2.5 goals' worth of chances on the pitch.

Rostov created the better chances, 2.49 xG to 0.55, and still lost. On chances alone, the result could easily have gone the other way.

Spartak Moskva had 9 shots on target, Rostov 7.

Spartak Moskva's goalkeeper made 7 saves.

Spartak Moskva had 61% of the ball and turned it into the win.

A red card changed the shape of the match, and no pre-match model can see one coming.

Where the two sides stood before this match

Spartak Moskva came into it with 12 Russian Premier League matches played, scoring 1.8 and conceding 0.8 a match, with 1.69 expected goals for and 0.99 against, and had won 58% of their matches.

Rostov came into it with 12 Russian Premier League matches played, scoring 1.1 and conceding 1.4 a match, with 1.06 expected goals for and 1.18 against, and had won 33% of their matches.

Spartak Moskva vs Rostov: the match in numbers

Team statistics from Sportmonks.

Player ratings and man of the match

Man of the match: Aleksandr Maksimenko (Spartak Moskva), rated 8.4 by Sportmonks.

Spartak Moskva

• Aleksandr Maksimenko 8.4
• Nail Umyarov 7.8
• Pablo Solari 7.6 1 goal
• Daniil Denisov 7.5 1 assist
• Srdjan Babic 7.5

Rostov

• Artem Petrov 7.3
• Yaroslav Mikhailov 6.8
• Ronaldo 6.8
• Andrey Langovich 6.7
• Ivan Komarov 6.7

The lowest-rated starter was Ygor Nogueira at 6.0. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.

What comes next

• Spartak Moskva: Lokomotiv Moskva vs Spartak Moskva Sunday 1 November 2026 · Russian Premier League
• Rostov: Dynamo Makhachkala vs Rostov Sunday 1 November 2026 · Russian Premier League

Each preview has Moneyball's estimate for the next match, published before kick-off and marked against the result afterwards, as this one is.

Questions about Spartak Moskva vs Rostov

What was the score in Spartak Moskva vs Rostov?

Spartak Moskva 3-0 Rostov (half-time 1-0), Russian Premier League, Sunday 13 September 2026.

Who scored in Spartak Moskva vs Rostov?

Gedson Fernandes 26', Pablo Solari 55', Nikita Massalyga 89'.

Did Moneyball predict Spartak Moskva vs Rostov correctly?

Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.

Who was man of the match in Spartak Moskva vs Rostov?

Aleksandr Maksimenko, rated 8.4 by Sportmonks.

Who refereed Spartak Moskva vs Rostov?

I. Abrosimov.