The key facts

  • Starting line-ups announced: for Spartak — Maksimenko, Zobnin, Ugalde; for Akron — Gudiev, Tedić, Shumansky.
  • The match is taking place in Moscow at Lukoil Arena; the referee is Rafael Shafeyev.
  • Before the round, Spartak are fifth with 26 points, Akron are 14th with 12 points.

Line-ups and the situation ahead of the match

Moscow Spartak and Togliatti Akron have announced their starting line-ups for the match of the 14th round of the Russian Premier League, which is taking place in Moscow at the Lukoil Arena stadium. The match kicks off at 16:15 Moscow time, with Rafael Shafeyev appointed as the referee; Gazeta.Ru is running a live text broadcast of the game [1].

Who is in the starting line-ups

Spartak start with Maksimenko, Vu, Babic, Parada, Barco, Solari, Umyarov, Prutsev, Zobnin, Fernandez and Ugalde. Akron's starting line-up: Gudiev, Bardybakhin, Bokoev, Fernandez, Escoval, Pestyakov, Bistrovic, Loncar, Maradishvili, Tedić and Shumansky.

Standings and upcoming matches

After 13 rounds, Spartak sit fifth with 26 points — the same total as CSKA and Krasnodar, who are above them, but those teams have already played their 14th-round matches. Akron are 14th, in the play-off zone, with 12 points. Thus, a win gives Spartak a chance to overtake their rivals on points, while for Akron it is an opportunity to pull away from the play-off zone. In the next, 15th round, the red-and-whites will play away against Makhachkala Dynamo on 22 November (kick-off at 16:30 Moscow time), while Akron will host Voronezh Fakel a day earlier (15:15 Moscow time).