Spartak Moscow hosts Leicester City in round 3 of the Europa League group stage. The match will be played on Wednesday, October 20th at Otkrytiye Arena (Moscow)
Spartak Moscow is in 2nd position in the Europa League group standings (three points after two games). The Red-Whites lost at home to Legia Warsaw (0-1) and sensationally beat Napoli away (2-3). After the fiasco in the derby against CSKA (0-1), Spartak has not suffered a single defeat in the Russian championship. The Red-Whites overcame the resistance of Ufa at home (2-0) and coped with Akhmat Grozny away (0-1). On October 16, Vitoria's footballers escaped from defeat in the match against another bitter rival, Dynamo Moscow. Until the 87th minute, the Red-Whites were two goals behind but snatched a draw thanks to goals from Georgi Dzhikiya and Samuel Gigot.
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Leicester City is in 4th place in Group C (one point after two rounds). The Foxes shared points with Napoli in the home game (2-2) and failed to cope with Legia in Warsaw (1-0). The failures of Leicester in European competitions were superimposed on weak results in the English Premier League. Rogers's team could not win in four consecutive rounds. Since the end of August, the Foxes have won only one official match against Millwall in the League Cup (0-2). Last Saturday, the Blues ended a winless streak in the championship by beating Manchester United at home (4-2). Youri Tielemans, Caglar Soyuncu, Jamie Vardy, and Patson Daka upset the goalkeeper of the Red Devils.
Spartak Moscow will face Leicester City for the first time in history. Bookmakers give preference to the Foxes, who surpass the Red-Whites in terms of the level of players. However, Leicester may experience problems in Russia due to the unstable results in away matches. In their last four games, Rogers’s men have beaten only Millwall (0-2), tying against Crystal Palace (2-2) and losing to Brighton (2-1) and Legia (1-0). Most likely, the teams will upset each other's goalkeepers in the upcoming game. Their defensive lines are not very reliable: Spartak conceded in seven of the last nine games, and the Foxes took the ball out of their net in nine out of ten cases. The attackers from both sides will have many opportunities to take advantage of the defenders' mistakes.
Prediction for the match: Both teams to score — yes
