Akhmat Grozny will host Spartak Moscow at the Akhmat Arena in the 15th round of the Russian Premier League.

The match will kick off at 15.30 CET on Sunday, the 9th of November. 

 

Today’s encounter will be the ninth meeting of Stanislav Cherchesov against his former club, for which he played in 1984–1987, 1989–1993, 1995, and 2002, and which he later managed in 2007–2008.

 

As a player, Cherchesov faced Spartak twice while representing Lokomotiv Moscow — both matches ended in draws, with a total goal difference of 3–3:

 

July 17, 1988: Lokomotiv (Moscow) – Spartak (Moscow) – 2:2

November 14, 1988: Spartak (Moscow) – Lokomotiv (Moscow) – 1:1

 

Cherchesov has also faced Spartak six times as a head coach, recording 2 wins, 0 draws, and 4 losses (aggregate score: 8–11), including two matches as Akhmat’s manager (1 win, 1 loss, goal difference 3–4):

 

August 25, 2012: Akhmat – Spartak – 2:1

March 10, 2013: Spartak – Akhmat – 3:1

August 26, 2013: Amkar – Spartak – 2:1

May 15, 2014: Spartak – Dynamo – 3:2

August 10, 2014: Dynamo – Spartak – 1:2

March 15, 2015: Spartak – Dynamo – 1:0

 

In addition, the upcoming match against Spartak will be Stanislav Cherchesov’s first-ever managerial encounter with Spartak’s current head coach, Dejan Stanković.

It is worth recalling that Dejan Stanković took charge of Ferencváros shortly after Stanislav Cherchesov’s departure from the Hungarian club in the summer of 2023.