Akhmat will travel to Moscow to take on Spartak in Matchday 25 of the Russian Premier League.
The match will take place on Sunday, April 19. Kick-off is at 17:00.
This fixture will mark Stanislav Cherchesov’s 10th meeting with his former club, where he played in 1984–1987, 1989–1993, 1995, and 2002, and later served as head coach in 2007–2008. As a player, Cherchesov faced Spartak twice while representing Lokomotiv Moscow (both matches ended in draws; aggregate score: 3–3):
July 17, 1988: Lokomotiv (Moscow) – Spartak (Moscow) – 2:2
November 14, 1988: Spartak (Moscow) – Lokomotiv (Moscow) – 1:1
Cherchesov has also come up against Spartak seven times as a head coach (2 wins, 0 draws, 5 losses; goal difference: 9–13), including spells in charge of Akhmat (1 win, 2 losses; goal difference: 4–6):
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
November 9, 2025 Akhmat vs Spartak — 1:2
The upcoming match will also mark Cherchesov’s first encounter with Spartak head coach Juan Carlos Carcedo.
