In the Matchday 2 fixture of the Russian Premier League, Akhmat will take on Spartak Moscow in Grozny.
The match will be played on Sunday, 2 August, with kick-off scheduled for 20:30.
Today's encounter will be Stanislav Cherchesov's 11th match against his former club. Cherchesov represented Spartak as a player in 1984–1987, 1989–1993, 1995 and 2002, before managing the club between 2007 and 2008.
As a player, Cherchesov faced Spartak twice while representing Lokomotiv Moscow. Both matches ended in draws, with an aggregate score 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 eight times as a head coach, recording two wins, no draws and six defeats, with an aggregate score of 10-16. Four of those matches came while in charge of Akhmat, where his record stands at one win and three defeats (aggregate score: 5-9).
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
April 19, 2026: Spartak – Akhmat – 3:1
The upcoming fixture will also be Stanislav Cherchesov's second meeting with Spartak head coach Juan Carlos Carcedo.
