Can CSKA Moskva beat Zenit in VEB Arena clash?

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Competition: Russia Premier League
Competition: Sun 03.Sep
Match begins: 14:30 (UTC)
Venue: VEB Arena (30457 seats)

Hey! Here's all you need to know about the Premier League fixture CSKA Moskva - Zenit!

Insights:
  • CSKA Moskva have won all their matches at home so far.
  • Zenit have the the best goal difference (+9) in Premier League

It's no vacation for neither CSKA Moskva nor Zenit as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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CSKA Moskva form and stats

Perfect Premier League season at home so far for CSKA Moskva 2 wins from 2 appearances.

Moskva are returning here after guesting Sochi in a Russian Cup match and winning with a 1-0 scoreline.

A 1-1 draw away in the Premier League before that, with Orenburg the opponent.

Goals from both sides! That has occurred in 6 league fixtures in a row for this side. Could it happen again?

It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the CSKA Moskva at home in the league. 7 on target and 2 scored by the opposition; from 2 matches.

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Zenit form and stats

Zenit are happy with their away performances in the Premier League so far, having secured two victories and one draw from their first three travels.

Two away games in a row for Zenit, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-1 versus Baltika in the Russian Cup.

Before that, Zenit secured a home win against Ural with the score 4-0.

They concede less than a goal on average per away game (2 so far).

Head 2 Head

Head to head data (for the prior ten meetings): CSKA Moskva won one game, two matches ended with a draw and Zenit managed seven wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / five.

Top Goalscorers

ZenitZ. Cassierra Cabezas
Z. Cassierra Cabezas
6 goals
CSKA MoskvaF. Chalov
F. Chalov
4 goals
CSKA MoskvaA. Zabolotnyi
A. Zabolotnyi
3 goals

CSKA Moskva missing players

Zenit missing players

CSKA Moskva Zenit
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
6 2 0 Played P 2 3 6
3 2 0 Won W 2 2 4
1 0 0 Drew D 0 1 1
2 0 0 Lost L 0 0 1
13 7 0 Scored S 5 6 14
9 2 0 Conceded C 1 2 5
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
100% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 100%
83% 100% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 33% 50%
50% 100% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 33% 50%
33% 50% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 17%
100% 100% 0% BTTS BTTS 50% 67% 50%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 33% 50%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
4 6 0 Corners for (avg) C F 4.5 5.7 6.8
5.3 6.5 0 Corners against (avg) C A 3 4 3.8
1.5 1 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1 1.5
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
12.2 16.5 0 Shots (avg) S ( 11.5 9.7 11.5
5 6.5 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.5 2 4
43% 54% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 100% 100% 58%
 
12.2 9 0 Shots against (avg) S A 9.5 10.7 8
3 1.5 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 3.3 2.3
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • All of CSKA Moskva's home-matches have had more than 3,5 goals.
  • All of Zenit's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • CSKA Moskva have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • CSKA Moskva have scored in all their matches so far.
  • CSKA Moskva have won all their matches at home so far.
  • CSKA Moskva have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • CSKA Moskva haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Zenit have not yet lost a game away.
  • Zenit have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Zenit have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Zenit have the most scored goals in the first half (7) in Premier League
  • Zenit have the the best goal difference (+9) in Premier League
  • Zenit have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Zenit haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Krasnodar 6 4 2 0 9 2 3 2 1 0 4 1 3 2 1 0 5 1 7 14
2 Zenit 6 4 1 1 14 5 3 2 0 1 8 3 3 2 1 0 6 2 9 13
3 Ural 6 4 1 1 8 7 3 2 1 0 5 3 3 2 0 1 3 4 1 13
4 Krylya Sovetov 6 3 2 1 14 9 3 2 1 0 10 5 3 1 1 1 4 4 5 11
5 Dinamo Moskva 6 3 2 1 13 11 3 2 0 1 5 4 3 1 2 0 8 7 2 11
6 CSKA Moskva 6 3 1 2 13 9 2 2 0 0 7 2 4 1 1 2 6 7 4 10
7 Spartak Moskva 6 3 1 2 12 10 4 2 1 1 6 6 2 1 0 1 6 4 2 10
8 Lokomotiv Moskva 6 2 3 1 10 9 2 0 2 0 3 3 4 2 1 1 7 6 1 9
9 Akhmat Grozny 6 2 1 3 9 8 3 1 0 2 7 5 3 1 1 1 2 3 1 7
10 Olimpiyets 6 2 1 3 3 5 3 2 0 1 3 2 3 0 1 2 0 3 -2 7
11 Rostov 6 2 1 3 7 12 3 2 1 0 6 2 3 0 0 3 1 10 -5 7
12 Sochi 6 2 0 4 8 8 4 2 0 2 7 3 2 0 0 2 1 5 0 6
13 Rubin Kazan 6 1 3 2 8 13 4 1 2 1 6 8 2 0 1 1 2 5 -5 6
14 Fakel 6 1 1 4 5 10 3 1 1 1 3 4 3 0 0 3 2 6 -5 4
15 Baltika 6 1 0 5 4 10 2 1 0 1 2 2 4 0 0 4 2 8 -6 3
16 Orenburg 6 0 2 4 4 13 3 0 1 2 1 5 3 0 1 2 3 8 -9 2

Read more about Premier League

The Premier League, or the Russian Football Championship, is the top level football league in Russia. It has 16 teams who play each other home and away for a total of 30 matches each. After this the top team in the league table is the champion, the bottom two relegated directly while two teams play a relegation playoff.