Lots to play for in this fixture, with Zenit positioned 3rd and Krylya Sovetov at 2nd. Here's all you need to know!
- Zenit have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Krylya Sovetov have the most scored goals (25) in Premier League
Krylya Sovetov have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1700 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Zenit form and stats
The Premier League results playing at home this season for Zenit are 2-0-2 (wins-draws-losses).
A strong away win for Zenit against Sochi the last match, as Cassierra and Claudinho were on target. Adamov, who guards the goal, was given a match rating of 8.45 out of 10 in that game. Adamov topped it up with a clean sheet.
Preceding that fixture, a home victory hosting Baltika in the Russian Cup.
The Zenit manager Semak has got the team scoring with 9 from 4 home games in the league. 5 goals have been conceded.
Krylya Sovetov form and stats
The visitors are W1-D2-L2 on the road this term. That's in the Premier League.
Two away games in a row for Sovetov, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-2 versus FK Nizjni Novgorod. That loss was their first after five consecutive league games winning points. Defender Bijl was the best team player with a rating of 7.63. Bijl hit two key passes and won 3 of 5 duels.
The fixture before that was the Russian Cup-battle against Akhmat Grozny, a home loss (0-3).
Take note that 9 of this side's 11 most recent league matches have ended with at least three goals.
Krylya Sovetov are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 6 away goals from 5 games (in the league). In the opposite end, Krylya Sovetov have conceded 8 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Statistics for the prior ten meetings featuring these two sides are: eight wins for Zenit, one draw and one win for Krylya Sovetov. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.
Top Goalscorers
  Z. Cassierra Cabezas 9 goals |   B. Garré 4 goals |  N. Saltykov 4 goals |
Zenit missing players
Krylya Sovetov missing players
| Zenit | Krylya Sovetov | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 4 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 22 | 9 | 1 | Scored | S | 3 | 6 | 25 |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | Conceded | C | 3 | 8 | 14 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 55% | 75% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 60% | 82% |
| 36% | 50% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 20% | 36% |
| 9% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 18% |
| 55% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 80% | 73% |
| 45% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 18% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | 9% |
| 6.6 | 6.8 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.5 | 6.4 | 4.8 |
| 3.5 | 4 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.5 | 2.6 | 3.8 |
| 1.8 | 2.5 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.8 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | 13.8 | 15 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 17 | 11.8 | 11.5 |
| 4.6 | 5 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6 | 4.8 | 5.4 |
| 43% | 45% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 25% | 42% |
| 8.6 | 7 | 12 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9 | 11.8 | 11.5 |
| 2.6 | 2 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.4 |
- All of Krylya Sovetov's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- All of Zenit's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Krylya Sovetov have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Krylya Sovetov have the most scored goals (25) in Premier League
- Krylya Sovetov have the most scored goals in the first half (13) in Premier League
- Krylya Sovetov have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded away.
- Krylya Sovetov have won significantly more corners away than at home.
- Krylya Sovetov haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Zenit have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Zenit have scored in all their matches so far.
- 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 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 27 |
| 2 | Krylya Sovetov | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 21 |
| 3 | Zenit | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 20 |
| 4 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 19 |
| 5 | CSKA Moskva | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 17 |
| 6 | Dinamo Moskva | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 17 |
| 7 | FK Nizjni Novgorod | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 17 |
| 8 | Spartak Moskva | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -2 | 17 |
| 9 | Ural | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -2 | 16 |
| 10 | Akhmat Grozny | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 12 |
| 11 | Rubin Kazan | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -9 | 12 |
| 12 | Orenburg | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -5 | 11 |
| 13 | Baltika | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 12 | -6 | 10 |
| 14 | Rostov | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 15 | -7 | 10 |
| 15 | Fakel | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | -7 | 9 |
| 16 | Sochi | 11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 13 | -9 | 6 |
