Zenit and Chelsea get a break from their league challenge to fight for a possible trophy in this Champions League Group Stage fixture.
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Premier League game only four days ago. That game was also an away game, at West Ham United. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Chelsea, who are travelling more than 2800 kilometers to play this game.
Zenit form and stats
Zenit was eliminated in the group stage last season in the Champions League.The home supporters can't complain about results here at Saint Petersburg Stadium as Zenit have scored 28 goals to get 22 points from 9 games. The overall stats in the Premier League are 7-1-1 (wins-draws-losses). 1W-1D-3L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the Champions League for Zenit.
The home supporters saw a 2-2 draw versus Rostov in the Premier League last time out and are looking for a win here. Trouble was brewing at the score 0-2 against Rostov last time out, but a goal from Claudinho completed a comeback to a draw result for Zenit. Midfield player Claudinho got a match rating of 8.4 in that game, the max score being 10. Claudinho scored two goals, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 50 successful passes (of 57 total).
In the preceding match a 2-0 victory visiting CSKA Moskva.There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Zenit as they are travelling to their away game against Dinamo Moskva in the Premier League. That match is four days after this one.
It's goals goals goals for Zenit who have scored 28 goals from 9 league home games. Zenit have conceded 11 in these home matches.
Chelsea form and stats
Nothing but glory last season for Chelsea, as they won the Champions League.Chelsea have an excellent away record in the Premier League so far with 6-1-1 from 8 games. Total Champions League statistics for Chelsea: 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss.
Chelsea are travelling again after losing away to West Ham United in their previous match (2-3). The attacker Mason Mount got a match rating of 8.53 in that game. Mount scored one goal, served one assist, hit four key passes and had 46 successful passes (of 53 total).
Preceding that game was the away Premier League victory against Watford with the score of 2-1.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Leeds United in just three days.
With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Chelsea are regular goalscorers on their travels. Chelsea are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 5 times in 8 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The fixture history shows this score when the squads met previously this campaign; Chelsea - Zenit 1-0.Top Goalscorers
  A. Dzyuba 10 goals |  S. Azmoun 7 goals |  A. Erokhin 6 goals |
Zenit missing players
Chelsea missing players
| Zenit | Chelsea | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 9 | Won | W | 8 | 15 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 7 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | ||
| 58 | 35 | Scored | S | 20 | 52 | ||
| 29 | 12 | Conceded | C | 7 | 16 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 84% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 73% | 80% | ||
| 68% | 83% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 55% | 52% | ||
| 52% | 58% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 9% | 24% | ||
| 24% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 8% | ||
| 72% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 36% | 44% | ||
| 20% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 55% | 48% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 9% | 8% | ||
| 5.6 | 6.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.9 | 7.2 | ||
| 3.9 | 3.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 4.3 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.3 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 15.7 | 16.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15.5 | 16.7 | ||
| 5.8 | 6.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.7 | 6.5 | ||
| 40% | 47% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 32% | ||
| 12.5 | 13.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.3 | 8.9 | ||
| 3.9 | 3.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.3 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Chelsea | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 12 |
| 2 | Juventus | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
| 3 | Zenit | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Malmö FF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | -12 | 1 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Zenit | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 43 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 24 | 37 |
| 2 | Dinamo Moskva | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 30 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 32 |
| 3 | Sochi | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 28 |
| 4 | CSKA Moskva | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 27 |
| 5 | Krasnodar | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 25 |
| 6 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 25 |
| 7 | Krylya Sovetov | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 24 |
| 8 | Akhmat Grozny | 17 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 20 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -3 | 24 |
| 9 | Spartak Moskva | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -3 | 23 |
| 10 | Rubin Kazan | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -1 | 22 |
| 11 | Rostov | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | -2 | 18 |
| 12 | Ufa | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -5 | 16 |
| 13 | Ural | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -9 | 16 |
| 14 | Arsenal Tula | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 21 | -13 | 16 |
| 15 | Olimpiyets | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | -13 | 15 |
| 16 | Khimki | 16 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 16 | -11 | 14 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Manchester City | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 23 | 35 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 44 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 7 | 32 | 34 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 26 | 33 |
| 4 | West Ham United | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 27 |
| 5 | Arsenal | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | -3 | 23 |
| 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 22 |
| 7 | Manchester United | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 21 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | -1 | 21 |
| 9 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 8 | -2 | 20 |
| 10 | Leicester City | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 13 | -3 | 19 |
| 11 | Crystal Palace | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 14 | -1 | 16 |
| 12 | Brentford | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | -2 | 16 |
| 13 | Aston Villa | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -4 | 16 |
| 14 | Southampton | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -7 | 16 |
| 15 | Everton | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -7 | 15 |
| 16 | Leeds United | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -7 | 15 |
| 17 | Watford | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 20 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 12 | -9 | 13 |
| 18 | Burnley | 14 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -7 | 10 |
| 19 | Newcastle United | 15 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -13 | 10 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 17 | -20 | 10 |