Zenit and Malmö FF get a break from their league challenge to fight for a possible trophy in this Champions League Group Stage fixture.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Zenit and Malmö FF.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Malmö FF, who are travelling more than 1400 kilometers to play this game.
Zenit form and stats
Last season their Champions League adventure ended in the group stage.The Premier League results playing at home this season for Zenit are 4-0-0 (wins-draws-losses). In general it's been a long time since Zenit tasted defeat here at Saint Petersburg Stadium, as they have taken at least one point from their last 13 home games in the league.
Zenit's previous game was a Premier League match also played at home, ending 2-1 versus Krylya Sovetov. The home side are looking to build on that result. Malcom, a forward, was the highest rated player for the team in that game, collecting a rating of 8.41 (out of 10). Malcom hit the woodwork once, hit ten key passes and had 36 successful passes (of 44 total).
Before that match, a Premier League win away at Rubin Kazan.Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Sochi are coming to town in four days.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (9 in 4 games), Zenit's attacking play is working. Zenit have conceded 4 in these home matches.
Malmö FF form and stats
They also participated in Europa League last season. This ended in the play-offs.5 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Malmö FF playing as the away team in the Allsvenskan this season. Total Champions League statistics for Malmö FF: 5 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses.
Malmö are travelling after their nice 5-1 home win in the Allsvenskan against Örebro. As mentioned above, Malmö FF was the only team on the pitch versus Örebro in their previous game, winning 5-1. This could be a tougher task. The attacker Antonio Čolak got a match rating of 9.15 in that game. Čolak scored one goal, signed up for two assists and hit two key passes.
Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Elfsborg.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Mjallby in just four days.
Malmö are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 17 times in 10 away games so far. As opposed to that, Malmö have seen the ball go into their own net 11 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  A. Čolak 10 goals |  V. Birmančević 7 goals |  A. Nalic 6 goals |
Zenit missing players
Malmö FF missing players
| Zenit | Malmö FF | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 10 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 8 | Won | W | 5 | 14 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | ||
| 60 | 30 | Scored | S | 19 | 47 | ||
| 27 | 9 | Conceded | C | 12 | 26 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 96% | ||
| 84% | 90% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 88% | ||
| 72% | 80% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 64% | 64% | ||
| 56% | 60% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 24% | ||
| 24% | 30% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 16% | ||
| 72% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 60% | ||
| 24% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 36% | 36% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 9% | 8% | ||
| 5.8 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.6 | 5.3 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.8 | 4.5 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.9 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 17.4 | 18.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 16.1 | 16.6 | ||
| 7.3 | 8.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 5.6 | ||
| 33% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 34% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Juventus | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Zenit | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 4 | Malmö FF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| 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 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 23 |
| 2 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 17 |
| 3 | Dinamo Moskva | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 16 |
| 4 | Sochi | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 15 |
| 5 | Rubin Kazan | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 |
| 6 | Krasnodar | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 13 |
| 7 | CSKA Moskva | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 13 |
| 8 | Spartak Moskva | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
| 9 | Olimpiyets | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 11 |
| 10 | Krylya Sovetov | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -2 | 10 |
| 11 | Akhmat Grozny | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -5 | 9 |
| 12 | Arsenal Tula | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -5 | 8 |
| 13 | Ufa | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -5 | 8 |
| 14 | Khimki | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -7 | 7 |
| 15 | Rostov | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -7 | 6 |
| 16 | Ural | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | -11 | 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 | Malmö FF | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 45 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 21 | 41 |
| 2 | Djurgården | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 34 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 41 |
| 3 | AIK | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 41 |
| 4 | Elfsborg | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 34 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 36 |
| 5 | Norrköping | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 32 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 33 |
| 6 | Hammarby | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 34 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 33 |
| 7 | Kalmar | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 31 |
| 8 | Varberg | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | -1 | 27 |
| 9 | Sirius | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 32 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 21 | -10 | 26 |
| 10 | Häcken | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 30 | 30 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 0 | 24 |
| 11 | IFK Göteborg | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 16 | -5 | 22 |
| 12 | Halmstad | 20 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 12 | -4 | 21 |
| 13 | Mjallby | 20 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -6 | 18 |
| 14 | Degerfors | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 21 | 38 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 26 | -17 | 18 |
| 15 | Örebro | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 42 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 28 | -27 | 16 |
| 16 | Östersunds FK | 20 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 19 | 34 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 21 | -15 | 12 |
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