Zenit have journeyed here for an action-packed fight against the home side Akhmat Grozny. Get smart on the game with this in-depth Premier League preview!
- Zenit have the most scored goals (9) in Premier League
It's quite the trip for Zenit when visiting Akhmat as the cities are 2500 kilometers apart.
Akhmat Grozny and Zenit should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Akhmat Grozny form and stats
Only two Premier League home games for Akhmat Grozny so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 1 draw and 0 defeat.
In their previous game, the manager Talalaev led his Akhmat Grozny to a defeat away at Sochi. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Akhmat Arena. The first loss after going unbeaten through four league games. Midfield player Troshechkin got a match rating of 7.64 in that game, the max score being 10. Troshechkin scored one goal.
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Fakel in a game that was won 2-1.Akhmat Grozny has scored 3 goals so far and conceded 2 goals from 2 home games. These are numbers from the league only.
Zenit form and stats
One match played away so far in the Premier League for Zenit and it was a tie. Last season the statistics for their away games were 6 wins, 7 draws and 2 losses from 15 games.
Zenit have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Daniil Odoevskiy. It's been 186 minutes since they last conceded in Premier League.
Wendel, Sergeev (2), Claudinho and Bakaev scored in Zenit's previous match, the home game against Lokomotiv Moskva that ended 5-0. As you can tell from the results above, Zenit was very dominant against Lokomotiv Moskva, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 5-0 (!) with Wendel, Sergeev (2), Claudinho and Bakaev providing the goals. Wendel got a match rating of 8.63 in that game, top player of the team. Wendel scored one goal, hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 4 times and had 52 successful passes (of 55 total).
A home win before that, celebrating 3-0 vs Krylya Sovetov.1 goal so far away for Zenit, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 1. All from 1 league match away.
Head 2 Head
Akhmat Grozny-Zenit H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Akhmat Grozny zero wins, Zenit five wins, five draws. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  M. Valle da Silva 2 goals |  A. Mostovoy 2 goals | I. Sergeev 2 goals |
Akhmat Grozny missing players
Zenit missing players
| Akhmat Grozny | Zenit | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Scored | S | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 67% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 100% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 67% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 8 | 8 | 5.7 |
| 6.3 | 3.5 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2 | 2 | 3.3 |
| 2.7 | 3 | 5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1 | 0.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 15 | 17 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 7 | 15 |
| 5.7 | 6 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 2 | 6.3 |
| 24% | 25% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 50% | 47% |
| 13.7 | 13 | 13 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8 | 8 | 6.3 |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 3 | 2 |
- Zenit have the most scored goals (9) in Premier League
- Zenit have the most scored goals in the second half (5) in Premier League
- Zenit have the the best goal difference (+8) in Premier League
- Zenit is in the best form (2-1-0) in Premier League
| Akhmat Grozny | Last season | Zenit | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 30 | 15 | Played | P | 15 | 30 | ||
| 13 | 9 | Won | W | 6 | 19 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 7 | 8 | ||
| 14 | 6 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | ||
| 36 | 23 | Scored | S | 23 | 66 | ||
| 38 | 17 | Conceded | C | 13 | 28 | ||
| 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 87% | 93% | ||
| 77% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 83% | ||
| 50% | 53% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 57% | ||
| 17% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 43% | ||
| 10% | 13% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 7% | 20% | ||
| 53% | 53% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 70% | ||
| 23% | 27% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 27% | ||
| 30% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 10% | ||
| 4.3 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.4 | 6 | ||
| 3.9 | 3.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 3.4 | ||
| 2.8 | 2.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.5 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 4 | ||
| 14 | 16.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15.1 | 16.4 | ||
| 4.7 | 5.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.1 | 5.9 | ||
| 26% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 37% | ||
| 11.2 | 10.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.9 | 10.7 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.5 | ||
| 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 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 |
| 2 | CSKA Moskva | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 3 | Sochi | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | Dinamo Moskva | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | Spartak Moskva | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | Khimki | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | Akhmat Grozny | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Krasnodar | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| 9 | Orenburg | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Krylya Sovetov | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 3 |
| 11 | Rostov | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Fakel | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
| 13 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 2 |
| 14 | Olimpiyets | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 1 |
| 15 | Torpedo Moskva | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -6 | 0 |
| 16 | Ural | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -7 | 0 |
| Last season | 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 | 30 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 66 | 28 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 38 | 65 |
| 2 | Sochi | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 54 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 14 | 24 | 56 |
| 3 | Dinamo Moskva | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 53 | 41 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 22 | 12 | 53 |
| 4 | CSKA Moskva | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 42 | 29 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 13 | 50 |
| 5 | Krasnodar | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 42 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 12 | 50 |
| 6 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 43 | 39 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 4 | 48 |
| 7 | Akhmat Grozny | 30 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 36 | 38 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 23 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 21 | -2 | 42 |
| 8 | Krylya Sovetov | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 39 | 36 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 3 | 41 |
| 9 | Rostov | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 47 | 51 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 28 | 26 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 25 | -4 | 38 |
| 10 | Spartak Moskva | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 37 | 41 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 24 | -4 | 38 |
| 11 | Ural | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 27 | 35 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 21 | -8 | 33 |
| 12 | Olimpiyets | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 26 | 39 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 20 | -13 | 33 |
| 13 | Khimki | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 34 | 47 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 28 | -13 | 32 |
| 14 | Ufa | 30 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 29 | 40 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 23 | -11 | 30 |
| 15 | Rubin Kazan | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 34 | 56 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 25 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 31 | -22 | 29 |
| 16 | Arsenal Tula | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 30 | 59 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 37 | -29 | 23 |
