Akhmat Arena: Get set for a football festivity when Akhmat Grozny engage Zenit. Get the latest info on the game here!
- Akhmat Grozny have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Zenit have the most scored goals (53) in Premier League
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Zenit, who are travelling more than 2500 kilometers to play this game.
Both contenders have had a decent time to rest since their previous match. Let's wish for an active game!
Akhmat Grozny form and stats
Akhmat Grozny have collected 21 points from their Premier League home games so far after 7-0-5. Two defeats in a row at home hurts for Akhmat Grozny, their manager Talalaev and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.
The home team returns to Akhmat Arena after drawing with Arsenal Tula (placed 16th) on their last time out; the game ended 0-0. Todorović, defender, was given a rating of 8.02/10 in that game, top of the team. Todorović hit one key pass and won 8 of 9 duels.
Ahead of that match, Akhmat Grozny lost 2-3 at home to Lokomotiv Moskva.The Akhmat fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 20 goals in 12 league matches. 15 goals have been conceded.
Zenit form and stats
4-6-1 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Zenit in their Premier League matches away. Things are running smoothly for Zenit who hasn't tasted defeat in their last twelve matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Arsenal Tula.
The Zenit goalkeeper Mikhail Kerzhakov is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 180 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Zenit are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 0-0 draw at Sochi (placed 4th). Santos, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 8.45. Santos hit two key passes and won 1 of 2 duels.
Before that, Zenit secured a home win against Arsenal Tula with the score 3-0.Zenit are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 17 times in 11 away games so far. Many of these goals have come late in the fixtures; more than 50 % (12 goals) after the 60th minute. It's not easy to score on Zenit as they have only conceded 10 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
The squads have faced each other previously this season, with the match result Zenit - Akhmat Grozny 3-1 logged in the official records. Head-to-head data (for the preceeding ten meetings): Akhmat won zero games, five matches ended with a draw and Zenit got five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / five The matches between these sides have had a tendency to be a bit wild, having seen 5 sending-offs from the last ten duels.Top Goalscorers
  A. Dzyuba 10 goals |   D. Utkin 8 goals | C. Rodrigues Parise Leonel 7 goals |
Akhmat Grozny missing players
Zenit missing players
| Akhmat Grozny | Zenit | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 11 | 23 |
| 10 | 7 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 14 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 29 | 20 | 5 | Scored | S | 1 | 17 | 53 |
| 30 | 15 | 6 | Conceded | C | 1 | 10 | 23 |
| 91% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 82% | 91% |
| 78% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 82% | 87% |
| 61% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 36% | 61% |
| 17% | 25% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 27% | 43% |
| 9% | 17% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 9% | 26% |
| 61% | 67% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 73% | 74% |
| 17% | 17% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 27% | 26% |
| 30% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 18% | 9% |
| 4.6 | 4.9 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5.1 | 5.6 |
| 3.9 | 3 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 1 | 3.6 | 3.5 |
| 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 1.5 | 1.6 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 15.6 | 17.7 | 16 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 17 | 15.7 | 16.9 |
| 5 | 5.8 | 5.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 5.4 | 6 |
| 25% | 29% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 29% | 38% |
| 11 | 10.5 | 14.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9 | 10.4 | 11.2 |
| 3.4 | 3.3 | 4.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.7 | 3.6 |
- Akhmat Grozny have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Akhmat Grozny haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Zenit have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Zenit have the fewest conceded goals (10) away in Premier League
- Zenit have the most scored goals (53) in Premier League
- Zenit have the most scored goals in the first half (26) in Premier League
- Zenit have the most scored goals in the second half (27) in Premier League
- Zenit have the the best goal difference (+30) in Premier League
| 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 | 23 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 53 | 23 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 30 | 49 |
| 2 | Dinamo Moskva | 23 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 42 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 18 | 46 |
| 3 | CSKA Moskva | 23 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 34 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 43 |
| 4 | Sochi | 23 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 35 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 39 |
| 5 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 37 |
| 6 | Krasnodar | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 34 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 12 | 36 |
| 7 | Krylya Sovetov | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 32 |
| 8 | Akhmat Grozny | 23 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 29 | 30 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -1 | 32 |
| 9 | Spartak Moskva | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 18 | -8 | 27 |
| 10 | FK Nizjni Novgorod | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 33 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 16 | -11 | 27 |
| 11 | Rubin Kazan' | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 31 | 42 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 26 | -11 | 25 |
| 12 | Rostov | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 34 | 40 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 18 | -6 | 22 |
| 13 | Ural | 23 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 15 | -9 | 21 |
| 14 | Ufa | 23 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 21 | 32 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 19 | -11 | 21 |
| 15 | Khimki | 23 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 39 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 25 | -17 | 21 |
| 16 | Arsenal Tula | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 46 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 31 | -22 | 21 |
