A cursory look at the Premier League table suggest an advantage to Zenit when they visit Arsenal Tula. Yet; let's await the match before we hand out the points!
- Zenit have the most scored goals (22) in Premier League
Arsenal Tula 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.
These teams have little in common geographically as Zenit have to travel 800 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Arsenal Tula form and stats
Arsenal Tula have collected 6 points from their Premier League home games so far after 1-3-1. Three draws in a row here at Stadion Arsenal for Arsenal Tula, who might be willing to risk more at some point in hope of a win.
Stress levels are on the rise for Arsenal's attacking players as they have now played 180 minutes without scoring in a league game. G. Causic was their last goal scorer.
Arsenal Tula drew their last game, also a home match. Khimki (placed 16th) was the opponent, 0-0 the score. Igor Smolnikov, defender, was given a rating of 7.8/10 in that game, top of the team. Smolnikov hit one key pass and won 5 of 6 duels.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Ural (0-2).Arsenal are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 5 goals in 5 games. 7 goals have been conceded.
Zenit form and stats
Playing away, Zenit, who have the most scored goals (22) in Premier League, have won 3 games, drawn 2 and suffered 0 defeats in the Premier League this season.
Zenit failed to get anything from their last game, a Premier League home match vs Sochi (placed 3rd) that ended with defeat 1-2. Malcom got a match rating of 7.82 in that game, top player of the team. Malcom served one assist, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times and had 47 successful passes (of 55 total).
Prior to that match, a home win 4-0 against Malmö FF in the Champions League.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Juventus in just four days.
With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Zenit are regular goalscorers on their travels. As opposed to that, Zenit have seen the ball go into their own net 6 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Data for the preceeding ten meetings featuring these two contenders are: three wins for Arsenal, two draws and five wins for Zenit. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.Top Goalscorers
  A. Erokhin 5 goals |  S. Azmoun 5 goals |  A. Dzyuba 4 goals |
Arsenal Tula missing players
Zenit missing players
| Arsenal Tula | Zenit | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Played | P | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | 5 | 2 | Scored | S | 8 | 12 | 22 |
| 19 | 7 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 6 | 12 |
| 90% | 80% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 90% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 90% |
| 70% | 60% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 60% | 70% |
| 40% | 20% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 60% | 50% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 20% | 20% |
| 70% | 60% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 100% | 90% |
| 10% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| 30% | 40% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 4.5 | 4 | 1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 4.4 | 5.1 |
| 6.6 | 5.8 | 10 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.3 | 3.6 | 4.2 |
| 2.7 | 2.8 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10.7 | 12.6 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 17.7 | 17 | 16.3 |
| 3.6 | 4.4 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7 | 6.8 | 6.4 |
| 33% | 23% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 35% | 34% |
- All of Zenit's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Zenit have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Zenit have not yet lost a game away.
- Zenit have scored at least twice as many goals away as Arsenal Tula have scored home.
- Zenit have scored in all their matches so far.
- Zenit have the most scored goals (12) away in Premier League
- Zenit have the most scored goals (22) in Premier League
- Zenit have the most scored goals in the first half (14) in Premier League
- Zenit have the the best goal difference (+10) in Premier League
- Zenit have the the best goal difference (+6) away in Premier League
- Zenit haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Zenit is in the best form (4-1-1)
| 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 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 23 |
| 2 | Dinamo Moskva | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 19 |
| 3 | Sochi | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 18 |
| 4 | Krasnodar | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 17 |
| 5 | CSKA Moskva | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 17 |
| 6 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 |
| 7 | Spartak Moskva | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
| 8 | Rubin Kazan | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 14 |
| 9 | Olimpiyets | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | -1 | 14 |
| 10 | Krylya Sovetov | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -1 | 13 |
| 11 | Akhmat Grozny | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -5 | 12 |
| 12 | Rostov | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | -7 | 9 |
| 13 | Arsenal Tula | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -7 | 9 |
| 14 | Ural | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -8 | 9 |
| 15 | Ufa | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -6 | 8 |
| 16 | Khimki | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -7 | 8 |