This could be a great fixture, with Dinamo Moskva placed 2nd and Zenit at 1st. Read our preview!
- Dinamo Moskva is in the best form (5-0-1) in Premier League
- Zenit have the most scored goals (43) in Premier League
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Champions League game only four days ago.
Dinamo Moskva form and stats
Dinamo Moskva are steadily winning Premier League games and points here at VTB Arena. 6 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats is the summary from 9 games. The team is able to perform also as the away side, as they are nurturing a very healthy winning streak of four straight victories regardless of arena.
Dinamo's last game was hosting Ufa (placed 14th) and winning 2-0. The forward Denis Makarov was declared "man of the match" for Dinamo with the rating of 8.62/10. Makarov scored one goal, served one assist, hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
Before that match, a win away at Rubin Kazan.Dinamo can score goals in their home matches. After 9 league matches they have found the net 18 times. Dinamo Moskva are not conceding a lot of goals here at VTB Arena in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 7 from 9 matches.
Zenit form and stats
As the visiting team in Premier League matches, Zenit have produced an overall stat of 4-3-1 so far.
Zenit's last game was the home draw against Chelsea (3-3). An insane game with masses of goals last time out for Zenit, as mentioned above. 6 goals in that fun game, will this game be as exciting? The draw against Chelsea came from a losing position. The Zenit manager Semak brought on Ozdoev as a substitute and the player scored to make the scores level. Midfielder Claudinho was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.02. Claudinho scored one goal, hit five key passes and had 66 successful passes (of 70 total).
A 2-2 draw was the result before that, hosting Rostov in the Premier League.The travelling fans enjoy Zenit's attacking play in away games, having scored 15 goals in 8 league matches away. Zenit have conceded 8 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The records show that this isn''t the first time these two teams meet this campaign, as the records show this recent match: Zenit - Dinamo 4-1. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - one - seven (Dinamo wins - draws - Zenit wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Dzyuba 10 goals |  S. Azmoun 7 goals |   V. Grulev 6 goals |
Dinamo Moskva missing players
Zenit missing players
| Dinamo Moskva | Zenit | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 8 | 17 |
| 11 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 32 | 18 | 3 | Scored | S | 2 | 15 | 43 |
| 19 | 7 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 8 | 19 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 94% |
| 76% | 78% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | 88% |
| 53% | 44% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 71% |
| 35% | 22% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 38% | 53% |
| 29% | 22% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 29% |
| 59% | 56% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 75% | 82% |
| 35% | 33% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 25% | 18% |
| 6% | 11% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 12% | 6% |
| 5.9 | 6.7 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1 | 4.8 | 5.2 |
| 3.6 | 3 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 3.9 | 3.8 |
| 2.4 | 1.7 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.4 | 1.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 18.3 | 19.1 | 14.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 16.5 | 16.4 |
| 6.6 | 7 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 6 | 6.2 |
| 28% | 29% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 31% | 41% |
| 10.1 | 8.9 | 14 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10 | 10.9 | 12.4 |
| 3.5 | 3.1 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.4 | 3.8 |
- Dinamo Moskva have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Dinamo Moskva have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Dinamo Moskva haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Dinamo Moskva is in the best form (5-0-1) in Premier League
- Zenit have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Zenit have the fewest conceded goals (8) away in Premier League
- Zenit have the most scored goals (43) in Premier League
- Zenit have the most scored goals in the first half (24) in Premier League
- Zenit have the most scored goals in the second half (19) in Premier League
- Zenit have the the best goal difference (+24) in Premier League
- Zenit have the the best goal difference (+7) away 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 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 43 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 24 | 37 |
| 2 | Dinamo Moskva | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 35 |
| 3 | Krasnodar | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 28 |
| 4 | Sochi | 17 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 27 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 28 |
| 5 | CSKA Moskva | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 27 |
| 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 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -2 | 22 |
| 11 | Arsenal Tula | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 33 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 22 | -12 | 19 |
| 12 | Rostov | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | -2 | 18 |
| 13 | Olimpiyets | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | -12 | 18 |
| 14 | Ufa | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -7 | 16 |
| 15 | Ural | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -9 | 16 |
| 16 | Khimki | 17 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 27 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 16 | -12 | 14 |