Preview: 20 points split the contenders so far, Zenit having done best. Can Fakel upset the odds?
- Fakel have the most dropped points from leading position (18) in Premier League
- Zenit have the most scored goals (32) in Premier League
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1200 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Fakel 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.
Fakel form and stats
When playing at home in the Premier League, Fakel have managed 1 win, 3 draws and suffered 1 defeat from 5 games.
The home supporters saw a 2-2 draw versus Torpedo Moskva last time out and are looking for a victory here. Bozhin, defender, was given a rating of 8.64/10 in that game, top of the team. Bozhin scored one goal and won 6 of 6 duels.
Before that result, a home defeat in the Russian Cup against Krylya Sovetov.
Sports bettors should know that 9 of the latest 11 league matches from this football club have had goals from both teams.
The Fakel fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 8 goals in 5 league matches. Fakel have conceded 9 from these games.
Zenit form and stats
3 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses. That’s the product of Zenit playing as the away team in the Premier League this season.
Zenit won their last game, 3-1 versus Rostov played at home. Attacker Malcom got a player rating of 9.13 in the game. "Man of the match" Malcom scored one goal, served one assist, hit seven key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.
A defeat, in the Russian Cup away at Spartak Moskva, earlier.
The travelling fans enjoy Zenit's attacking play in away games, having scored 9 goals in 5 league matches away. Zenit's manager Semak has created a great defensive setup working very nicely in away games with only 2 conceded goals. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
One of the profiles has been Cassierra with 2 goals scored against Fakel in these 1 meetings.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Silva de Oliveira 7 goals |  M. Valle da Silva 6 goals |  A. Mostovoy 5 goals |
Fakel missing players
Zenit missing players
| Fakel | Zenit | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 8 | 1 | Scored | S | 5 | 9 | 32 |
| 22 | 9 | 4 | Conceded | C | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 91% | 80% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 80% | 91% |
| 91% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 91% |
| 64% | 60% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 40% | 64% |
| 55% | 60% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 20% | 36% |
| 27% | 40% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 18% |
| 82% | 60% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 40% | 36% |
| 18% | 40% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 60% | 64% |
| 9% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | 9% |
| 3.9 | 4 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 8 | 6.4 | 6.2 |
| 5.4 | 5.8 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 1.5 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
| 2.5 | 2.4 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.4 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11.5 | 14 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.5 | 15.4 | 19.2 |
| 4.8 | 5.2 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 5 | 7.2 |
| 28% | 31% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 45% | 36% | 41% |
| 15.6 | 15 | 24 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.5 | 9 | 7.4 |
| 4.6 | 3.4 | 9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 3 | 2.2 |
- Fakel have the most dropped points from leading position (18) in Premier League
- Zenit have not yet lost a game.
- Zenit have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Zenit have scored more than double the goals of Fakel.
- Zenit have the fewest conceded goals (2) away in Premier League
- Zenit have the fewest conceded goals (4) in Premier League
- Zenit have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (1) in Premier League
- Zenit have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (3) in Premier League
- Zenit have the most clean sheets (3) away in Premier League
- Zenit have the most clean sheets (7) in Premier League
- Zenit have the most scored goals (32) in Premier League
- Zenit have the most scored goals in the second half (20) in Premier League
- Zenit have the the best goal difference (+28) in Premier League
- Zenit have the the best goal difference (+7) away in Premier League
- Zenit have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Zenit is in the best form (6-0-0) 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 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 28 | 29 |
| 2 | CSKA Moskva | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 23 |
| 3 | Spartak Moskva | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 22 |
| 4 | Rostov | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 22 |
| 5 | Krasnodar | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 20 |
| 6 | Akhmat Grozny | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 17 |
| 7 | Sochi | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 15 | -2 | 17 |
| 8 | Dinamo Moskva | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 16 |
| 9 | Orenburg | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 21 | -9 | 15 |
| 10 | Olimpiyets | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -3 | 12 |
| 11 | Krylya Sovetov | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -4 | 10 |
| 12 | Fakel | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | -7 | 9 |
| 13 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -7 | 9 |
| 14 | Khimki | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -9 | 8 |
| 15 | Ural | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -12 | 7 |
| 16 | Torpedo Moskva | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | -16 | 5 |
