FK Nizjni Novgorod have fought quite a few losing battles for points this league season. Will the gang get some points when Zenit visit Stadion Nizhny Novgorod?
- FK Nizjni Novgorod have the fewest points (12) at home in Premier League
- Zenit have the most scored goals (66) in Premier League
Novgorod are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture. Happy, happy days for Zenit who are already winners of the Premier League. This could affect their motivation.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1100 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
FK Nizjni Novgorod form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Premier League this season. FK Nizjni Novgorod have only managed 3 wins, 3 draws and 8 losses from their games here at Stadion Nizhny Novgorod.
FK Nizjni Novgorod are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 240 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by Kalinski).
Novgorod travelled for their previous game, a trip to Sochi that ended 0-0. The FK Nizjni Novgorod goalkeeper Goylo was crucial in the match against Sochi last time out, making seven saves. The goalie Goylo was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 8.82 out of ten. Goylo topped it up with a clean sheet.
Preceding that match was the home game against Akhmat Grozny that was lost 0-1.The goals haven't exactly been flowing for FK Nizjni Novgorod here at Stadion Nizhny Novgorod in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (11 from 14 games). It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. FK Nizjni Novgorod's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 19 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Zenit form and stats
The visitors are W6-D7-L1 on the road this term. That's in the Premier League. Things are running smoothly for Zenit who hasn't tasted defeat in their last 18 matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Arsenal Tula.
Zenit has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Spartak Moskva for a 1-1 draw. As mentioned above, Zenit drew the match against Spartak Moskva. Manager Semak brought on Mostovoy to rescue the draw from a losing position and it worked. Santos, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 8.15. Santos hit two key passes and won 3 of 6 duels.
Before that, Zenit secured a home win against Khimki with the score 1-0.Zenit has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 23 goals from 14 games. Zenit are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 12 times in 14 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The former H2H game ended Zenit - FK Nizjni Novgorod 5-1, played this season. As for the last two games between these two teams, there's zero FK Nizjni Novgorod victories, zero draws and two Zenit wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, zero matches with two goals or less. The matches between these clubs have sometimes been from the last two duels. One of the profiles has been Dzyuba with 3 goals scored against Novgorod in these 2 meetings.Top Goalscorers
  A. Dzyuba 11 goals |  M. Silva de Oliveira 8 goals |  C. Rodrigues Parise Leonel 8 goals |
FK Nizjni Novgorod missing players
Zenit missing players
| FK Nizjni Novgorod | Zenit | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 14 | 29 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 6 | 19 |
| 9 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 7 | 8 |
| 13 | 8 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 25 | 11 | 2 | Scored | S | 8 | 23 | 66 |
| 39 | 19 | 7 | Conceded | C | 5 | 12 | 27 |
| 83% | 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 86% | 93% |
| 62% | 57% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 86% | 86% |
| 45% | 43% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 36% | 59% |
| 17% | 14% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 29% | 45% |
| 10% | 14% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | 21% |
| 55% | 50% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 80% | 71% | 72% |
| 28% | 29% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 29% | 28% |
| 34% | 36% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 14% | 7% |
| 3.6 | 4.4 | 3.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 5.3 | 5.9 |
| 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.4 |
| 2.3 | 2.7 | 3.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.4 | 1.6 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 8.9 | 9.9 | 6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 18 | 15.5 | 16.6 |
| 3 | 3.5 | 2.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.6 | 5.2 | 6 |
| 29% | 22% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 24% | 32% | 38% |
| 14.1 | 12.5 | 15.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.8 | 10 | 10.8 |
| 4.7 | 4 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.9 | 3.5 |
- FK Nizjni Novgorod have the fewest points (12) at home in Premier League
- FK Nizjni Novgorod have the the worst goal difference (-8) at home in Premier League
- FK Nizjni Novgorod have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Zenit have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Zenit have scored more than double the goals of FK Nizjni Novgorod.
- Zenit have the fewest conceded goals (12) away in Premier League
- Zenit have the fewest conceded goals (27) in Premier League
- Zenit have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (8) in Premier League
- Zenit have the most scored goals (66) in Premier League
- Zenit have the most scored goals in the first half (34) in Premier League
- Zenit have the most scored goals in the second half (32) in Premier League
- Zenit have the the best goal difference (+11) away in Premier League
- Zenit have the the best goal difference (+39) in Premier League
- Zenit is in the best form (5-1-0) 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 | 29 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 66 | 27 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 23 | 12 | 39 | 65 |
| 2 | Sochi | 29 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 49 | 29 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 20 | 53 |
| 3 | Dinamo Moskva | 29 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 52 | 36 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 22 | 16 | 53 |
| 4 | Krasnodar | 29 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 41 | 29 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 12 | 49 |
| 5 | CSKA Moskva | 29 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 38 | 29 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 9 | 47 |
| 6 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 29 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 42 | 39 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 22 | 3 | 45 |
| 7 | Krylya Sovetov | 29 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 39 | 35 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 4 | 41 |
| 8 | Akhmat Grozny | 29 | 13 | 2 | 14 | 35 | 37 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 23 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 20 | -2 | 41 |
| 9 | Rostov | 29 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 47 | 47 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 28 | 26 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 21 | 0 | 38 |
| 10 | Spartak Moskva | 29 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 36 | 39 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 22 | -3 | 38 |
| 11 | Ural | 29 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 25 | 34 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 20 | -9 | 30 |
| 12 | FK Nizjni Novgorod | 29 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 25 | 39 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 20 | -14 | 30 |
| 13 | Khimki | 29 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 32 | 46 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 28 | -14 | 29 |
| 14 | Rubin Kazan' | 29 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 33 | 54 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 23 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 31 | -21 | 29 |
| 15 | Ufa | 29 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 27 | 39 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 22 | -12 | 27 |
| 16 | Arsenal Tula | 29 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 29 | 57 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 37 | -28 | 23 |
