A key match in Premier League as both teams are battling for the top positions. With the home team in 3rd position and the visitors placed 1st, this promises to be an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Zenit have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 2000 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Krasnodar form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Stadion FK Krasnodar as Krasnodar, who have the most scored goals (41) in Premier League, have scored 24 goals to get 24 points from 12 games. The overall stats are 7-3-2 (wins-draws-losses). In general it's been a long time since Krasnodar tasted defeat here at Stadion FK Krasnodar, as they have taken at least one point from their last 13 home games.Krasnodar drew their last game, 1-1 away at Dinamo Moskva. Before that, Krasnodar had a home game versus Krylya Sovetov which ended with a victory 1-0.
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Krasnodar have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found four matches with the results: Won 2n Drawn 0 Lost 2.
Krasnodar are traveling soon after this match as the Premier League match at Akhmat Grozny awaits in four days.
Goals decide football matches and Krasnodar are scoring many of them at home; 24 on target from 12 matches. Krasnodar are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stadion FK Krasnodar, averaging less than one per game. The total is 8 from 12 matches.
Zenit form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their travels is 6 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats. Zenit has drawn their two previous away games.Zenit are travelling after their nice 5-0 home win in the Premier League against Anzhi. Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Lokomotiv Moskva.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Zenit playing away and similar expectations, we found 41 relevant matches. Results were 12 Zenit wins, 13 draws and 16 defeats.
After this away game Zenit return home for a Premier League game against Dinamo Moskva. That game is only four sleeps after this.
Zenit are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 14 away goals from 12 games. 12 goals have been conceded by Zenit in these games.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Zenit - Krasnodar 2-1. Krasnodar-Zenit H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Krasnodar 3 wins, Zenit 5 wins, 2 draws.Top Goalscorers
  V. Claesson 8 goals / 4 assists |  Ari 7 goals / 4 assists |
Krasnodar missing players
Zenit missing players
| Krasnodar | Zenit | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 23 | 12 | Played | 12 | 23 |
| 41 | 24 | Scored | 14 | 40 |
| 18 | 8 | Conceded | 12 | 21 |
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 96% |
| 78% | 75% | Over 1.5 | 67% | 70% |
| 57% | 58% | Over 2.5 | 25% | 43% |
| 17% | 25% | Over 3.5 | 8% | 22% |
| 4% | 8% | Over 4.5 | 8% | 17% |
| 48% | 33% | Both teams to score | 42% | 48% |
| 39% | 50% | Clean Sheet | 42% | 43% |
| 13% | 17% | Failed To Score | 17% | 13% |
| 5.3 | 5.2 | Corners For (avg) | 4.8 | 5.9 |
| 3.5 | 3.3 | Corners Against (avg) | 4 | 3.5 |
| 2.1 | 2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 2.4 | 2.2 |
| 7 | 3 | Red Cards (total) | 2 | 3 |
- Krasnodar hasn't played a single 0-0 game.
- Krasnodar is involved in more matches over 2.5 home, than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Zenit | 23 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 40 | 21 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 19 | 48 |
| 2 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 42 |
| 3 | Krasnodar | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 41 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 23 | 42 |
| 4 | CSKA Moskva | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 33 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 18 | 40 |
| 5 | Spartak Moskva | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 36 |
| 6 | Rostov | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 21 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 35 |
| 7 | Orenburg | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 32 |
| 8 | Arsenal Tula | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 32 |
| 9 | Rubin Kazan' | 23 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -2 | 30 |
| 10 | Akhmat Grozny | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 14 | -4 | 30 |
| 11 | Krylya Sovetov | 23 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 20 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 18 | -9 | 27 |
| 12 | Ural | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 35 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 21 | -12 | 27 |
| 13 | Dinamo Moskva | 23 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 25 |
| 14 | Ufa | 23 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -8 | 21 |
| 15 | Anzhi | 23 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 40 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 20 | -29 | 19 |
| 16 | Yenisey | 23 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 39 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 25 | -24 | 13 |
