Both teams are enjoying a good season so far and games like this could be decisive. Here's the preview for Krasnodar - Zenit!
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
These teams have little in common geographically as Zenit have to travel 2000 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Zenit are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.
Krasnodar form and stats
Krasnodar have performed here at Stadion FK Krasnodar this season with 6 wins from 11 Premier League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 5 games and lost 0.
Krasnodar manager S. Matveev and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Rostov (placed 4th) in the Premier League. In the game before, an away victory match versus Orenburg with a 3-0 scoreline.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Krasnodar as they are travelling to their away game against Rubin Kazan' in the Premier League. That match is four days after this one.
The Krasnodar fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 19 goals in 11 league matches. Krasnodar have only conceded 8 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Zenit form and stats
The away performances of Zenit, who have the most scored goals (52) in Premier League, have been very solid so far with 10 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats in the Premier League. The question is whether this happy travelling can continue. In general it has been a productive period now for Zenit as they haven't lost any of their last 14 games. A great winning streak in away games for Zenit as they have managed to win six matches in a row as the visitors. Not since the Lokomotiv Moskva have they travelled home without three points.
It's the second away game in a row for Zenit, but there's smiles all around after the 2-1 victory versus Tambov (placed 14th) in the Premier League last time out. That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus Krylya Sovetov.
Emiliano Rigoni came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Tambov last time out, making the manager S. Semak feel like a tactical genius. Late drama in the previous game, when Emiliano Rigoni scored the winning goal one minutes into stoppage time to defeat Tambov.
A quick return to home after this game, as Zenit are hosting Sochi in the Premier League only three days away.
The travelling fans enjoy Zenit's attacking play in away games, having scored 21 goals in 12 league matches away. Zenit are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only 5 goals away.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Zenit - Krasnodar 1-1 played earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Krasnodar victories, two draws and five Zenit wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Dzyuba 15 goals |  S. Azmoun 11 goals |   A. da Silva Ferreira 6 goals |
Krasnodar missing players
Zenit missing players
| Krasnodar | Zenit | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 12 | 25 |
| 12 | 6 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 10 | 18 |
| 9 | 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 40 | 19 | 4 | Scored | S | 4 | 21 | 52 |
| 23 | 8 | 4 | Conceded | C | 1 | 5 | 12 |
| 96% | 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 88% |
| 83% | 82% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 67% | 68% |
| 38% | 36% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 33% | 44% |
| 21% | 18% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 17% | 24% |
| 17% | 9% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 58% | 55% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 25% | 40% |
| 33% | 45% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 58% | 52% |
| 12% | 9% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 17% | 20% |
| 4.7 | 5.5 | 4.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 5.5 | 5.8 |
| 4.3 | 3.9 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 4.8 | 3.6 |
| 2.7 | 2.4 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| 4 | 4 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 369 | 191 | 54 | Total Shots | T S | 20 | 195 | 430 |
| 114 | 60 | 17 | Shots on Target | S O | 9 | 64 | 148 |
| 32% | 32% | 24% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 33% | 35% |
- Krasnodar has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (6)
- Krasnodar have not yet lost a game at home.
- Krasnodar have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Zenit has the fewest conceded goals (12)
- Zenit has the fewest conceded goals (5) away
- Zenit has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (2)
- Zenit has the fewest dropped points from leading position (0)
- Zenit has the most points (30) away
- Zenit has the most scored goals (52)
- Zenit has the most scored goals in the first half (24)
- Zenit has the most scored goals in the second half (28)
- Zenit has the the best goal difference (+16) away
- Zenit has the the best goal difference (+40)
- Zenit have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Zenit haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| 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 | 25 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 52 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 31 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 5 | 40 | 59 |
| 2 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 25 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 48 |
| 3 | Krasnodar | 24 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 40 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 17 | 45 |
| 4 | Rostov | 25 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 43 | 46 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 32 | -3 | 42 |
| 5 | CSKA Moskva | 25 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 40 |
| 6 | Spartak Moskva | 25 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 27 | 27 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 0 | 32 |
| 7 | Ufa | 25 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -2 | 32 |
| 8 | Dinamo Moskva | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 13 | -5 | 32 |
| 9 | Sochi | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 38 | 31 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 29 |
| 10 | Arsenal Tula | 25 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 29 | 35 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 16 | -6 | 28 |
| 11 | Ural | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 29 | 44 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 21 | -15 | 28 |
| 12 | Akhmat Grozny | 25 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 24 | 33 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 17 | -9 | 27 |
| 13 | Rubin Kazan' | 25 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -11 | 27 |
| 14 | Tambov | 25 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 29 | 33 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 18 | -4 | 25 |
| 15 | Krylya Sovetov | 25 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 26 | 36 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 18 | -10 | 23 |
| 16 | Orenburg | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 26 | 40 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 22 | -14 | 23 |