Both sides are enjoying a nice season so far and occasions like this one could be influential. Read up on Krasnodar - Zenit!
- Krasnodar have the fewest dropped points from leading position (4) in Premier League
- Zenit have the most scored goals (58) in Premier League
It's quite the trip for Zenit when visiting Krasnodar as the cities are 2000 kilometers apart.
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.
Krasnodar form and stats
The story so far in the Premier League for Krasnodar at their home stadium (Stadion FK Krasnodar) is 5 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats.
Krasnodar lost their last game at Krylya Sovetov (placed 6th) after a 0-2 scoreline. Midfielder Yakimov was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.42 (out of ten) in that game. Yakimov hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 58 successful passes (of 68 total).
In the preceding match a 1-0 victory visiting Rubin Kazan.The Krasnodar fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 13 in 10 matches. Krasnodar are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stadion FK Krasnodar in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 8 from 10 matches.
Zenit form and stats
The visitors, who have the most scored goals (58) in Premier League, are W5-D6-L1 on the road this term. That's in the Premier League. In general it has been a productive period now for Zenit as they haven't lost any of their last 14 games.
It's another away fixture for the visitors, as they travelled to Spartak Vladikavkaz in their previous outing. The Russian Cup duel ended 2-2.
A home win before that, celebrating 3-1 vs Ural.Zenit has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 19 goals from 12 games. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (10 so far). There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Krasnodar and Zenit have played each other previously this season: Zenit - Krasnodar 3-2. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's one Krasnodar victory, two draws and seven Zenit wins. Over/under statistics; seven of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less. One of the players to grab the headlines has been Dzyuba with 7 goals scored against Krasnodar in these 10 games.Top Goalscorers
  A. Dzyuba 11 goals |  C. Rodrigues Parise Leonel 8 goals |  A. Erokhin 7 goals |
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| Krasnodar | Zenit | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 10 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 25 |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 16 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | 7 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 35 | 13 | 3 | Scored | S | 3 | 19 | 58 |
| 24 | 8 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 10 | 24 |
| 92% | 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 83% | 92% |
| 71% | 60% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 83% | 88% |
| 46% | 40% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 60% |
| 17% | 10% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 44% |
| 17% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 24% |
| 50% | 40% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 67% | 72% |
| 29% | 30% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 33% | 28% |
| 29% | 40% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 17% | 8% |
| 5 | 5.5 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 5 | 5.6 |
| 4.6 | 4.1 | 8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 3.6 | 3.5 |
| 2.5 | 2.8 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.6 | 1.7 |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 15.6 | 17.4 | 14.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 15.2 | 16.7 |
| 5.1 | 6 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 5.4 | 6 |
| 28% | 22% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 29% | 38% |
| 12.2 | 12.4 | 16.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.3 | 10 | 10.9 |
| 4.3 | 3.3 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.5 |
- Krasnodar have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (10) in Premier League
- Krasnodar have the fewest dropped points from leading position (4) in Premier League
- Zenit have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Zenit have the fewest conceded goals (10) away in Premier League
- Zenit have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (7) in Premier League
- Zenit have the most scored goals (58) in Premier League
- Zenit have the most scored goals in the first half (29) in Premier League
- Zenit have the most scored goals in the second half (29) in Premier League
- Zenit have the the best goal difference (+34) in Premier League
- Zenit is in the best form (4-2-0) 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 | 25 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 58 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 34 | 55 |
| 2 | Dinamo Moskva | 25 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 45 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 21 | 52 |
| 3 | CSKA Moskva | 25 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 37 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 44 |
| 4 | Sochi | 25 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 39 | 27 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 43 |
| 5 | Krasnodar | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 35 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 11 | 39 |
| 6 | Krylya Sovetov | 25 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 32 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 38 |
| 7 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 35 | 31 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 4 | 38 |
| 8 | Akhmat Grozny | 25 | 10 | 2 | 13 | 29 | 34 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 17 | -5 | 32 |
| 9 | Rostov | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 41 | 42 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 19 | -1 | 31 |
| 10 | Spartak Moskva | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 28 | 33 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 18 | -5 | 31 |
| 11 | Olimpiyets | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 34 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 16 | -12 | 28 |
| 12 | Rubin Kazan | 25 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 32 | 44 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 27 | -12 | 26 |
| 13 | Khimki | 25 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 26 | 41 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 25 | -15 | 25 |
| 14 | Ufa | 25 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 23 | 35 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 19 | -12 | 22 |
| 15 | Ural | 25 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 18 | -12 | 21 |
| 16 | Arsenal Tula | 25 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 51 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 34 | -26 | 21 |
