Lots to play for in this fixture, with Krasnodar positioned 5th and Zenit at 1st. Here's a full preview!
- Krasnodar have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Zenit have the most scored goals (43) in Premier League
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Zenit, who are travelling more than 2000 kilometers to play this game.
This looks to be an engrossing fixture with lots of fun and energy as both participants are well revitalized since they last played a game. Get ready!
Krasnodar form and stats
Krasnodar have played 7 Premier League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-1-2 (wins-draws-losses).
Happy days for Krasnodar in their previous game, a fixture away at FK Nizjni Novgorod (placed 12th) that ended with a 2-0 victory. Sweet to taste a league victory after three games without. Safonov, who guards the goal, was given a match rating of 8.3 out of 10 in that game. Safonov topped it up with a clean sheet.
Before that, a defeat in the away fixture against FK Nizjni Novgorod in the Russian Cup.
Goals decide football matches and Krasnodar are scoring many of them at home; 15 on target from 7 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Krasnodar defense is not exactly impregnable. 11 goals conceded from 7 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Zenit form and stats
Zenit's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Zenit collect 15 points from their 7 away matches in the Premier League. 4 victories and 3 draws have created these points (and only 0 defeats).
The Zenit goalkeeper Mikhail Kerzhakov is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 258 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Impressive finishing from Wendel, Sergeev (2), Malcom (2), Mantuan and Barrios secured the home win 7-0 against Sochi in their previous game. As mentioned above, Zenit was the only team on the pitch versus Sochi in their previous game, winning 7-0. This could be a tougher task. The attacker Malcom got a match rating of 8.64 in that game. Malcom scored two goals, hit three key passes and had 58 successful passes (of 65 total).
Before that one, the win at home hosting Krylya Sovetov in the Russian Cup (2-1).
The travelling fans enjoy Zenit's attacking play in away games, having scored 13 goals in 7 league matches away. Zenit are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only {3 goals} away.
Head 2 Head
Zenit have won at least one point in the last 8 games (6-2-0) facing Krasnodar.Top Goalscorers
  M. Silva de Oliveira 11 goals |   E. Spertsyan 9 goals |  M. Valle da Silva 7 goals |
Krasnodar missing players
Zenit missing players
| Krasnodar | Zenit | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 7 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 7 | 14 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | 15 | 1 | Scored | S | 2 | 13 | 43 |
| 20 | 11 | 4 | Conceded | C | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 86% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 93% |
| 86% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 93% |
| 71% | 86% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 43% | 64% |
| 57% | 57% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 14% | 36% |
| 36% | 29% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 21% |
| 64% | 71% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 43% | 36% |
| 36% | 29% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 57% | 64% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 14% | 7% |
| 3.7 | 3.9 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 6.7 | 6.6 |
| 5.4 | 5.6 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2 | 3.1 | 2.7 |
| 2.6 | 2.3 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14.9 | 17.3 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 23 | 15.3 | 19.1 |
| 5.5 | 6.1 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7 | 5.4 | 7.5 |
| 35% | 35% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 34% | 41% |
| 14.8 | 13.7 | 19 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8 | 7.7 | 6.6 |
| 6.2 | 6.1 | 8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.6 | 1.9 |
- All of Krasnodar's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Krasnodar have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Krasnodar have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Krasnodar haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Zenit have not yet lost a game.
- Zenit have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Zenit have the fewest conceded goals (3) away in Premier League
- Zenit have the fewest conceded goals (5) in Premier League
- Zenit have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (2) in Premier League
- Zenit have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (3) in Premier League
- Zenit have the most clean sheets (4) away in Premier League
- Zenit have the most clean sheets (9) in Premier League
- Zenit have the most points (15) away in Premier League
- Zenit have the most scored goals (43) in Premier League
- Zenit have the most scored goals in the first half (19) in Premier League
- Zenit have the the best goal difference (+10) away in Premier League
- Zenit have the the best goal difference (+38) in Premier League
- Zenit have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- 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 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 43 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 38 | 36 |
| 2 | Spartak Moskva | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 36 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 20 | 29 |
| 3 | CSKA Moskva | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 26 |
| 4 | Rostov | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 26 |
| 5 | Krasnodar | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 24 |
| 6 | Dinamo Moskva | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 23 |
| 7 | Akhmat Grozny | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 23 |
| 8 | Sochi | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 29 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 24 | -7 | 20 |
| 9 | Orenburg | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 24 | 33 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 24 | -9 | 19 |
| 10 | Ural | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -9 | 16 |
| 11 | Krylya Sovetov | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 16 | -6 | 14 |
| 12 | FK Nizjni Novgorod | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -8 | 13 |
| 13 | Fakel | 14 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | -7 | 12 |
| 14 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 15 | -12 | 12 |
| 15 | Khimki | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 19 | -15 | 9 |
| 16 | Torpedo Moskva | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13 | -18 | 6 |
