Rostov and Zenit are both high-flying in the Premier League with their 2nd and 1st spots respectively. Expect a grand match!
- Rostov have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Zenit have the most scored goals (57) in Premier League
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 800 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.
Rostov form and stats
Rostov have performed here at Rostov Arena this season with 8 wins from 12 Premier League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 2. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Rostov after consecutive victories at their own ground.
The Rostov manager Karpin and his team return home after a 2-2 draw away versus Orenburg (placed 8th). There was plenty of action in the dying minutes of the game against Orenburg as Osipenko's goal in the 89th minute completed a cancellation of 0-2 and secured a draw after 90 minutes. Osipenko, defender, was given a rating of 8.02/10 in that game, top of the team. Osipenko scored one goal, hit one key pass and won 5 of 5 duels.
In the match before, 1-1 away to Krasnodar (after extra-time, 5-3 on penalties) (Russian Cup).
Some goal stats: A review of the 14 most recent league games highlights that 13 of them had at least one goal from each team.
The Rostov fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 22 goals in 12 league matches. On the other hand, Rostov have conceded 16 goals.
Zenit form and stats
Zenit have an excellent away record in the Premier League so far with 7-3-1 from 11 games.
Zenit play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-1 victory visiting Lokomotiv Moskva (placed 10th). World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager Semak when Cassierra scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 56th minute. Midfield player Wendel was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.0/10. Wendel scored one goal, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 4 of 4 times and had 62 successful passes (of 70 total).
Before that, Zenit secured a home win against Ural with the score 2-0.Zenit has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 18 goals from 11 games. Zenit are tighter than a frog's bottom, as only {5 away goals} have been conceded so far.
Head 2 Head
Zenit have put together a sequence of 7 consecutive games without losing (5-2-0) when facing Rostov.Zenit - Rostov 3-1 was the output when this pair of contenders last did battle, earlier this season.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Silva de Oliveira 16 goals |   N. Komlichenko 9 goals |  D. Poloz 8 goals |
Rostov missing players
Zenit missing players
| Rostov | Zenit | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 22 |
| 13 | 8 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 7 | 17 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 40 | 22 | 6 | Scored | S | 4 | 18 | 57 |
| 30 | 16 | 3 | Conceded | C | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 95% | 92% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | 95% |
| 82% | 83% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 73% | 86% |
| 73% | 83% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 36% | 59% |
| 41% | 33% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 9% | 27% |
| 14% | 17% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 18% |
| 82% | 83% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 36% | 36% |
| 18% | 17% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 55% | 59% |
| 5% | 8% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 18% | 9% |
| 4.8 | 4.8 | 2.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 6.3 | 6.5 |
| 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 3.8 | 3.1 |
| 2.1 | 2.5 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12.8 | 12.8 | 8.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 18.7 | 15.8 | 18.4 |
| 5 | 5.2 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.8 | 7 |
| 37% | 35% | 46% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 34% | 37% |
| 14 | 14.3 | 16.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.7 | 7.7 | 7 |
| 5 | 4.5 | 5.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 2.6 | 2.1 |
- Rostov have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Zenit have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Zenit have the fewest conceded goals (11) in Premier League
- Zenit have the fewest conceded goals (5) away in Premier League
- Zenit have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (5) in Premier League
- Zenit have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (6) in Premier League
- Zenit have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in Premier League
- Zenit have the most clean sheets (13) in Premier League
- Zenit have the most clean sheets (6) away in Premier League
- Zenit have the most points (24) away in Premier League
- Zenit have the most scored goals (57) in Premier League
- Zenit have the most scored goals in the second half (35) in Premier League
- Zenit have the the best goal difference (+13) away in Premier League
- Zenit have the the best goal difference (+46) in Premier League
- Zenit have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
| 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 | 22 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 57 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 46 | 54 |
| 2 | Rostov | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 40 | 30 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 45 |
| 3 | Spartak Moskva | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 48 | 27 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 21 | 42 |
| 4 | CSKA Moskva | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 40 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 41 |
| 5 | Dinamo Moskva | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 39 | 29 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 36 |
| 6 | Akhmat Grozny | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 33 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 4 | 36 |
| 7 | Krasnodar | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 47 | 36 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 11 | 35 |
| 8 | Orenburg | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 43 | 43 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 30 | 0 | 33 |
| 9 | Sochi | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 32 | 41 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 27 | -9 | 31 |
| 10 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 32 | 39 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 18 | -7 | 25 |
| 11 | Ural | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 35 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 18 | -11 | 25 |
| 12 | Krylya Sovetov | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 22 | -10 | 24 |
| 13 | FK Nizjni Novgorod | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 24 | 44 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -20 | 19 |
| 14 | Fakel | 22 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 27 | 41 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 24 | -14 | 17 |
| 15 | Torpedo Moskva | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 35 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 18 | -20 | 13 |
| 16 | Khimki | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 50 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 32 | -31 | 13 |
