A total of seven sets of fixtures have gone by and both Rubin Kazan' and Zenit are flying high in the table. Get ready!
- Rubin Kazan' have the most clean sheets (3) in Premier League
- Zenit have the most scored goals (16) in Premier League
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.
These teams have little in common geographically as Zenit have to travel 1500 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Rubin Kazan' form and stats
3 victories, 1 draw and 0 defeats. That’s what Rubin Kazan' have to build on here at Central'nyj stadion Kazan' in the Premier League.
The Kazan' supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Ural in Premier League and win 4-0. Anders Dreyer (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 9.15/10. Dreyer scored three goals and hit two key passes. As mentioned above, Kazan' "killed" Ural in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency. What a game it was for Anders Dreyer when beating Ural, applying the finishing touch to three goals!
Preceding that game was the away draw at Khimki that finished 1-1.With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (8 in 4 games), Kazan''s attacking play is working. Rubin Kazan' have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 2 goals.
Zenit form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team, who have the most scored goals (16) in Premier League, on their Premier League travels is 2 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats. Visiting Zenit has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.
Zenit lost away at Chelsea (0-1) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. Defender Douglas Santos was the best team player with a rating of 7.6. Santos hit two key passes and won 6 of 8 duels.
That result followed a home victory 3-1 versus Akhmat Grozny in the Premier League.With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Zenit are regular goalscorers on their travels. As opposed to that, Zenit have seen the ball go into their own net 5 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Previous ten meetings between these teams: Kazan' won three, Zenit triumphed in six and we saw one draw. seven games with over 2,5 goals, three matches with less than 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  A. Erokhin 5 goals |  S. Azmoun 5 goals |   A. Dreyer 3 goals |
Rubin Kazan' missing players
Zenit missing players
| Rubin Kazan' | Zenit | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 8 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 9 | 16 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 86% | 75% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 86% |
| 43% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 57% |
| 14% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 57% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 29% |
| 43% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 100% | 86% |
| 43% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 3.4 | 3.5 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 4.8 | 4.9 |
| 5.6 | 4.5 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 4 | 4.6 |
| 3.4 | 4.5 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | 12.2 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13 | 16.5 | 15.3 |
| 4.6 | 5.2 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 6.5 | 6 |
| 38% | 38% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 35% | 38% |
- All of Zenit's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Rubin Kazan' have not yet lost a game at home.
- Rubin Kazan' have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Rubin Kazan' have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Rubin Kazan' have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Rubin Kazan' have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (1) in Premier League
- Rubin Kazan' have the most clean sheets (3) in Premier League
- Rubin Kazan' haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Zenit have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Zenit have not yet lost a game.
- Zenit have scored in all their matches so far.
- Zenit have the most scored goals (16) in Premier League
- Zenit have the most scored goals (9) away in Premier League
- Zenit have the most scored goals in the first half (9) in Premier League
- Zenit have the the best goal difference (+4) away in Premier League
- Zenit have the the best goal difference (+8) in Premier League
- Zenit haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 17 |
| 2 | Sochi | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 |
| 3 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 |
| 4 | Rubin Kazan' | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 |
| 5 | Dinamo Moskva | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 13 |
| 6 | Olimpiyets | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| 7 | Krasnodar | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 10 |
| 8 | CSKA Moskva | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 10 |
| 9 | Spartak Moskva | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| 10 | Akhmat Grozny | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -3 | 9 |
| 11 | Krylya Sovetov | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -3 | 7 |
| 12 | Rostov | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -5 | 6 |
| 13 | Khimki | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -6 | 6 |
| 14 | Ufa | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 5 |
| 15 | Arsenal Tula | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -6 | 5 |
| 16 | Ural | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | -11 | 2 |