Zenit have played excellent football so far, proven by 1st place in the table. Akhmat Grozny have a view both up and down the table from the 7th place.
- Zenit have the most scored goals (44) in Premier League
- Zenit have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Akhmat Grozny have scored away.
These teams have little in common geographically as Akhmat Grozny have to travel 2500 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Both contenders have had enough days rest since their last game. Let's aim for an enthusiastic game!
Zenit form and stats
Zenit have been very solid at home in the Premier League so far, with 21 points collected from 7 matches (7-0-0). This has contributed greatly to their 1st position in the table. After failing to beat Krylya Sovetov here at Saint Petersburg Stadium, Zenit has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with seven wins in a row.
Zenit are confident in defense, having played 348 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
A good away victory last time out for Zenit, who won 1-0 against Krasnodar (placed 6th). Malcom, a striker, was the top player for the team in that fixture, receiving a rating of 8.04 (out of 10). Malcom hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 5 of 5 times and had 36 successful passes (of 40 total).
Before that, Zenit had a home game versus Sochi which ended with a victory 7-0.The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Zenit home games with this odds we find 7 games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in 4 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats. Looking at the victories, 4 matches were won by at least two goals.
There will be little rest for Zenit after this match as they are travelling to Fakel for a Russian Cup game in only two days.
It's goals goals goals for Zenit who have scored 30 goals from 7 league home games. Defensively Zenit have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (2 in 7 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Akhmat Grozny form and stats
4-0-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Akhmat Grozny in their Premier League matches away.
Home advantage was not enough for Akhmat Grozny in their previous game as they lost hosting Rostov, 1-2. Attacker Konate got a player rating of 7.35 in the game. "Man of the match" Konate scored one goal and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Torpedo Moskva.Goal-happy betting people should observe that 10 of this club's 11 most recent league games have ended with three or more goals.
A new game in only two days for Akhmat Grozny, the Russian Cup home match versus Dinamo Moskva. Busy days.
Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Akhmat have conceded 13 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Zenit have won at least one point in the last 12 games (6-6-0) facing Akhmat Grozny.Curiously enough, Akhmat Grozny have scored at least one goal in every league fixture they've featured in since failing to score against today's home team; the Akhmat Grozny - Zenit 0-0 match twelve fixtures ago. The matches between these clubs sometimes lean towards being hot-tempered, having seen 5 sending-offs from the last ten duels.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Silva de Oliveira 11 goals |  M. Valle da Silva 7 goals |  I. Sergeev 6 goals |
Zenit missing players
Akhmat Grozny missing players
| Zenit | Akhmat Grozny | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 7 | 15 |
| 12 | 7 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 44 | 30 | 18 | Scored | S | 2 | 14 | 23 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 4 | 13 | 23 |
| 93% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 93% |
| 87% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 87% |
| 60% | 86% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 100% | 80% |
| 33% | 57% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 43% | 27% |
| 20% | 43% | 67% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 29% | 13% |
| 33% | 29% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 100% | 87% |
| 67% | 71% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 13% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 3.7 | 4.1 |
| 3 | 2.3 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 10 | 7.9 | 5.6 |
| 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2.4 | 2.7 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 19 | 23 | 19.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 12.3 | 12.9 |
| 7.3 | 9.6 | 9.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 5.7 | 5.3 |
| 40% | 45% | 62% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 35% | 29% |
| 6.7 | 5.6 | 5.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 19 | 17 | 14.2 |
| 1.9 | 1.3 | 1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 8 | 6.7 | 4.8 |
- Akhmat Grozny have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Akhmat Grozny have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Akhmat Grozny have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Akhmat Grozny have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Akhmat Grozny haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- All of Akhmat Grozny's away-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- All of Zenit's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Zenit 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 scored at least twice as many goals at home as Akhmat Grozny have scored away.
- Zenit have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Zenit have the fewest conceded goals (2) at home 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 (10) in Premier League
- Zenit have the most clean sheets (5) at home in Premier League
- Zenit have the most points (21) at home in Premier League
- Zenit have the most scored goals (30) at home in Premier League
- Zenit have the most scored goals (44) in Premier League
- Zenit have the most scored goals in the first half (19) in Premier League
- Zenit have the the best goal difference (+28) at home in Premier League
- Zenit have the the best goal difference (+39) in Premier League
- Zenit have won all their matches at home so far.
- Zenit have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Zenit haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| 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 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 44 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 39 | 39 |
| 2 | Spartak Moskva | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 37 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 21 | 32 |
| 3 | CSKA Moskva | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 29 |
| 4 | Rostov | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 29 |
| 5 | Dinamo Moskva | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 26 |
| 6 | Krasnodar | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 24 |
| 7 | Akhmat Grozny | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 23 |
| 8 | Orenburg | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 28 | 34 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 24 | -6 | 22 |
| 9 | Sochi | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 31 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 24 | -7 | 21 |
| 10 | Krylya Sovetov | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 16 | -5 | 17 |
| 11 | Ural | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -9 | 17 |
| 12 | FK Nizjni Novgorod | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -9 | 13 |
| 13 | Fakel | 15 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 17 | -10 | 12 |
| 14 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 15 | -13 | 12 |
| 15 | Khimki | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 34 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 25 | -20 | 9 |
| 16 | Torpedo Moskva | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 14 | -19 | 6 |
