Premier League: Top level against modest, at least based on the league table. Zenit - Akhmat Grozny. Home win or a shock?
- Zenit have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Akhmat Grozny have the fewest scored goals in the second half (2) in Premier League
It's quite the trip for Akhmat Grozny when visiting Zenit as the cities are 2500 kilometers apart.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Zenit form and stats
Zenit have collected 9 points from their Premier League home games so far after 3-0-2.
A nice win for Zenit last time playing, versus Krylya Sovetov. That was also a home game and the match ended 3-1 with Wendel (2) and Mostovoy scoring for the victors. Midfielder Wendel was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.6 (out of ten) in that game. Wendel scored two goals and had 38 successful passes (of 43 total).
In the game before, an away victory match versus Sochi with a 2-0 scoreline.Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Russian Cup game versus Krylya Sovetov in only three days. This game is also played here at Saint Petersburg Stadium.
Zenit can score goals in their home matches. After 5 league matches they have found the net 12 times. 6 goals have been conceded.
Akhmat Grozny form and stats
2-1-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Akhmat Grozny in their Premier League matches away. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Akhmat Grozny are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
Akhmat Grozny are looking to quickly end their 249 minutes long goal drought in the Premier League.
Akhmat play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-3 to Rostov (placed 10th). Attacker Iljin got a player rating of 7.45 in the game. "Man of the match" Iljin hit one key pass.
A 0-1 loss hosting Rubin Kazan before that.The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Russian Cup trip to Baltika.
Akhmat Grozny are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed {3 goals} from 6 away games. 7 goals have been conceded by Akhmat Grozny in these games.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: six - three - one (Zenit wins - draws - Akhmat Grozny wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  Z. Cassierra Cabezas 9 goals |  M. Valle da Silva 4 goals |  C. Rodrigues Parise Leonel 3 goals |
Zenit missing players
Akhmat Grozny missing players
| Zenit | Akhmat Grozny | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 5 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 25 | 12 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| 12 | 6 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 7 | 15 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 83% | 92% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 67% |
| 58% | 80% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 42% |
| 42% | 60% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 8% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 58% | 60% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 17% | 42% |
| 42% | 40% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 33% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 67% | 42% |
| 6.5 | 6.4 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 4.8 | 4.3 |
| 3.3 | 3.6 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 9 | 5.5 | 5.8 |
| 1.8 | 2.2 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.2 | 2.4 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 13.5 | 14.8 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 16 | 11.8 | 13.7 |
| 4.8 | 5.2 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6 | 3.2 | 3.8 |
| 44% | 46% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 16% | 26% |
| 8.4 | 6.8 | 6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16 | 15 | 13.8 |
| 2.5 | 1.8 | 1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 4.3 | 4.6 |
- Akhmat Grozny have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Akhmat Grozny have the fewest scored goals in the second half (2) in Premier League
- All of Zenit's 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 in all their matches so far.
- Zenit have scored more than double the goals of Akhmat Grozny.
- 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 | Krasnodar | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 28 |
| 2 | Zenit | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 23 |
| 3 | Krylya Sovetov | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 21 |
| 4 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 20 |
| 5 | Spartak Moskva | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| 6 | CSKA Moskva | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 18 |
| 7 | Dinamo Moskva | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 18 |
| 8 | Olimpiyets | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| 9 | Ural | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -5 | 16 |
| 10 | Rostov | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 15 | -4 | 13 |
| 11 | Rubin Kazan | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -9 | 13 |
| 12 | Akhmat Grozny | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -3 | 12 |
| 13 | Fakel | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 12 |
| 14 | Orenburg | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 11 |
| 15 | Baltika | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 12 | -6 | 11 |
| 16 | Sochi | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 14 | -6 | 9 |
