Zenit host CSKA Moskva for another exciting Premier League match here at Saint Petersburg Stadium.
- Zenit have the fewest conceded goals (1) in Premier League
- CSKA Moskva have the most scored goals in the second half (7) in Premier League
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Zenit form and stats
As mentioned below, Zenit are feasting on a winning streak here so far with maximum points from their first 2 Premier League games. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Saint Petersburg Stadium.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Daniil Odoevskiy not having conceded a league goal in 276 minutes.
The home team returns to Saint Petersburg Stadium after drawing with Akhmat Grozny (placed 8th) on their last time out; the game ended 0-0. The attacking player Malcom won the honour of being "man of the match" for Zenit with the rating of 7.83/10. Malcom hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 4 of 5 times and had 30 successful passes (of 37 total).
Before that game, the 5-0 home victory against Lokomotiv Moskva.At Saint Petersburg Stadium, Zenit has the goal stats of 8-0 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.
CSKA Moskva form and stats
The visitors settled for one point in their first Premier League away game of the season. During their previous season 15 away games resulted in 6 wins, 2 draws and 7 defeats.
Impressive finishing from Carrascal, Medina, Kuchaev and Chalov secured the home win 4-1 against Fakel in their previous game. Carrascal, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.7. Carrascal scored one goal, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 9 of 12 times and had 44 successful passes (of 52 total).
A 2-2 draw at Olimpiyets's stadium before that.It's early days yet, but CSKA Moskva has scored 2 and conceded 2 goals from their travels in the league so far (1 game).
Head 2 Head
Previous ten meetings with these contenders: Zenit won seven, CSKA Moskva triumphed in one and we saw two draws. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with under 2,5 goals.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Medina Maldonado 3 goals | J. Carrascal Guardo 3 goals |   M. Valle da Silva 2 goals |
Zenit missing players
CSKA Moskva missing players
| Zenit | CSKA Moskva | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 8 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 75% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 75% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 75% |
| 25% | 50% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 25% | 50% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 75% | 100% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 5 | 4.5 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 1 | 2.8 |
| 3.8 | 4 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 4 | 3.2 |
| 0.8 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13.8 | 19 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 14 | 18.2 |
| 4.8 | 8.5 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 3 | 5.2 |
| 47% | 47% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 67% | 52% |
| 8 | 5.5 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 22 | 11.5 |
| 3 | 1.5 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 5 | 2.8 |
- CSKA Moskva have the most scored goals in the second half (7) in Premier League
- Zenit have the fewest conceded goals (1) in Premier League
- Zenit have the most clean sheets (3) in Premier League
| Zenit | Last season | CSKA Moskva | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 30 | 15 | Played | P | 15 | 30 | ||
| 19 | 13 | Won | W | 6 | 15 | ||
| 8 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 7 | 10 | ||
| 66 | 43 | Scored | S | 18 | 42 | ||
| 28 | 15 | Conceded | C | 20 | 29 | ||
| 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | ||
| 83% | 87% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 60% | ||
| 57% | 80% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 37% | ||
| 43% | 60% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 27% | ||
| 20% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 13% | 10% | ||
| 70% | 73% | BTTS | BTTS | 47% | 37% | ||
| 27% | 27% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 43% | ||
| 10% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 27% | 27% | ||
| 6 | 6.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 5.5 | ||
| 3.4 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 4.1 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.8 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | ||
| 16.4 | 17.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.1 | 14 | ||
| 5.9 | 6.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.1 | 5.1 | ||
| 37% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 24% | 27% | ||
| 10.7 | 11.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.2 | 12.5 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.1 | 3.6 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | CSKA Moskva | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| 2 | Spartak Moskva | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| 3 | Zenit | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 |
| 4 | Krasnodar | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | Sochi | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | Dinamo Moskva | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 7 | Rostov | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | Akhmat Grozny | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 9 | Khimki | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 10 | Krylya Sovetov | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 4 |
| 11 | Orenburg | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 3 |
| 12 | Olimpiyets | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 2 |
| 13 | Fakel | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 2 |
| 14 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | -8 | 2 |
| 15 | Torpedo Moskva | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -6 | 1 |
| 16 | Ural | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -9 | 0 |
| Last season | 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 | 30 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 66 | 28 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 38 | 65 |
| 2 | Sochi | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 54 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 14 | 24 | 56 |
| 3 | Dinamo Moskva | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 53 | 41 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 22 | 12 | 53 |
| 4 | CSKA Moskva | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 42 | 29 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 13 | 50 |
| 5 | Krasnodar | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 42 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 12 | 50 |
| 6 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 43 | 39 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 4 | 48 |
| 7 | Akhmat Grozny | 30 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 36 | 38 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 23 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 21 | -2 | 42 |
| 8 | Krylya Sovetov | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 39 | 36 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 3 | 41 |
| 9 | Rostov | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 47 | 51 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 28 | 26 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 25 | -4 | 38 |
| 10 | Spartak Moskva | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 37 | 41 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 24 | -4 | 38 |
| 11 | Ural | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 27 | 35 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 21 | -8 | 33 |
| 12 | Olimpiyets | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 26 | 39 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 20 | -13 | 33 |
| 13 | Khimki | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 34 | 47 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 28 | -13 | 32 |
| 14 | Ufa | 30 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 29 | 40 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 23 | -11 | 30 |
| 15 | Rubin Kazan | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 34 | 56 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 25 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 31 | -22 | 29 |
| 16 | Arsenal Tula | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 30 | 59 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 37 | -29 | 23 |
