Zenit welcomes CSKA Moskva as clear favourites: Big betting preview

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Competition: Russia Premier League
Competition: Wed 19.August
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)

After two games we know a little more about the qualities of Zenit and CSKA Moskva in this fresh Premier League season. Read our match preview!

It's no vacation for neither Zenit nor CSKA Moskva as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Zenit form and stats

Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Mikhail Kerzhakov not having conceded a league goal in 252 minutes.

A good away victory last time out for Zenit, who won 2-0 against Rostov (placed 7th). In the preceding match a 2-0 victory visiting Rotor Volgograd.

The match schedule is unforgiving for Zenit as they have a new game in only three days, a Premier League match thankfully also at home. Tambov are visiting.

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CSKA Moskva form and stats

A perfect away game record so far for the visitors in the Premier League, but they have only played once. Last season their away game stats were 7 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats from 15 matches.

Moskva are travelling after their nice 2-1 home win in the Premier League against Tambov (placed 16th). Preceding that game was the away victory against Khimki with the score of 2-0.

World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager V. Goncharenko when Ilia Shkurin scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 28th minute.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Rubin Kazan' in just three days.

It's early days yet, but CSKA Moskva has scored 2 and conceded 0 goals from their travels in the league so far (1 game).

Head 2 Head

As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Zenit victories, five draws and one CSKA Moskva win. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

CSKA MoskvaK. Kuchaev
K. Kuchaev
2 goals
ZenitD. Lovren
D. Lovren
1 goals
ZenitS. Azmoun
S. Azmoun
1 goals

Zenit missing players

CSKA Moskva missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Zenit CSKA Moskva
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
2 0 0 Played P 0 1 2
2 0 0 Won W 0 1 2
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
4 0 0 Scored S 0 2 4
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 1
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 50%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 50%
100% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 100% 50%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
3 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 4 4.5
2.5 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 2 1.5
3 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0.5
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
29 0 0 Total Shots T S 0 15 26
10 0 0 Shots on Target S O 0 5 8
40% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 40% 50%
Zenit Last season CSKA Moskva
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
30 15   Played P   15 30
22 10   Won W   7 14
6 5   Drew D   4 8
2 0   Lost L   4 8
65 37   Scored S   26 43
18 9   Conceded C   15 29
90% 80%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   93% 90%
73% 73%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   87% 73%
50% 60%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   53% 43%
27% 33%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   27% 23%
17% 27%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   13% 10%
50% 60%   BTTS BTTS   53% 43%
43% 40%   Clean Sheets C S   40% 43%
17% 20%   Failed to Score F T   13% 23%
 
5.2 5.6   Corners for (avg) C F   5.1 5.8
4 2.7   Corners against (avg) C A   3.4 3
2.1 2.2   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.9 2.5
3 2   Red cards R C   4 5
 
485 255   Total Shots T S   240 504
172 93   Shots on Target S O   80 163
38% 40%   Goal Efficiency G E   32% 26%

  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 2 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 0 4 6
2 CSKA Moskva 2 2 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 6
3 Lokomotiv Moskva 2 2 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 6
4 Spartak Moskva 2 1 1 0 4 2 2 1 1 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4
5 Dinamo Moskva 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 4
6 Krasnodar 2 1 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 3 1 2 3
7 Rostov 2 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 -1 3
8 Ufa 2 1 0 1 3 5 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 3 2 -2 3
9 Sochi 2 0 2 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 2
10 Arsenal Tula 2 0 1 1 2 3 2 0 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 1
11 Khimki 2 0 1 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 -2 1
12 Rubin Kazan' 2 0 1 1 1 3 2 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 1
13 Ural 2 0 1 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 -2 1
14 Akhmat Grozny 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 -2 1
15 Rotor Volgograd 2 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 -2 1
16 Tambov 2 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 -2 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 22 6 2 65 18 15 10 5 0 37 9 15 12 1 2 28 9 47 72
2 Lokomotiv Moskva 30 16 9 5 41 29 15 7 5 3 19 14 15 9 4 2 22 15 12 57
3 Krasnodar 30 14 10 6 49 30 15 8 5 2 28 14 15 6 5 4 21 16 19 52
4 CSKA Moskva 30 14 8 8 43 29 15 7 4 4 17 14 15 7 4 4 26 15 14 50
5 Rostov 30 12 9 9 45 50 15 8 3 4 24 18 15 4 6 5 21 32 -5 45
6 Dinamo Moskva 30 11 8 11 27 30 15 4 4 7 12 15 15 7 4 4 15 15 -3 41
7 Spartak Moskva 30 11 6 13 35 33 15 4 4 7 14 16 15 7 2 6 21 17 2 39
8 Ufa 30 8 14 8 22 24 15 5 6 4 15 13 15 3 8 4 7 11 -2 38
9 Arsenal Tula 30 11 5 14 37 41 15 4 3 8 21 24 15 7 2 6 16 17 -4 38
10 Rubin Kazan' 30 8 11 11 18 28 15 5 3 7 8 13 15 3 8 4 10 15 -10 35
11 Ural 30 9 8 13 36 53 15 5 2 8 22 28 15 4 6 5 14 25 -17 35
12 Sochi 30 8 9 13 40 39 15 6 3 6 28 16 15 2 6 7 12 23 1 33
13 Tambov 30 9 4 17 37 41 15 6 1 8 21 17 15 3 3 9 16 24 -4 31
14 Krylya Sovetov 30 8 7 15 33 40 15 3 5 7 16 18 15 5 2 8 17 22 -7 31
15 Akhmat Grozny 30 7 10 13 27 46 15 2 8 5 13 21 15 5 2 8 14 25 -19 31
16 Orenburg 30 7 6 17 28 52 15 3 4 8 13 25 15 4 2 9 15 27 -24 27

Table
  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 2 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 0 4 6
2 CSKA Moskva 2 2 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 6
3 Lokomotiv Moskva 2 2 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 6
4 Spartak Moskva 2 1 1 0 4 2 2 1 1 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4
5 Dinamo Moskva 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 4
6 Krasnodar 2 1 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 3 1 2 3
7 Rostov 2 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 -1 3
8 Ufa 2 1 0 1 3 5 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 3 2 -2 3
9 Sochi 2 0 2 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 2
10 Arsenal Tula 2 0 1 1 2 3 2 0 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 1
11 Khimki 2 0 1 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 -2 1
12 Rubin Kazan' 2 0 1 1 1 3 2 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 1
13 Ural 2 0 1 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 -2 1
14 Akhmat Grozny 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 -2 1
15 Rotor Volgograd 2 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 -2 1
16 Tambov 2 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 -2 0

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The Premier League, or the Russian Football Championship, is the top level football league in Russia. It has 16 teams who play each other home and away for a total of 30 matches each. After this the top team in the league table is the champion, the bottom two relegated directly while two teams play a relegation playoff.