Can Khimki surprise Zenit in their own stadium?

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Competition: Russia Premier League
Competition: Sat 07.May
Match begins: 13:30 (UTC)

Premier League: Top level versus modest, at least based on the points won so far. Zenit - Khimki. Home win or a surprise?

Insights:
  • Zenit have the most scored goals (64) in Premier League
  • Khimki have the most dropped points from leading position (18) in Premier League

Both participants have had a decent time to rest since their last competitive action. Let's wish for an animated fixture!

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Zenit form and stats

Zenit, who have the most scored goals (64) in Premier League, have been outstanding at home so far in the Premier League with 12 wins, 1 draw and only 1 loss. Zenit haven’t lost a league-game in 16 attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus Arsenal Tula, 203 days ago.

The Zenit supporters enjoyed the previous game, watching their team host Lokomotiv Moskva and win 3-1. Sergeev has beaten the opponent goalkeeper in three games in a row. Outstanding! The forward Sergeev was declared "man of the match" for Zenit with a rating of 8.63/10. Sergeev scored one goal, served one assist and hit two key passes.

Before that match, a win away at Krasnodar.

Zenit's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 15 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Khimki form and stats

There's been little loot from Khimki's travels as they have only collected 12 points from 13 away games in the Premier League. Khimki only have 3 wins to counter their 7 defeats and 3 draws.

Khimki delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Ufa (placed 15th) in their previous match. Lantratov had red hot gloves after the game against Ufa, shaping the outcome of the game with six saves made. Kukharchuk, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.41. Kukharchuk scored one goal.

That result followed a home victory 4-1 versus Krylya Sovetov.

The attacking power of Khimki when travelling is not overwhelming with 12 goals scored from 13 league matches away. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Khimki have conceded 25 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

It's not the first time these teams face each other this season, as the results database show this recent match: Khimki - Zenit 1-3. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's ten Zenit victories, zero draws and zero Khimki wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

ZenitA. Dzyuba
A. Dzyuba
11 goals
KhimkiD. Glushakov
D. Glushakov
9 goals
ZenitM. Silva de Oliveira
M. Silva de Oliveira
8 goals

Zenit missing players

Khimki missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Zenit Khimki
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
27 14 5 Played P 4 13 27
18 12 5 Won W 1 3 6
7 1 0 Drew D 1 3 11
2 1 0 Lost L 2 7 10
64 42 16 Scored S 2 12 31
26 15 4 Conceded C 7 25 43
93% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 77% 78%
89% 93% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 62% 70%
63% 86% 80% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 62% 52%
48% 64% 60% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 46% 37%
22% 36% 40% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 38% 30%
74% 79% 60% BTTS BTTS 25% 46% 56%
26% 21% 40% Clean Sheets C S 50% 38% 33%
7% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 38% 33%
 
5.9 6.6 6.6 Corners for (avg) C F 3.8 4.2 4.5
3.5 3.4 2.4 Corners against (avg) C A 4.2 4.8 5.4
1.6 1.7 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.2 2.8 2.6
4 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 6
 
16.7 17.9 21.8 Shots (avg) S ( 11.2 10.9 11
6.1 6.7 7.4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.5 3.9 4
39% 45% 43% Goal Efficiency G E 14% 24% 29%
 
10.8 11.6 7.2 Shots against (avg) S A 12 15.2 14.6
3.4 3.3 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.8 5.9 6.2
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • Khimki have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Khimki have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Khimki have the most dropped points from leading position (18) in Premier League
  • 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 home matches so far.
  • Zenit have scored more than double the goals of Khimki.
  • Zenit have the fewest conceded goals (26) in Premier League
  • Zenit have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (8) in Premier League
  • Zenit have the most points (37) at home in Premier League
  • Zenit have the most scored goals (42) at home in Premier League
  • Zenit have the most scored goals (64) in Premier League
  • Zenit have the most scored goals in the first half (33) in Premier League
  • Zenit have the most scored goals in the second half (31) in Premier League
  • Zenit have the the best goal difference (+27) at home in Premier League
  • Zenit have the the best goal difference (+38) in Premier League
  • Zenit haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Zenit is in the best form (5-1-0) in Premier League

  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 27 18 7 2 64 26 14 12 1 1 42 15 13 6 6 1 22 11 38 61
2 Dinamo Moskva 27 16 4 7 47 28 14 7 3 4 24 14 13 9 1 3 23 14 19 52
3 Sochi 27 15 4 8 48 29 14 8 2 4 29 16 13 7 2 4 19 13 19 49
4 CSKA Moskva 27 14 5 8 38 27 13 8 3 2 20 8 14 6 2 6 18 19 11 47
5 Krasnodar 26 12 6 8 38 28 12 6 2 4 16 12 14 6 4 4 22 16 10 42
6 Lokomotiv Moskva 26 11 8 7 38 35 13 8 1 4 21 14 13 3 7 3 17 21 3 41
7 Krylya Sovetov 27 11 5 11 34 32 13 6 3 4 20 12 14 5 2 7 14 20 2 38
8 Akhmat Grozny 27 11 2 14 33 37 14 8 0 6 22 17 13 3 2 8 11 20 -4 35
9 Rostov 27 9 7 11 45 46 14 5 2 7 26 25 13 4 5 4 19 21 -1 34
10 Spartak Moskva 27 9 7 11 32 37 14 6 4 4 21 16 13 3 3 7 11 21 -5 34
11 Khimki 27 6 11 10 31 43 14 3 8 3 19 18 13 3 3 7 12 25 -12 29
12 Rubin Kazan 27 8 5 14 33 50 14 5 2 7 18 23 13 3 3 7 15 27 -17 29
13 Olimpiyets 26 7 7 12 23 36 13 3 3 7 11 18 13 4 4 5 12 18 -13 28
14 Ural 27 6 9 12 21 31 13 2 6 5 7 11 14 4 3 7 14 20 -10 27
15 Ufa 27 4 11 12 25 38 13 2 7 4 14 16 14 2 4 8 11 22 -13 23
16 Arsenal Tula 26 5 6 15 25 52 12 3 5 4 13 17 14 2 1 11 12 35 -27 21

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 27 18 7 2 64 26 14 12 1 1 42 15 13 6 6 1 22 11 38 61
2 Dinamo Moskva 27 16 4 7 47 28 14 7 3 4 24 14 13 9 1 3 23 14 19 52
3 Sochi 27 15 4 8 48 29 14 8 2 4 29 16 13 7 2 4 19 13 19 49
4 CSKA Moskva 27 14 5 8 38 27 13 8 3 2 20 8 14 6 2 6 18 19 11 47
5 Krasnodar 26 12 6 8 38 28 12 6 2 4 16 12 14 6 4 4 22 16 10 42
6 Lokomotiv Moskva 26 11 8 7 38 35 13 8 1 4 21 14 13 3 7 3 17 21 3 41
7 Krylya Sovetov 27 11 5 11 34 32 13 6 3 4 20 12 14 5 2 7 14 20 2 38
8 Akhmat Grozny 27 11 2 14 33 37 14 8 0 6 22 17 13 3 2 8 11 20 -4 35
9 Rostov 27 9 7 11 45 46 14 5 2 7 26 25 13 4 5 4 19 21 -1 34
10 Spartak Moskva 27 9 7 11 32 37 14 6 4 4 21 16 13 3 3 7 11 21 -5 34
11 Khimki 27 6 11 10 31 43 14 3 8 3 19 18 13 3 3 7 12 25 -12 29
12 Rubin Kazan 27 8 5 14 33 50 14 5 2 7 18 23 13 3 3 7 15 27 -17 29
13 Olimpiyets 26 7 7 12 23 36 13 3 3 7 11 18 13 4 4 5 12 18 -13 28
14 Ural 27 6 9 12 21 31 13 2 6 5 7 11 14 4 3 7 14 20 -10 27
15 Ufa 27 4 11 12 25 38 13 2 7 4 14 16 14 2 4 8 11 22 -13 23
16 Arsenal Tula 26 5 6 15 25 52 12 3 5 4 13 17 14 2 1 11 12 35 -27 21

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