Soccer match preview: Home crowd has high hopes when Zenit welcomes Krylya Sovetov

It's no vacation for neither Zenit nor Krylya Sovetov 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.

It's quite the trip for Krylya Sovetov when visiting Zenit as the cities are 1700 kilometers apart.

Zenit form and stats

Zenit, who have the most points (31) at home in Premier League, have been outstanding at home so far with 10 wins, 1 draw and only 1 loss. Ever since the Villarreal game Zenit has been unbeatable here at Stade Pennaguer Bihan 1 producing four straight wins.

The Zenit supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Dinamo Moskva in Premier League and win 2-0. In the game before, an away victory match versus Krasnodar with a 3-2 scoreline.

Zenit are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found eight matches and the win/draw/lost stats: W6-D1-L1.

Zenit can score goals in their home matches. After 12 matches they have found the net 28 times. Zenit have only conceded 9 in these games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

Krylya Sovetov form and stats

There's been little loot from Krylya Sovetov's travels as they have only collected 11 points from 12 away games. Krylya Sovetov only has 3 wins to counter their 7 defeats and 2 draws. Three consecutive losses in away matches means Krylya Sovetov are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.

Krylya Sovetov failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Ural that ended with defeat 0-1. Prior to that match, the Krylya Sovetov manager M. Božović faced defeat when travelling to Dinamo Moskva and losing 0-1.

We have done a similar check as we did with the hometeam, looking up recent matches where Krylya Sovetov played away with similar odds. This revealed one game. The visitors overcame the odds to win 0 times, 0 were draws and the home team won as expected 1 time.

The visitors have scored 11 goals from 12 away games, an average of less than one per game. Krylya Sovetov have conceded 19 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

Zenit and Krylya Sovetov have met before this season: Krylya Sovetov - Zenit 0-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Zenit 8 wins, 1 draw and Krylya Sovetov 1 victory.

Top Goalscorers

A. Dzyuba 8 goals / 4 assists

S. Driussi 6 goals / 6 assists

S. Azmoun 6 goals / 1 assists

Zenit missing players

Krylya Sovetov missing players