Zenit are listed as expected winners of this home fixture versus Orenburg, if the league standings are anything to judge by. Or could we be eyeing a possible shock?
- Zenit have the fewest conceded goals (3) in Premier League
- Orenburg have the fewest points (0) away in Premier League
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Orenburg, who are travelling more than 2100 kilometers to play this game.
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
Zenit have played 4 Premier League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-0-0 (wins-draws-losses).
It's back home for Zenit, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Spartak Moskva away with the result 2-1. Lovren and Mostovoy found the net in that victory. Mostovoy, an attacker, was the champion player for the team in that game, earning a rating of 8.13 (out of 10). Mostovoy scored one goal and hit one key pass.
Ahead of that match, a home victory against Fakel in the Russian Cup. Everyone expects Zenit to win this match. We have checked our database for matches where they have been as big a favourite and found 16 games: 16 home wins, 0 draws and 0 defeats. Zenit have won with at least two goals margin 13 times in similar situations.
There will be little rest for Zenit after this match as they are travelling to Krylya Sovetov for a Russian Cup game in only three days.
As for guarding their own goal, Zenit have only let in 1 goal at home.
Orenburg form and stats
0-0-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Orenburg in their Premier League matches away.
Sychevoy and Marín (2) scored in Orenburg's previous match, the home game against Khimki that ended 3-1. Sychevoy has scored for the visitors three fixtures in a row. The flair! Marín, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 9.22. Marín scored two goals, hit five key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
A loss, in the Russian Cup away at Akhmat Grozny, before that. Nobody expects Orenburg to collect anything from a game like this. The team has been David versus Goliath 15 times before, with the overall statistics of won 6, draw 1 and lost 8. When defeated, 5 matches have been lost by two or more goals.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Russian Cup trip to Rostov.
The visitors have scored 3 goals from 4 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Orenburg can't defend away. 13 goals have been scored by the opposition in 4 matches, an average of more than three per game. You might want to look at the total goal statistics, which can be found on the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Zenit have been victorious in every one of the 6 latest fixtures against this side. Another win today?Top Goalscorers
  A. Mostovoy 4 goals |  M. Silva de Oliveira 4 goals |
Zenit missing players
Orenburg missing players
| Zenit | Orenburg | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 19 | 12 | 5 | Scored | S | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 6 | 13 | 18 |
| 88% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 88% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 88% |
| 62% | 75% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 75% | 75% |
| 25% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| 12% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 50% | 38% |
| 38% | 25% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 75% | 62% |
| 62% | 75% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 25% | 12% |
| 6.5 | 7 | 9.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.8 | 6 |
| 2.5 | 2.5 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 5.5 | 4.6 |
| 1 | 0.5 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 3.8 | 3.1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 18.8 | 23.8 | 26 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 12 | 17.1 |
| 6.6 | 8.8 | 8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 5.2 | 6.9 |
| 36% | 34% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 11% | 14% | 22% |
| 7 | 4.5 | 1.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 22 | 20.5 | 16.8 |
| 2.2 | 1 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7.5 | 7.8 | 6 |
- All of Orenburg's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- All of Zenit's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Orenburg have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Orenburg have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Orenburg have lost all their away matches so far.
- Orenburg have the fewest points (0) away in Premier League
- Orenburg have the most conceded goals (13) away in Premier League
- Orenburg have the the worst goal difference (-10) away in Premier League
- Orenburg have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Orenburg haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- 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 at least twice as many goals at home as Orenburg have scored away.
- Zenit have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Zenit have the fewest conceded goals (1) at home in Premier League
- Zenit have the fewest conceded goals (3) in Premier League
- Zenit have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (2) in Premier League
- Zenit have the most clean sheets (5) in Premier League
- Zenit have the most scored goals in the second half (14) in Premier League
- Zenit have the the best goal difference (+11) at home in Premier League
- Zenit have the the best goal difference (+16) in Premier League
- Zenit have won all their matches at home so far.
- Zenit have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Zenit haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| 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 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 20 |
| 2 | CSKA Moskva | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 17 |
| 3 | Krasnodar | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 4 | Spartak Moskva | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 16 |
| 5 | Dinamo Moskva | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 16 |
| 6 | Rostov | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 13 |
| 7 | Sochi | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 13 |
| 8 | Akhmat Grozny | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 11 |
| 9 | FK Nizjni Novgorod | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -2 | 9 |
| 10 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -2 | 9 |
| 11 | Krylya Sovetov | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | -3 | 9 |
| 12 | Orenburg | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 13 | -6 | 9 |
| 13 | Khimki | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -6 | 7 |
| 14 | Fakel | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -9 | 4 |
| 15 | Torpedo Moskva | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -14 | 1 |
| 16 | Ural | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -15 | 1 |
