Only a win will satisfy the Zenit supporters in this Saint Petersburg Stadium clash with Orenburg, having a healthy lead on the opposition in the Premier League table.
It's no vacation for neither Zenit nor Orenburg 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 time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Orenburg, who are travelling more than 2100 kilometers to play this game.
Zenit are already the Premier League winners and can relax with the season objective secured. If they do relax it might give the away team a slightly better chance in this one. Orenburg are struggling to avoid relegation.
Zenit form and stats
Zenit, who have the most scored goals (59) in Premier League, are steadily winning Premier League games and points here at Saint Petersburg Stadium. 9 wins, 5 draws and 0 defeats is the summary from 14 games. Zenit haven’t lost a league-game in 17 attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus Lokomotiv Moskva, 291 days ago. Zenit are on a three game winning streak in their home games.
An away draw last time out for Zenit, facing Akhmat Grozny in a game that ended 1-1. Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Sochi.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Russian Cup game versus Spartak Moskva in only four days. This game is also played here at Saint Petersburg Stadium.
Goals decide football matches and Zenit are scoring many of them at home; 33 on target from 14 league matches. From these home matches, Zenit have conceded only 8 goals.
Orenburg form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Orenburg so far with only 11 points returning home. The records show 3-2-8 (win-draw-lose). Three consecutive losses in away matches means Orenburg are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.
Orenburg aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 523 league minutes without a goal. J. Fameyeh was the last player to find the net.
There were no winners in Orenburg's previous match, a Premier League home game that ended 0-0 vs Rostov (placed 5th). A 0-4 loss hosting CSKA Moskva before that.
Orenburg have scored 13 goals on their travels this season, from 13 away games in the league. Orenburg struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 23 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
Zenit and Orenburg have met before this season: Orenburg - Zenit 0-2. Last five meetings between the teams: Zenit won five, Orenburg won zero and zero draws. two games with over 2,5 goals, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Dzyuba 16 goals |  S. Azmoun 14 goals |   J. Fameyeh 5 goals |
Zenit missing players
Orenburg missing players
| Zenit | Orenburg | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 27 |
| 20 | 9 | 4 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 8 | 15 |
| 59 | 33 | 7 | Scored | S | 3 | 13 | 26 |
| 16 | 8 | 3 | Conceded | C | 6 | 23 | 45 |
| 89% | 79% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 93% |
| 71% | 71% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 85% | 81% |
| 46% | 57% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 69% | 59% |
| 25% | 29% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 8% | 19% |
| 14% | 21% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 7% |
| 46% | 57% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 77% | 59% |
| 46% | 43% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 15% |
| 18% | 21% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 23% | 33% |
| 5.4 | 5.9 | 5.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1.5 | 4.2 | 4.6 |
| 4.1 | 2.8 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.8 | 5.7 | 4.9 |
| 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 3.2 | 2.8 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| 464 | 245 | 81 | Total Shots | T S | 37 | 157 | 400 |
| 163 | 88 | 26 | Shots on Target | S O | 7 | 48 | 117 |
| 36% | 38% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 27% | 22% |
- Orenburg has the fewest clean sheets (0) away
- Orenburg has the fewest points (11) away
- Orenburg has the fewest points from losing position (2)
- Orenburg has the the worst goal difference (-22)
- Orenburg have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Orenburg have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Orenburg haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Orenburg is in the worst form (0-1-5)
- Zenit has the fewest conceded goals (16)
- Zenit has the fewest conceded goals (8) at home
- Zenit has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (5)
- Zenit has the fewest dropped points from leading position (0)
- Zenit has the most points (32) at home
- Zenit has the most scored goals (33) at home
- Zenit has the most scored goals (59)
- Zenit has the most scored goals in the first half (28)
- Zenit has the most scored goals in the second half (31)
- Zenit has the the best goal difference (+25) at home
- Zenit has the the best goal difference (+43)
- Zenit have not yet lost a game at home.
- 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 more than double the goals of Orenburg.
- Zenit have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Zenit is in the best form (5-1-0)
| 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 | 28 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 59 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 33 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 8 | 43 | 66 |
| 2 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 28 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 38 | 28 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 51 |
| 3 | Krasnodar | 27 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 45 | 28 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 17 | 48 |
| 4 | CSKA Moskva | 28 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 40 | 27 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 13 | 13 | 47 |
| 5 | Rostov | 28 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 44 | 48 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 32 | -4 | 44 |
| 6 | Ufa | 28 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -1 | 37 |
| 7 | Dinamo Moskva | 27 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 29 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 15 | -5 | 35 |
| 8 | Ural | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 35 | 49 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 24 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 25 | -14 | 35 |
| 9 | Arsenal Tula | 28 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 34 | 40 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 24 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 16 | -6 | 34 |
| 10 | Rubin Kazan' | 28 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -9 | 34 |
| 11 | Sochi | 28 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 40 | 33 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 33 |
| 12 | Spartak Moskva | 28 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 30 | 32 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 16 | -2 | 33 |
| 13 | Akhmat Grozny | 28 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 27 | 39 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 18 | -12 | 31 |
| 14 | Tambov | 28 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 34 | 39 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 22 | -5 | 28 |
| 15 | Krylya Sovetov | 28 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 30 | 40 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 22 | -10 | 27 |
| 16 | Orenburg | 28 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 26 | 48 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 23 | -22 | 24 |