Premier League: A pair of squads who have done superbly up to now. Get ready for Zenit - Rostov with this comprehensive guide!
- Zenit have the most scored goals (29) in Premier League
- Rostov have not yet lost a game.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Rostov, who are travelling more than 800 kilometers to play this game.
It's no vacation for neither Zenit nor Rostov 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.
Zenit form and stats
Zenit have played 5 Premier League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 5-0-0 (wins-draws-losses).
Nothing to worry about in defence for Zenit, as their goalkeeper Mikhail Kerzhakov has completely shut out the opponents for 249 minutes in the Premier League.
The club members hope that Zenit will fight back in this match, putting things right after the 0-3 away loss in the Russian Cup fixture against Spartak Moskva.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Dinamo Moskva and winning 2-0.The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Zenit home games with this odds we find 8 games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in 5 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats. Looking at the victories, 5 matches were won by at least two goals.
It's goals goals goals for Zenit who have scored 20 goals from 5 league home games. Defensively Zenit have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (1 in 5 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Rostov form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Premier League travels is 2 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats.
Two away matches in a row for Rostov, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-3 versus Akhmat Grozny in the Russian Cup.
That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus Krylya Sovetov in the Premier League.Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Rostov have conceded 6 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Zenit have pulled off a sequence of 6 consecutive matches without losing (4-2-0) when facing Rostov.Top Goalscorers
  M. Silva de Oliveira 6 goals |   D. Poloz 6 goals |  N. Komlichenko 6 goals |
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| Zenit | Rostov | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | 20 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 8 | 19 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 6 | 12 |
| 90% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 90% |
| 90% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 75% | 70% |
| 60% | 80% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 60% |
| 30% | 40% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 40% |
| 20% | 40% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 20% |
| 30% | 20% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 75% | 70% |
| 70% | 80% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 30% |
| 10% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| 6.3 | 6.2 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 6 | 5.8 |
| 2.6 | 2.6 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 3.5 | 3.2 |
| 1 | 0.6 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.8 | 2.3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 19 | 22.6 | 19 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 13.8 | 13.4 |
| 7 | 9 | 8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 5.2 | 4.9 |
| 41% | 44% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 38% | 39% |
| 7.4 | 5.8 | 6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 10 | 12.2 |
| 2.2 | 1.4 | 1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 4.5 | 4.2 |
- All of Zenit's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Rostov have not yet lost a game.
- Rostov have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Rostov haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- 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 Rostov 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 first half (1) in Premier League
- Zenit have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (2) in Premier League
- Zenit have the most clean sheets (4) at home in Premier League
- Zenit have the most clean sheets (7) in Premier League
- Zenit have the most scored goals (20) at home in Premier League
- Zenit have the most scored goals (29) in Premier League
- Zenit have the most scored goals in the second half (18) in Premier League
- Zenit have the the best goal difference (+19) at home in Premier League
- Zenit have the the best goal difference (+26) 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.
- Zenit is in the best form (6-0-0) 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 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 26 | 26 |
| 2 | Rostov | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 22 |
| 3 | CSKA Moskva | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 20 |
| 4 | Krasnodar | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 20 |
| 5 | Spartak Moskva | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 19 |
| 6 | Sochi | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 17 |
| 7 | Dinamo Moskva | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 16 |
| 8 | Akhmat Grozny | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | -1 | 14 |
| 9 | FK Nizjni Novgorod | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -2 | 12 |
| 10 | Orenburg | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 21 | -12 | 12 |
| 11 | Krylya Sovetov | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -4 | 10 |
| 12 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -5 | 9 |
| 13 | Fakel | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | -7 | 8 |
| 14 | Khimki | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -8 | 8 |
| 15 | Ural | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -14 | 4 |
| 16 | Torpedo Moskva | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | -16 | 4 |
