Victory alone will please the Zenit fans in this battle with Rostov, seeing as they have a robust lead on the away side in the Premier League standings.
- Zenit have the most scored goals (41) in Premier League
- Rostov have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Premier League
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!
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 800 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Zenit form and stats
This stadium has been a fortress for Zenit in the Premier League so far this season with the win-draw-loss statistic 7-0-1. Zenit are on a three game winning streak in their home games.
A good away victory last time out for Zenit, who won 2-0 against CSKA Moskva (placed 7th). The goalie Mikhail Kerzhakov was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 8.44 out of ten. Kerzhakov stopped the opponent with five saves and topped it up with a clean sheet.
Preceding that game was the away draw at Malmö FF that finished 1-1.With more than three goals on average, the attacking play of Zenit is on fire here. A stunning 26 from 8 league matches. It's worth mentioning that 16 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Zenit's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 9 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Rostov form and stats
2-3-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Rostov in their Premier League matches away.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Rostov, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-2 versus Akhmat Grozny (placed 8th). Midfielder Daniil Glebov was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.4. Glebov dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.
A draw for Rostov before that, at their own venue hosting Ufa (2-2).The home team is given a winning chance of about 80 percent by the betting public. This does not leave much hope for the visitors, but some teams enjoy the outsider role and perform well in it. Looking at similar away games for Rostov we find one game. Results are zero Rostov wins, zero draws and one defeat.
The visiting Rostov have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 11 goals from 8 games. As for defending, Rostov rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 14 goals from these away matches. Rostov has visited these top teams two times, and 2 of 2 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
This was the final score when the squads played each other previously this campaign; Rostov - Zenit 2-4. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Zenit six wins, two draws and Rostov two victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Dzyuba 10 goals |  S. Azmoun 7 goals |  A. Erokhin 6 goals |
Zenit missing players
Rostov missing players
| Zenit | Rostov | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| 11 | 7 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 41 | 26 | 5 | Scored | S | 4 | 11 | 27 |
| 17 | 9 | 1 | Conceded | C | 4 | 14 | 29 |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 88% | 88% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 69% | 88% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 50% | 62% |
| 50% | 62% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 25% | 44% |
| 31% | 50% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 25% | 25% |
| 81% | 88% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 88% | 81% |
| 19% | 12% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 12% | 12% |
| 5.2 | 5.6 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 4 | 3.7 |
| 3.9 | 4 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.4 |
| 1.5 | 1.6 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 1.9 | 2.1 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16.3 | 16.1 | 22 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 12.4 | 12.8 |
| 6.3 | 6.6 | 9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4 | 4.6 |
| 41% | 49% | 56% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 57% | 34% | 37% |
| 12.7 | 14.5 | 7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10 | 11.4 | 12.2 |
| 3.9 | 4.4 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.6 | 4.5 |
- All of Rostov's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Rostov have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Rostov have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Premier League
- Rostov 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 Rostov have scored away.
- Zenit have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Zenit have the most points (21) at home in Premier League
- Zenit have the most scored goals (26) at home in Premier League
- Zenit have the most scored goals (41) in Premier League
- Zenit have the most scored goals in the first half (23) in Premier League
- Zenit have the most scored goals in the second half (18) in Premier League
- Zenit have the the best goal difference (+17) at home in Premier League
- Zenit have the the best goal difference (+24) in Premier League
- 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 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 41 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 24 | 36 |
| 2 | Dinamo Moskva | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 30 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 32 |
| 3 | Sochi | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 28 |
| 4 | Krasnodar | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 25 |
| 5 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 25 |
| 6 | Krylya Sovetov | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 24 |
| 7 | CSKA Moskva | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 24 |
| 8 | Akhmat Grozny | 16 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 19 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -2 | 24 |
| 9 | Rubin Kazan | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -1 | 22 |
| 10 | Spartak Moskva | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -4 | 19 |
| 11 | Rostov | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | -2 | 17 |
| 12 | Ufa | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -5 | 15 |
| 13 | Olimpiyets | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | -13 | 15 |
| 14 | Khimki | 16 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 16 | -11 | 14 |
| 15 | Ural | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | -10 | 13 |
| 16 | Arsenal Tula | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 21 | -15 | 13 |