Zenit have performed better than Rubin Kazan' so far this season, but every game starts at 0-0. Here's all you need to know about the upcoming game:
These are busy days for the home team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Champions League. This match was also played here. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Rubin Kazan' have had more rest.
It's quite the trip for Rubin Kazan' when visiting Zenit as the cities are 1500 kilometers apart.
Zenit form and stats
Overall Premier League stats at home this season for Zenit, who have the most scored goals (24) in Premier League, are 5-0-0 (wins-draw-losses).
Zenit's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-2 versus Club Brugge. Previous to that game, a Premier League home match hosting Sochi in a game that was won 3-1.
Heartbreak for Zenit in their last match as Club Brugge's C. de Ketelaere scored the winning goal deep into overtime.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Zenit as they are travelling to their away game against Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League. That match is four days after this one.
Zenit always seem capable of creating a buzz here with 18 goals in 5 league games. From these home matches, Zenit have conceded only 4 goals.
Rubin Kazan' form and stats
3 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Rubin Kazan' playing as the away team in the Premier League this season.
Kazan' lost away at Krasnodar (1-3) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. Prior to that result Kazan' won their away game at Rotor Volgograd. The scoreline was 3-1.
Kazan' are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 9 times in 5 away games so far. In the opposite end, Kazan' have conceded 8 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Zenit eight wins, one draw and Rubin Kazan' one victory. As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  S. Azmoun 6 goals |  A. Dzyuba 6 goals |   D. Makarov 4 goals |
Zenit missing players
Rubin Kazan' missing players
| Zenit | Rubin Kazan' | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 24 | 18 | 3 | Scored | S | 2 | 9 | 16 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 8 | 16 |
| 91% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 82% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 91% |
| 45% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 80% | 55% |
| 36% | 80% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 60% | 36% |
| 18% | 40% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 9% |
| 55% | 80% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 80% | 64% |
| 36% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 18% |
| 18% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 18% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.8 | 1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 3.6 | 3.3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 196 | 101 | 10 | Total Shots | T S | 14 | 83 | 181 |
| 72 | 41 | 7 | Shots on Target | S O | 6 | 30 | 71 |
| 33% | 44% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 30% | 23% |
- All of Zenit's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Rubin Kazan' have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Rubin Kazan' have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Rubin Kazan' haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Zenit has the most points (15) at home in Premier League
- Zenit has the most scored goals (18) at home in Premier League
- Zenit has the most scored goals (24) in Premier League
- Zenit has the most scored goals in the first half (11) in Premier League
- Zenit has the the best goal difference (+14) at home in Premier League
- Zenit has the the best goal difference (+17) in Premier League
- 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 in all their home matches so far.
- Zenit have won all their matches at home so far.
- 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 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 24 |
| 2 | Spartak Moskva | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 24 |
| 3 | CSKA Moskva | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 22 |
| 4 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 21 |
| 5 | Rostov | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 20 |
| 6 | Sochi | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 19 |
| 7 | Krasnodar | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 18 |
| 8 | Dinamo Moskva | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 17 |
| 9 | Rubin Kazan' | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 15 |
| 10 | Akhmat Grozny | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 14 |
| 11 | Arsenal Tula | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -3 | 12 |
| 12 | Tambov | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -4 | 11 |
| 13 | Ural | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -5 | 10 |
| 14 | Khimki | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | -12 | 6 |
| 15 | Ufa | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 14 | -16 | 6 |
| 16 | Rotor Volgograd | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -16 | 3 |