A key match in Premier League as both teams are battling for the top positions. With Zenit in 1st position and Sochi placed 4th, this promises to be an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!
Zenit and Sochi should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Sochi have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 2300 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Zenit form and stats
Zenit, who have the most scored goals (21) in Premier League, have collected 12 points from their Premier League home games so far after 4-0-0.
Zenit manager S. Semak and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Spartak Moskva (placed 2nd) in the Premier League. Before that, Zenit had a home game versus Ufa which ended with a victory 6-0.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Zenit, as the Champions League home game vs Club Brugge is only three days away.
Zenit always seem capable of creating a buzz here with 15 goals in 4 league games. From these home matches, Zenit have conceded only 3 goals.
Sochi form and stats
The visitors are W3-D1-L1 on the road this term. That's in the Premier League.
Impressive finishing from Nikita Burmistrov, Artur Yusupov and Anton Zabolotnyi (2) secured the home win 4-2 against Rostov in their previous game. Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Krasnodar.
As you can tell from the result, the match against Rostov was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 6 goals, will the fun continue today?
Sochi has another fixture away, a Russian Cup game, against Orenburg in just three days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
Sochi has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 8 goals from 5 games. Sochi have conceded 6 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last three meetings: three - zero - zero (Zenit wins - draws - Sochi wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  C. Noboa Tello 7 goals |   S. Azmoun 6 goals |  A. Dzyuba 6 goals |
Zenit missing players
Sochi missing players
| Zenit | Sochi | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | 15 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Conceded | C | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 90% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 90% |
| 80% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 60% | 70% |
| 40% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 60% | 50% |
| 30% | 75% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 40% | 40% |
| 20% | 50% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 30% |
| 50% | 75% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 60% | 70% |
| 40% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 40% | 30% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.9 | 1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2 | 2.2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 186 | 91 | 17 | Total Shots | T S | 15 | 69 | 131 |
| 65 | 34 | 8 | Shots on Target | S O | 4 | 24 | 48 |
| 32% | 44% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 33% | 35% |
- All of Zenit's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Sochi have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Sochi have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Sochi haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Zenit has the most scored goals (15) at home in Premier League
- Zenit has the most scored goals (21) in Premier League
- Zenit has the most scored goals in the second half (12) in Premier League
- Zenit has the the best goal difference (+12) at home in Premier League
- Zenit has the the best goal difference (+15) 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 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 21 |
| 2 | Spartak Moskva | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 21 |
| 3 | CSKA Moskva | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 19 |
| 4 | Sochi | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 19 |
| 5 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 |
| 6 | Dinamo Moskva | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 17 |
| 7 | Rostov | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 17 |
| 8 | Krasnodar | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 15 |
| 9 | Rubin Kazan' | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 15 |
| 10 | Akhmat Grozny | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 14 |
| 11 | Ural | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 10 |
| 12 | Arsenal Tula | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -4 | 9 |
| 13 | Tambov | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -6 | 8 |
| 14 | Khimki | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | -11 | 6 |
| 15 | Ufa | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | -15 | 6 |
| 16 | Rotor Volgograd | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -14 | 3 |