The Zenit manager S. Semak attacks this game with the team placed 1st so far. In the visitors dressing room Tambov and their manager S. Pervushin are in 10th place before this match.
It's no vacation for neither Zenit nor Tambov 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.
These teams have little in common geographically as Tambov have to travel 1100 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Zenit form and stats
The hosts won their first Premier League game here, lifting spirits. Home statistics for Zenit last season were 10 wins, 5 draws and 0 losses from 15 games.
The Zenit supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host CSKA Moskva in Premier League and win 2-1. In the game before, an away victory match versus Rostov with a 2-0 scoreline.
There will be little rest for Zenit after this match as they are travelling to Dinamo Moskva for a Premier League game in only four days.
Zenit has scored 2 goals so far and conceded 1 goal from 1 home game. These are numbers from the league only.
Tambov form and stats
Tambov have played one away game so far, a loss. Last season their away games stats in the Premier League were 3 victories, 3 draws and 9 defeats from 15 fixtures.
Tambov had fun at their own home last time out, beating Khimki 1-0. Valeriu Ciuperca scored. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against CSKA Moskva wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.
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 Tambov we find two games. Results are zero Tambov wins, zero draws and two defeats.
A quick return to home after this game, as Tambov are hosting Sochi in the Premier League only three days away.
1 goal so far away for Tambov, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 2. All from 1 league match away.
Head 2 Head
As for the last three games between these two teams, there's three Zenit victories, zero draws and zero Tambov wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, zero matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  S. Azmoun 3 goals |  D. Lovren 1 goals |  S. Driussi 1 goals |
Zenit missing players
Tambov missing players
| Zenit | Tambov | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 33% |
| 33% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 100% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 100% | 33% |
| 67% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 4.7 | 8 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 2 | 1.7 |
| 3.7 | 6 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5 | 5.7 |
| 2.3 | 1 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1 | 1.7 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 46 | 17 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 11 | 11 | 26 |
| 18 | 8 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 5 | 5 | 8 |
| 33% | 25% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 20% | 25% |
- Zenit has the the best goal difference (+5)
- Zenit is in the best form (3-0-0)
| Zenit | Last season | Tambov | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 30 | 15 | Played | P | 15 | 29 | ||
| 22 | 10 | Won | W | 3 | 8 | ||
| 6 | 5 | Drew | D | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 9 | 17 | ||
| 65 | 37 | Scored | S | 16 | 34 | ||
| 18 | 9 | Conceded | C | 24 | 41 | ||
| 90% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 93% | ||
| 73% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 87% | 86% | ||
| 50% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 62% | ||
| 27% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 13% | 10% | ||
| 17% | 27% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 7% | 7% | ||
| 50% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 73% | 55% | ||
| 43% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 7% | 21% | ||
| 17% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 27% | 31% | ||
| 5.2 | 5.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.9 | 3.1 | ||
| 4 | 2.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.7 | 5 | ||
| 2.1 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.2 | 2.8 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 5 | ||
| 485 | 255 | Total Shots | T S | 129 | 311 | ||
| 172 | 93 | Shots on Target | S O | 46 | 102 | ||
| 38% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 33% | ||
| 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 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 2 | Dinamo Moskva | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | Krasnodar | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | CSKA Moskva | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | Spartak Moskva | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | Sochi | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | Akhmat Grozny | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Ufa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| 10 | Tambov | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 11 | Rostov | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 3 |
| 12 | Ural | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 |
| 13 | Rubin Kazan' | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 1 |
| 14 | Arsenal Tula | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| 15 | Khimki | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| 16 | Rotor Volgograd | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 1 |
| Last season | 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 | 30 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 65 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 37 | 9 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 9 | 47 | 72 |
| 2 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 41 | 29 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 12 | 57 |
| 3 | Krasnodar | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 49 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 19 | 52 |
| 4 | CSKA Moskva | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 43 | 29 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 14 | 50 |
| 5 | Rostov | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 45 | 50 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 32 | -5 | 45 |
| 6 | Dinamo Moskva | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 27 | 30 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 15 | -3 | 41 |
| 7 | Spartak Moskva | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 35 | 33 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 17 | 2 | 39 |
| 8 | Ufa | 30 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 24 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -2 | 38 |
| 9 | Arsenal Tula | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 37 | 41 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 24 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 17 | -4 | 38 |
| 10 | Rubin Kazan' | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 28 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -10 | 35 |
| 11 | Ural | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 36 | 53 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 28 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 25 | -17 | 35 |
| 12 | Sochi | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 40 | 39 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 1 | 33 |
| 13 | Tambov | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 37 | 41 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 24 | -4 | 31 |
| 14 | Krylya Sovetov | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 33 | 40 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 22 | -7 | 31 |
| 15 | Akhmat Grozny | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 27 | 46 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 25 | -19 | 31 |
| 16 | Orenburg | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 28 | 52 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 27 | -24 | 27 |