Zenit duel Torpedo Moskva for honour and victory.
- Zenit have the fewest conceded goals (2) in Premier League
- Torpedo Moskva have the most conceded goals in the first half (7) in Premier League
It should be mentioned that Torpedo Moskva play their home matches on artifical turf, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on grass. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Torpedo Moskva on grass are 13 victories, 9 draws and 9 defeats from 31 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 41-39. You can compare this with overall results below.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Zenit form and stats
Perfect Premier League season at home so far for Zenit 3 wins from 3 appearances. Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for Zenit, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.
The Zenit supporters enjoyed the previous fixture, watching their team host CSKA Moskva and win 2-1. The victory against CSKA Moskva came after Mantuan's winning goal. The Zenit manager Semak was very happy afterwards with the decision to bring on that player in the 76th minute. Midfield player Malcom got a match rating of 7.9 in that game, the max score being 10. Malcom scored one goal, served one assist and hit two key passes.
Before that, Zenit played out a draw 0-0 when visiting Akhmat Grozny.It would be a shock if the hosts fail to win this game. Let's see how Zenit have performed as huge favourites like they are today: 14 games found in the database showing 14 Zenit wins, 0 draws and 0 defeats.
Zenit always seem capable of creating a buzz here at Saint Petersburg Stadium with 10 goals in 3 league games. Zenit have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 1 goal.
Torpedo Moskva form and stats
The Premier League season is young and Torpedo Moskva have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 3 away games done and still no victory. 1 draw and 2 defeats so far.
Torpedo Moskva play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-1 to Orenburg (placed 10th). Botnar was the team player of the game with the player rating of 7.31. The agile goalkeeper Botnar topped it up with a clean sheet.
A loss against Khimki was the result prior to that, in a home game.Nobody expects Torpedo Moskva to collect anything from a game like this. The team has been David versus Goliath 11 times before, with the overall statistics of won 6, draw 2 and lost 3. When defeated, 1 match have been lost by two or more goals.
Goals are few and far between in Torpedo's away league games. Only 1 goal from 3 travels.
Head 2 Head
Zenit have avoided defeat in the last 9 fixtures (7-2-0) versus Torpedo Moskva.Top Goalscorers
  M. Valle da Silva 2 goals |  A. Mostovoy 2 goals | I. Sergeev 2 goals |
Zenit missing players
Torpedo Moskva missing players
| Zenit | Torpedo Moskva | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 11 | 10 | 8 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 4 | 6 | 12 |
| 80% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 80% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 80% |
| 60% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 33% | 60% |
| 20% | 33% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 33% | 60% |
| 20% | 33% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 40% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 60% |
| 60% | 67% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 67% | 40% |
| 5.4 | 5.3 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 3.7 | 3.6 |
| 3.4 | 3.3 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5.3 | 5.8 |
| 1 | 0.7 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.3 | 1.6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14.8 | 19 | 19 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 10.7 | 11.2 |
| 5.4 | 8.3 | 8.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.7 | 4 |
| 41% | 40% | 47% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 12% | 15% |
| 7.6 | 5.7 | 5.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8 | 19 | 17.8 |
| 2.6 | 1.3 | 1.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 7 | 7 |
- All of Zenit's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Torpedo Moskva have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Torpedo Moskva have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Torpedo Moskva have the most conceded goals in the first half (7) in Premier League
- Torpedo Moskva have yet to win a game.
- Torpedo Moskva haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Zenit have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Zenit have scored more than double the goals of Torpedo Moskva.
- Zenit have the fewest conceded goals (2) in Premier League
- Zenit have the most scored goals (10) at home in Premier League
- Zenit have the the best goal difference (+9) at home in Premier League
- Zenit have won all their matches at home so far.
| Zenit | Last season | Torpedo Moskva | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 30 | 15 | Played | P | 19 | 38 | ||
| 19 | 13 | Won | W | 10 | 20 | ||
| 8 | 1 | Drew | D | 6 | 15 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 3 | ||
| 66 | 43 | Scored | S | 29 | 65 | ||
| 28 | 15 | Conceded | C | 21 | 36 | ||
| 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 95% | 89% | ||
| 83% | 87% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 53% | 58% | ||
| 57% | 80% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 32% | 39% | ||
| 43% | 60% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 26% | 32% | ||
| 20% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 21% | 18% | ||
| 70% | 73% | BTTS | BTTS | 53% | 53% | ||
| 27% | 27% | Clean Sheets | C S | 37% | 42% | ||
| 10% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 16% | 16% | ||
| 6 | 6.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 5.8 | ||
| 3.4 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 4.9 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 2.2 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 6 | ||
| 16.4 | 17.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.7 | 11.2 | ||
| 5.9 | 6.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 4.5 | ||
| 37% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 41% | 41% | ||
| 10.7 | 11.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.8 | 9.8 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Spartak Moskva | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 13 |
| 2 | Zenit | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 11 |
| 3 | Rostov | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 11 |
| 4 | CSKA Moskva | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 |
| 5 | Dinamo Moskva | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 6 | Sochi | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -2 | 9 |
| 7 | Krasnodar | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 8 | Akhmat Grozny | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 9 | Khimki | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 10 | Orenburg | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -2 | 6 |
| 11 | Krylya Sovetov | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -3 | 5 |
| 12 | Fakel | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 3 |
| 13 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | -8 | 3 |
| 14 | FK Nizjni Novgorod | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -5 | 2 |
| 15 | Torpedo Moskva | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -9 | 1 |
| 16 | Ural | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -9 | 1 |
