Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Zenit & Krylya Sovetov face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Russian Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
Krylya Sovetov have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1700 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
It's no vacation for neither Zenit nor Krylya Sovetov 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.
Zenit form and stats
Last season, Zenit's Russian Cup journey ended in the quarter-finals.Home games in the Premier League have been a walk in the park for Zenit so far, with 18 points won from 6 matches; 6 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses.
Zenit's previous match was a Russian Cup game also played at home, finishing 2-1 vs Krylya Sovetov. The home team are looking to repeat that performance.
Before that match, a Premier League win away at Olimpiyets.The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Zenit home games with this odds we find 8 games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in 5 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats. Looking at the victories, 5 matches were won by at least two goals.
Zenit always seem capable of creating a buzz here at Saint Petersburg Stadium with 23 goals in 6 league games. As for guarding their own goal, Zenit have only let in {2 goals} at home.
Krylya Sovetov form and stats
They also participated in Russian Cup last season. This ended in the group stage.The visitors are W2-D2-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Premier League.
Two away matches in a row for Sovetov, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-2 vs Zenit in the Russian Cup.
Prior to that match, a home win 2-0 against Sochi in the Premier League.Krylya Sovetov are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 10 away goals from 7 games (in the league).
Head 2 Head
The two combatants have played before this season: Krylya Sovetov - Zenit 2-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Zenit eight wins, one draw and Krylya Sovetov one victory. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Silva de Oliveira 9 goals |  M. Valle da Silva 6 goals |  A. Mostovoy 5 goals |
Zenit missing players
Krylya Sovetov missing players
| Zenit | Krylya Sovetov | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 16 | 11 | Won | W | 3 | 8 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 8 | 12 | ||
| 53 | 35 | Scored | S | 14 | 28 | ||
| 16 | 5 | Conceded | C | 24 | 36 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 69% | 68% | ||
| 52% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 62% | 44% | ||
| 20% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 23% | 16% | ||
| 8% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 23% | 16% | ||
| 40% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 62% | 48% | ||
| 48% | 58% | Clean Sheets | C S | 15% | 24% | ||
| 16% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 31% | 36% | ||
| 6.4 | 5.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 4.7 | ||
| 2.8 | 2.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.1 | 4.6 | ||
| 0.9 | 0.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 1.6 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 17.6 | 21.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.7 | 13.6 | ||
| 6.6 | 8.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 5 | ||
| 36% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 22% | ||
| 7.4 | 6.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.5 | 11.8 | ||
| 2.4 | 1.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 4.9 | ||
| 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 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 31 | 33 |
| 2 | Spartak Moskva | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 15 | 26 |
| 3 | CSKA Moskva | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 25 |
| 4 | Rostov | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 25 |
| 5 | Krasnodar | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 21 |
| 6 | Dinamo Moskva | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 20 |
| 7 | Sochi | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 20 |
| 8 | Akhmat Grozny | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 20 |
| 9 | Orenburg | 13 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 22 | 31 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 24 | -9 | 18 |
| 10 | Krylya Sovetov | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 14 | -5 | 14 |
| 11 | Olimpiyets | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -6 | 13 |
| 12 | Ural | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -10 | 13 |
| 13 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 15 | -10 | 12 |
| 14 | Fakel | 13 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | -7 | 11 |
| 15 | Khimki | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -10 | 9 |
| 16 | Torpedo Moskva | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | -17 | 6 |
