Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Zenit (1st, 68 pts) held a 31-point advantage over Akhmat Grozny (9th, 37 pts). In league terms the two rates read 1.77/0.63 for Zenit and 1.17/1.3 for Akhmat Grozny (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.27.
Zenit were unbeaten in 8.
14 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Zenit 13, draws 0, Akhmat Grozny 1, at 3.36 goals per meeting. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 79% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 64%.
The match was played at Gazprom Arena (capacity 68,000). Zenit led 2-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 2-0.
Goal scorers
Zenit: Luiz Henrique (11'), Aleksandr Sobolev (8')
Key stats
Possession: Zenit 63% · Akhmat Grozny 37% · Total shots: 12-13 · On target: 3-2 · Corners: 5-5