About Match
The table reads 5th (Zenit, 15 pts) against 14th (Akron, 5 pts), 10 points apart. Per game in the league, Zenit score 2 and conceding 0.88, Akron 1.13 and 2.25, against a competition average of 1.39 goals per team per game. Victory would move Zenit to 18 points and up to 2nd, with other results unchanged.
Akron arrive off four consecutive draws.
Across 7 recorded meetings, Zenit have 4 wins to Akron's 1, with 2 draws, at 3.57 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 29% of the meetings went to the host.
The venue is Gazprom Arena in St. Petersburg, with room for 68,000 spectators.