Match Report
The table gap was wide: 42 points between Zenit (1st, 65 pts) and Arsenal Tula (16th, 23 pts). Against a league average of 1.33 goals per team per game, Zenit ran at 2.2 scored and 0.93 conceded, Arsenal Tula at 1 and 1.97.
Three consecutive wins preceded this game for Zenit. Arsenal Tula were winless in 5. Over the last five, Zenit had taken 10 of 15 points to Arsenal Tula's 1.
Zenit led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 3-0 full-time score.




