Match Report
Zenit went into the game 1st in the table on 9 points; Dynamo Makhachkala sat 4th on 0 — a 9-point gap. Dynamo Makhachkala's recent output lagged their position: 15th on form over five rounds while 4th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1.33/0 for Zenit and 0.67/2 for Dynamo Makhachkala (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.15.
8 meetings are on record — 7 won by Zenit, 0 by Dynamo Makhachkala, 1 drawn, at 2 goals per meeting. Home advantage is real in this fixture: whoever hosted won 63% of the meetings. These meetings skew tight — only 25% saw more than two goals.
Gazprom Arena, capacity 68,000, hosted the game. The referee was M. Zaika, with 23 matches in our database and 1.0 yellows per game on average. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Zenit led 2-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 3-0.
Goal scorers
Zenit: Aleksandr Sobolev (11'), Aleksandr Sobolev (38'), Aleksandr Erokhin (85')
Key stats
Possession: Zenit 66% · Dynamo Makhachkala 34% · Total shots: 26-9 · On target: 11-2 · Corners: 5-2