About Match
The table reads 8th (Rubin Kazan, 11 pts) against 5th (Zenit, 15 pts), 4 points apart. In league terms the two rates read 1.38/1.25 for Rubin Kazan and 2/0.88 for Zenit (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.39. A win here leaves Rubin Kazan on 14 points and up to 6th, other results permitting.
Rubin Kazan's last three games have all finished level, having scored in 8 consecutive games.
The head-to-head ledger counts 16 games: 4 Rubin Kazan wins, 10 for Zenit, 2 draws, at 3 goals per meeting. Goals tend to flow: 63% of the meetings produced three or more.
Ak Bars Arena in Kazan' stages the fixture, a ground that holds 45,105.