Match Report
SKA Khabarovsk, 16th on 13 points, faced a 40-point deficit to Zenit (5th, 53). In league terms the two rates read 1.53/0.7 for Zenit and 0.53/1.83 for SKA Khabarovsk (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.13.
SKA Khabarovsk arrived off seven straight defeats. Over the last five, Zenit had taken 6 of 15 points to SKA Khabarovsk's 0.
The venue was Saint Petersburg Stadium in St. Petersburg, with room for 68,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Zenit led 3-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 6-0.