Match summary
Before kickoff, Zenit (2nd, 62 pts) were 41 points ahead of Sochi (16th, 21 pts). Before kickoff, Sochi were 16th in the table but 1st on points from the last five league games. Zenit had gone 10 matches unbeaten before this one.
Zenit vs Sochi in numbers
What stands outUpdated 2026-09-27
- Zenit moved from 2nd to 1st in the Premier League (Russia) table with this result.Into first place. Table rebuilt from 225 results before kickoff and 226 after it; 16 teams; 65 points after 29 matches.
- Zenit won 2-1 after trailing 0-1.Trailed from the 31st minute; timeline of 3 goals matches the final score.
- Aleksandr Erokhin's 84th-minute goal decided the match.Zenit's goal 2 of 2 put them ahead for good; the goal timeline matches the 2-1 final score.
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Zenit3W 2D 0L
ZenitSochi
11Pointsof 1512
7Goals scored7
2Goals conceded4
3Clean sheets2
2Scored in a row1
10Unbeaten in a row1
1Conceded in a row3
Head to head5 meetings · Sep 2017 – Oct 2025
- Zenit wins
- 4
- Draws
- 0
- Sochi wins
- 1
4goals per meeting
40%both teams scored
80%3+ goals
60%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsZenit 4W 0D 1L · 4 goals per game
Meetings
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 225 earlier results
ZenitSochi
#2Position#16
62Points28 v 28 games21
+32Goal difference-30
1.79Scored per gameleague avg 1.260.96
0.64Conceded per game2.04
#2Form table position#1
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
ZenitSochi
- Yellow Card · Zenit · Aleksandr Erokhin90+1'
- 89'Substitution · Sochi · Ruslan Magal · InOut: Kirill Zaika
- 89'Substitution · Sochi · Artem Korneev · InOut: A. Kovalenko
- Substitution · Zenit · Vanja Drkusic · InOut: Maksim Glushenkov88'
- 87'Yellow Card · Sochi · Kirill Zaika
- Goal · Zenit · Aleksandr Erokhin2-184'
- 78'Substitution · Sochi · Anton Zinkovskiy · InOut: Maksim Mukhin
- 78'Substitution · Sochi · Martin Kramaric · InOut: Dmitriy Vasiljev
- 77'Yellow Card · Sochi · Dmitriy Vasiljev
- Substitution · Zenit · Aleksandr Erokhin · InOut: Luiz Henrique76'
- Substitution · Zenit · Daniil Kondakov · InOut: Wendel76'
- 68'Substitution · Sochi · Pavel Meleshin · InOut: Zakhar Fedorov
- Substitution · Zenit · Román Vega · InOut: Pedro66'
- Substitution · Zenit · Andrey Mostovoy · InOut: Wilmar Barrios66'
- Goal · Zenit · Luiz Henrique1-159'
- 31'Goal · Sochi · Zakhar Fedorov0-1
- 21'Yellow Card · Sochi · Vyacheslav Litvinov
- Missed Penalty · Zenit · Luiz HenriqueMissed Penalty13'
Match Statistics
Match stats
ZenitSochi
67%Ball Possession33%
23Shots Total7
7Shots On Target4
11Corners3
9Fouls15
1Yellow Cards3
2Offsides0
3Saves5
550Passes279
12Shots Off Target3
111Attacks63
73Dangerous Attacks26
19Shots Inside Box5
4Shots Outside Box2
2Goals1
14Free Kicks10
4Shots Blocked0
5Substitutions5
2Hit Woodwork0
12Tackles19
1Assists1
463Accurate Passes193
34Total Crosses10
11Accurate Crosses5
3Interceptions8
49Duels Won55
7Big Chances Created1
5Big Chances Missed0
Team Lineups
Lineups
4-2-3-1 · 3-4-3
Manager: Igor Osinkin
Starting XI
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AD
Aleksandr Degtev7.0
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ZF
Zakhar Fedorov6.6
Substitutes
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AK
Artem Korneev-
RB
Ruslan Bart-
DS
Daniil SilevPlayer Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.3 | 88' | 0 | 1 | 1/5 | 46(65%) | 2 | 5/15 | |
| 7.3 | 14' | 1 | 0 | 1/2 | 4(25%) | - | 3/4 | |
| 7.2 | 76' | 1 | 0 | 1/4 | 41(93%) | 2 | 7/16 | |
| 7.2 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 2/5 | 19(74%) | 2 | 8/20 | |
| 7.0 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 82(82%) | - | 7/8 | |
| 7.0 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 61(77%) | 1 | 3/8 | |
| 6.9 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 57(91%) | - | 2/6 | |
Pedro MF | 6.8 | 66' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 33(85%) | 1 | 4/5 |
| 6.7 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 14(100%) | - | - | |
Nino DF | 6.7 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 73(92%) | 2 | 4/9 |
Wendel MF | 6.6 | 76' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 61(87%) | 1 | 1/4 |
| 6.6 | 14' | 0 | 0 | - | 3(67%) | 1 | 2/3 | |
| 6.6 | 66' | 0 | 0 | - | 37(92%) | - | 1/2 | |
| 6.6 | 24' | 0 | 0 | - | 11(75%) | - | 1/1 | |
| 6.2 | 24' | 0 | 0 | 1/2 | 8(100%) | - | 1/3 | |
| - | 2' | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
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