Fakel Voronezh
Premier League · 2026Fakel Voronezh 0–1 Zenit St. Petersburg · Premier League
This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.
Match at a glance
Zenit St. Petersburg won 0–1.
- Shots
- 8–21
- Shots on target
- 2–5
- Possession
- 30%–70%
Full time
What the match recorded
Zenit St. Petersburg beat Fakel Voronezh 1–0. Recorded in this match (Fakel Voronezh – Zenit St. Petersburg): shots 8–21, shots on target 2–5, possession 30%–70%, corners 2–6. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.
Pre-match record
What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.
Zenit St. Petersburg's recent record differs from the season
moderateZenit St. Petersburg's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.
Evidence and caveat
Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.
Window: last_5 versus season
| Metric | Last 5 | Season | Baseline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 1.6 goals/match | 2.17 goals/match | 1.3 goals/match |
Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.
Both teams have elevated corners records
moderateEach team's season corners average is above the competition baseline.
Evidence and caveat
Comparison: Both team averages are compared with the same competition baseline.
Window: season
| Metric | Fakel Voronezh | Zenit St. Petersburg | Baseline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corners | 5.5 corners/match | 4.83 corners/match | 4.2 corners/match |
Caveat: A shared historical pattern is descriptive and may not repeat in one fixture.
The teams have contrasting possession records
moderateZenit St. Petersburg have recorded the higher season possession share.
Evidence and caveat
Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 11.7 percentage points.
Window: season
| Metric | Fakel Voronezh | Zenit St. Petersburg | Baseline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Possession | 47.7% | 59.3% | 49.4% |
Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.
This match
Match statistics
History
Head-to-head
Recent meetings between these teams.
Last 5 meetings
Metric comparison
Team comparison
Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.
Season: Fakel Voronezh favored in 1 of 9 directional metrics · Zenit St. Petersburg in 7 · 1 too close
Window
Season
Window
Last 10
Window
Last 5
Window
Home–Away
Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.
Possession control
Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.
Attacking volume
Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.
Defensive resistance
Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.
Directness proxy
Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.
Physicality
Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.
Set-piece relevance
Corner volume relative to competition peers.
Tempo and pressure proxy
Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.
- Matches in previous 14 days · Both teams: 2 matches
Fakel Voronezh / Zenit St. Petersburg
Evidence quality
How much supports this analysis
- Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.
Known unknowns
- Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
- Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: xg_for, xg_against, cards.
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