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Zenit St. Petersburg 2–1 Nizhny Novgorod · Premier League

2–1Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Zenit St. Petersburg won 2–1.

Shots
278
Shots on target
55
Expected goals
3.631.53
Possession
74%26%

Full time

What the match recorded

Zenit St. Petersburg beat Pari Nizhny Novgorod 2–1. Recorded in this match (Zenit St. Petersburg – Pari Nizhny Novgorod): shots 27–8, shots on target 5–5, expected goals 3.63–1.53, possession 74%–26%. 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.

Pari Nizhny Novgorod show a distinct attacking-volume record

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Pari Nizhny Novgorod's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit below their competition baselines.

14.7 shots/match ▲ShotsZenit St. Petersburg · Pari Nizhny Novgorod8.95 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

MetricZenit St. PetersburgPari Nizhny NovgorodBaseline
Shots14.7 shots/match8.95 shots/match13.8 shots/match
Shots against9.44 shots/match17.5 shots/match13.1 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

The teams have contrasting possession records

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Zenit St. Petersburg have recorded the higher season possession share.

60.8% ●PossessionZenit St. Petersburg · Pari Nizhny Novgorod39.6%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 21.3 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricZenit St. PetersburgPari Nizhny NovgorodBaseline
Possession60.8%39.6%49.2%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots27 shots8 shotsZenit St. Petersburg 27 shots, Nizhny Novgorod 8 shots
  • Shots on target5 shots5 shotsZenit St. Petersburg 5 shots, Nizhny Novgorod 5 shots
  • Expected goals3.63 xG1.53 xGZenit St. Petersburg 3.63 xG, Nizhny Novgorod 1.53 xG
  • Possession74%26%Zenit St. Petersburg 74%, Nizhny Novgorod 26%
  • Corners9 corners2 cornersZenit St. Petersburg 9 corners, Nizhny Novgorod 2 corners
  • Fouls12 fouls12 foulsZenit St. Petersburg 12 fouls, Nizhny Novgorod 12 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

5Zenit St. Petersburg
0Draws
0Nizhny Novgorod
Nizhny Novgorod — Zenit St. Petersburg · Premier League0–3
Zenit St. Petersburg — Nizhny Novgorod · Premier League1–0
Nizhny Novgorod — Zenit St. Petersburg · Premier League0–2
Zenit St. Petersburg — Nizhny Novgorod · Premier League3–0
Nizhny Novgorod — Zenit St. Petersburg · Premier League0–3

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Zenit St. Petersburg favored in 11 of 11 directional metrics · Nizhny Novgorod in 0

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Zenit St. Petersburg27 matchesNizhny Novgorod27 matches
1.93 goals/match ▲Goals scored27/270.78 goals/match
0.59 goals/match ▲Goals allowed27/271.78 goals/match
1.83 xG/match ▲Expected goals17/181.17 xG/match
14.7 shots/match ▲Shots18/198.95 shots/match
5.28 shots/match ▲Shots on target18/192.89 shots/match
60.8% ●Possession18/1939.6%
5.44 corners/match ●Corners18/193.11 corners/match
9.89 fouls/matchFouls18/1914.5 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited
Season samples27 / 27home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Evidence is usable but does not meet the strongest completeness threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 4 May 2025, 20:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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