Premier League · 2023

Zenit St. Petersburg 2–1 FC Rostov · 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
197
Shots on target
73
Possession
51%49%

Full time

What the match recorded

Zenit St. Petersburg beat FC Rostov 2–1. Recorded in this match (Zenit St. Petersburg – FC Rostov): shots 19–7, shots on target 7–3, possession 51%–49%, corners 6–1. 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.

FC Rostov have a visible away split

moderate

FC Rostov's away-only shot average is below their full-season average.

11.7 shots/match ▲ShotsAway only · Season14.3 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots11.7 shots/match14.3 shots/match13 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

FC Rostov's recent record differs from the season

weak

FC Rostov's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

1.2 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.43 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for1.2 goals/match1.43 goals/match1.3 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

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

63.1% ●PossessionZenit St. Petersburg · FC Rostov54.9%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 8.2 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricZenit St. PetersburgFC RostovBaseline
Possession63.1%54.9%49.6%

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots19 shots7 shotsZenit St. Petersburg 19 shots, FC Rostov 7 shots
  • Shots on target7 shots3 shotsZenit St. Petersburg 7 shots, FC Rostov 3 shots
  • Possession51%49%Zenit St. Petersburg 51%, FC Rostov 49%
  • Corners6 corners1 cornerZenit St. Petersburg 6 corners, FC Rostov 1 corner
  • Fouls8 fouls13 foulsZenit St. Petersburg 8 fouls, FC Rostov 13 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Zenit St. Petersburg
2Draws
0FC Rostov
FC Rostov — Zenit St. Petersburg · Premier League1–1
FC Rostov — Zenit St. Petersburg · Premier League0–0
Zenit St. Petersburg — FC Rostov · Premier League3–1

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 7 of 11 directional metrics · FC Rostov in 0 · 4 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Zenit St. Petersburg30 matchesFC Rostov30 matches
1.73 goals/match ▲Goals scored30/301.43 goals/match
0.9 goals/match ▲Goals allowed30/301.53 goals/match
1.6 xG/matchExpected goals26/251.59 xG/match
13.7 shots/matchShots30/3014.3 shots/match
4.97 shots/matchShots on target30/304.8 shots/match
63.1% ●Possession30/3054.9%
6.63 corners/match ●Corners30/305.57 corners/match
8.4 fouls/matchFouls30/3010.8 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples30 / 30home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence 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: Sat, 25 May 2024, 17:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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