Premier League · 2023

Dynamo Moscow 1–0 Zenit St. Petersburg · Premier League

1–0Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Dynamo Moscow won 1–0.

Shots
118
Shots on target
31
Expected goals
1.50.39
Possession
34%66%

Full time

What the match recorded

Dynamo Moscow beat Zenit St. Petersburg 1–0. Recorded in this match (Dynamo Moscow – Zenit St. Petersburg): shots 11–8, shots on target 3–1, expected goals 1.5–0.39, possession 34%–66%. 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

moderate

Zenit St. Petersburg's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

0.8 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.69 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 for0.8 goals/match1.69 goals/match1.27 goals/match

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

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Zenit St. Petersburg.

4.14 days ▲Rest daysDynamo Moscow · Zenit St. Petersburg3.95 days
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

MetricDynamo MoscowZenit St. PetersburgBaseline
Rest days4.14 days3.95 days—
Matches last 14 days2 matches2 matches—

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

The teams have contrasting possession records

strong

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

49.7%PossessionDynamo Moscow · Zenit St. Petersburg● 63.5%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 13.8 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricDynamo MoscowZenit St. PetersburgBaseline
Possession49.7%63.5%49.3%

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots11 shots8 shotsDynamo Moscow 11 shots, Zenit St. Petersburg 8 shots
  • Shots on target3 shots1 shotDynamo Moscow 3 shots, Zenit St. Petersburg 1 shot
  • Expected goals1.5 xG0.39 xGDynamo Moscow 1.5 xG, Zenit St. Petersburg 0.39 xG
  • Possession34%66%Dynamo Moscow 34%, Zenit St. Petersburg 66%
  • Corners1 corner7 cornersDynamo Moscow 1 corner, Zenit St. Petersburg 7 corners
  • Fouls9 fouls4 foulsDynamo Moscow 9 fouls, Zenit St. Petersburg 4 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Dynamo Moscow
0Draws
2Zenit St. Petersburg
Zenit St. Petersburg — Dynamo Moscow · Premier League2–3
Zenit St. Petersburg — Dynamo Moscow · Premier League3–1
Dynamo Moscow — Zenit St. Petersburg · Premier League0–2

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Dynamo Moscow favored in 3 of 11 directional metrics · Zenit St. Petersburg in 6 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Dynamo Moscow26 matchesZenit St. Petersburg26 matches
1.65 goals/matchGoals scored26/261.69 goals/match
1.27 goals/matchGoals allowed26/26▲ 0.88 goals/match
1.8 xG/match ▲Expected goals25/251.59 xG/match
15.2 shots/match ▲Shots26/2613.2 shots/match
5.31 shots/match ▲Shots on target26/264.73 shots/match
49.7%Possession26/26● 63.5%
5.58 corners/matchCorners26/26● 6.46 corners/match
11.5 fouls/matchFouls26/268.54 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples26 / 26home / 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: Sun, 28 Apr 2024, 20:15 UTC · analysis-v4

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