Premier League · 2023

Zenit St. Petersburg 4–0 Ural Yekaterinburg · Premier League

4–0Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Zenit St. Petersburg won 4–0.

Shots
154
Shots on target
70
Expected goals
2.120.27
Possession
67%33%

Full time

What the match recorded

Zenit St. Petersburg beat Ural Yekaterinburg 4–0. Recorded in this match (Zenit St. Petersburg – Ural Yekaterinburg): shots 15–4, shots on target 7–0, expected goals 2.12–0.27, possession 67%–33%. 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.

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

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

63.2% ●PossessionZenit St. Petersburg · Ural Yekaterinburg39.2%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 24.0 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricZenit St. PetersburgUral YekaterinburgBaseline
Possession63.2%39.2%50.6%

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

Ural Yekaterinburg show a distinct attacking-volume record

moderate

Ural Yekaterinburg's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit below their competition baselines.

11.5 shots/match ▲ShotsZenit St. Petersburg · Ural Yekaterinburg11.2 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricZenit St. PetersburgUral YekaterinburgBaseline
Shots11.5 shots/match11.2 shots/match12.2 shots/match
Shots against8 shots/match11.3 shots/match12.2 shots/match

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

Ural Yekaterinburg have a visible away split

weak

Ural Yekaterinburg's away-only shot average is below their full-season average.

9.33 shots/match ▲ShotsAway only · Season11.2 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots9.33 shots/match11.2 shots/match12.2 shots/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots15 shots4 shotsZenit St. Petersburg 15 shots, Ural Yekaterinburg 4 shots
  • Shots on target7 shots0 shotsZenit St. Petersburg 7 shots, Ural Yekaterinburg 0 shots
  • Expected goals2.12 xG0.27 xGZenit St. Petersburg 2.12 xG, Ural Yekaterinburg 0.27 xG
  • Possession67%33%Zenit St. Petersburg 67%, Ural Yekaterinburg 33%
  • Corners6 corners3 cornersZenit St. Petersburg 6 corners, Ural Yekaterinburg 3 corners
  • Fouls7 fouls15 foulsZenit St. Petersburg 7 fouls, Ural Yekaterinburg 15 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2Zenit St. Petersburg
0Draws
0Ural Yekaterinburg
Zenit St. Petersburg — Ural Yekaterinburg · Premier League2–0
Ural Yekaterinburg — Zenit St. Petersburg · Premier League0–4

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 8 of 11 directional metrics · Ural Yekaterinburg in 1 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Zenit St. Petersburg6 matchesUral Yekaterinburg6 matches
2.33 goals/match ▲Goals scored6/61.33 goals/match
0.83 goals/match ▲Goals allowed6/61.17 goals/match
1.24 xG/matchExpected goals6/6▲ 1.58 xG/match
11.5 shots/matchShots6/611.2 shots/match
4 shots/match ▲Shots on target6/63.67 shots/match
63.2% ●Possession6/639.2%
6.83 corners/match ●Corners6/65 corners/match
9 fouls/matchFouls6/612.3 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited
Season samples6 / 6home / 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: Sat, 26 Aug 2023, 16:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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