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Premier League · 2023

FC Spartak Moscow 1–3 Zenit St. Petersburg · Premier League

1–3Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Zenit St. Petersburg won 1–3.

Shots
1412
Shots on target
43
Expected goals
2.071.29
Possession
52%48%

Full time

What the match recorded

Zenit St. Petersburg beat FC Spartak Moscow 3–1. Recorded in this match (FC Spartak Moscow – Zenit St. Petersburg): shots 14–12, shots on target 4–3, expected goals 2.07–1.29, possession 52%–48%. 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.

Both teams have elevated corners records

weak

Each team's season corners average is above the competition baseline.

6 corners/matchCornersFC Spartak Moscow · Zenit St. Petersburg● 7 corners/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Both team averages are compared with the same competition baseline.

Window: season

MetricFC Spartak MoscowZenit St. PetersburgBaseline
Corners6 corners/match7 corners/match5.4 corners/match

Caveat: A shared historical pattern is descriptive and may not repeat in one fixture.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots14 shots12 shotsFC Spartak Moscow 14 shots, Zenit St. Petersburg 12 shots
  • Shots on target4 shots3 shotsFC Spartak Moscow 4 shots, Zenit St. Petersburg 3 shots
  • Expected goals2.07 xG1.29 xGFC Spartak Moscow 2.07 xG, Zenit St. Petersburg 1.29 xG
  • Possession52%48%FC Spartak Moscow 52%, Zenit St. Petersburg 48%
  • Corners5 corners3 cornersFC Spartak Moscow 5 corners, Zenit St. Petersburg 3 corners
  • Fouls19 fouls12 foulsFC Spartak Moscow 19 fouls, Zenit St. Petersburg 12 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0FC Spartak Moscow
0Draws
2Zenit St. Petersburg
Zenit St. Petersburg — FC Spartak Moscow · Premier League3–2
FC Spartak Moscow — Zenit St. Petersburg · Premier League1–2

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: FC Spartak Moscow favored in 5 of 11 directional metrics · Zenit St. Petersburg in 5 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

FC Spartak Moscow5 matchesZenit St. Petersburg5 matches
2.4 goals/match ▲Goals scored5/52 goals/match
2 goals/matchGoals allowed5/5▲ 1 goal/match
1.71 xG/match ▲Expected goals5/51.07 xG/match
15.8 shots/match ▲Shots5/510.8 shots/match
5.8 shots/match ▲Shots on target5/53.4 shots/match
56%Possession5/5● 62.4%
6 corners/matchCorners5/5● 7 corners/match
12 fouls/matchFouls5/59.4 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited
Season samples5 / 5home / 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, 20 Aug 2023, 20:30 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Premier League

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsFC Spartak MoscowZenit St. Petersburg
CompetitionPremier LeaguePremier League 2023/24
Head-to-headFC Spartak Moscow — Zenit St. Petersburg
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this

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