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Premier League · 2022

Zenit St. Petersburg 3–2 FC Spartak Moscow · Premier League

3–2Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Zenit St. Petersburg won 3–2.

Shots
916
Shots on target
34
Possession
50%50%

Full time

What the match recorded

Zenit St. Petersburg beat FC Spartak Moscow 3–2. Recorded in this match (Zenit St. Petersburg – FC Spartak Moscow): shots 9–16, shots on target 3–4, possession 50%–50%, corners 5–11. 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

weak

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

14 shots/match ▲ShotsLast 5 · Season17.8 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Shots14 shots/match17.8 shots/match12.9 shots/match

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

Both teams have elevated corners records

weak

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

6.12 corners/match ●CornersZenit St. Petersburg · FC Spartak Moscow5.38 corners/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricZenit St. PetersburgFC Spartak MoscowBaseline
Corners6.12 corners/match5.38 corners/match4.85 corners/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots9 shots16 shotsZenit St. Petersburg 9 shots, FC Spartak Moscow 16 shots
  • Shots on target3 shots4 shotsZenit St. Petersburg 3 shots, FC Spartak Moscow 4 shots
  • Possession50%50%Zenit St. Petersburg 50%, FC Spartak Moscow 50%
  • Corners5 corners11 cornersZenit St. Petersburg 5 corners, FC Spartak Moscow 11 corners
  • Fouls3 fouls10 foulsZenit St. Petersburg 3 fouls, FC Spartak Moscow 10 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Zenit St. Petersburg
0Draws
0FC Spartak Moscow
FC Spartak Moscow — Zenit St. Petersburg · Premier League1–2

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 Spartak Moscow in 1 · 3 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Zenit St. Petersburg26 matchesFC Spartak Moscow26 matches
2.62 goals/match ▲Goals scored26/262.19 goals/match
0.58 goals/match ▲Goals allowed26/261.35 goals/match
2.16 xG/matchExpected goals19/18▲ 2.34 xG/match
17.8 shots/matchShots26/2617.3 shots/match
6.69 shots/matchShots on target26/266.38 shots/match
62.2% ●Possession26/2657.4%
6.12 corners/match ●Corners26/265.38 corners/match
7.15 fouls/matchFouls26/2611.2 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, 7 May 2023, 19:00 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Premier League

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsZenit St. PetersburgFC Spartak Moscow
CompetitionPremier LeaguePremier League 2022/23
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this

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