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Premier League · 2022

Zenit St. Petersburg 2–0 Ural Yekaterinburg · Premier League

2–0Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Zenit St. Petersburg won 2–0.

Shots
165
Shots on target
61
Expected goals
2.110.35
Possession
66%34%

Full time

What the match recorded

Zenit St. Petersburg beat Ural Yekaterinburg 2–0. Recorded in this match (Zenit St. Petersburg – Ural Yekaterinburg): shots 16–5, shots on target 6–1, expected goals 2.11–0.35, possession 66%–34%. 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.

Ural Yekaterinburg show a distinct attacking-volume record

strong

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

18.7 shots/match ▲ShotsZenit St. Petersburg · Ural Yekaterinburg12.8 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricZenit St. PetersburgUral YekaterinburgBaseline
Shots18.7 shots/match12.8 shots/match13 shots/match
Shots against7.1 shots/match13.7 shots/match14.2 shots/match

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

Zenit St. Petersburg's recent record differs from the season

weak

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

2 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season2.62 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 for2 goals/match2.62 goals/match1.48 goals/match

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

Both teams have elevated corners records

moderate

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

6.38 corners/match ●CornersZenit St. Petersburg · Ural Yekaterinburg5.57 corners/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricZenit St. PetersburgUral YekaterinburgBaseline
Corners6.38 corners/match5.57 corners/match4.81 corners/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots16 shots5 shotsZenit St. Petersburg 16 shots, Ural Yekaterinburg 5 shots
  • Shots on target6 shots1 shotZenit St. Petersburg 6 shots, Ural Yekaterinburg 1 shot
  • Expected goals2.11 xG0.35 xGZenit St. Petersburg 2.11 xG, Ural Yekaterinburg 0.35 xG
  • Possession66%34%Zenit St. Petersburg 66%, Ural Yekaterinburg 34%
  • Corners9 corners1 cornerZenit St. Petersburg 9 corners, Ural Yekaterinburg 1 corner
  • Fouls13 fouls14 foulsZenit St. Petersburg 13 fouls, Ural Yekaterinburg 14 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Zenit St. Petersburg
0Draws
0Ural Yekaterinburg
Ural Yekaterinburg — Zenit St. Petersburg · Premier League0–4

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Zenit St. Petersburg favored in 11 of 11 directional metrics · Ural Yekaterinburg in 0

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Zenit St. Petersburg21 matchesUral Yekaterinburg21 matches
2.62 goals/match ▲Goals scored21/211.14 goals/match
0.48 goals/match ▲Goals allowed21/211.57 goals/match
2.18 xG/match ▲Expected goals16/191.54 xG/match
18.7 shots/match ▲Shots21/2112.8 shots/match
7 shots/match ▲Shots on target21/214.1 shots/match
63.1% ●Possession21/2149.7%
6.38 corners/match ●Corners21/215.57 corners/match
7.1 fouls/matchFouls21/2111.6 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples21 / 21home / 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, 1 Apr 2023, 20:00 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Premier League

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsZenit St. PetersburgUral Yekaterinburg
CompetitionPremier LeaguePremier League 2022/23
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