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Premier League · 2022

Zenit St. Petersburg 3–2 FC Khimki · 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
1511
Shots on target
96
Expected goals
1.11.48
Possession
53%47%

Full time

What the match recorded

Zenit St. Petersburg beat FC Khimki 3–2. Recorded in this match (Zenit St. Petersburg – FC Khimki): shots 15–11, shots on target 9–6, expected goals 1.1–1.48, possession 53%–47%. 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.

FC Khimki show a distinct attacking-volume record

strong

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

19.2 shots/match ▲ShotsZenit St. Petersburg · FC Khimki11.3 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricZenit St. PetersburgFC KhimkiBaseline
Shots19.2 shots/match11.3 shots/match13.5 shots/match
Shots against7 shots/match15.7 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

moderate

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

2 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season2.79 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/match2.79 goals/match1.55 goals/match

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

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

62.9% ●PossessionZenit St. Petersburg · FC Khimki51.7%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 11.2 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricZenit St. PetersburgFC KhimkiBaseline
Possession62.9%51.7%50%

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots15 shots11 shotsZenit St. Petersburg 15 shots, FC Khimki 11 shots
  • Shots on target9 shots6 shotsZenit St. Petersburg 9 shots, FC Khimki 6 shots
  • Expected goals1.1 xG1.48 xGZenit St. Petersburg 1.1 xG, FC Khimki 1.48 xG
  • Possession53%47%Zenit St. Petersburg 53%, FC Khimki 47%
  • Corners4 corners0 cornersZenit St. Petersburg 4 corners, FC Khimki 0 corners
  • Fouls8 fouls16 foulsZenit St. Petersburg 8 fouls, FC Khimki 16 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Zenit St. Petersburg
1Draws
0FC Khimki
FC Khimki — Zenit St. Petersburg · Premier League1–1

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 · FC Khimki in 0

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Zenit St. Petersburg19 matchesFC Khimki19 matches
2.79 goals/match ▲Goals scored19/191 goal/match
0.47 goals/match ▲Goals allowed19/192.11 goals/match
2.3 xG/match ▲Expected goals14/171.21 xG/match
19.2 shots/match ▲Shots19/1911.3 shots/match
7.37 shots/match ▲Shots on target19/193.63 shots/match
62.9% ●Possession19/1951.7%
6.47 corners/match ●Corners19/193.89 corners/match
6.79 fouls/matchFouls19/1912.2 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples19 / 19home / 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, 12 Mar 2023, 15:00 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Premier League

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsZenit St. PetersburgFC Khimki
CompetitionPremier LeaguePremier League 2022/23
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