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Premier League · 2022

Zenit St. Petersburg 3–0 Nizhny Novgorod · Premier League

3–0Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Zenit St. Petersburg won 3–0.

Shots
196
Shots on target
120
Expected goals
1.920.19
Possession
67%33%

Full time

What the match recorded

Zenit St. Petersburg beat Pari Nizhny Novgorod 3–0. Recorded in this match (Zenit St. Petersburg – Pari Nizhny Novgorod): shots 19–6, shots on target 12–0, expected goals 1.92–0.19, 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.

Pari Nizhny Novgorod show a distinct attacking-volume record

strong

Pari Nizhny Novgorod's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit below their competition baselines.

19.4 shots/match ▲ShotsZenit St. Petersburg · Pari Nizhny Novgorod10.2 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricZenit St. PetersburgPari Nizhny NovgorodBaseline
Shots19.4 shots/match10.2 shots/match13.7 shots/match
Shots against6.78 shots/match15.6 shots/match14.3 shots/match

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

Pari Nizhny Novgorod's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Pari Nizhny Novgorod's last-five shots average is below their season average.

7 shots/match ▲ShotsLast 5 · Season10.2 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
Shots7 shots/match10.2 shots/match13.7 shots/match

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

strong

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

63.4% ●PossessionZenit St. Petersburg · Pari Nizhny Novgorod43.7%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 19.7 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricZenit St. PetersburgPari Nizhny NovgorodBaseline
Possession63.4%43.7%49.8%

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots19 shots6 shotsZenit St. Petersburg 19 shots, Nizhny Novgorod 6 shots
  • Shots on target12 shots0 shotsZenit St. Petersburg 12 shots, Nizhny Novgorod 0 shots
  • Expected goals1.92 xG0.19 xGZenit St. Petersburg 1.92 xG, Nizhny Novgorod 0.19 xG
  • Possession67%33%Zenit St. Petersburg 67%, Nizhny Novgorod 33%
  • Corners9 corners4 cornersZenit St. Petersburg 9 corners, Nizhny Novgorod 4 corners
  • Fouls6 fouls11 foulsZenit St. Petersburg 6 fouls, Nizhny Novgorod 11 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Zenit St. Petersburg
0Draws
0Nizhny Novgorod
Nizhny Novgorod — Zenit St. Petersburg · Premier League0–3

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 · Nizhny Novgorod in 0

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Zenit St. Petersburg18 matchesNizhny Novgorod18 matches
2.78 goals/match ▲Goals scored18/181.22 goals/match
0.39 goals/match ▲Goals allowed18/181.78 goals/match
2.39 xG/match ▲Expected goals13/181.03 xG/match
19.4 shots/match ▲Shots18/1810.2 shots/match
7.28 shots/match ▲Shots on target18/183.22 shots/match
63.4% ●Possession18/1843.7%
6.61 corners/match ●Corners18/183.39 corners/match
6.72 fouls/matchFouls18/1812 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples18 / 18home / 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, 4 Mar 2023, 17:30 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Premier League

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsZenit St. PetersburgNizhny Novgorod
CompetitionPremier LeaguePremier League 2022/23
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