Premier League · 2022

Zenit St. Petersburg 7–0 FC Sochi · Premier League

7–0Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Zenit St. Petersburg won 7–0.

Shots
273
Shots on target
130
Possession
71%29%

Full time

What the match recorded

Zenit St. Petersburg beat FC Sochi 7–0. Recorded in this match (Zenit St. Petersburg – FC Sochi): shots 27–3, shots on target 13–0, possession 71%–29%, corners 9–0. 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

strong

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

6.57 corners/match ●CornersZenit St. Petersburg · FC Sochi5.93 corners/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricZenit St. PetersburgFC SochiBaseline
Corners6.57 corners/match5.93 corners/match4.57 corners/match

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

FC Sochi's recent record differs from the season

moderate

FC Sochi's last-five shots average is below their season average.

10.4 shots/match ▲ShotsLast 5 · Season14.6 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
Shots10.4 shots/match14.6 shots/match13.5 shots/match

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

FC Sochi have a visible away split

moderate

FC Sochi's away-only shot average is below their full-season average.

10.9 shots/match ▲ShotsAway only · Season14.6 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots10.9 shots/match14.6 shots/match13.5 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots27 shots3 shotsZenit St. Petersburg 27 shots, FC Sochi 3 shots
  • Shots on target13 shots0 shotsZenit St. Petersburg 13 shots, FC Sochi 0 shots
  • Possession71%29%Zenit St. Petersburg 71%, FC Sochi 29%
  • Corners9 corners0 cornersZenit St. Petersburg 9 corners, FC Sochi 0 corners
  • Fouls3 fouls2 foulsZenit St. Petersburg 3 fouls, FC Sochi 2 fouls

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 Sochi in 0

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Zenit St. Petersburg14 matchesFC Sochi14 matches
3.07 goals/match ▲Goals scored14/141.57 goals/match
0.36 goals/match ▲Goals allowed14/142.07 goals/match
2.34 xG/match ▲Expected goals10/101.97 xG/match
19.8 shots/match ▲Shots14/1414.6 shots/match
7.43 shots/match ▲Shots on target14/145.07 shots/match
62.4% ●Possession14/1455.5%
6.57 corners/match ●Corners14/145.93 corners/match
6.71 fouls/matchFouls14/149.64 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples14 / 14home / 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: Mon, 24 Oct 2022, 21:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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