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Premier League · 2025Sovcombank Arena

Nizhny Novgorod 0–2 Zenit St. Petersburg · Premier League

0–2Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Zenit St. Petersburg won 0–2.

Shots
137
Shots on target
34
Possession
35%65%

Full time

What the match recorded

Zenit beat Nizhny Novgorod 2–0. Recorded in this match (Nizhny Novgorod – Zenit): shots 13–7, shots on target 3–4, possession 35%–65%, corners 7–4. 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.

Nizhny Novgorod's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Nizhny Novgorod's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

0 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season0.56 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 for0 goals/match0.56 goals/match1.28 goals/match

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

Zenit have a visible away split

moderate

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

10.4 shots/match ▲ShotsAway only · Season12.6 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots10.4 shots/match12.6 shots/match11.8 shots/match

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

strong

Zenit have recorded the higher season possession share.

43.4%PossessionNizhny Novgorod · Zenit● 60.3%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 16.9 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricNizhny NovgorodZenitBaseline
Possession43.4%60.3%48.2%

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots13 shots7 shotsNizhny Novgorod 13 shots, Zenit St. Petersburg 7 shots
  • Shots on target3 shots4 shotsNizhny Novgorod 3 shots, Zenit St. Petersburg 4 shots
  • Possession35%65%Nizhny Novgorod 35%, Zenit St. Petersburg 65%
  • Corners7 corners4 cornersNizhny Novgorod 7 corners, Zenit St. Petersburg 4 corners
  • Fouls22 fouls9 foulsNizhny Novgorod 22 fouls, Zenit St. Petersburg 9 fouls
  • Yellow cards0 cards2 cardsNizhny Novgorod 0 cards, Zenit St. Petersburg 2 cards
  • Passes307 passes596 passesNizhny Novgorod 307 passes, Zenit St. Petersburg 596 passes
  • Pass accuracy79%88%Nizhny Novgorod 79%, Zenit St. Petersburg 88%
  • Shots inside box7 shots6 shotsNizhny Novgorod 7 shots, Zenit St. Petersburg 6 shots
  • Blocked shots6 blocks1 blockNizhny Novgorod 6 blocks, Zenit St. Petersburg 1 block
  • Goalkeeper saves2 saves3 savesNizhny Novgorod 2 saves, Zenit St. Petersburg 3 saves
  • Offsides3 offsides2 offsidesNizhny Novgorod 3 offsides, Zenit St. Petersburg 2 offsides

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Nizhny Novgorod
0Draws
5Zenit St. Petersburg
Zenit St. Petersburg — Nizhny Novgorod · Premier League2–0
Zenit St. Petersburg — Nizhny Novgorod · Premier League2–1
Nizhny Novgorod — Zenit St. Petersburg · Premier League0–3
Zenit St. Petersburg — Nizhny Novgorod · Premier League1–0
Nizhny Novgorod — Zenit St. Petersburg · Premier League0–2

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Nizhny Novgorod favored in 0 of 11 directional metrics · Zenit St. Petersburg in 11

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Nizhny Novgorod16 matchesZenit St. Petersburg16 matches
0.56 goals/matchGoals scored16/16▲ 1.94 goals/match
1.69 goals/matchGoals allowed16/16▲ 0.75 goals/match
11 shots/matchShots16/16▲ 12.6 shots/match
3.88 shots/matchShots on target16/16▲ 5.63 shots/match
43.4%Possession16/16● 60.3%
4.25 corners/matchCorners16/16● 6.13 corners/match
2.69 cards/matchCards16/161.69 cards/match
17.3 fouls/matchFouls16/169.94 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples16 / 16home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: xg_for, xg_against.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 23 Nov 2025, 16:15 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Premier League

Goals per match rankingShots per match rankingShots on target per match ranking
TeamsNizhny NovgorodZenit St. Petersburg
CompetitionPremier LeaguePremier League 2025/26
Head-to-headNizhny Novgorod — Zenit St. Petersburg
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