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Premier League · 2025Gazprom Arena

Zenit St. Petersburg 2–0 Akron Togliatti · 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
156
Shots on target
64
Possession
71%29%

Full time

What the match recorded

Zenit beat Akron 2–0. Recorded in this match (Zenit – Akron): shots 15–6, shots on target 6–4, possession 71%–29%, corners 4–1. 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.

Akron's recent record differs from the season

weak

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

8.4 shots/match ▲ShotsLast 5 · Season10.7 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
Shots8.4 shots/match10.7 shots/match11.9 shots/match

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

strong

Zenit have recorded the higher season possession share.

61.3% ●PossessionZenit · Akron43.5%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 17.8 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricZenitAkronBaseline
Possession61.3%43.5%47.9%

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

Zenit show a distinct attacking-volume record

moderate

Zenit's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines.

12.5 shots/match ▲ShotsZenit · Akron10.7 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricZenitAkronBaseline
Shots12.5 shots/match10.7 shots/match11.9 shots/match
Shots against9.78 shots/match15.1 shots/match11.7 shots/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots15 shots6 shotsZenit St. Petersburg 15 shots, Akron Togliatti 6 shots
  • Shots on target6 shots4 shotsZenit St. Petersburg 6 shots, Akron Togliatti 4 shots
  • Possession71%29%Zenit St. Petersburg 71%, Akron Togliatti 29%
  • Corners4 corners1 cornerZenit St. Petersburg 4 corners, Akron Togliatti 1 corner
  • Fouls6 fouls13 foulsZenit St. Petersburg 6 fouls, Akron Togliatti 13 fouls
  • Yellow cards0 cards3 cardsZenit St. Petersburg 0 cards, Akron Togliatti 3 cards
  • Passes572 passes215 passesZenit St. Petersburg 572 passes, Akron Togliatti 215 passes
  • Pass accuracy89%66%Zenit St. Petersburg 89%, Akron Togliatti 66%
  • Shots inside box11 shots5 shotsZenit St. Petersburg 11 shots, Akron Togliatti 5 shots
  • Blocked shots5 blocks2 blocksZenit St. Petersburg 5 blocks, Akron Togliatti 2 blocks
  • Goalkeeper saves4 saves4 savesZenit St. Petersburg 4 saves, Akron Togliatti 4 saves
  • Offsides7 offsides4 offsidesZenit St. Petersburg 7 offsides, Akron Togliatti 4 offsides

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Zenit St. Petersburg
1Draws
1Akron Togliatti
Akron Togliatti — Zenit St. Petersburg · Premier League1–1
Zenit St. Petersburg — Akron Togliatti · Premier League1–2
Akron Togliatti — Zenit St. Petersburg · Premier League0–5

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

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 · Akron Togliatti in 0

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Zenit St. Petersburg18 matchesAkron Togliatti18 matches
1.89 goals/match ▲Goals scored18/181.22 goals/match
0.67 goals/match ▲Goals allowed18/181.44 goals/match
12.5 shots/match ▲Shots18/1810.7 shots/match
5.39 shots/match ▲Shots on target18/183.78 shots/match
61.3% ●Possession18/1843.5%
5.83 corners/match ●Corners18/184.17 corners/match
1.56 cards/matchCards18/182 cards/match
9.67 fouls/matchFouls18/1814.8 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.
  • 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: Sat, 6 Dec 2025, 20:30 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Premier League

Goals per match rankingShots per match rankingShots on target per match ranking
TeamsZenit St. PetersburgAkron Togliatti
CompetitionPremier LeaguePremier League 2025/26
Head-to-headZenit St. Petersburg — Akron Togliatti
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this

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