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Zenit St. Petersburg 2–0 FC Spartak Moscow · 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
119
Shots on target
40
Possession
45%55%

Full time

What the match recorded

Zenit beat Spartak Moscow 2–0. Recorded in this match (Zenit – Spartak Moscow): shots 11–9, shots on target 4–0, possession 45%–55%, corners 2–5. 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.

5.67 corners/match ●CornersZenit · Spartak Moscow5.57 corners/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricZenitSpartak MoscowBaseline
Corners5.67 corners/match5.57 corners/match4.38 corners/match

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

Zenit's recent record differs from the season

weak

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

1.4 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.81 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 for1.4 goals/match1.81 goals/match1.25 goals/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots11 shots9 shotsZenit St. Petersburg 11 shots, FC Spartak Moscow 9 shots
  • Shots on target4 shots0 shotsZenit St. Petersburg 4 shots, FC Spartak Moscow 0 shots
  • Possession45%55%Zenit St. Petersburg 45%, FC Spartak Moscow 55%
  • Corners2 corners5 cornersZenit St. Petersburg 2 corners, FC Spartak Moscow 5 corners
  • Fouls7 fouls20 foulsZenit St. Petersburg 7 fouls, FC Spartak Moscow 20 fouls
  • Yellow cards2 cards4 cardsZenit St. Petersburg 2 cards, FC Spartak Moscow 4 cards
  • Passes348 passes426 passesZenit St. Petersburg 348 passes, FC Spartak Moscow 426 passes
  • Pass accuracy79%83%Zenit St. Petersburg 79%, FC Spartak Moscow 83%
  • Shots inside box9 shots4 shotsZenit St. Petersburg 9 shots, FC Spartak Moscow 4 shots
  • Blocked shots4 blocks2 blocksZenit St. Petersburg 4 blocks, FC Spartak Moscow 2 blocks
  • Goalkeeper saves0 saves2 savesZenit St. Petersburg 0 saves, FC Spartak Moscow 2 saves

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Zenit St. Petersburg
4Draws
0FC Spartak Moscow
FC Spartak Moscow — Zenit St. Petersburg · Premier League2–2
FC Spartak Moscow — Zenit St. Petersburg · Premier League0–0
Zenit St. Petersburg — FC Spartak Moscow · Premier League0–0
Zenit St. Petersburg — FC Spartak Moscow · Premier League0–0
FC Spartak Moscow — Zenit St. Petersburg · Premier League1–3

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 7 of 11 directional metrics · FC Spartak Moscow in 1 · 3 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Zenit St. Petersburg21 matchesFC Spartak Moscow21 matches
1.81 goals/match ▲Goals scored21/211.57 goals/match
0.67 goals/match ▲Goals allowed21/211.43 goals/match
12.8 shots/matchShots21/2113.1 shots/match
5.19 shots/match ▲Shots on target21/214.1 shots/match
60.7%Possession21/21● 61.3%
5.67 corners/match ●Corners21/215.57 corners/match
1.45 cards/matchCards20/192.42 cards/match
9.29 fouls/matchFouls21/2115.8 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples21 / 21home / 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, 14 Mar 2026, 17:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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