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Zenit St. Petersburg 2–1 Krylya Sovetov Samara · Premier League

2–1Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Zenit St. Petersburg won 2–1.

Shots
1611
Shots on target
55
Possession
53%47%

Full time

What the match recorded

Zenit beat Krylia Sovetov 2–1. Recorded in this match (Zenit – Krylia Sovetov): shots 16–11, shots on target 5–5, possession 53%–47%, corners 6–3. 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.

Krylia Sovetov's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

0.6 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1 goal/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 for0.6 goals/match1 goal/match1.22 goals/match

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

Krylia Sovetov show a distinct attacking-volume record

moderate

Krylia Sovetov's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit below their competition baselines.

12.9 shots/match ▲ShotsZenit · Krylia Sovetov8.17 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricZenitKrylia SovetovBaseline
Shots12.9 shots/match8.17 shots/match12.2 shots/match
Shots against9.91 shots/match15.5 shots/match11.5 shots/match

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

strong

Zenit have recorded the higher season possession share.

60% ●PossessionZenit · Krylia Sovetov46.4%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 13.6 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricZenitKrylia SovetovBaseline
Possession60%46.4%48.1%

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots16 shots11 shotsZenit St. Petersburg 16 shots, Krylya Sovetov Samara 11 shots
  • Shots on target5 shots5 shotsZenit St. Petersburg 5 shots, Krylya Sovetov Samara 5 shots
  • Possession53%47%Zenit St. Petersburg 53%, Krylya Sovetov Samara 47%
  • Corners6 corners3 cornersZenit St. Petersburg 6 corners, Krylya Sovetov Samara 3 corners
  • Fouls14 fouls10 foulsZenit St. Petersburg 14 fouls, Krylya Sovetov Samara 10 fouls
  • Yellow cards2 cards1 cardZenit St. Petersburg 2 cards, Krylya Sovetov Samara 1 card
  • Passes478 passes432 passesZenit St. Petersburg 478 passes, Krylya Sovetov Samara 432 passes
  • Pass accuracy84%84%Zenit St. Petersburg 84%, Krylya Sovetov Samara 84%
  • Shots inside box8 shots3 shotsZenit St. Petersburg 8 shots, Krylya Sovetov Samara 3 shots
  • Blocked shots5 blocks2 blocksZenit St. Petersburg 5 blocks, Krylya Sovetov Samara 2 blocks
  • Goalkeeper saves4 saves3 savesZenit St. Petersburg 4 saves, Krylya Sovetov Samara 3 saves
  • Offsides0 offsides2 offsidesZenit St. Petersburg 0 offsides, Krylya Sovetov Samara 2 offsides

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2Zenit St. Petersburg
2Draws
1Krylya Sovetov Samara
Krylya Sovetov Samara — Zenit St. Petersburg · Premier League1–1
Zenit St. Petersburg — Krylya Sovetov Samara · Premier League2–3
Krylya Sovetov Samara — Zenit St. Petersburg · Premier League0–4
Krylya Sovetov Samara — Zenit St. Petersburg · Premier League1–1
Zenit St. Petersburg — Krylya Sovetov Samara · Premier League3–1

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 · Krylya Sovetov Samara in 0

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Zenit St. Petersburg23 matchesKrylya Sovetov Samara23 matches
1.87 goals/match ▲Goals scored23/231 goal/match
0.7 goals/match ▲Goals allowed23/231.83 goals/match
12.9 shots/match ▲Shots23/238.17 shots/match
5.09 shots/match ▲Shots on target23/232.61 shots/match
60% ●Possession23/2346.4%
5.7 corners/match ●Corners23/233.26 corners/match
1.45 cards/matchCards20/202.55 cards/match
9.48 fouls/matchFouls23/2314.7 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples23 / 23home / 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, 4 Apr 2026, 16:15 UTC · analysis-v4

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