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Zenit St. Petersburg 2–0 Akhmat Grozny · 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
1213
Shots on target
32
Possession
63%37%

Full time

What the match recorded

Zenit beat Akhmat 2–0. Recorded in this match (Zenit – Akhmat): shots 12–13, shots on target 3–2, possession 63%–37%, corners 5–5. 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.

Zenit's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

1.2 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.74 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 for1.2 goals/match1.74 goals/match1.19 goals/match

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

Recent scheduling adds useful context

moderate

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Zenit, Akhmat.

3.99 days ▲Rest daysZenit · Akhmat2.99 days
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

MetricZenitAkhmatBaseline
Rest days3.99 days2.99 days—
Matches last 14 days3 matches2 matches—

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

The teams have contrasting possession records

strong

Zenit have recorded the higher season possession share.

59.6% ●PossessionZenit · Akhmat45.3%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 14.3 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricZenitAkhmatBaseline
Possession59.6%45.3%47.2%

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots12 shots13 shotsZenit St. Petersburg 12 shots, Akhmat Grozny 13 shots
  • Shots on target3 shots2 shotsZenit St. Petersburg 3 shots, Akhmat Grozny 2 shots
  • Possession63%37%Zenit St. Petersburg 63%, Akhmat Grozny 37%
  • Corners5 corners5 cornersZenit St. Petersburg 5 corners, Akhmat Grozny 5 corners
  • Fouls11 fouls16 foulsZenit St. Petersburg 11 fouls, Akhmat Grozny 16 fouls
  • Yellow cards0 cards1 cardZenit St. Petersburg 0 cards, Akhmat Grozny 1 card
  • Passes533 passes306 passesZenit St. Petersburg 533 passes, Akhmat Grozny 306 passes
  • Pass accuracy87%84%Zenit St. Petersburg 87%, Akhmat Grozny 84%
  • Shots inside box9 shots6 shotsZenit St. Petersburg 9 shots, Akhmat Grozny 6 shots
  • Blocked shots6 blocks4 blocksZenit St. Petersburg 6 blocks, Akhmat Grozny 4 blocks
  • Goalkeeper saves2 saves1 saveZenit St. Petersburg 2 saves, Akhmat Grozny 1 save
  • Offsides1 offside1 offsideZenit St. Petersburg 1 offside, Akhmat Grozny 1 offside

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

4Zenit St. Petersburg
0Draws
1Akhmat Grozny
Zenit St. Petersburg — Akhmat Grozny · Russian Cup2–1
Akhmat Grozny — Zenit St. Petersburg · Premier League1–0
Akhmat Grozny — Zenit St. Petersburg · Russian Cup1–2
Zenit St. Petersburg — Akhmat Grozny · Premier League3–0
Akhmat Grozny — Zenit St. Petersburg · Premier League1–2

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 · Akhmat Grozny in 0

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Zenit St. Petersburg27 matchesAkhmat Grozny27 matches
1.74 goals/match ▲Goals scored27/271.15 goals/match
0.63 goals/match ▲Goals allowed27/271.37 goals/match
12.7 shots/match ▲Shots27/2711.9 shots/match
4.78 shots/match ▲Shots on target27/273.48 shots/match
59.6% ●Possession27/2745.3%
5.41 corners/match ●Corners27/274.3 corners/match
1.52 cards/matchCards21/212.29 cards/match
9.81 fouls/matchFouls27/2712.8 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples27 / 27home / 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, 26 Apr 2026, 20:30 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Premier League

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

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