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CSKA Moscow 1–3 Zenit St. Petersburg · Premier League

1–3Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Zenit St. Petersburg won 1–3.

Shots
1116
Shots on target
19
Possession
43%57%

Full time

What the match recorded

Zenit beat CSKA Moscow 3–1. Recorded in this match (CSKA Moscow – Zenit): shots 11–16, shots on target 1–9, possession 43%–57%, corners 2–7. 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.

CSKA Moscow's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

0.6 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.39 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 for0.6 goals/match1.39 goals/match1.19 goals/match

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

Both teams have elevated corners records

moderate

Each team's season corners average is above the competition baseline.

5.5 corners/match ●CornersCSKA Moscow · Zenit5.46 corners/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricCSKA MoscowZenitBaseline
Corners5.5 corners/match5.46 corners/match4.38 corners/match

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

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Zenit.

6.98 days ▲Rest daysCSKA Moscow · Zenit5.98 days
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

MetricCSKA MoscowZenitBaseline
Rest days6.98 days5.98 days—
Matches last 14 days2 matches3 matches—

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots11 shots16 shotsCSKA Moscow 11 shots, Zenit St. Petersburg 16 shots
  • Shots on target1 shot9 shotsCSKA Moscow 1 shot, Zenit St. Petersburg 9 shots
  • Possession43%57%CSKA Moscow 43%, Zenit St. Petersburg 57%
  • Corners2 corners7 cornersCSKA Moscow 2 corners, Zenit St. Petersburg 7 corners
  • Fouls16 fouls7 foulsCSKA Moscow 16 fouls, Zenit St. Petersburg 7 fouls
  • Yellow cards3 cards2 cardsCSKA Moscow 3 cards, Zenit St. Petersburg 2 cards
  • Passes381 passes508 passesCSKA Moscow 381 passes, Zenit St. Petersburg 508 passes
  • Pass accuracy84%85%CSKA Moscow 84%, Zenit St. Petersburg 85%
  • Shots inside box4 shots12 shotsCSKA Moscow 4 shots, Zenit St. Petersburg 12 shots
  • Blocked shots6 blocks5 blocksCSKA Moscow 6 blocks, Zenit St. Petersburg 5 blocks
  • Goalkeeper saves6 saves0 savesCSKA Moscow 6 saves, Zenit St. Petersburg 0 saves
  • Offsides1 offside2 offsidesCSKA Moscow 1 offside, Zenit St. Petersburg 2 offsides

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1CSKA Moscow
3Draws
1Zenit St. Petersburg
Zenit St. Petersburg — CSKA Moscow · Premier League1–1
Zenit St. Petersburg — CSKA Moscow · Premier League0–0
CSKA Moscow — Zenit St. Petersburg · Premier League0–1
Zenit St. Petersburg — CSKA Moscow · Premier League0–1
CSKA Moscow — Zenit St. Petersburg · Premier League1–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: CSKA Moscow favored in 1 of 11 directional metrics · Zenit St. Petersburg in 9 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

CSKA Moscow28 matchesZenit St. Petersburg28 matches
1.39 goals/matchGoals scored28/28▲ 1.79 goals/match
1.11 goals/matchGoals allowed28/28▲ 0.64 goals/match
13.9 shots/match ▲Shots28/2812.8 shots/match
4.43 shots/matchShots on target28/28▲ 4.93 shots/match
56.6%Possession28/28● 59.5%
5.5 corners/match ●Corners28/285.46 corners/match
2.15 cards/matchCards20/211.52 cards/match
11.9 fouls/matchFouls28/289.71 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples28 / 28home / 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, 2 May 2026, 20:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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