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Zenit St. Petersburg 2–1 FC Sochi · 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
237
Shots on target
74
Possession
67%33%

Full time

What the match recorded

Zenit beat FC Sochi 2–1. Recorded in this match (Zenit – FC Sochi): shots 23–7, shots on target 7–4, possession 67%–33%, corners 11–3. 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.

FC Sochi's recent record differs from the season

moderate

FC Sochi's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

1.4 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season0.97 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/match0.97 goals/match1.18 goals/match

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

FC Sochi show a distinct attacking-volume record

moderate

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

13.1 shots/match ▲ShotsZenit · FC Sochi8.9 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricZenitFC SochiBaseline
Shots13.1 shots/match8.9 shots/match12.1 shots/match
Shots against10 shots/match14.9 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.

59.8% ●PossessionZenit · FC Sochi46.3%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 13.4 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricZenitFC SochiBaseline
Possession59.8%46.3%47.2%

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots23 shots7 shotsZenit St. Petersburg 23 shots, FC Sochi 7 shots
  • Shots on target7 shots4 shotsZenit St. Petersburg 7 shots, FC Sochi 4 shots
  • Possession67%33%Zenit St. Petersburg 67%, FC Sochi 33%
  • Corners11 corners3 cornersZenit St. Petersburg 11 corners, FC Sochi 3 corners
  • Fouls9 fouls15 foulsZenit St. Petersburg 9 fouls, FC Sochi 15 fouls
  • Yellow cards1 card3 cardsZenit St. Petersburg 1 card, FC Sochi 3 cards
  • Passes550 passes279 passesZenit St. Petersburg 550 passes, FC Sochi 279 passes
  • Pass accuracy84%69%Zenit St. Petersburg 84%, FC Sochi 69%
  • Shots inside box19 shots5 shotsZenit St. Petersburg 19 shots, FC Sochi 5 shots
  • Blocked shots4 blocks0 blocksZenit St. Petersburg 4 blocks, FC Sochi 0 blocks
  • Goalkeeper saves3 saves5 savesZenit St. Petersburg 3 saves, FC Sochi 5 saves
  • Offsides2 offsides0 offsidesZenit St. Petersburg 2 offsides, FC Sochi 0 offsides

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

4Zenit St. Petersburg
1Draws
0FC Sochi
FC Sochi — Zenit St. Petersburg · Premier League0–3
Zenit St. Petersburg — FC Sochi · Premier League3–0
FC Sochi — Zenit St. Petersburg · Premier League0–2
FC Sochi — Zenit St. Petersburg · Premier League1–1
Zenit St. Petersburg — FC Sochi · Premier League7–0

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 · FC Sochi in 0

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Zenit St. Petersburg29 matchesFC Sochi29 matches
1.79 goals/match ▲Goals scored29/290.97 goals/match
0.66 goals/match ▲Goals allowed29/292.03 goals/match
13.1 shots/match ▲Shots29/298.9 shots/match
5 shots/match ▲Shots on target29/292.9 shots/match
59.8% ●Possession29/2946.3%
5.66 corners/match ●Corners29/293.59 corners/match
1.52 cards/matchCards21/222.36 cards/match
9.69 fouls/matchFouls29/2914.7 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples29 / 29home / 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, 10 May 2026, 16:00 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Premier League

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

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