PitchMath
Premier League · 2025Rostov Arena

FC Rostov 0–1 Zenit St. Petersburg · Premier League

0–1Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Zenit St. Petersburg won 0–1.

Shots
510
Shots on target
44
Possession
56%44%

Full time

What the match recorded

Zenit beat FC Rostov 1–0. Recorded in this match (FC Rostov – Zenit): shots 5–10, shots on target 4–4, possession 56%–44%, corners 2–8. 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 Rostov's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

1.2 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season0.83 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/match0.83 goals/match1.17 goals/match

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

Zenit have recorded the higher season possession share.

48.2%PossessionFC Rostov · Zenit● 59.3%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 11.1 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricFC RostovZenitBaseline
Possession48.2%59.3%46.8%

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots5 shots10 shotsFC Rostov 5 shots, Zenit St. Petersburg 10 shots
  • Shots on target4 shots4 shotsFC Rostov 4 shots, Zenit St. Petersburg 4 shots
  • Possession56%44%FC Rostov 56%, Zenit St. Petersburg 44%
  • Corners2 corners8 cornersFC Rostov 2 corners, Zenit St. Petersburg 8 corners
  • Fouls13 fouls15 foulsFC Rostov 13 fouls, Zenit St. Petersburg 15 fouls
  • Yellow cards4 cards1 cardFC Rostov 4 cards, Zenit St. Petersburg 1 card
  • Passes390 passes298 passesFC Rostov 390 passes, Zenit St. Petersburg 298 passes
  • Pass accuracy77%72%FC Rostov 77%, Zenit St. Petersburg 72%
  • Shots inside box4 shots6 shotsFC Rostov 4 shots, Zenit St. Petersburg 6 shots
  • Blocked shots0 blocks3 blocksFC Rostov 0 blocks, Zenit St. Petersburg 3 blocks
  • Goalkeeper saves3 saves4 savesFC Rostov 3 saves, Zenit St. Petersburg 4 saves
  • Offsides2 offsides1 offsideFC Rostov 2 offsides, Zenit St. Petersburg 1 offside

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0FC Rostov
1Draws
4Zenit St. Petersburg
Zenit St. Petersburg — FC Rostov · Premier League2–1
FC Rostov — Zenit St. Petersburg · Premier League0–1
Zenit St. Petersburg — FC Rostov · Premier League5–0
Zenit St. Petersburg — FC Rostov · Premier League2–1
FC Rostov — 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: FC Rostov favored in 0 of 11 directional metrics · Zenit St. Petersburg in 10 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

FC Rostov30 matchesZenit St. Petersburg30 matches
0.83 goals/matchGoals scored30/30▲ 1.77 goals/match
1.07 goals/matchGoals allowed30/30▲ 0.63 goals/match
11.3 shots/matchShots30/30▲ 13 shots/match
3.63 shots/matchShots on target30/30▲ 4.97 shots/match
48.2%Possession30/30● 59.3%
4.17 corners/matchCorners30/30● 5.73 corners/match
2.91 cards/matchCards22/221.5 cards/match
14.1 fouls/matchFouls30/309.87 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples30 / 30home / 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, 17 May 2026, 19:00 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Premier League

Goals per match rankingShots per match rankingShots on target per match ranking
TeamsFC RostovZenit St. Petersburg
CompetitionPremier LeaguePremier League 2025/26
Head-to-headFC Rostov — Zenit St. Petersburg
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this

Make a graphic from this match

Creator Studio builds a branded post from this match's recorded data, with its evidence grade and source cutoff carried into the export.

Turn this match into a graphicReady-made from PitchMath data · No sign-up required