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Zenit St. Petersburg 5–2 Orenburg · Premier League

5–2Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Zenit St. Petersburg won 5–2.

Shots
227
Shots on target
114
Possession
53%47%

Full time

What the match recorded

Zenit beat FC Orenburg 5–2. Recorded in this match (Zenit – FC Orenburg): shots 22–7, shots on target 11–4, possession 53%–47%, corners 5–4. 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 above their season average.

2.6 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season2 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 for2.6 goals/match2 goals/match1.42 goals/match

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

Zenit have a visible home split

moderate

Zenit's home-only shot average is above their full-season average.

16.2 shots/match ▲ShotsHome only · Season13 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: home

MetricHome onlySeasonBaseline
Shots16.2 shots/match13 shots/match12.9 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

Both teams have elevated corners records

moderate

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

6 corners/match ●CornersZenit · FC Orenburg5 corners/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricZenitFC OrenburgBaseline
Corners6 corners/match5 corners/match4.06 corners/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots22 shots7 shotsZenit St. Petersburg 22 shots, Orenburg 7 shots
  • Shots on target11 shots4 shotsZenit St. Petersburg 11 shots, Orenburg 4 shots
  • Possession53%47%Zenit St. Petersburg 53%, Orenburg 47%
  • Corners5 corners4 cornersZenit St. Petersburg 5 corners, Orenburg 4 corners
  • Fouls10 fouls18 foulsZenit St. Petersburg 10 fouls, Orenburg 18 fouls
  • Yellow cards3 cards1 cardZenit St. Petersburg 3 cards, Orenburg 1 card
  • Passes426 passes370 passesZenit St. Petersburg 426 passes, Orenburg 370 passes
  • Pass accuracy89%84%Zenit St. Petersburg 89%, Orenburg 84%
  • Shots inside box17 shots5 shotsZenit St. Petersburg 17 shots, Orenburg 5 shots
  • Blocked shots6 blocks1 blockZenit St. Petersburg 6 blocks, Orenburg 1 block
  • Goalkeeper saves2 saves6 savesZenit St. Petersburg 2 saves, Orenburg 6 saves
  • Offsides4 offsides0 offsidesZenit St. Petersburg 4 offsides, Orenburg 0 offsides

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

4Zenit St. Petersburg
0Draws
1Orenburg
Orenburg — Zenit St. Petersburg · Russian Cup3–5
Orenburg — Zenit St. Petersburg · Premier League0–1
Zenit St. Petersburg — Orenburg · Premier League1–0
Zenit St. Petersburg — Orenburg · Premier League1–0
Orenburg — Zenit St. Petersburg · 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 10 of 11 directional metrics · Orenburg in 0 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Zenit St. Petersburg10 matchesOrenburg10 matches
2 goals/match ▲Goals scored10/101.3 goals/match
0.9 goals/match ▲Goals allowed10/102.1 goals/match
13 shots/match ▲Shots10/1011.4 shots/match
5.6 shots/match ▲Shots on target10/103.9 shots/match
59.9% ●Possession10/1052%
6 corners/match ●Corners10/105 corners/match
1.7 cards/matchCards10/102.3 cards/match
10.2 fouls/matchFouls10/1014.6 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples10 / 10home / 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, 27 Sept 2025, 20:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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