CSKA Moscow vs Zenit: result 2-3 and analysis
Premier LeagueRegular Season - 23Kick-off on March 17, 2021 at 05:00 PM (UTC)VEB Arena, Moskva
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What was the result of CSKA Moscow vs Zenit?
Zenit won 2-3 on March 17, 2021.
Goalscorers
- 28′S. RondónCSKA Moscow
- 33′A. DzyubaZenit
- 50′WendelZenit
- 77′WendelZenit
- 90′N. VlašićCSKA Moscow (pen.)
Official lineup for CSKA Moscow vs Zenit
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
CSKA Moscow
4-2-3-1- 11C. Ejuke
- 32S. Rondón
- 98I. Oblyakov
- 20K. Kuchaev
- 19B. Zaynutdinov
- 7I. Akhmetov
- 8N. Vlašić
- 78I. Diveev
- 23H. Magnússon
- 2M. Fernandes
- 35I. Akinfeev
Zenit
4-4-2- 7S. Azmoun
- 22A. Dzyuba
- 20Wendel
- 14D. Kuzyaev
- 5W. Barrios
- 27M. Ozdoev
- 3Douglas Santos
- 15V. Karavaev
- 44Y. Rakitskyi
- 6D. Lovren
- 99A. Lunev
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, CSKA Moscow have 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 defeats; Zenit have 6, 4 and 5.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 2021 | Arsenal Tula(away) | 1-2 | Premier League |
| Mar 6, 2021 | Akhmat(home) | 2-0 | Premier League |
| Feb 27, 2021 | Lokomotiv(away) | 0-2 | Premier League |
| Feb 21, 2021 | Ska-khabarovsk(home) | 2-0 | Cup |
| Dec 17, 2020 | FC Rostov(away) | 3-1 | Premier League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 2021 | Akhmat(home) | 4-0 | Premier League |
| Mar 8, 2021 | Rubin(away) | 1-2 | Premier League |
| Feb 27, 2021 | FC Rostov(home) | 2-2 | Premier League |
| Feb 20, 2021 | Arsenal Tula(home) | 1-2 | Cup |
| Dec 16, 2020 | Spartak Moscow(home) | 3-1 | Premier League |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 1 CSKA Moscow win, 2 draws, 3 Zenit wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2020 | Zenit 2-1 CSKA Moscow | Premier League |
| Jun 20, 2020 | CSKA Moscow 0-4 Zenit | Premier League |
| Nov 2, 2019 | Zenit 1-1 CSKA Moscow | Premier League |
| May 12, 2019 | Zenit 3-1 CSKA Moscow | Premier League |
| Nov 11, 2018 | CSKA Moscow 2-0 Zenit | Premier League |
| Apr 29, 2018 | Zenit 0-0 CSKA Moscow | Premier League |
How many goals should we expect?
CSKA Moscow score 1.2 and concede 1.2 goals per match over their last 15; Zenit score 1.9 and concede 1.4.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSKA Moscow | 1.2 | 1.2 | 5 | 7/15 | 6/15 |
| Zenit | 1.9 | 1.4 | 3 | 11/15 | 12/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
CSKA Moscow sit 2nd in Premier League (22 points from 10 matches) and Zenit sit 3rd (21 points from 10 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | CSKA Moscow | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 22 |
| 3 | Zenit | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 21 |
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