Zenit vs Malaga: result 2-2 and analysis
UEFA Champions LeagueGroup stage - 5Kick-off on November 21, 2012 at 05:00 PM (UTC)Gazprom Arena, St. Petersburg
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What was the result of Zenit vs Malaga?
Zenit and Malaga drew 2-2 on November 21, 2012.
Goalscorers
- 8′D. BuonanotteMalaga
- 9′S. FernándezMalaga
- 49′DannyZenit
- 86′Viktor FaizulinZenit
Official lineup for Zenit vs Malaga
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Zenit
- 11Alexander Kerzhakov
- 29Hulk
- 10Danny
- 15Roman Shirokov
- 27I. Denisov
- 28A. Witsel
- 2A. Anyukov
- 3Bruno Eduardo Regufe Alves
- 6N. Lombaerts
- 14T. Hubočan
- 16Vyacheslav Malafeev
Malaga
- 11S. Fernández
- 24R. Santa Cruz
- 6Ignacio Camacho
- 8Jérémy Toulalan
- 17Sérgio Paulo Barbosa Valente
- 20D. Buonanotte
- 2Jesús Gámez Duarte
- 5M. Demichelis
- 18Eliseu Pereira dos Santos
- 23Oguchi Chijioke Onyewu
- 13W. Caballero
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 12 matches in all competitions, Zenit have 4 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats; Malaga have 7, 5 and 3.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 6, 2012 | Anderlecht(away) | 0-1 | UEFA Champions League |
| Oct 24, 2012 | Anderlecht(home) | 1-0 | UEFA Champions League |
| Oct 3, 2012 | AC Milan(home) | 2-3 | UEFA Champions League |
| Sep 18, 2012 | Malaga(away) | 0-3 | UEFA Champions League |
| Mar 6, 2012 | Benfica(away) | 0-2 | UEFA Champions League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 17, 2012 | Osasuna(away) | 0-0 | La Liga |
| Nov 10, 2012 | Real Sociedad(home) | 1-2 | La Liga |
| Nov 6, 2012 | AC Milan(away) | 1-1 | UEFA Champions League |
| Nov 3, 2012 | Rayo Vallecano(home) | 1-2 | La Liga |
| Oct 27, 2012 | Espanyol(away) | 0-0 | La Liga |
What does the head-to-head say?
In the last meeting: 0 Zenit wins, 0 draws, 1 Malaga win.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 18, 2012 | Malaga 3-0 Zenit | UEFA Champions League |
How many goals should we expect?
Zenit score 1.1 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 12; Malaga score 1.4 and concede 0.6.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zenit | 1.1 | 1.3 | 4 | 5/12 | 6/12 |
| Malaga | 1.4 | 0.6 | 9 | 6/15 | 8/15 |
Over the last 12 matches in all competitions.
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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy