Zenit vs Rubin: result 4-1 and analysis
Premier LeagueRegular Season - 7Kick-off on September 19, 2016 at 04:30 PM (UTC)Gazprom Arena, St. Petersburg
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What was the result of Zenit vs Rubin?
Zenit won 4-1 on September 19, 2016.
Goalscorers
- 16′D. CriscitoZenit (pen.)
- 53′R. MakZenit
- 59′GiulianoZenit
- 63′A. DzyubaZenit
- 86′JonathasRubin
Official lineup for Zenit vs Rubin
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Zenit
4-3-3- 22A. Dzyuba
- 9A. Kokorin
- 29R. Mak
- 7Giuliano
- 28A. Witsel
- 81Y. Zhirkov
- 21Francisco Javier García Fernández
- 13Luís Neto
- 19I. Smolnikov
- 4D. Criscito
- 41M. Kerzhakov
Rubin
4-4-2- 21Rochina
- 9M. Kanunnikov
- 22Jonathas
- 3E. Nabiullin
- 31D. Tkachuk
- 8Alexandre Dimitri Song-Billong
- 23M. Bauer
- 88Ruslan Kambolov
- 25C. Zambrano
- 6Sergio Sánchez
- 1S. Ryzhikov
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Zenit have 9 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats; Rubin have 3, 8 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2016 | Maccabi Tel Aviv(away) | 4-3 | UEFA Europa League |
| Sep 11, 2016 | Arsenal Tula(away) | 5-0 | Premier League |
| Aug 27, 2016 | Amkar(home) | 3-0 | Premier League |
| Aug 20, 2016 | CSKA Moscow(home) | 1-1 | Premier League |
| Aug 12, 2016 | FC Rostov(home) | 3-2 | Premier League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 2016 | Ural(home) | 3-1 | Premier League |
| Aug 27, 2016 | FC Orenburg(away) | 1-1 | Premier League |
| Aug 19, 2016 | Anzhi(home) | 1-2 | Premier League |
| Aug 13, 2016 | Spartak Moscow(home) | 1-1 | Premier League |
| Aug 6, 2016 | Arsenal Tula(away) | 0-1 | Premier League |
How many goals should we expect?
Zenit score 2.0 and concede 1.0 goals per match over their last 15; Rubin score 1.0 and concede 0.9.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zenit | 2.0 | 1.0 | 6 | 8/15 | 9/15 |
| Rubin | 1.0 | 0.9 | 4 | 9/15 | 4/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Zenit sit 3rd in Premier League (21 points from 10 matches) and Rubin sit 6th (12 points from 10 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Zenit | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 21 |
| 6 | Rubin | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
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