Zenit vs Rubin: result 1-2 and analysis
Premier LeagueRegular Season - 17Kick-off on December 9, 2018 at 04:00 PM (UTC)Gazprom Arena, St. Petersburg
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What was the result of Zenit vs Rubin?
Rubin won 1-2 on December 9, 2018.
Goalscorers
- 7′E. SorokinRubin
- 50′E. SorokinRubin
- 59′L. ParedesZenit (pen.)
Official lineup for Zenit vs Rubin
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Zenit
3-5-2- 11S. Driussi
- 14D. Kuzyaev
- 33Hernani
- 5L. Paredes
- 20R. Mak
- 21A. Erokhin
- 17O. Shatov
- 13Luís Neto
- 2A. Anyukov
- 6B. Ivanović
- 99A. Lunev
Rubin
5-3-2- 65A. Sagitov
- 18P. Mogilevets
- 19K. Bayramyan
- 50R. Abdullin
- 80E. Sorokin
- 5F. Uremović
- 12I. Kalinin
- 88Ruslan Kambolov
- 14Vladimir Granat
- 44César Navas
- 21E. Baburin
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Zenit have 9 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats; Rubin have 3, 10 and 2.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 3, 2018 | Arsenal Tula(away) | 2-4 | Premier League |
| Nov 29, 2018 | FC Copenhagen(home) | 1-0 | UEFA Europa League |
| Nov 25, 2018 | FC Rostov(home) | 2-0 | Premier League |
| Nov 11, 2018 | CSKA Moscow(away) | 0-2 | Premier League |
| Nov 8, 2018 | Bordeaux(away) | 1-1 | UEFA Europa League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 30, 2018 | Dynamo(home) | 1-1 | Premier League |
| Nov 24, 2018 | Anzhi(away) | 1-1 | Premier League |
| Nov 11, 2018 | Lokomotiv(home) | 0-0 | Premier League |
| Nov 5, 2018 | FC Orenburg(away) | 0-1 | Premier League |
| Oct 29, 2018 | Spartak Moscow(home) | 1-1 | Premier League |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 5 meetings: 4 Zenit wins, 1 draw, 0 Rubin wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 2018 | Rubin 0-1 Zenit | Premier League |
| Nov 5, 2017 | Rubin 0-0 Zenit | Premier League |
| Jul 22, 2017 | Zenit 2-1 Rubin | Premier League |
| Apr 2, 2017 | Rubin 0-2 Zenit | Premier League |
| Sep 19, 2016 | Zenit 4-1 Rubin | Premier League |
How many goals should we expect?
Zenit score 1.5 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Rubin score 0.9 and concede 0.8.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zenit | 1.5 | 1.1 | 5 | 8/15 | 6/15 |
| Rubin | 0.9 | 0.8 | 4 | 9/15 | 2/15 |
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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