Zenit vs Vardar Skopje: result 2-1 and analysis
UEFA Europa LeagueGroup Stage - 5Kick-off on November 23, 2017 at 06:00 PM (UTC)Gazprom Arena, St. Petersburg
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What was the result of Zenit vs Vardar Skopje?
Zenit won 2-1 on November 23, 2017.
Goalscorers
- 16′D. PolozZenit
- 43′E. RigoniZenit
- 90′Dejan BlazhevskiVardar Skopje
Official lineup for Zenit vs Vardar Skopje
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Zenit
4-4-2- 7D. Poloz
- 22A. Dzyuba
- 10E. Rigoni
- 21A. Erokhin
- 17O. Shatov
- 16C. Noboa
- 18Y. Zhirkov
- 30E. Mammana
- 3D. Terentjev
- 23M. Mevlja
- 1Y. Lodygin
Vardar Skopje
4-4-2- 10B. Nikolov
- 70Juan Felipe
- 48Ytalo
- 23B. Demiri
- 8V. Marković
- 7J. Jighauri
- 11T. Barseghyan
- 19H. Hambardzumyan
- 21Y. Novak
- 6B. Grncharov
- 90F. Gachevski
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Zenit have 7 wins, 6 draws and 2 defeats; Vardar Skopje have 7, 2 and 6.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 19, 2017 | FC Tosno(home) | 5-0 | Premier League |
| Nov 5, 2017 | Rubin(away) | 0-0 | Premier League |
| Nov 2, 2017 | Rosenborg(away) | 1-1 | UEFA Europa League |
| Oct 29, 2017 | Lokomotiv(home) | 0-3 | Premier League |
| Oct 22, 2017 | CSKA Moscow(away) | 0-0 | Premier League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 19, 2017 | Pelister(home) | 1-0 | First League |
| Nov 16, 2017 | Renova(away) | 5-2 | First League |
| Nov 5, 2017 | Skopje(home) | 3-0 | First League |
| Nov 2, 2017 | Real Sociedad(away) | 0-3 | UEFA Europa League |
| Oct 29, 2017 | Sileks(away) | 0-0 | First League |
What does the head-to-head say?
In the last meeting: 1 Zenit win, 0 draws, 0 Vardar Skopje wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 14, 2017 | Vardar Skopje 0-5 Zenit | UEFA Europa League |
Last archived meeting: Vardar Skopje vs Zenit on Sep 14, 2017
How many goals should we expect?
Zenit score 1.7 and concede 0.6 goals per match over their last 15; Vardar Skopje score 1.3 and concede 1.8.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zenit | 1.7 | 0.6 | 9 | 4/15 | 7/15 |
| Vardar Skopje | 1.3 | 1.8 | 5 | 6/15 | 9/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
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