Zenit tops Akhmat Grozny 3-1. Zenit took advantage of its superior ball possession (62%). Its vastly superior ball possession (62%) was among they key factors of its victory.
The match was played on Saturday and it started at 1:30 pm local time. The referee was Evgeny Kukulyak that was helped by Aleksey Lunev and Andrey Bolotenkov. The 4th official was Yunus Koshko.
Zenit started with a conservative line-up. On the other side, Akhmat Grozny adopted for an extremely aggressive formation (3-4-3).
Zenit – Formation
Sergei Semak decided to play with the following team: Stanislav Kritsyuk
, Aleksei Sutormin , Dmitri Chistyakov , Yaroslav Rakitskiy , Douglas Santos , Aleksandr Erokhin , Daler Kuzyaev , Wendel , Andrey Mostovoy , Artem Dzyuba and Sardar Azmoun .The home team had on the bench: Danil Krugovoy
, Daniil Odoevski, Daniil Kuznetsov, Claudinho , Mikhail Kerzhakov, Malcom , Kirill Kravtsov , Danila Khotulev and Dejan Lovren.Best player: Wendel
The player that probably impressed the most for Zenit was Wendel.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 78 passes (88% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 9.Akhmat Grozny – Formation
On the other side, Andrey Semak played with: Vitaliy Gudiev
, Andrey Semenov , Zoran Nižić , Vitali Lystsov , Rizvan Utsiev , Daniil Utkin , Artem Timofeev , Darko Todorović , Evgeni Kharin , Mohamed Konate and Artem Polyarus .They had on the bench: Marat Bystrov
, Igor Konovalov , Artem Arkhipov, Abubakar Kadyrov, Amir Adouyev, Aleksandr Melikhov, Aleksandr Putsko, Vladislav Karapuzov , Senin Sebai and Lechi Sadulaev.Best player: Mohamed Konate
The player that probably impressed the most for Akhmat Grozny was Mohamed Konate.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 10 passes (70% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.Match report
- ! 62 Ball Possession 38
Shots
- 17 Total 21
- 3 On Target 6
- 14 Off Target 15
- 1 Shots blocked 2
- 108 Attack 82
- 60 Dangerous attack 49
- 103 Ball safe 81
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 6
Fouls
- 7 Total 8
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Zenit was in firm control of the ball 62% while Akhmat Grozny was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Zenit was extremely more aggressive with 60 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 3 were on target. This is the reason why Zenit won the match.
Zenit shoot 17 times, 3 on target, 14 off target. On the other side, Akhmat Grozny shoot 21 times, 6 on target, 15 off target.
Cards
Zenit received 1 yellow card (Wendel). On the other side, Akhmat Grozny received 3 yellow cards (D. Todorovic, R. Utsiev and A. Polyarus).
Match Timeline
Standing
After this match, Zenit will have 17 points to stay in the 1st place. On the other side, Akhmat Grozny will stay with 9 points to move up in the 8th place.
In the next match in the Premier League, Zenit will play away Rubin Kazan’ on the 20th of September with a 16-11 head to head in favor of Zenit (9 draw). Akhmat Grozny will host Krasnodar on the 18th of September with a 11-9 head to head in favor of Krasnodar (2 draw).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Zenit – Akhmat Grozny – 3-1
- Spartak Moskva – Khimki – 3-1
- Lokomotiv Moskva – Krylya Sovetov – 2-0