MOSKVA. Zenit and Dinamo Moskva draw 1-1. C. scored the first goal (34′) for Zenit. D. Skopintsev made it even (72′). Zenit was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%)
Claudinho missed a decisive penalty (11′). That would have allowed Zenit to win the match.
Claudinho squandered 1 penalty (11′) for Zenit.
The match was played at the VTB Arena (Moskva) stadium in Moskva on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. In front of 17,494 spectators. The referee was Sergey Karasev with the help of Aleksey Lunev and Maksim Gavrilin. The 4th official was Pavel Shadykhanov. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was freezing at -6.6 degrees Celsius or 20.08 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 96%.
Match Statistics
- 43 Ball Possession 57
Shots
- 13 Total 5
- 5 On Target 4
- 8 Off Target 1
- 1 Shots blocked 1
- 138 Attack 90
- 48 Dangerous attack 32
- 76 Ball safe 75
- 0 Penalties 1
- 4 Corners 5
- 2 Off Sides 6
Fouls
- 11 Total 6
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Zenit had a superior ball possession 57% while Dinamo Moskva was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Dinamo Moskva was more aggressive with 48 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Dinamo Moskva to win the match.
Dinamo Moskva shot 13 times, 5 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Zenit shot 5 times, 4 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Dinamo Moskva received 1 yellow card (N. Moro). Regarding the opposition, Zenit received 1 yellow card (D. Santos).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Dinamo Moskva will have 36 points to sit in the 2nd place. Talking about the opposition, Zenit will have 38 points to hold in the 1st place.
Next matches
Dinamo Moskva – Formation
Dinamo Moskva started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Sandro Schwarz decided to play with the following team: Anton Shunin
, Guillermo Varela , Fabián Balbuena , Ivan Ordets , Dmitri Skopintsev , Arsen Zakharyan , Nikola Moro , Daniil Fomin , Denis Makarov , Konstantin Tyukavin and Vyacheslav Grulev .The home team had on the bench: Sylvester Igboun
, Vladislav Galkin, Diego Laxalt, Saba Sazonov, Aleksandr Kutitskiy, Roman Evgenev, Yaroslav Gladyshev, Zaurbek Pliev, Igor Leshchuk, Clinton N’Jie, Sergey Parshivlyuk and Ivan Budachev.Dinamo Moskva could not rely on the presence of S. Parshivlyuk (injured).
Substitutions
Dinamo Moskva made 2 changes: K. Tyukavin for Sly (84′) and D. Skopintsev for S. Parshivlyuk (90′).
Best player: Guillermo Varela
The most impressive player for Dinamo Moskva was Guillermo Varela.
His rating is
with 32 passes (68% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 6. He performed 6 crosses.Zenit – Formation
Zenit started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Sergei Semak played with: Mikhail Kerzhakov
, Vyacheslav Karavaev , Dejan Lovren , Dmitri Chistyakov , Douglas Santos , Daler Kuzyaev , Wílmar Barrios , Malcom , Claudinho , Wendel and Andrey Mostovoy .These were the players on the bench: Aleksei Sutormin
, Kirill Kravtsov, David Byazrov, Danila Khotulev, Danil Krugovoy , Aleksandr Erokhin , Magomed Ozdoev , Daniil Kuznetsov and Daniil Odoevski.Zenit could not rely on the presence of M. Ozdoev (injured).
Substitutions
Zenit made 5 changes: Malcom for A. Erokhin (46′), Wendel for M. Ozdoev (46′), A. Mostovoy for D. Krugovoy (87′), D. Kuzyayev for A. Sutormin (87′) and Claudinho for D. Kuznetsov (90′).
Best player: Douglas Santos
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Zenit was Douglas Santos.
His rating is
with 65 passes (73% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 13 duels out of 20. He performed 6 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Krasnodar – FK Nizjni Novgorod – 0-0
- Dinamo Moskva – Zenit – 1-1
- Lokomotiv Moskva – Ufa – 2-0
- Akhmat Grozny – Khimki – 4-1