Zenit crushes Spartak Moskva 7-1 . HIGHLIGHTS

Zenit demolishes Spartak Moskva 7-1 with goals of

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Zenit crushes Spartak Moskva 7-1 . HIGHLIGHTS

Zenit demolishes Spartak Moskva 7-1 with goals of S. Azmoun (21′), Claudinho (28′), S. Azmoun (36′), A. Mostovoy (45′), A. Mostovoy (56′), A. Dzyuba (79′ pen) and A. Erokhin (88′). On the opposite side, Spartak Moskva scored with ​Q. Promes (54′).

The match was played on Sunday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. In front of 18,700 spectators.​ The referee was Sergey Ivanov with the assistance of Vladislav Nazarov and Maksim Kovalev. The 4th official was Evgeny Kukulyak.

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Zenit

7 - 1

Team 1

Spartak Moskva

  • 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
  • 16 Total 17
  • 9 On Target 4
  • 7 Off Target 13
  • 1 Shots blocked 4
  • 78 Attack 117
  • 53 Dangerous attack 53
  • 81 Ball safe 82
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 4
Fouls
  • 8 Total 10
  • 1 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 1
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

The ball possession was identical with both team possessing the ball for 50% of the time.

Ball possession

None of the teams had an upper hand in terms of ball possession. Zenit was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Spartak Moskva that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Zenit was more aggressive with 53 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Zenit won the match​.

Zenit shot 16 times, 9 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, Spartak Moskva shot 17 times, 4 on target, 13 off target.

Cards

Zenit received 1 yellow card (Y. Rakitsky). Talking about the opposition, Spartak Moskva received 2 yellow cards (M. Caufriez and Z. Bakaev).

Also, Spartak Moskva didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after M. Caufriez (Spartak Moskva) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (79′).

Match Timeline

Danil Krugovoy - sub ->D. Santos
13'
21'
Claudinho(goal)D. Krugovoy
28'
36'
Andrey Mostovoy(goal)W. Barrios
45'
46'
M. Ignatov- sub ->J. Larsson
46'
54'
Quincy Promes (goal)A. Sobolev
Andrey Mostovoy(goal)V. Karavaev
56'
66'
72'
72'
72'
76'
76'
79'
79'
83'
Aleksandr Erokhin- sub ->Claudinho
83'
Aleksandr Erokhin(goal)
88'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Zenit
65
30
Sochi
56
30
Dinamo Moskva
53
30
CSKA Moskva
50
30
Krasnodar
50
30
Lokomotiv Moskva
48
30
Akhmat Grozny
42
30
Krylya Sovetov
41
30
Rostov
38
30
Spartak Moskva
38
30
Ural
33
30
FK Nizjni Novgorod
33
30
Khimki
32
30
Ufa
30
30
Rubin Kazan
29
30
Arsenal Tula
23
30

After playing this match, Zenit will have 26 points to stay in the 1st place. On the other side, Spartak Moskva will stay with 17 points to stay in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Zenit will host Dinamo Moskva on the 29th of October with a 21-8 head to head stats in favor of Zenit (8 draws).

Spartak Moskva will host Rostov on the 30th of October with a 20-12 head to head stats in favor of Spartak Moskva (4 draws).

Zenit – Formation

Zenit
G
Stanislav Kritsyuk  1.Russia
6.7
D
Dejan Lovren 6.Croatia
6.8
D
Yaroslav Rakitskyi 44.Ukraine
7.8
76' 72'
D
Dmitriy Chistyakov 2.Russia
7.4
M
Vyacheslav Karavaev 15.Russia
7.4
M
Douglas Santos  3.Brazil
6.4
13'
M
Wilmar Barrios 5.Colombia
7.4
83'
M
Wendel 8.Brazil
7.4
F
Claudinho 11.Brazil
6.9
83' Goals28'
F
Andrey Mostovoy 17.Russia
8.6
76' Goals45', 56'
F
Sardar Azmoun  7.Iran
8.6
Goals21', 36'
Substitutes
G
D. Byazrov 91.Russia
G
Mikhail Kerzhakov 41.Russia
D
Danila Khotulev 94.Russia
D
Danil Krugovoy  4.Russia
7.0
13'
M
Aleksey Sutormin 19.Russia
7.1
76'
M
Aleksandr Erokhin 21.Russia
7.2
83' Goals88'
M
K. Kravtsov 64.Russia
6.4
83'
F
Daniil Kuznetsov 85.Russia
F
Artem Dzyuba 22.Russia
7.3
76' Goals79'

Zenit adopted the extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

The manager Sergei Semak decided to play with the following team: Stanislav Kritsyuk (6.7), Dejan Lovren (6.8), Dmitri Chistyakov (7.4), Yaroslav Rakitskiy (7.8), Vyacheslav Karavaev (7.4), Wílmar Barrios (7.4), Wendel (7.4), Douglas Santos (6.4), Andrey Mostovoy (8.6), Sardar Azmoun (8.6) and Claudinho (6.9).

The home team had on the bench: D. Byazrov, D. Khotulev, D. Kuznetsov, Aleksei Sutormin (7.1), M. Kerzhakov, Aleksandr Erokhin (7.2), Kirill Kravtsov (6.4), Danil Krugovoy (7.0) and Artem Dzyuba (7.3).

Zenit could not rely on the presence of D. Krugovoy (injured).

Substitutions

Zenit made 5 changes: D. Santos for D. Krugovoy (13′), Y. Rakitsky for A. Dzyuba (76′), A. Mostovoy for A. Sutormin (76′), W. Barrios for K. Kravtsov (83′) and Claudinho for A. Erokhin (83′).

Best player: Andrey Mostovoy​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Zenit was Andrey Mostovoy.

His rating is (8.6) with 2 goals, 38 passes (73% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 12. He performed 3 crosses.

Spartak Moskva – Formation

Spartak Moskva
G
Aleksandr Maksimenko 98.Russia
5.1
D
Georgiy Dzhikiya 14.Russia
6.1
D
Nikolay Rasskazov 92.Russia
5.8
D
Maximiliano Caufriez 3.Belgium
5.4
79'
M
Ayrton Lucas 6.Brazil
6.7
M
R. Litvinov 68.Russia
6.4
M
Victor Moses 8.Nigeria
7.0
72'
M
Roman Zobnin 47.Russia
7.1
46'
F
Quincy Promes  24.Netherlands
7.1
72' Goals54'
F
Jordan Larsson 11.Sweden
7.0
46'
F
Aleksandr Sobolev 7.Russia
7.3
Substitutes
G
A. Rebrov 32.Russia
D
Ilya Kutepov 29.Russia
D
Andrey Eshchenko 38.Russia
D
Ilya Gaponov 56.Russia
M
Zelimkhan Bakaev 10.Russia
7.1
72' 90'
M
Jorrit Hendrix 4.Netherlands
6.6
46'
M
Stepan Melnikov 71.Russia
M
Aleksandr Lomovitskiy 17.Russia
6.8
72'
M
M. Ignatov 22.Russia
6.6
46'

Also Spartak Moskva adopted the extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

On the other side, Rui Carlos Pinho da Vitória played with: Aleksandr Maksimenko (5.1), Nikolay Rasskazov (5.8), Maximiliano Caufriez (5.4), Georgiy Dzhikiya (6.1), Victor Moses (7.0), Ruslan Litvinov (6.4), Roman Zobnin (7.1), Ayrton (6.7), Jordan Larsson (7.0), Aleksandr Sobolev (7.3) and Quincy Promes (7.1).

These were the players on the bench: Zelimkhan Bakaev (7.1), I. Kutepov, Jorrit Hendrix (6.6), S. Melnikov, A. Eshchenko, A. Rebrov, Aleksandr Lomovitskiy (6.8), Mikhail Ignatov (6.6) and I. Gaponov.

Substitutions

Spartak Moskva made 4 changes: J. Larsson for M. Ignatov (46′), R. Zobnin for J. Hendrix (46′), V. Moses for A. Lomovitskiy (72′) and Q. Promes for Z. Bakaev (72′).

Best player: Aleksandr Sobolev​

The player that probably impressed the most for Spartak Moskva was Aleksandr Sobolev.

His rating is (7.3) with 25 passes (64% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 13.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​