Zenit liquidates Dinamo Moskva 4-1 after playing a fantastic match. HIGHLIGHTS

Zenit demolishes Dinamo Moskva 4-1 with goals of

October 30, 2021

Zenit demolishes Dinamo Moskva 4-1 with goals of Claudinho (8′), Wendel (67′), A. Dzyuba (69′) and Y. Rakitsky (85′). Regarding the opposition, Dinamo Moskva scored with D. Fomin (56′ pen). Zenit took advantage of its superior ball possession (60%).

The match was played on Friday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Sergey Karasev who was helped by Igor Demeshko and Maksim Gavrilin. The 4th official was Yan Bobrovskiy.

Match Statistics

Zenit

4 - 1

Dinamo Moskva

60 Ball Possession 40

Shots

13 Total 15
5 On Target 7
8 Off Target 8
2 Shots blocked 3

94 Attack 114
56 Dangerous attack 53
86 Ball safe 61

0 Penalties 1
7 Corners 2

Fouls

9 Total 17
3 Yellow Cards 4
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Zenit had a strong ball possession 60% while Dinamo Moskva was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Zenit was more aggressive with 56 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Zenit won the match.

Zenit shot 13 times, 5 on target, 8 off target. Talking about the opposition, Dinamo Moskva shot 15 times, 7 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Zenit received 3 yellow cards (V. Karavaev, Wendel and D. Lovren). Talking about the opposition, Dinamo Moskva received 4 yellow cards (D. Fomin, D. Skopintsev, I. Ordets and A. Zakharian).

Match Timeline

Claudinho(goal)

25'

Dmitriy Skopintsev- Yellow

Wendel- Yellow

45'

51'

Daniil Fomin- Yellow

Vyacheslav Karavaev- Yellow

55'

56'

Daniil Fomin(penalty)

62'

66'

Wendel(goal)S. Azmoun

67'

68'

69'

76'

79'

Aleksandr Erokhin- sub ->Wendel

84'

85'

86'

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Ufa

After playing this match, Zenit will have 29 points to stay in the 1st place. Regarding the opposition, Dinamo Moskva will stay with 23 points like CSKA Moskva to stay in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Zenit will play away with Ural on the 7th of November with a 14-0 head to head in favor of Zenit (2 draws).

Dinamo Moskva will host Krasnodar on the 6th of November with a 6-6 head to head record.

Zenit – Formation

Zenit

Stanislav Kritsyuk 1.Russia

7.6

Dejan Lovren 6.Croatia

6.4

62'

Yaroslav Rakitskyi 44.Ukraine

7.9

85'

Dmitriy Chistyakov 2.Russia

6.5

Vyacheslav Karavaev 15.Russia

6.0

55'

Wilmar Barrios 5.Colombia

7.2

90'

Aleksey Sutormin 19.Russia

6.8

90'

Wendel 8.Brazil

7.7

84'

45'

67'

Claudinho 11.Brazil

7.5

90'

Andrey Mostovoy 17.Russia

6.5

66'

Sardar Azmoun 7.Iran

7.1

Substitutes

D. Byazrov 91.Russia

90'

Mikhail Kerzhakov 41.Russia

Danila Khotulev 94.Russia

Aleksandr Erokhin 21.Russia

6.8

84'

K. Kravtsov 64.Russia

90'

Artem Dzyuba 22.Russia

7.4

66'

69'

Daniil Kuznetsov 85.Russia

90'

Zenit started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Sergei Semak decided to play with the following team: Stanislav Kritsyuk (7.6), Dejan Lovren (6.4), Dmitri Chistyakov (6.5), Yaroslav Rakitskiy (7.9), Aleksei Sutormin (6.8), Wílmar Barrios (7.2), Wendel (7.7), Vyacheslav Karavaev (6.0), Andrey Mostovoy (6.5), Claudinho (7.5) and Sardar Azmoun (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Aleksandr Erokhin (6.8), Danila Khotulev, Artem Dzyuba (7.4), Daniil Kuznetsov, Kirill Kravtsov, David Byazrov and Mikhail Kerzhakov.

Substitutions

Zenit made 5 changes: A. Mostovoy for A. Dzyuba (66′), Wendel for A. Erokhin (84′), A. Sutormin for D. Kuznetsov (90′), Claudinho for D. Byazrov (90′) and W. Barrios for K. Kravtsov (90′).

Best player: Yaroslav Rakitskiy

The most impressive player for Zenit was Yaroslav Rakitskiy.

His rating is (7.9) with 1 goal, 73 passes (90% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 9 crosses.

Dinamo Moskva – Formation

Dinamo Moskva

Anton Shunin 1.Russia

6.4

Ivan Ordets 18.Ukraine

5.6

79'

G. Varela 2.Uruguay

6.8

F. Balbuena 5.Paraguay

6.5

Dmitriy Skopintsev 7.Russia

6.8

25'

Daniil Fomin 74.Russia

6.5

51'

56'

Nikola Moro 8.Croatia

6.9

Arsen Zakharyan 47.Russia

6.6

76'

Vyacheslav Grulev 20.Russia

6.9

Denis Makarov 25.Russia

7.2

86'

K. Tyukavin 70.Russia

6.4

68'

Substitutes

Igor Leshchuk 31.Russia

A. Kutitskiy 50.Russia

Zaurbek Pliev 3.Russia

Roman Evgenev 24.Russia

Saba Sazonov 15.Georgia

Sergey Parshivlyuk 4.Russia

Vladislav Galkin 90.Russia

Sebastian Szymanski 53.Poland

6.4

68'

Y. Gladyshev 91.Russia

C. N'Jie 9.Cameroon

S. Igboun 10.Nigeria

86'

Dinamo Moskva started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

On the opposite side, Sandro Schwarz played with: Anton Shunin (6.4), Guillermo Varela (6.8), Fabián Balbuena (6.5), Ivan Ordets (5.6), Dmitri Skopintsev (6.8), Arsen Zakharyan (6.6), Nikola Moro (6.9), Daniil Fomin (6.5), Denis Makarov (7.2), Konstantin Tyukavin (6.4) and Vyacheslav Grulev (6.9).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Yaroslav Gladyshev, Aleksandr Kutitskiy, Vladislav Galkin, Zaurbek Pliev, Roman Evgenev, Saba Sazonov, Clinton N’Jie, Sebastian Szymański (6.4), Igor Leshchuk, Sergey Parshivlyuk and Sylvester Igboun.