GROZNYI. Akhmat Grozny and Zenit didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday. Zenit was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the Akhmat Arena stadium in Groznyi on Saturday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Aleksey Matyunin who had the assistance of Dmitri Mosyakin and Anton Kobzev. The 4th official was Rafael Shafeev. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 13.2 degrees Celsius or 55.8 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.
Match Statistics
- 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
- 6 Total 10
- 3 On Target 6
- 3 Off Target 3
- 0 Shots blocked 1
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 4
Fouls
- 17 Total 18
- 6 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Ball possession
Zenit had a strong ball possession 56% while Akhmat Grozny was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Akhmat Grozny had a more offensive attitude with 0 dangerous attacks and 6 shots of which 3 were on target. However, that was not enough Akhmat Grozny to win the match.
Akhmat Grozny shot 6 times, 3 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Zenit shot 10 times, 6 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Akhmat Grozny received 6 yellow cards (A. Shvets, D. Utkin, B. Berisha, M. Bogosavac, A. Semenov and S. Sebai). Talking about the opposition, Zenit received 3 yellow cards (W. Barrios, Yuri Alberto and D. Kuzyayev).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Akhmat Grozny will have 32 points like Krylya Sovetov to hold in the 8th place. Regarding the opposition, Zenit will have 52 points to hold in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Akhmat Grozny will play away with Dinamo Moskva on the 15th of April with a 10-8 head to head in favor of Dinamo Moskva (9 draws).
Zenit will host Ural on the 16th of April with a 14-0 head to head statistic in favor of Zenit (3 draws).
Akhmat Grozny – Formation
Akhmat Grozny
75'
87'
Akhmat Grozny started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Andrey Talalaev decided to play with the following team: .
Substitutions
Akhmat Grozny made 4 changes: A. Timofeev for I. Konovalov (63′), B. Berisha for V. Karapuzov (63′), A. Shvets for S. Sebai (74′) and E. Kharin for I. Umaev (87′).
Zenit – Formation
Zenit
39'
Zenit started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
Sergei Semak played with: .
Substitutions
Zenit made 5 changes: A. Mostovoy for N. Alip (63′), A. Dzyuba for M. Ozdoev (73′), W. Barrios for A. Adamov (86′), Malcom for A. Sutormin (86′) and Yuri Alberto for A. Erokhin (86′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- FK Nizjni Novgorod – Dinamo Moskva – 0-1
- Akhmat Grozny – Zenit – 0-2
- Rubin Kazan’ – Krasnodar – 0-1
- Khimki – CSKA Moskva – 4-2
