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Borussia Dortmund vs FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg, Champions League 2020-21 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Champions League · 2020-21
Borussia Dortmund
2 – 0
Full Time
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
Wed 28 Oct 2020 · 20:00 UTC Signal Iduna Park HT 45+2' · FT 45+4'
Y 26' Daler Kuzyaev
Y 77' Vyacheslav Karavaev

Overview

Match Preview

Borussia Dortmund vs FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg — Champions League at Signal Iduna Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Serdar Gozubuyuk
  • Referee Bjorn Kuipers
  • Referee Sander van Roekel
  • Referee Erwin Zeinstra
  • Referee Pol van Boekel
  • Referee Dennis Higler
7 games this season 🟨 1.3/game ⚽ 4.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Arsenal FC 8 24
2 FC Bayern München 8 21
3 Liverpool FC 8 18
4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 8 17
5 FC Barcelona 8 16
6 Chelsea FC 8 16
7 Sporting Clube de Portugal 8 16
8 Manchester City FC 8 16
9 Real Madrid CF 8 15
10 FC Internazionale Milano 8 15
11 Paris Saint-Germain FC 8 14
12 Newcastle United FC 8 14
13 Juventus FC 8 13
14 Club Atletico de Madrid 8 13
15 Atalanta BC 8 13
16 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 8 12
17 Borussia Dortmund 8 11
18 PAE Olympiakos SFP 8 11
19 Club Brugge KV 8 10
20 Galatasaray SK 8 10
21 AS Monaco FC 8 10
22 Qarabag Agdam FK 8 10
23 FK Bodø/Glimt 8 9
24 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 8 9
25 Olympique de Marseille 8 9
26 Paphos FC 8 9
27 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 8 9
28 PSV 8 8
29 Athletic Club 8 8
30 SSC Napoli 8 8
31 FC København 8 8
32 AFC Ajax 8 6
33 Eintracht Frankfurt 8 4
34 SK Slavia Praha 8 3
35 Villarreal CF 8 1
36 FK Kairat 8 1

Head-to-Head

2
Borussia Dortmund 2 games · Avg 2.5 goals FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
Last 5 meetings
2020-10-28 Borussia Dortmund 2–0 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Recent Form

Borussia Dortmund
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Oct FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg H 2–0 W
24 Oct FC Schalke 04 H 3–0 W
20 Oct SS Lazio A 1–3 L
17 Oct TSG 1899 Hoffenheim A 1–0 W
03 Oct SC Freiburg H 4–0 W
26 Sep FC Augsburg A 0–2 L
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Oct Borussia Dortmund A 0–2 L
24 Oct FK Rubin Kazan H 1–2 L
20 Oct Club Brugge KV H 1–2 L
17 Oct PFK Sochi H 3–1 W
03 Oct FK Spartak Moskva A 1–1 D
26 Sep FK Ufa H 6–0 W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
Borussia Dortmund this season

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Borussia Dortmund is hosting FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg for another epic battle.
  • 5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Mats Hummels, as he is very good at scoring at Signal Iduna Park with 7 goals in the last 6 games.
  • 10' The travelling FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
  • 20' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg that had 394 games and scored 534 goals.
  • 25' Borussia Dortmund seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 26' A meaty challenge results in booking for Daler Kuzyaev on 26.
  • 31' It looks surprising FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg does not make any changes. Aleksandr Erokhin has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 36' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 41' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 46' Time for substitution for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg. Artem Dzyuba is replaced by Andrei Mostovoi.
  • 51' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 56' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg is showing some good football. However, FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 61' Borussia Dortmund started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 61.
  • 66' Magomed Ozdoev needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 67' Thorgan Hazard has so much to prove this time. He replaces Mahmoud Dahoud on 67 minute.
  • 71' Time for substitution for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg. Daler Kuzyaev is replaced by Magomed Ozdoev.
  • 74' Another change for BV Borussia 09 Dortmund made on 74 minute. Marco Reus leaves to be changed by Julian Brandt.
  • 77' A meaty challenge results in booking for Vyacheslav Karavaev on 77.
  • 78' Jadon Sancho puts BV Borussia 09 Dortmund on the lead.
  • 81' Another substitution for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg to replace Wilmar Barrios by Aleksei Sutormin on 81 minute.
  • 84' Thomas Delaney is replacing Jadon Sancho for the BV Borussia 09 Dortmund side.
  • 89' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • With this win, Borussia Dortmund is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Borussia Dortmund Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Lucien Favre

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sergei Semak

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jadon Sancho 1
Erling Haaland 1
Lukasz Piszczek 1
Axel Witsel 1
Sebastian Driussi 1

Head to Head

2020-10-28 Borussia Dortmund 2–0 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Borussia Dortmund Form

2020-10-28 Borussia Dortmund 2–0 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg W 2020-10-24 Borussia Dortmund 3–0 FC Schalke 04 W 2020-10-20 SS Lazio 3–1 Borussia Dortmund L 2020-10-17 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 0–1 Borussia Dortmund W 2020-10-03 Borussia Dortmund 4–0 SC Freiburg W 2020-09-26 FC Augsburg 2–0 Borussia Dortmund L

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Form

2020-10-28 Borussia Dortmund 2–0 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg L 2020-10-24 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 1–2 FK Rubin Kazan L 2020-10-20 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 1–2 Club Brugge KV L 2020-10-17 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 3–1 PFK Sochi W 2020-10-03 FK Spartak Moskva 1–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg D 2020-09-26 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 6–0 FK Ufa W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.76 Borussia Dortmund xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.58 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg xG
I would bet for: Borussia Dortmund to win 63% + Under — clean sheet likely 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Borussia Dortmund63% Draw24% FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg13%
Actual: Borussia Dortmund win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes37% 0% No63%
Avg goals/match: 2.34
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 68%
32%
± 2.5 41%
59%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Borussia Dortmund or Draw
87%
Draw or FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
37%
Borussia Dortmund or FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Borussia Dortmund44% Draw47% FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg9%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
16.2%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
11.6%
1 – 1
10.5%
2 – 1
8.4%
3 – 0
8.3%
3 – 1
5.1%
0 – 1
4.7%
4 – 0
3.7%
1 – 2
2.7%
2 – 2
2.5%
4 – 1
2.3%

Asian Handicap — Borussia Dortmund

Handicap Borussia Dortmund covers Push FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg covers
-2.5 18% — 82%
-2 18% 20% 62%
-1.5 38% — 62%
-1 38% 26% 35%
-0.5 65% — 35%
+0.5 89% — 11%
+1 89% 8% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Borussia Dortmund keeps clean sheet
56% ✓
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.