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Chelsea FC vs FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg, Champions League 2021-22 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Champions League · 2021-22
Chelsea FC
1 – 0
Full Time
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
Tue 14 Sep 2021 · 19:00 UTC Stamford Bridge HT 45' · FT 45'
Azpilicueta 45' Y
Y 62' Yaroslav Rakitskii

Overview

Match Preview

Chelsea FC vs FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg — Champions League at Stamford Bridge.

Match Details

  • Referee Marco Di Bello
  • Referee Bartosz Frankowski
  • Referee Marcin Boniek
  • Referee Jakub Winkler
  • Referee Krzysztof Jakubik
  • Referee Marco Fritz
4 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 2.3 goals/game

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

1
1
Chelsea FC 2 games · Avg 3.5 goals FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
Last 5 meetings
2021-09-14 Chelsea FC 1–0 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Recent Form

Chelsea FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Sep FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg H 1–0 W
11 Sep Aston Villa FC H 3–0 W
28 Aug Liverpool FC A 1–1 D
22 Aug Arsenal FC A 2–0 W
14 Aug Crystal Palace FC H 3–0 W
29 May Manchester City FC A 1–0 W
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Sep Chelsea FC A 0–1 L
11 Sep RFK Akhmat Grozny H 3–1 W
26 Aug PFC CSKA Moskva H 1–0 W
21 Aug FK Ufa A 1–1 D
15 Aug FK Lokomotiv Moskva A 1–1 D
07 Aug FK Krasnodar H 3–2 W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
30% Clean Sheets
Chelsea FC this season

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Stamford Bridge that hosts another battle between Chelsea FC and FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg.
  • 5' Hakim Ziyech needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
  • 10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 15' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 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.
  • 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' It looks surprising FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg does not make any changes. Dmitri Chistyakov has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 30' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 35' Chelsea FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 35.
  • 40' Daler Kuzyaev has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 45' Azpilicueta is having his name booked by the referee on 45.
  • 50' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Aleksei Sutormin suffering a number of foals already.
  • 55' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 60' 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.
  • 62' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 63' The supporters are chanting for Kai Havertz. He replaces Hakim Ziyech on 63 minute.
  • 68' Chelsea FC is showing some good football. However, Chelsea FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 69' What a strike from Romelu Lukaku! The score is 1-0.
  • 74' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 75' Another change for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg made on 75 minute. Malcom leaves to be changed by Artem Dzyuba.
  • 76' The whistle greets Wendel as he departs to be replaced by Aleksandr Erokhin.
  • 81' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Andrei Mostovoi made 394 appearances and scored 38 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 82' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kirill Kravtsov is hanging Daler Kuzyaev on the field on 82 minute.
  • 83' Chelsea FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ben Chilwell is hanging Marcos Alonso on the field on 83 minute.
  • 88' The whistle greets Claudinho as he departs to be replaced by Andrei Mostovoi.
  • 90' Another substitution for Chelsea FC to replace Mason Mount by Ruben Loftus-Cheek on 90 minute.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Chelsea FC players.

Lineups

Chelsea FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Thomas Tuchel

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sergey Semak

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Romelu Lukaku 2
Timo Werner 2
Magomed Ozdoev 1
Sardar Azmoun 1
Claudinho 1

Head to Head

2021-09-14 Chelsea FC 1–0 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Chelsea FC Form

2021-09-14 Chelsea FC 1–0 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg W 2021-09-11 Chelsea FC 3–0 Aston Villa FC W 2021-08-28 Liverpool FC 1–1 Chelsea FC D 2021-08-22 Arsenal FC 0–2 Chelsea FC W 2021-08-14 Chelsea FC 3–0 Crystal Palace FC W 2021-05-29 Manchester City FC 0–1 Chelsea FC W

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Form

2021-09-14 Chelsea FC 1–0 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg L 2021-09-11 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 3–1 RFK Akhmat Grozny W 2021-08-26 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 1–0 PFC CSKA Moskva W 2021-08-21 FK Ufa 1–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg D 2021-08-15 FK Lokomotiv Moskva 1–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg D 2021-08-07 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 3–2 FK Krasnodar W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.36 Chelsea FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.61 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 68% + Under — clean sheet likely 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Chelsea FC55% Draw28% FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg17%
Actual: Chelsea FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes35% 0% No65%
Avg goals/match: 1.97
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 84%
16%
± 1.5 59%
41%
± 2.5 32%
68%
± 3.5 14%
86%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

Chelsea FC or Draw
83%
Draw or FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
45%
Chelsea FC or FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Chelsea FC35% Draw54% FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg11%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
16.3%
1 – 1
12.4%
2 – 0
12.3%
2 – 1
7.7%
0 – 1
7.3%
3 – 0
5.5%
3 – 1
3.6%
1 – 2
3.4%
2 – 2
2.5%
0 – 2
2.4%
4 – 0
1.9%

Asian Handicap — Chelsea FC

Handicap Chelsea FC covers Push FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 16% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 27% 47%
-0.5 53% — 47%
+0.5 85% — 15%
+1 85% 11% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Chelsea FC keeps clean sheet
54% ✓
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

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