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

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UEFA Champions League · 2020-21

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

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Borussia Dortmund

Tue 8 Dec 2020 · 17:55 UTC Gazprom Arena HT 45+1' · FT 45+5'

Sardar Azmoun 10' Y

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FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg vs Borussia Dortmund — Champions League at Gazprom Arena.

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Borussia Dortmund 8 games · 11 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Mihai Artene
Referee Istvan Kovacs
Referee Vasile Marinescu
Referee Marius Avram

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 Atlético 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

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2 games · Avg 2.5 goals Borussia Dortmund

Last 5 meetings

2020-12-08 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 1–2 Borussia Dortmund 2020-10-28 Borussia Dortmund 2–0 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Recent Form

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Dec	Borussia Dortmund	H	1–2	L
05 Dec	FK Ural	H	5–1	W
02 Dec	Club Brugge KV	A	0–3	L
28 Nov	PFK Arsenal Tula	A	0–0	D
24 Nov	SS Lazio	A	1–3	L
21 Nov	RFK Akhmat Grozny	A	2–2	D

Borussia Dortmund

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Dec	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg	A	2–1	W
05 Dec	Eintracht Frankfurt	A	1–1	D
02 Dec	SS Lazio	H	1–1	D
28 Nov	1. FC Köln	H	1–2	L
24 Nov	Club Brugge KV	H	3–0	W
21 Nov	Hertha BSC	A	5–2	W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Borussia Dortmund this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Borussia Dortmund

0-15

1/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

–/1

46-60

2/1

61-75

1/2

76+

2/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Borussia Dortmund

Sehrou Guirassy

4 G

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at Gazprom Arena. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are looking to make home advantage count against Borussia Dortmund.
5' The home supporters are growing impatient. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg must find a spark to ignite this game.
10' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
15' Danila Prokhin is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg tonight.
16' Sebastian Driussi does the damage! The net is bulging and FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg surge ahead!
21' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
26' Marco Reus has been relatively quiet despite scoring 100 goals in his last 533 appearances.
31' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg and Borussia Dortmund are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
36' Over 36 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
41' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
46' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
51' Both keepers have barely been tested. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg and Borussia Dortmund are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
56' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
58' Borussia Dortmund manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Youssoufa Moukoko is hanging Felix Passlack on the field on 58 minute.
60' The crowd applauds Sebastian Driussi as he leaves the pitch. Artem Dzyuba steps in for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg.
61' Fresh legs for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg! Wendel comes on to replace Daler Kuzyaev.
66' 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.
67' Dejan Lovren is ready to make an impact after coming on for Yaroslav Rakitskii at the 67 minute mark.
68' Against the run of play, Lukasz Piszczek has scored! This game has turned on its head.
72' Lukasz Piszczek makes way for Dan-Axel Zagadou at the 72 minute mark. A tactical switch from Borussia Dortmund.
77' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jadon Sancho made 533 appearances and scored 71 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
78' Sensational shot from Axel Witsel. Borussia Dortmund is back in the lead.
79' The FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg manager makes a substitution. Magomed Ozdoev departs to be replaced by Danil Krugovoi.
83' Borussia Dortmund ring the changes. Thorgan Hazard has done his job and it is now time for Ansgar Knauff to step up.
88' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
Borussia Dortmund celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Lineups

Starting XI

3
Douglas Santos
8
Malcom ↓ Vyacheslav Karavaev 79'
14
Daler Kuzyaev ↓ Wendel 61'
5
Wilmar Barrios
44
Yaroslav Rakitskii ↓ Dejan Lovren 67'
41
Mikhail Kerzhakov C
27
Magomed Ozdoev ↓ Danil Krugovoi 79'
11
Sebastian Driussi ↓ Artem Dzyuba 60'
7
Sardar Azmoun
19
Aleksei Sutormin
87
Danila Prokhin

Bench

Coach Sergei Semak

Borussia Dortmund Lineups

Starting XI

30
Felix Passlack ↓ Youssoufa Moukoko 58'
15
Mats Hummels ↓ Jadon Sancho 72'
19
Julian Brandt ↓ Gio Reyna 58'
26
Lukasz Piszczek ↓ Dan-Axel Zagadou 72'
11
Marco Reus C
35
Marwin Hitz
28
Axel Witsel
14
Nico Schulz
10
Thorgan Hazard ↓ Ansgar Knauff 83'
23
Emre Can
22
Jude Bellingham

Bench

1
Roman Burki
7
Jadon Sancho ↑ 72'
5
Dan-Axel Zagadou ↑ 72'
37
Tobias Raschl
32
Gio Reyna ↑ 58'
40
Stefan Drljaca
18
Youssoufa Moukoko ↑ 58'
36
Ansgar Knauff ↑ 83'

Coach Lucien Favre

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Axel Witsel	1
Sebastian Driussi	1
Jadon Sancho	1
Erling Haaland	1
Lukasz Piszczek	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.4 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.53 Borussia Dortmund xG

I would bet for: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or Borussia Dortmund 73% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg33% Draw27% Borussia Dortmund40%

Actual: Borussia Dortmund win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 2.93

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	55%	45%
± 3.5	34%	66%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or Draw

61%

Draw or Borussia Dortmund

67%

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or Borussia Dortmund

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg26% Draw45% Borussia Dortmund29%

Actual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.4%

1 – 2

Actual

2 – 1

7.7%

0 – 1

7.3%

0 – 0

7.1%

1 – 0

6.6%

0 – 2

6.2%

2 – 2

5.9%

2 – 0

5.2%

1 – 3

4.3%

3 – 1

3.6%

0 – 3

3.1%

Asian Handicap — FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Handicap	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg covers	Push	Borussia Dortmund covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	10%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	18%	67%
-0.5	33%	—	67%
+0.5	61%	—	39%
+1	61%	20%	20%
+1.5	80%	—	20%
+2	80%	12%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

Borussia Dortmund keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

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

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

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Borussia Dortmund Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Form

Borussia Dortmund Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Clean Sheet