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

–/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

–/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

–/1

76+

2/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Borussia Dortmund

Sehrou Guirassy

2 G

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg and Borussia Dortmund get this one started.
5' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
10' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Sardar Azmoun on 10 minutes.
15' 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.
16' Brilliant from the ! Sebastian Driussi makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 16.
21' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
26' It’s high time Lucien Favre made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
31' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
36' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
41' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ansgar Knauff, as he is very good at scoring at Gazprom Arena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
46' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
51' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
56' Lukasz Piszczek has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
58' Borussia Dortmund ring the changes. Felix Passlack has done his job and it is now time for Youssoufa Moukoko to step up.
60' Time for substitution for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg. Sebastian Driussi is replaced by Artem Dzyuba.
61' Fresh legs for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg! Wendel comes on to replace Daler Kuzyaev.
66' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Borussia Dortmund's shape.
67' Dejan Lovren has so much to prove this time. He replaces Yaroslav Rakitskii on 67 minute.
68' GOAL! Lukasz Piszczek fires home to make it 1-1!
72' Dan-Axel Zagadou gets the nod from Borussia Dortmund. He replaces Lukasz Piszczek and will look to change the dynamic.
77' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
78' GOAL! Axel Witsel scores on 78.
79' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg ring the changes. Magomed Ozdoev has done his job and it is now time for Danil Krugovoi to step up.
83' The supporters are chanting for Ansgar Knauff. He replaces Thorgan Hazard on 83 minute.
88' Borussia Dortmund fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
The final score is 1-2.

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