Thursday , 2 July 2026

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg vs Club Brugge KV, Champions League 2020-21 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Champions League · 2020-21
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
1 – 2
Full Time
Club Brugge KV
Tue 20 Oct 2020 · 16:55 UTC Gazprom Arena HT 45+2' · FT 45+5'
Y 12' Clinton Mata
Y 14' Emmanuel Dennis
Y 33' Mats Rits
Dejan Lovren 53' Y
Y 85' Hans Vanaken

Overview

Match Preview

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg vs Club Brugge KV — Champions League at Gazprom Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Roy Hassan
  • Referee Benoit Bastien
  • Referee Frederic Haquette
  • Referee Benoit Millot
  • Referee Willy Delajod
  • Referee Karim Abed

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
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2 games · Avg 3.0 goals Club Brugge KV
Last 5 meetings
2020-10-20 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 1–2 Club Brugge KV

Recent Form

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
19 Sep FK Ural A 1–1 D
14 Sep PFK Arsenal Tula H 3–1 W
Club Brugge KV
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Oct FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg A 2–1 W
17 Oct Royal Standard de Liege A 1–1 D
04 Oct RSC Anderlecht H 3–0 W
27 Sep Cercle Brugge KSV H 2–1 W
20 Sep SV Zulte-Waregem A 6–0 W
12 Sep KV RS Waasland-SK Beveren H 4–1 W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
10% Clean Sheets
Club Brugge KV this season

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg is hosting Club Brugge KV for another epic battle.
  • 5' Danil Krugovoi has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 12' Club Brugge KV receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 12.
  • 14' The referee shows Club Brugge KV player a Yellow card on 14.
  • 19' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Eduard Sobol made 11 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 24' The travelling Club Brugge KV supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 29' It looks like no one’s ball. Club Brugge KV is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 33' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Mats Rits.
  • 38' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 43' It looks surprising Club Brugge KV does not make any changes. Mats Rits has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 48' 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.
  • 53' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 53.
  • 58' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 63' Goal! Emmanuel Dennis scores his 39 goal in 351 matches.
  • 68' 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.
  • 72' The FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg manager makes a substitution. Sebastian Driussi departs to be replaced by Andrei Mostovoi.
  • 74' GOAL! Ethan Horvath scores on 74.
  • 78' The supporters are chanting for Noa Lang. He replaces Krepin Diatta on 78 minute.
  • 82' The Club Brugge KV manager makes a substitution. Emmanuel Dennis departs to be replaced by Youssouph Badji.
  • 85' A meaty challenge results in booking for Hans Vanaken on 85.
  • 88' Aleksandr Erokhin is replacing Magomed Ozdoev for the FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg side.
  • Full Time. Club Brugge KV beats FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Lineups

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sergei Semak

Club Brugge KV Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Philippe Clement

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Charles De Ketelaere 2
Ethan Horvath 1
Emmanuel Dennis 1
Hans Vanaken 1
Noa Lang 1

Head to Head

2020-10-20 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 1–2 Club Brugge KV

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Form

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 2020-09-19 FK Ural 1–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg D 2020-09-14 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 3–1 PFK Arsenal Tula W

Club Brugge KV Form

2020-10-20 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 1–2 Club Brugge KV W 2020-10-17 Royal Standard de Liege 1–1 Club Brugge KV D 2020-10-04 Club Brugge KV 3–0 RSC Anderlecht W 2020-09-27 Club Brugge KV 2–1 Cercle Brugge KSV W 2020-09-20 SV Zulte-Waregem 0–6 Club Brugge KV W 2020-09-12 Club Brugge KV 4–1 KV RS Waasland-SK Beveren W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.45 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.52 Club Brugge KV xG
I would bet for: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or Club Brugge KV 72% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg34% Draw28% Club Brugge KV38%
Actual: Club Brugge KV win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 2.97
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or Draw
62%
Draw or Club Brugge KV
66%
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or Club Brugge KV
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg27% Draw45% Club Brugge KV28%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.2%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 1
7.9%
0 – 1
7%
0 – 0
6.9%
1 – 0
6.6%
2 – 2
6%
0 – 2
5.9%
2 – 0
5.3%
1 – 3
4.2%
3 – 1
3.8%
2 – 3
3.1%

Asian Handicap — FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Handicap FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg covers Push Club Brugge KV covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 10% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 18% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 62% — 38%
+1 62% 19% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 12% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
Club Brugge KV keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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