FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg vs Juventus FC, Champions League 2021-22 GROUP STAGE
Overview
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FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg vs Juventus FC — Champions League at Gazprom Arena.
- FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Juventus FC 8 games · 13 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Fedayi San
- Referee Stephane De Almeida
- Referee Bastian Dankert
- Referee Sandro Scharer
- Referee Bekim Zogaj
- Referee Alain Bieri
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
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Oct | Juventus FC | H | 0–1 | L |
| 16 Oct | PFK Arsenal Tula | A | 1–2 | L |
| 03 Oct | PFK Sochi | H | 1–2 | L |
| 29 Sep | Malmo FF | H | 4–0 | W |
| 25 Sep | PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara | H | 2–1 | W |
| 20 Sep | FK Rubin Kazan | A | 3–1 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Oct | FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg | A | 1–0 | W |
| 17 Oct | AS Roma | H | 1–0 | W |
| 02 Oct | Torino FC | A | 1–0 | W |
| 29 Sep | Chelsea FC | H | 1–0 | W |
| 26 Sep | UC Sampdoria | H | 3–2 | W |
| 22 Sep | Spezia Calcio | A | 3–2 | W |
Key Stats
50%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
H2H (2 games)
50%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
30%
Clean Sheets
Juventus FC this season
Juventus FC this season
Events
Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg to score. At the same time, Juventus FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 10' Alvaro Morata needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 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.
- 20' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
- 25' Juventus FC 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.
- 30' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 30.
- 31' Wilmar Barrios is having his name booked by the referee on 31.
- 36' 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 Claudinho suffering a number of foals already.
- 41' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 46' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 51' Supporters expect more eagerness from Leonardo Bonucci, as he is very good at scoring at Gazprom Arena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 56' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 58' The supporters are chanting for Juan Cuadrado. He replaces Alex Sandro on 58 minute.
- 60' Juventus FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 61' The supporters are chanting for Sardar Azmoun. He replaces Artem Dzyuba on 61 minute.
- 66' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 69' Another change for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg made on 69 minute. Malcom leaves to be changed by Daler Kuzyaev.
- 74' It’s high time Sergey Semak made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 76' Juventus FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Moise Kean is hanging Alvaro Morata on the field on 76 minute.
- 81' 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.
- 84' The supporters are chanting for Aaron Ramsey. He replaces Rodrigo Bentancur on 84 minute.
- 87' Goal! Dejan Kulusevski scores his 41 goal in 525 matches.
- 89' The supporters are chanting for Danil Krugovoi. He replaces Dmitri Chistyakov on 89 minute.
- 90' The referee calls foul for Aaron Ramsey. He receives a Yellow card.
- The final score is 0-1.
Lineups
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Lineups
Starting XI
- 6
- 15
- 3
-
10
Malcom ↓ Daler Kuzyaev 69'
- 8
-
22
Artem Dzyuba ↓ Sardar Azmoun 61'
- 5
- 44
- 1
- 2
-
11
Claudinho ↓ Aleksandr Erokhin 89'
Bench
-
21
Aleksandr Erokhin ↑ 89'
-
14
Daler Kuzyaev ↑ 69'
-
4
Danil Krugovoi ↑ 89'
- 41
-
7
Sardar Azmoun ↑ 61'
-
19
Aleksei Sutormin ↑ 61'
- 17
- 94
- 64
- 91
- 85
Coach
Sergey Semak
Juventus FC Lineups
Starting XI
-
9
Alvaro Morata ↓ Moise Kean 76'
- 4
- 14
- 19
- 1
-
12
Alex Sandro ↓ Juan Cuadrado 58'
- 2
- 20
- 30
- 22
-
27
Manuel Locatelli ↓ Arthur 58'
Bench
-
8
Aaron Ramsey ↑ 84'
- 6
-
5
Arthur ↑ 58'
- 36
- 23
- 3
- 24
-
11
Juan Cuadrado ↑ 58'
-
18
Moise Kean ↑ 76'
-
44
Dejan Kulusevski ↑ 58'
Coach
Massimiliano Allegri
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Paulo Dybala | 2 |
| Federico Chiesa | 2 |
| Dejan Kulusevski | 1 |
| Alvaro Morata | 1 |
| Leonardo Bonucci | 1 |
| Sardar Azmoun | 1 |
Head to Head
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Form
2021-10-20
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
0–1
Juventus FC
L
2021-10-16
PFK Arsenal Tula
2–1
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
L
2021-10-03
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
1–2
PFK Sochi
L
2021-09-29
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
4–0
Malmo FF
W
2021-09-25
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
2–1
PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara
W
2021-09-20
FK Rubin Kazan
1–3
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
W
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.96
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.12
Juventus FC xG
I would bet for:
Juventus FC or Draw 71% + Under 2.5 goals 66%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Juventus FC win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.08
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 85% |
|
15% |
| ± 1.5 | 62% |
|
38% |
| ± 2.5 | 34% |
|
66% |
| ± 3.5 | 16% |
|
84% |
| ± 4.5 | 7% |
|
93% |
Double Chance
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or Draw
61%
Draw or Juventus FC
71%
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or Juventus FC
68%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 0
14.9%
1 – 1
14.4%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
10.6%
0 – 2
7.5%
1 – 2
7.3%
2 – 1
6.2%
2 – 0
5.4%
2 – 2
3.6%
1 – 3
2.8%
0 – 3
2.8%
3 – 1
2%
Asian Handicap — FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
| Handicap | FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg covers | Push | Juventus FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 3% | — | 97% |
| -2 | 3% | 8% | 89% |
| -1.5 | 11% | — | 89% |
| -1 | 11% | 18% | 71% |
| -0.5 | 29% | — | 71% |
| +0.5 | 62% | — | 38% |
| +1 | 62% | 22% | 16% |
| +1.5 | 84% | — | 16% |
| +2 | 84% | 11% | 5% |
| +2.5 | 95% | — | 5% |
Clean Sheet
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg keeps clean sheet
33%
✓
Juventus FC keeps clean sheet
39%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

