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FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg vs Malmo FF, Champions League 2021-22 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Champions League · 2021-22
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
4 – 0
Full Time
Malmo FF
Wed 29 Sep 2021 · 16:45 UTC Gazprom Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 30' Erdal Rakip
Y 51' Anel Ahmedhodzic
Y 51' Anel Ahmedhodzic
R 51' Anel Ahmedhodzic
R 53' Anel Ahmedhodzic
Y 86' Franz Brorsson

Overview

Match Preview

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg vs Malmo FF — Champions League at Gazprom Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Jose Sanchez
  • Referee Tasos Sidiropoulos
  • Referee Polychronis Kostaras
  • Referee Lazaros Dimitriadis
  • Referee Ioannis Papadopoulos
  • Referee Guillermo Cuadra

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

1
1
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2 games · Avg 3.0 goals Malmo FF
Last 5 meetings
2021-09-29 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 4–0 Malmo FF

Recent Form

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
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
Malmo FF
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Sep FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg A 0–4 L
14 Sep Juventus FC H 0–3 L
24 Aug PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad A 1–2 L
18 Aug PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad H 2–0 W
10 Aug Rangers FC A 2–1 W
27 Jul Helsingin JK A 2–2 D

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Gazprom Arena. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 9' What a moment for Claudinho! That strike on 9 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 14' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 19' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Jon Dahl Tomasson will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 24' Malmo FF come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 29' Lasse Nielsen needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 30' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Erdal Rakip.
  • 35' Malmo FF is showing some good football. However, Malmo FF are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 40' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Malmo FF that had 248 games and scored 152 goals.
  • 45' 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.
  • 49' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Daler Kuzyaev makes it 2-0.
  • 51' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Anel Ahmedhodzic.
  • 53' Controversy at the stadium! Anel Ahmedhodzic argues furiously but the Red card stands.
  • 55' Malmo FF manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Martin Olsson is hanging Erdal Rakip on the field on 55 minute.
  • 60' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Malmo FF backline.
  • 62' A change in the Malmo FF ranks — Bonke Innocent exits the field as Sergio Pena enters on 62.
  • 63' Fresh legs for Malmo FF! Malik Abubakari comes on to replace Antonio-Mirko Colak.
  • 68' Malmo FF is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 73' Malmo FF are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 75' Fresh legs for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg! Aleksandr Erokhin comes on to replace Claudinho.
  • 80' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Aleksei Sutormin makes it 3-0.
  • 84' Aleksei Sutormin makes way for Kirill Kravtsov at the 84 minute mark. A tactical switch from FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg.
  • 86' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Franz Brorsson.
  • 87' A tactical swap from Malmo FF — Noah Eile on, Franz Brorsson off on 87 minutes.
  • 88' Adi Nalic gets the nod from Malmo FF. He replaces Veljko Birmancevic and will look to change the dynamic.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Malmo FF.

Lineups

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sergey Semak

Malmo FF Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jon Dahl Tomasson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Claudinho 1
Soren Rieks 1
Yaroslav Rakitskii 1
Wendel 1
Daler Kuzyaev 1
Aleksei Sutormin 1

Head to Head

2021-09-29 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 4–0 Malmo FF

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Form

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 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

Malmo FF Form

2021-09-29 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 4–0 Malmo FF L 2021-09-14 Malmo FF 0–3 Juventus FC L 2021-08-24 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 2–1 Malmo FF L 2021-08-18 Malmo FF 2–0 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad W 2021-08-10 Rangers FC 1–2 Malmo FF W 2021-07-27 Helsingin JK 2–2 Malmo FF D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.29 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.77 Malmo FF xG
I would bet for: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg to win 67% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg67% Draw20% Malmo FF13%
Actual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 3.06
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or Draw
87%
Draw or Malmo FF
33%
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or Malmo FF
80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg51% Draw39% Malmo FF10%
Actual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
12.2%
1 – 0
10.4%
2 – 1
9.1%
3 – 0
9.1%
1 – 1
9%
3 – 1
7%
0 – 0
6.2%
4 – 0
Actual
4 – 1
4.1%
2 – 2
3.5%
1 – 2
3.1%
0 – 1
3%

Asian Handicap — FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Handicap FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg covers Push Malmo FF covers
-2.5 26% — 74%
-2 26% 21% 53%
-1.5 47% — 53%
-1 47% 23% 30%
-0.5 70% — 30%
+0.5 90% — 10%
+1 90% 7% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 2% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg keeps clean sheet
47% ✗
Malmo FF keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

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