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

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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

R 51' Anel Ahmedhodzic

R 53' Anel Ahmedhodzic

Y 86' Franz Brorsson

Overview

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

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Malmo FF 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)

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	Qarabağ Ağdam FK	8	10
23	FK Bodo/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 Kobenhavn	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 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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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' The ball is rolling at Gazprom Arena. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are looking to make home advantage count against Malmo FF.
5' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
9' The Claudinho breaks the deadlock on 9 minutes. 1-0!
14' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
19' Supporters expect more eagerness from Bonke Innocent, as he is very good at scoring at Gazprom Arena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
24' It’s high time Sergey Semak made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
29' Artem Dzyuba has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 2 goals to his name this season.
30' A meaty challenge results in booking for Erdal Rakip on 30.
35' Anel Ahmedhodzic has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
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' Over 45 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
49' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Daler Kuzyaev makes it 2-0.
51' Malmo FF player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
53' Anel Ahmedhodzic is having his name booked by the referee on 53.
55' Another change for Malmo FF made on 55 minute. Erdal Rakip leaves to be changed by Martin Olsson.
60' Antonio-Mirko Colak needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
62' Malmo FF make a change. Bonke Innocent trudges off to be replaced by Sergio Pena on 62 minutes.
63' The Malmo FF bench stirs into life. Antonio-Mirko Colak is withdrawn and Malik Abubakari gets his opportunity.
68' 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.
73' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
75' The FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg manager makes a substitution. Claudinho departs to be replaced by Aleksandr Erokhin.
80' A stunning finish from Aleksei Sutormin — that came from absolutely nowhere!
84' A tactical swap from FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg — Kirill Kravtsov on, Aleksei Sutormin off on 84 minutes.
86' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Franz Brorsson.
87' Franz Brorsson makes way for Noah Eile at the 87 minute mark. A tactical switch from Malmo FF.
88' Malmo FF manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Adi Nalic is hanging Veljko Birmancevic on the field on 88 minute.
It finishes all square. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg and Malmo FF share the spoils 4-0.

Lineups

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Lineups

Starting XI

3
Douglas Santos ↓ Danil Krugovoi 84'
10
Malcom
8
Wendel
14
Daler Kuzyaev ↓ Sardar Azmoun 75'
22
Artem Dzyuba ↓ Andrei Mostovoi 84'
5
Wilmar Barrios
44
Yaroslav Rakitskii
1
Stanislav Kritsyuk
19
Aleksei Sutormin ↓ Kirill Kravtsov 84'
2
Dmitri Chistyakov
11
Claudinho ↓ Aleksandr Erokhin 75'

Bench

Coach Sergey Semak

Malmo FF Lineups

Starting XI

15
Anel Ahmedhodzic
24
Lasse Nielsen
10
Anders Christiansen
31
Franz Brorsson ↓ Noah Eile 87'
27
Johan Dahlin
2
Eric Larsson
20
Bonke Innocent ↓ Sergio Pena 62'
7
Erdal Rakip ↓ Martin Olsson 55'
32
Jo Inge Berget
9
Antonio-Mirko Colak ↓ Malik Abubakari 62'
19
Veljko Birmancevic ↓ Adi Nalic 88'

Bench

13
Martin Olsson ↑ 55'
8
Sergio Pena ↑ 62'
22
Adi Nalic ↑ 88'
21
Peter Gwargis
29
Noah Eile ↑ 87'
1
Melker Ellborg
37
Sebastian Nanasi
17
Malik Abubakari ↑ 62'
30
Ismael Diawara

Coach Jon Dahl Tomasson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Daler Kuzyaev	1
Aleksei Sutormin	1
Claudinho	1
Soren Rieks	1
Yaroslav Rakitskii	1
Wendel	1

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

3 – 1

0 – 0

6.2%

4 – 0

Actual

4 – 1

4.1%

2 – 2

3.5%

1 – 2

3.1%

0 – 1

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.

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

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Key Stats

Events

Match Events

Lineups

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Malmo FF Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Form

Malmo FF 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