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FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg vs SK Slavia Praha, Europe 2018-19 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Europa League · 2018-19
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
1 – 0
Full Time
SK Slavia Praha
Thu 4 Oct 2018 · 16:55 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 36' Tomas Soucek
Y 60' Alexandru Baluta
Luis Neto 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg vs SK Slavia Praha — Europe .

Match Details

  • Referee Baris Simsek
  • Referee Huseyin Gocek
  • Referee Mustafa Eyisoy
  • Referee Mete Kalkavan
  • Referee Serkan Ok

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21
2 Aston Villa FC 8 21
3 FC Midtjylland 8 19
4 Real Betis Balompie 8 17
5 FC Porto 8 17
6 Sporting Clube de Braga 8 17
7 SC Freiburg 8 17
8 AS Roma 8 16
9 KRC Genk 8 16
10 Bologna FC 1909 8 15
11 VfB Stuttgart 8 15
12 Ferencvarosi TC 8 15
13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14
14 FC Viktoria Plzen 8 14
15 FK Crvena Zvezda 8 14
16 RC Celta de Vigo 8 13
17 PAOK Thessaloniki FC 8 12
18 Lille OSC 8 12
19 Fenerbahce SK 8 12
20 Panathinaikos AO 8 12
21 Celtic FC 8 11
22 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 8 10
23 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 8 10
24 SK Brann 8 9
25 BSC Young Boys 8 9
26 SK Sturm Graz 8 7
27 FCSB Bukarest 8 7
28 Go Ahead Eagles 8 7
29 Feyenoord Rotterdam 8 6
30 FC Basel 1893 8 6
31 FC Red Bull Salzburg 8 6
32 Rangers FC 8 4
33 OGC Nice 8 3
34 FC Utrecht 8 1
35 Malmo FF 8 1
36 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC 8 1

Head-to-Head

1
1
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2 games · Avg 1.5 goals SK Slavia Praha
Last 5 meetings
2018-10-04 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 1–0 SK Slavia Praha

Recent Form

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Oct SK Slavia Praha H 1–0 W
30 Sep FK Dinamo Makhachkala A 1–2 L
23 Sep FK Lokomotiv Moskva H 5–3 W
20 Sep FC København A 1–1 D
16 Sep FK Orenburg A 2–1 W
02 Sep FK Spartak Moskva H 0–0 D
SK Slavia Praha
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Oct FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg A 0–1 L
20 Sep FC Girondins de Bordeaux H 1–0 W
14 Aug FK Dynamo Kyiv A 0–2 L
07 Aug FK Dynamo Kyiv H 1–1 D
06 May FK BATE Barysau H 3–1 W
28 Apr Fenerbahce SK A 1–3 L

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg gets underway.
  • 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 10' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 15' SK Slavia Praha is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 25' It looks like no one’s ball. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 30' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 35' Ibrahim Traore needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 36' A meaty challenge results in booking for Tomas Soucek on 36.
  • 41' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg is showing some good football. However, FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 46' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 46.
  • 51' It looks surprising FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg does not make any changes. Jaromir Zmrhal has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 53' Another substitution for SK Slavia Praha to replace Jan Matousek by Alexandru Baluta on 53 minute.
  • 58' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 60' The referee shows SK Slavia Praha player a Yellow card on 60.
  • 63' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Aleksandr Kokorin is hanging Sebastian Driussi on the field on 63 minute.
  • 64' Daler Kuzyaev has so much to prove this time. He replaces Robert Mak on 64 minute.
  • 69' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 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.
  • 74' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 74 minutes.
  • 79' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. SK Slavia Praha needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 80' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg is taking the lead after the goal scored by Aleksandr Kokorin on 80.
  • 83' Time for substitution for SK Slavia Praha. Vladimir Coufal is replaced by Michal Frydrych.
  • 88' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering SK Slavia Praha that had 166 games and scored 102 goals.
  • 89' Another change for SK Slavia Praha made on 89 minute. Ibrahim Traore leaves to be changed by Simon Deli.
  • 90' It’s a booking for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg player. Luis Neto gets a Yellow card.
  • 90' Another change for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg made on 90 minute. Elmir Nabiullin leaves to be changed by Anton Zabolotnyi.
  • The final score is 1-0.

Lineups

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sergei Semak

SK Slavia Praha Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jindřich Trpišovský

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Aleksandr Kokorin 1
Aleksandr Kokorin 1
Jaromir Zmrhal 1
Miroslav Stoch 1

Head to Head

2018-10-04 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 1–0 SK Slavia Praha

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Form

2018-10-04 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 1–0 SK Slavia Praha W 2018-09-30 FK Dinamo Makhachkala 2–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg L 2018-09-23 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 5–3 FK Lokomotiv Moskva W 2018-09-20 FC København 1–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg D 2018-09-16 FK Orenburg 1–2 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg W 2018-09-02 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 0–0 FK Spartak Moskva D

SK Slavia Praha Form

2018-10-04 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 1–0 SK Slavia Praha L 2018-09-20 SK Slavia Praha 1–0 FC Girondins de Bordeaux W 2018-08-14 FK Dynamo Kyiv 2–0 SK Slavia Praha L 2018-08-07 SK Slavia Praha 1–1 FK Dynamo Kyiv D 2018-05-06 SK Slavia Praha 3–1 FK BATE Barysau W 2018-04-28 Fenerbahce SK 3–1 SK Slavia Praha L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.47 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.72 SK Slavia Praha xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 63% + Under — clean sheet likely 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg55% Draw27% SK Slavia Praha18%
Actual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes41% 0% No59%
Avg goals/match: 2.19
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 64%
36%
± 2.5 37%
63%
± 3.5 18%
82%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or Draw
82%
Draw or SK Slavia Praha
45%
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or SK Slavia Praha
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg36% Draw51% SK Slavia Praha13%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
13.4%
1 – 1
12.7%
2 – 0
11.6%
2 – 1
8.5%
0 – 1
6.9%
3 – 0
5.6%
3 – 1
4.2%
1 – 2
4.1%
2 – 2
3.2%
0 – 2
2.8%
4 – 0
2.1%

Asian Handicap — FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Handicap FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg covers Push SK Slavia Praha covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 17% 72%
-1.5 28% — 72%
-1 28% 26% 47%
-0.5 53% — 47%
+0.5 83% — 17%
+1 83% 12% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg keeps clean sheet
49% ✗
SK Slavia Praha keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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