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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 Balompié 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 Ferencvárosi TC 8 15
13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14
14 FC Viktoria Plzeň 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 Fenerbahçe 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 Kobenhavn 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 Fenerbahçe 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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg is hosting SK Slavia Praha for another epic battle.
  • 5' SK Slavia Praha have won 102 goals from 166 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 10' The 33-year-old Matias Kranevitter has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 15' Leandro Paredes has been relatively quiet despite scoring 23 goals in his last 394 appearances.
  • 20' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 25' The energy levels are beginning to show. Jindřich Trpišovský might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 30' 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.
  • 35' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against SK Slavia Praha's shape.
  • 36' The referee shows SK Slavia Praha player a Yellow card on 36.
  • 41' SK Slavia Praha started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 41.
  • 46' Andrei Lunev, a Russia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 51' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined SK Slavia Praha backline.
  • 53' The SK Slavia Praha bench stirs into life. Jan Matousek is withdrawn and Alexandru Baluta gets his opportunity.
  • 58' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Sergei Semak will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 60' The referee has no hesitation. Alexandru Baluta is booked for SK Slavia Praha — Yellow card on 60.
  • 63' Aleksandr Kokorin is replacing Sebastian Driussi for the FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg side.
  • 64' Daler Kuzyaev is ready to make an impact after coming on for Robert Mak at the 64 minute mark.
  • 69' 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.
  • 74' SK Slavia Praha is showing some good football. However, SK Slavia Praha are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 79' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 80' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg is taking the lead after the goal scored by Aleksandr Kokorin on 80.
  • 83' The supporters are chanting for Michal Frydrych. He replaces Vladimir Coufal on 83 minute.
  • 88' The travelling SK Slavia Praha supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 89' Simon Deli gets the nod from SK Slavia Praha. He replaces Ibrahim Traore and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 90' The referee has no hesitation. Luis Neto is booked for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg — Yellow card on 90.
  • 90' Fresh legs for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg! Anton Zabolotnyi comes on to replace Elmir Nabiullin.
  • 1-0 the final result. SK Slavia Praha will be bitterly disappointed.

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
Jaromir Zmrhal 1
Miroslav Stoch 1
Aleksandr Kokorin 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 Kobenhavn 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 Fenerbahçe 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.