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

UEFA Europa League · 2018-19
SK Slavia Praha
2 – 0
Full Time
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
Thu 13 Dec 2018 · 20:00 UTC Eden Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
Milan Skoda 25' Y
Y 37' Elmir Nabiullin
Y 67' Hernani
Miroslav Stoch 86' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Francis Connor
  • Referee Stuart Stevenson
  • Referee Andrew Dallas
  • Referee Dougie Potter
  • Referee Euan Anderson
  • Referee Greg Aitken

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
SK Slavia Praha 2 games · Avg 1.5 goals FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
Last 5 meetings
2018-12-13 SK Slavia Praha 2–0 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2018-10-04 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 1–0 SK Slavia Praha

Recent Form

SK Slavia Praha
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Dec FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg H 2–0 W
29 Nov FC Girondins de Bordeaux A 0–2 L
08 Nov FC København H 0–0 D
25 Oct FC København A 1–0 W
04 Oct FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg A 0–1 L
20 Sep FC Girondins de Bordeaux H 1–0 W
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Dec SK Slavia Praha A 0–2 L
09 Dec FK Rubin Kazan H 1–2 L
03 Dec PFK Arsenal Tula A 2–4 L
29 Nov FC København H 1–0 W
25 Nov FK Rostov H 2–0 W
11 Nov PFC CSKA Moskva A 0–2 L

Key Stats

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Eden Arena. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 20' Jaroslav Zeleny needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 25' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Milan Skoda.
  • 30' It looks surprising SK Slavia Praha does not make any changes. Vladimir Coufal has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 32' Jaromir Zmrhal puts SK Slavia Praha on the lead.
  • 37' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Elmir Nabiullin.
  • 41' GOAL! Miroslav Stoch scores on 41.
  • 46' The FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg manager makes a substitution. Anton Zabolotnyi departs to be replaced by Sebastian Driussi.
  • 51' SK Slavia Praha started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 51.
  • 56' Supporters expect more eagerness from Luis Neto, as he is very good at scoring at Eden Arena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 61' 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.
  • 66' Emanuel Mammana has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 30 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
  • 67' A meaty challenge results in booking for Hernani on 67.
  • 72' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 73' Another change for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg made on 73 minute. Oleg Shatov leaves to be changed by Daler Kuzyaev.
  • 78' 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.
  • 83' 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.
  • 85' Ibrahim Traore is replacing Milan Skoda for the SK Slavia Praha side.
  • 86' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Miroslav Stoch.
  • 90' SK Slavia Praha manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Michal Frydrych is hanging Miroslav Stoch on the field on 90 minute.
  • Full Time. SK Slavia Praha beats FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Lineups

SK Slavia Praha Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jindřich Trpišovský

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sergei Semak

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2018-12-13 SK Slavia Praha 2–0 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2018-10-04 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 1–0 SK Slavia Praha

SK Slavia Praha Form

2018-12-13 SK Slavia Praha 2–0 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg W 2018-11-29 FC Girondins de Bordeaux 2–0 SK Slavia Praha L 2018-11-08 SK Slavia Praha 0–0 FC København D 2018-10-25 FC København 0–1 SK Slavia Praha W 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

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Form

2018-12-13 SK Slavia Praha 2–0 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg L 2018-12-09 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 1–2 FK Rubin Kazan L 2018-12-03 PFK Arsenal Tula 4–2 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg L 2018-11-29 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 1–0 FC København W 2018-11-25 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2–0 FK Rostov W 2018-11-11 PFC CSKA Moskva 2–0 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.45 SK Slavia Praha xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.74 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 63% + Under — clean sheet likely 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
SK Slavia Praha53% Draw28% FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg19%
Actual: SK Slavia Praha 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

SK Slavia Praha or Draw
81%
Draw or FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
47%
SK Slavia Praha or FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
SK Slavia Praha35% Draw51% FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg14%
Actual: SK Slavia Praha win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
15.2%
0 – 0
13.4%
1 – 1
12.8%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
8.5%
0 – 1
7.1%
3 – 0
5.4%
1 – 2
4.2%
3 – 1
4.2%
2 – 2
3.2%
0 – 2
2.9%
4 – 0
2%

Asian Handicap — SK Slavia Praha

Handicap SK Slavia Praha covers Push FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 16% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 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

SK Slavia Praha keeps clean sheet
48% ✗
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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