Zenit 2-1 Nizhny Novgorod — Russian Premier League, 4 May 2025
Zenit beat Nizhny Novgorod 2-1 in the Russian Premier League on 4 May 2025 at Gazprom Arena, St. Petersburg. Aleksandr Sobolev scored for Zenit; V. Grulev for Nizhny Novgorod. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Zenit have won 5 and Nizhny Novgorod 0.
· kickoff·Gazprom Arena · St. Petersburg·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 0-114'assist: N. Kakkoev
- 26'
- 27'
- Half-time0-1
- 46'
- 46'
- 1-154'assist: Wendel
- 57'
- 58'Foul
- 62'
- 67'
- 76'out: S. Magkeev
- 76'
- 2-183'assist: Yuri Gorshkov
- 85'
- 87'out: T. Vecino
- 87'
- Full-time2-1
Player ratings
8.7
Top rated
Zenit
- 8.7Aleksandr SobolevF
- 7.9PedroM
- 7.7Gustavo MantuanD
- 7.7WendelM
- 7.3NinoD
- 7.2Evgeni LatyshonokG
- 7.2Douglas SantosD
- 7.2Yuri GorshkovD
- 7.2Strahinja ErakovićD
- 7.0Luiz HenriqueF
- 7.0Andrey MostovoyM
- 6.9Saša ZdjelarM
- 6.9Maksim GlushenkovF
- 6.6Mateo CassierraF
- 6.6Luciano GondouF
- 6.6Aleksandr ErokhinM
Nizhny Novgorod
- 8.0Nikita KakkoevM
- 7.5Vyacheslav GrulevF
- 7.3Sven KaričD
- 7.2Viktor AleksandrovD
- 6.9Kirill GotsukD
- 6.9Mamadou MaigaM
- 6.6Ilya AgapovD
- 6.6Vladislav KarapuzovD
- 6.6Aleksandr TroshechkinF
- 6.5Thiago VecinoF
- 6.5Stanislav MagkeevD
- 6.5Juan CastilloD
- 6.3Nikita MedvedevG
- 6.3Maksim ShnaptsevD
- 6.2Yaroslav KrashevskiyD
- 6.2Nikita ErmakovM
Line-ups
Nizhny Novgorod5-3-2
Zenit4-3-3
Substitutes
ZenitS. Semak
Substitutes
- 77I. AkhmetovM
- 41M. KerzhakovG
- 21Aleksandr Erokhin85'M6.6
- 16Denis AdamovG
- 30M. Cassierra67'F6.6
- 6Vanja DrkušićD
- 4Yuri Gorshkov46'D7.2
- 17Andrey Mostovoy57'M7.0
- 28Nuraly AlipD
- 32Luciano Gondou46'F6.6
- 82Sergey VolkovD
- 70Ognjen MimoviÄD
Nizhny NovgorodV. Goncharenko
Substitutes
- 99S. Magkeev76'D6.5
- 9T. Vecino87'F6.5
- 1V. LukyanovG
- 23Juan Castillo62'D6.5
- 70Maksim Shnaptsev87'D6.3
- 16Y. Krashevskiy76'D6.2
- 52A. ChistyakovD
- 51E. KoshkinG
Team statistics
75%Possession25%
26Total shots7
5Shots on target5
10Shots off target1
11Blocked shots1
8Corners1
2Offsides1
11Fouls12
1Yellow cards2
4Goalkeeper saves3
587Total passes201
534Accurate passes139
91%Pass accuracy69%
ZenitvsNizhny Novgorod
Zenit
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aleksandr Sobolev | 85 | 2 | 0 | 6 | – | – | – | 8.7 |
| Pedro | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | 7.9 |
| Gustavo Mantuan | 67 | – | 0 | – | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7.7 |
| Wendel | 57 | – | 1 | 1 | 4 | – | – | 7.7 |
| Nino | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 7.3 |
| Evgeni Latyshonok | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Douglas Santos | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 7.2 |
| Yuri Gorshkov | 45 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 7.2 |
| Strahinja Eraković | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | 7.2 |
| Luiz Henrique | 90 | – | 0 | – | 3 | 2 | – | 7.0 |
| Andrey Mostovoy | 33 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | – | 7.0 |
| Saša Zdjelar | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Maksim Glushenkov | 45 | – | 0 | 3 | 3 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Mateo Cassierra | 23 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Luciano Gondou | 45 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Aleksandr Erokhin | 11 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
Nizhny Novgorod
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikita Kakkoev | 76 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 8.0 |
| Vyacheslav Grulev | 62 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 7.5 |
| Sven Karič | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 5 | – | 7.3 |
| Viktor Aleksandrov | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7.2 |
| Kirill Gotsuk | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Mamadou Maiga | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | – | 6.9 |
| Ilya Agapov | 76 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6.6 |
| Vladislav Karapuzov | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Aleksandr Troshechkin | 87 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Thiago Vecino | 9 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Stanislav Magkeev | 14 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Juan Castillo | 28 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Nikita Medvedev | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Maksim Shnaptsev | 9 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Yaroslav Krashevskiy | 14 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Nikita Ermakov | 87 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
Recent Form
Head-to-head
Final table, Russian Premier League 2024/25
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Krasnodar | 30 | +36 | 67 |
| 2 | Zenit | 30 | +40 | 66 |
| 3 | CSKA Moscow | 30 | +26 | 59 |
| 4 | Spartak Moscow | 30 | +31 | 57 |
| 11 | Dinamo Makhachkala | 30 | -8 | 29 |
| 12 | Khimki | 30 | -21 | 29 |
| 13 | Nizhny Novgorod | 30 | -27 | 27 |
| 14 | Akhmat | 30 | -21 | 25 |
| 15 | FC Orenburg | 30 | -28 | 19 |
Before and after
Zenit
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Nizhny Novgorod
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