Zenit 2-0 Nizhny Novgorod — Russian Premier League, 30 Aug 2025
Zenit beat Nizhny Novgorod 2-0 in the Russian Premier League on 30 August 2025 at Gazprom Arena, Saint Petersburg. D. Santos, M. Cassierra got on the scoresheet. 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 · Saint Petersburg·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 19'Foul
- 29'
- 34'Foul
- 39'Argument
- Half-time0-0
- 1-047'assist: Aleksandr Sobolev
- 64'
- 64'
- 65'
- 2-072'
- 76'out: N. Kakkoev
- 76'
- 78'out: Vanja Drkušić
- 83'Foul
- 84'
- 84'
- 84'
- Full-time2-0
Player ratings
8.5
Top rated
Zenit
- 8.5Douglas SantosD
- 8.2WendelM
- 7.5Maksim GlushenkovM
- 7.5NinoD
- 7.3Gustavo MantuanD
- 7.3Wílmar BarriosM
- 7.0Strahinja ErakovićD
- 7.0Luiz HenriqueM
- 6.9Andrey MostovoyM
- 6.9Denis AdamovG
- 6.9Aleksandr SobolevF
- 6.9Mateo CassierraF
- 6.9Vanja DrkušićD
- 6.7PedroM
- 6.5Luciano GondouF
- 6.5Vadim ShilovF
Nizhny Novgorod
- 7.3Sven KaričM
- 7.0Edgardo FariñaD
- 6.9Viktor AleksandrovD
- 6.9Nikita MedvedevG
- 6.7Luka TičićM
- 6.7Nikita KakkoevD
- 6.5Vyacheslav GrulevF
- 6.5Andrey IvlevM
- 6.3Nikita ErmakovM
- 6.3Daniil LesovoyM
- 6.3Thiago VecinoF
- 6.3Vadim PigasD
- 6.2Renaldo CephasF
- 6.2Maksim ShnaptsevD
- 6.0Olakunle OlusegunM
Line-ups
Nizhny Novgorod4-1-4-1
Zenit4-2-3-1
Substitutes
ZenitSergey Semak
Substitutes
- 41M. KerzhakovG
- 21Aleksandr ErokhinM
- 1Evgeni LatyshonokG
- 30M. Cassierra72'64'F6.9
- 6Vanja Drkušić78'D6.9
- 4Yuri GorshkovD
- 17Andrey Mostovoy64'M6.9
- 28Nuraly AlipD
- 23Arsen AdamovD
- 32Luciano Gondou84'F6.5
- 66Román VegaD
- 51V. Shilov84'F6.5
Nizhny NovgorodAleksey Shpilevskiy
Substitutes
- 21Renaldo Cephas84'
- 22N. Kakkoev76'D6.7
- 78N. KalinskiM
- 27V. Grulev29'F6.5
- 29L. Ticic76'M6.7
- 1V. LukyanovG
- 23Juan CastilloD
- 8M. MaigaM
- 16Y. KrashevskiyD
- 51E. KoshkinG
Team statistics
63%Possession37%
14Total shots5
8Shots on target3
4Shots off target2
2Blocked shots0
12Corners1
4Offsides1
12Fouls24
1Yellow cards4
3Goalkeeper saves6
479Total passes277
405Accurate passes222
85%Pass accuracy80%
Zenit
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas Santos | 90 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 8.5 |
| Wendel | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 8.2 |
| Maksim Glushenkov | 84 | – | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | – | 7.5 |
| Nino | 78 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 7.5 |
| Gustavo Mantuan | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 4 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Wílmar Barrios | 84 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7.3 |
| Strahinja Eraković | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 7.0 |
| Luiz Henrique | 64 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 7.0 |
| Andrey Mostovoy | 26 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Denis Adamov | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Aleksandr Sobolev | 64 | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Mateo Cassierra | 26 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Vanja Drkušić | 12 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Pedro | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | – | 6.7 |
| Luciano Gondou | 10 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.5 |
| Vadim Shilov | 10 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
Nizhny Novgorod
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sven Karič | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7.3 |
| Edgardo Fariña | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 7.0 |
| Viktor Aleksandrov | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Nikita Medvedev | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Luka Tičić | 14 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Nikita Kakkoev | 15 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Vyacheslav Grulev | 61 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Andrey Ivlev | 84 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Nikita Ermakov | 75 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Daniil Lesovoy | 76 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Thiago Vecino | 29 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Vadim Pigas | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Renaldo Cephas | 10 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Maksim Shnaptsev | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6.2 |
| Olakunle Olusegun | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | 6.0 |
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