FK Zenit St. Petersburg

vs

FC Akhmat Grozny

Preview

Zenit St Petersburg

• Zenit St Petersburg are unbeaten in their last 5 matches, winning 4 and drawing 1.
• Zenit have won 2, drawn 0 and lost 2 of their 4 home games in the Premier League 2026/2027, while Akhmat have a similarly shaky away record of 0 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats.

Akhmat Grozny

• Akhmat have a similarly shaky away record of 0 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats.
• (Akhmat's recent form is patchy compared with Zenit's streak.)

Head-to-Head

• Zenit have won 4 and drawn 0 of the last 5 head-to-head meetings.
• For all the obvious quality that Zenit possess, it's fair to say that Akhmat are a well-drilled unit, who are very compact and highly effective in counter-attacking.

Key Players

• However, Zenit have scored 1.75 goals per home game in the Premier League 2026/2027, conceding just 1.25 and Akhmat have hit the back of the net just 0.40 times per game on the road.
• Aleksandr Sobolev has been Zenit's main man up front this season, topping the Premier League 2026/2027 scoring charts with 7 goals in 9 games, with Pedrinho pulling the strings in midfield and creating plenty of chances with 4 assists in the last 5 games.

Betting Insights

• There is rarely a time when Zenit St. Petersburg are not the strong favorites when they take to the field, and Sunday's game against FC Akhmat Grozny is no different with the hosts available at 1.4, while Akhmat are listed at 9.4 and the draw is a ridiculous 5.18.
• This is a clash of two managers with strong proven track records in the Premier League - Sergey Semak has overseen Zenit since May 2018 and has turned the сине-бело-голубые into a possession-based team that controls the pace of games and creates many chances through wide overloads.

Prediction

• Maksim Glushenkov has also found his rhythm with 3 of Zenit's last 8 goals in their previous 5 games, so they have plenty of goals in them and that's why Zenit to win and BTTS: no should be our bet for this one.
• Zenit have won 4 and drawn 0 of the last 5 head-to-head meetings, which underlines the hosts' clear edge going into this fixture.