Terek Grozny arrive at Gazprom Arena on Saturday for the Premier League fixture with home side Zenit St Petersburg.
All Zenit St Petersburg v Terek Grozny match predictions, user poll and stats are shown below (inc. the best betting odds).
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Form Guide
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Zenit St Petersburg
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Zenit St Petersburg will be looking for a repeat result of the 0-1 Premier League success versus FC Rostov.
In that game, Zenit St Petersburg had 56% possession and 14 shots at goal with 7 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Zenit St Petersburg was Aleksandr Sobolev (30'). For their opponents, Rostov got 11 shots on goal with 4 of them on target.
Zenit St Petersburg haven’t been able to stop scoring goals, netting in each and every one of their last 6 games.
They’ve managed to rack up 10 during that time while also conceding a total of 3.
Going into this game, the form guide shows that Zenit St Petersburg:
- have not been beaten in the league by Terek Grozny in their previous 3 games.
- are unbeaten in their last 5 home league matches.
Terek Grozny
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In their previous fixture, Terek Grozny drew 1-1 in the Premier League match with Dinamo Makhachkala.
In that game, Terek Grozny managed 52% possession and 10 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target. The scorer for Terek Grozny was Maksim Samorodov (47'). Dynamo Makhachkala got 14 shots at goal with 6 of them on target. Serder Serderov (36') scored for Dinamo Makhachkala.
Terek Grozny have been good when going forward leading up to this encounter, having scored 7 times in their previous 6 matches. Having said that, Terek Grozny can also improve defensively after being scored against in 6 of those same games. That trend isn’t assured to be continued here, though.
Going into this one, Terek Grozny are without a win away from home in their last 7 matches in the league.
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Head to head
An examination of their past head to head clashes going back to 09/04/2022 shows that Zenit St Petersburg have won 4 of them and Terek Grozny 1, with the number of drawn results standing at 1.
An aggregate of 17 goals were yielded between them throughout the course of those matches, with 12 of them from Sine-Belo-Golubye and 5 belonging to The Wolves. The average goals per game has been 2.83.
The last league match featuring these clubs was Premier League match day 15 on 10/11/2024 and the score finished Terek Grozny 1-2 Zenit St Petersburg.
On that day, Terek Grozny managed 46% possession and 11 shots at goal with 2 on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was Arsen Adamov (2').
At the other end, Zenit St Petersburg had 8 shots on goal with 5 on target. Gustavo Mantuan (9') and Mateo Cassierra (21') scored.
The referee was Artyom Chistyakov.
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Team News: Zenit St Petersburg
It’s our opinion that Sine-Belo-Golubye will probably kick off with a 4-2-3-1 system in the match with Evgeni Latyshonok, Gustavo Mantuan, Vanja Drkusic, Nino, Douglas Santos, Wilmar Barrios, Yuri Gorshkov, Luiz Henrique, Maksim Glushenkov, Pedro and Aleksandr Sobolev.
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Team News: Terek Grozny
We’re of the thinking that The Wolves seem likely to play in a 4-2-3-1 formation, choosing Vadim Ulyanov, Darko Todorovic, Turpal-Ali Ibishev, Aleksandr Zhirov, Leo Goglichidze, Ismael Silva, Vladislav Kamilov, Maksim Samorodov, Amine Talal, Lechi Sadulaev and Georgiy Melkadze.
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Prediction
In this game, Terek Grozny have it within them to break down this Zenit St Petersburg team, however that might not be as many as they will have scored against them.
We’re expecting a narrow 2-1 victory for Zenit St Petersburg at the end of the match. Should be an interesting one.
Lucas Pereira,
18:05 20/05/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
🏟️ Team Focus:
Zenit St Petersburg
Formed: 1925
Stadium: Gazprom Arena (67,800)
Captain: Douglas Santos
Chairman: Alexander Medvedev
Manager: Sergei Semak
Competitions: Premier League position 2, Super Cup (Final)
🔑 Key Man: Maksim Glushenkov
Mostly used in the Right Wing position, Maksim Glushenkov was born in Smolensk, Russia. After having played his first senior match for Spartak Moscow in the 2018 - 2019 season, the goalscoring Forward has contributed 9 league goals in this Premier League 2024 - 2025 season to date coming from a total of 20 appearances.