Zenit vs Nizhny Novgorod match stats & report

2–0 Full time

Premier League · Russia · Regular Season - 7 · Gazprom Arena, Saint Petersburg · Ref Sergey Ivanov, Russia

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Zenit beat Nizhny Novgorod 2–0 in the Premier League on 30 August 2025. Zenit had 63% of the ball.

Zenit vs Nizhny Novgorod match statistics

ZenitNizhny Novgorod

63% Ball possession 37%
14 Total shots 5
8 Shots on target 3
4 Shots off target 2
2 Blocked shots 0
12 Shots inside the box 2
12 Corners 1
12 Fouls 24
4 Offsides 1
1 Yellow cards 4
479 Passes 277
85% Pass accuracy 80%
3 Goalkeeper saves 6

Goals and cards

19' Yellow card M. Shnaptsev Nizhny Novgorod
34' Yellow card W. Barrios Zenit
39' Yellow card D. Lesovoy Nizhny Novgorod
47' Goal Douglas Santos (assist A. Sobolev) Zenit
65' Yellow card V. Grulev Nizhny Novgorod
72' Goal M. Cassierra Zenit
83' Yellow card N. Kakkoev Nizhny Novgorod

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Zenit

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Sergey Semak

16 D. Adamov

3 Douglas Santos 25 Strahinja Eraković 33 Nino 31 Gustavo Mantuan

8 Wendel 5 W. Barrios

11 Luiz Henrique 20 Pedro Henrique 10 M. Glushenkov

7 A. Sobolev

Bench E. Latyshonok , Mikhail Kerzhakov , Y. Gorshkov , V. Drkušić , A. Adamov , N. Alip , R. Vega , A. Mostovoy , A. Erokhin , M. Cassierra , L. Gondou , V. Shilov

Nizhny Novgorod

Confirmed 4-1-4-1 Aleksey Shpilevskiy

30 N. Medvedev

32 V. Pigas 2 V. Aleksandrov 24 E. Fariña 70 M. Shnaptsev

25 S. Karič

88 D. Lesovoy 19 N. Ermakov 77 A. Ivlev 40 O. Olusegun

9 T. Vecino

Bench V. Lukyanov , E. Koshkin , Y. Krashevskiy , N. Kakkoev , Juan Camilo Castillo , M. Maiga , R. Cephas , L. Tičić , N. Kalinskiy , V. Grulev

Form guide

Zenit at home

6–2–2 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.9 per game
Conceded: 0.9 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 10
Corners: 6.8 per game
Shots on target: 5.3 per game

26% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Nizhny Novgorod away

2–2–6 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.2 per game
Conceded: 2.2 per game
Clean sheets: 1 / 10
Corners: 4.1 per game
Shots on target: 3.6 per game

11% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Zenit vs Nizhny Novgorod head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
4 May 25	Zenit v Nizhny Novgorod	2–1
31 Aug 24	Nizhny Novgorod v Zenit	0–3
9 Dec 23	Zenit v Nizhny Novgorod	1–0
22 Jul 23	Nizhny Novgorod v Zenit	0–2
21 Jun 22	Zenit v Nizhny Novgorod	1–1

Only 5 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Zenit vs Nizhny Novgorod head-to-head record