📏 Form Guide

Nizhny Novgorod

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Nizhny Novgorod go into this fixture following a 0-0 Premier League tied result against Rubin Kazan.

In that match, Nizhny Novgorod managed 52% possession and 7 shots at goal with 0 on target. For their opponents, Rubin Kazan had 14 shots at goal with 2 on target.

A common theme in more recent Nizhny Novgorod games is the number of nil scores.

From their previous sextet of matches leading up to this one, in as many as 5 of them a wager on "Both Teams to Score" would have been a loser.

Going into this game, the form guide shows that Nizhny Novgorod:

• have not won against Zenit St Petersburg in their last 7 matches in the league.
• are unbeaten in their previous 2 league matches at home.
• have not won at home in their last 4 league games. Fans are getting restless.

Zenit St Petersburg

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In the game prior to this, Zenit St Petersburg drew 1-1 in the Premier League match with Krylia Sovetov.

In that match, Zenit St Petersburg managed 64% possession and 11 attempts at goal with 5 on target. The only player to score for Zenit St Petersburg was Maksim Glushenkov (56'). At the other end, Krylia Sovetov Samara got 11 shots on goal with 2 of them on target. Costanza (50') was the scorer for Krylia Sovetov.

In their last six outings, Zenit St Petersburg have bagged a total of 14 goals. Zenit St Petersburg have also scored in every single one of those games. Over that period, they’ve had 5 goals go against them. We will just have to find out whether or not that trend can be sustained here.

Analysis of their past results shows that Zenit St Petersburg:

• haven't been beaten by Nizhny Novgorod when they've played them away from home in the last 3 matches in the league.
• haven't been defeated in their previous 6 away league matches.

👥 Head to head

A review of their past head to head results stretching back to 04/03/2023 shows that these fixtures have been pretty painful for Nizhny Novgorod. They’ve not managed to register any victories whatsoever while Zenit St Petersburg have been superior, getting wins in 100% of those matches.

An aggregate of 14 goals were scored between the two sides in these games, with 1 from Nizhny Novgorod and 13 for Sine-Belo-Golubye. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 2.33.

The last league clash between these clubs was Premier League match day 7 on 30/08/2025 when it ended Zenit St Petersburg 2-0 Nizhny Novgorod.

In that match, Zenit St Petersburg had 64% possession and 15 attempts on goal with 8 of them on target. The goals were scored by Santos (47') and Mateo Cassierra (72').

On the other side, Nizhny Novgorod had 5 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target.

The referee was Sergey Ivanov.

ℹ️ Team News: Nizhny Novgorod

In all likelihood, Nizhny Novgorod should use the 4-3-3 formation for the game with Nikita Medvedev, Maksim Shnaptsev, Sven Karic, Nikita Kakkoev, Yuriy Koledin, Andrey Ivlev, Alex Opoku Sarfo, Luka Vesner Ticic, Daniil Lesovoy, Vyacheslav Grulev and Olakunle Olusegun.

📋 Team News: Zenit St Petersburg

From our viewpoint, Sine-Belo-Golubye will likely make use of a 4-2-3-1 system, going with Denis Adamov, Gustavo Mantuan, Strahinja Erakovic, Vanja Drkusic, Yuri Gorshkov, Wilmar Barrios, Wendel, Maksim Glushenkov, Gerson, Andrey Mostovoy and Luiz Henrique.

✨ Prediction

For this match, we think that Zenit St Petersburg have it within them to be able to create a high number of chances and successful shots on target.

Conversely, Nizhny Novgorod will be up against it getting goals but we do see them scoring here as well.

Our selection here is for a 1-3 winning score for Zenit St Petersburg by the conclusion of the game.

Peter Guest, 17:03 22/11/2025