In this week 16 match on Nov 5th, Zenit plays host to Akhmat Grozny in a meeting of these two mismatched Premier League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 0 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Zenit sits at 1st place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Krasnodar. Daler Kuzyaev struck first for Zenit in the 89th minute on a penalty shot, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Krasnodar couldn’t manage to score, and Zenit took the shutout win. Zenit is on a hot streak lately, with 9 wins in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 7th placed Akhmat Grozny, recorded a 1-2 loss against Rostov. Mohamed Konate struck first for Akhmat Grozny in the 14th minute on a feed from Ivan Oleynikov, then Nikolay Komlichenko tied it up for Rostov in the 74th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 86th minute on a goal by Aleksandr Silyanov. Akhmat Grozny is looking for direction having 5 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Akhmat Arena, Akhmat Grozny and Zenit battled to a 0-0 draw. Neither Akhmat Grozny nor Zenit could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 13 and 10 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,.
Mohamed Konate has been the most prolific scorer on Akhmat Grozny in his last five matches with 3 goals. Zenit is glad to have Malcom in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored 5 goals.