Akron 0-5 Zenit: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings

How Zenit won it

Aleksandr Sobolev put Zenit ahead in the 7th minute, set up by Pedro. Aleksandr Sobolev made it 0-2 to Zenit in the 18th minute, set up by Maksim Glushenkov. Gustavo Mantuan made it 0-3 to Zenit in the 34th minute, set up by Wendel. Jhon Jhon made it 0-4 to Zenit in the 78th minute, set up by Aleksandr Sobolev. Felipe Augusto made it 0-5 to Zenit in the 84th minute.

It was 0-3 at half-time.

Aleksandr Sobolev scored twice.

The referee, A. Prokopov, showed 5 yellow cards: 3 to Akron and 2 to Zenit.

Akron: S. Blagojević, 4-1-4-1 · Zenit: S. Semak, 4-4-1-1.

Moneyball's prediction against the result

Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.

Why it went this way

On the day the expected goals were 2.38 for Akron and 1.02 for Zenit.

Akron scored about 2.4 fewer than their chances were worth: poor finishing, or a goalkeeper at his best.

Zenit made more of their chances than the xG suggests, by about 4.0 goals.

Akron created the better chances, 2.38 xG to 1.02, and still lost. On chances alone, the result could easily have gone the other way.

Akron had 3 shots on target, Zenit 10.

Akron had 52% of the ball, but Zenit took the points.

Where the two sides stood before this match

Akron came into it with 12 Russian Premier League matches played, scoring 1.3 and conceding 1.8 a match, with 1.05 expected goals for and 1.45 against, and had won 17% of their matches.

Zenit came into it with 11 Russian Premier League matches played, scoring 2.3 and conceding 1.2 a match, with 1.65 expected goals for and 1.13 against, and had won 73% of their matches.

Akron vs Zenit: the match in numbers

Team statistics from Sportmonks.

Player ratings and man of the match

Man of the match: Aleksandr Sobolev (Zenit), rated 9.2 by Sportmonks, with 2 goals, 1 assist.

Akron

• Yuriy Zheleznov 6.9
• Aleksa Djurasovic 6.6
• Kristijan Bistrovic 6.5
• Stefan Loncar 6.5
• Nikita Bazilevskiy 6.5

Zenit

• Aleksandr Sobolev 9.2 2 goals, 1 assist
• Jhon Jhon 8.6 1 goal
• Gustavo Mantuan 8.2 1 goal
• Pedro 7.6 1 assist
• Román Vega 7.5

The lowest-rated starter was Ionuț Nedelcearu at 5.7. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.

What comes next

• Akron: Baltika Kaliningrad vs Akron Sunday 1 November 2026 · Russian Premier League
• Zenit: Zenit vs Dynamo Makhachkala Sunday 25 October 2026 · Russian Premier League

Each preview has Moneyball's estimate for the next match, published before kick-off and marked against the result afterwards, as this one is.

Questions about Akron vs Zenit

What was the score in Akron vs Zenit?

Akron 0-5 Zenit (half-time 0-3), Russian Premier League, Saturday 25 July 2026.

Who scored in Akron vs Zenit?

Aleksandr Sobolev 7', Aleksandr Sobolev 18', Gustavo Mantuan 34', Jhon Jhon 78', Felipe Augusto 84'.

Did Moneyball predict Akron vs Zenit correctly?

Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.

Who was man of the match in Akron vs Zenit?

Aleksandr Sobolev, rated 9.2 by Sportmonks.

Who refereed Akron vs Zenit?

A. Prokopov.