Saint Petersburg’s Zenit has once again been recognized as the best team of the matchday in the Russian Premier League, according to the xG (expected goals) metric, as reported by the Telegram channel “Yandex Sporttech.” In the 12th round, the blue-white-blue team faced Sochi and triumphed with a score of 3-0, achieving an expected goals figure of 3.03 under the guidance of head coach Sergey Semak.
As of now, Lokomotiv is leading the Russian Premier League standings with 26 points, while Krasnodar also has 26 points but is in second place. CSKA is in third with 24 points, and Zenit follows in fourth with 23 points. The reigning champion of Russia is Krasnodar.