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Samara vs Zenit Petersburg Result & Analysis

Date: Wed 17 Jan 2024
Tip-off: 15:00
Final 47-70
9-14 12-27 5-16 21-13
Position#18
Record2-0
FormLWLWW
Points / game77.0
Allowed / game64.5
vs
Position#1
Record2-0
FormWWWWW
Points / game90.5
Allowed / game53.5
RussiaRussian CupRussian Cup - Quarter-finals· Palace of Sport
Other2023-24
Meetings · Samara v Zenit Petersburg
21 Oct 2026
SAM65
ZPE99
30 Mar 2026
SAM63
ZPE100
15 Oct 2025
SAM64
ZPE113
24 Jan 2025
SAM73
ZPE106
08 Jan 2025
SAM54
ZPE103
17 Jan 2024
SAM47
ZPE70
05 Oct 2023
SAM76
ZPE84
24 Oct 2022
SAM70
ZPE82
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Samara winLost
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Zenit Petersburg winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
No frozen forecast was made for this game before tip-off.

🏀 2. Points Analysis

SamaraRussiaLast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Enisey
#8
L
82-103
82
103
-21
A02/12
VTB United League
Zenit Petersburg
#3
L
58-96
58
96
-38
A07/12
VTB United League
Runa Moscow
#11
W
93-78
93
78
+15
H11/12
VTB United League
Minsk
#14
W
79-68
79
68
+11
H16/12
VTB United League
MBA Moscow
#9
W
76-65
76
65
+11
H20/12
VTB United League
Unics Kazan
#2
L
61-81
61
81
-20
A24/12
VTB United League
Temp Sumz Revda
#15
W
81-65
81
65
+16
H27/12
Russian Cup
CSKA Moscow
#1
L
82-92
82
92
-10
H07/01
VTB United League
Uralmash Ekaterinburg
#4
W
68-64
68
64
+4
H10/01
VTB United League
Nizhny Novgorod
#12
W
79-73
79
73
+6
A14/01
VTB United League
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
22-29
16-25
26-26
18-23
14-29
14-28
16-15
14-24
29-17
20-12
21-21
23-28
24-15
14-18
28-14
13-21
24-19
21-15
12-11
19-20
21-25
6-23
12-19
22-14
14-18
18-20
25-9
24-18
29-22
18-18
16-23
19-29
15-14
22-16
12-20
19-14
29-17
11-18
19-16
20-22
154.4Avg total
75.9Scored
78.5Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (2)77.064.5141.5+12.5100%
Season at home (1)81.065.0146.0+16.0100%
Season away (1)73.064.0137.0+9.0100%
Last 10 (10)75.978.5154.4-2.660%
Last 5 (5)74.275.0149.2-0.860%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (9)77.184.3161.4-7.233%
vs Similar (14)78.976.8155.7+2.164%
vs Weaker (7)81.173.9155.0+7.357%
This opponent (Zenit Petersburg) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Zenit PetersburgRussiaLast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Samara
#7
W
96-58
96
58
+38
H07/12
VTB United League
CSKA Moscow
#1
L
89-104 OT
89
104
-15
A10/12
VTB United League
MBA Moscow
#9
W
93-48
93
48
+45
A17/12
VTB United League
Astana
#13
W
95-79
95
79
+16
H21/12
VTB United League
Lokomotiv Kuban
#5
L
73-93
73
93
-20
H24/12
VTB United League
Tambov
#19
W
91-49
91
49
+42
A29/12
Russian Cup
Parma Perm
#6
W
84-79 OT
84
79
+5
A05/01
VTB United League
Tambov
#19
W
90-58
90
58
+32
H08/01
Russian Cup
Minsk
#14
W
96-69
96
69
+27
H11/01
VTB United League
Saratov
#10
W
86-85
86
85
+1
H14/01
VTB United League
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
29-14
28-14
15-16
24-14
21-26
23-20
20-21
18-15
21-18
19-14
25-6
28-10
28-26
19-15
29-17
19-21
24-26
11-18
19-25
19-24
27-8
25-15
20-12
19-14
18-14
22-16
11-25
21-17
13-13
27-18
19-15
31-12
28-13
24-17
30-11
14-28
23-18
21-22
16-25
26-20
161.5Avg total
89.3Scored
72.2Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (2)90.553.5144.0+37.0100%
Season at home (1)90.058.0148.0+32.0100%
Season away (1)91.049.0140.0+42.0100%
Last 10 (10)89.372.2161.5+17.180%
Last 5 (5)89.468.0157.4+21.4100%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (3)70.376.7147.0-6.30%
vs Similar (7)74.181.9156.0-7.714%
vs Weaker ◀ (20)85.868.2154.1+17.6100%
This opponent (Samara) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

📊 3. Team Totals

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⚖️ 4. Spread

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⏱️ 5. Quarters & Halves

Quarter by quarter

-7-4+0+4+7Q1Q1: +1.6+1.6Q1: +5.6+5.6Q2Q2: -3.3-3.3Q2: +5.0+5.0Q3Q3: +1.3+1.3Q3: +3.1+3.1Q4Q4: -2.2-2.2Q4: +4.4+4.4
-7-4+0+4+7Q1Q1: +1.6+1.6Q1: +5.6+5.6Q2Q2: -3.3-3.3Q2: +5.0+5.0Q3Q3: +1.3+1.3Q3: +3.1+3.1Q4Q4: -2.2-2.2Q4: +4.4+4.4
SamaraZenit Petersburg
Each team's average quarter over its last 10 games. Net is the quarter margin (above zero = the team wins that quarter on average: who starts fast, who closes); Pythia projection = the quarter means of tonight's simulation. Hover a bar for its value.
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SamaraLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Enisey
#8
L
38-54
38
54
-16
A02/12
VTB United League
Zenit Petersburg
#3
L
28-57
28
57
-29
A07/12
VTB United League
Runa Moscow
#11
W
49-29
49
29
+20
H11/12
VTB United League
Minsk
#14
W
38-33
38
33
+5
H16/12
VTB United League
MBA Moscow
#9
W
45-34
45
34
+11
H20/12
VTB United League
Unics Kazan
#2
L
27-48
27
48
-21
A24/12
VTB United League
Temp Sumz Revda
#15
L
32-38
32
38
-6
H27/12
Russian Cup
CSKA Moscow
#1
W
47-40
47
40
+7
H07/01
VTB United League
Uralmash Ekaterinburg
#4
W
37-30
37
30
+7
H10/01
VTB United League
Nizhny Novgorod
#12
W
40-35
40
35
+5
A14/01
VTB United League
77.9Avg total
38.1Scored
39.8Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)39.340.379.6-1.047%-
Last 30 at home (16)40.739.179.8+1.656%-
Last 30 away (14)37.741.679.3-3.936%-
Last 10 (10)38.139.877.9-1.760%-
Last 5 (5)36.638.274.8-1.660%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (9)37.445.482.9-8.011%-
vs Similar (14)40.038.978.9+1.164%-
vs Weaker (7)40.336.376.6+4.057%-
This opponent (Zenit Petersburg) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Zenit PetersburgLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Samara
#7
W
57-28
57
28
+29
H07/12
VTB United League
CSKA Moscow
#1
L
44-46
44
46
-2
A10/12
VTB United League
MBA Moscow
#9
W
40-32
40
32
+8
A17/12
VTB United League
Astana
#13
W
47-41
47
41
+6
H21/12
VTB United League
Lokomotiv Kuban
#5
L
35-44
35
44
-9
H24/12
VTB United League
Tambov
#19
W
52-23
52
23
+29
A29/12
Russian Cup
Parma Perm
#6
W
40-30
40
30
+10
A05/01
VTB United League
Tambov
#19
W
40-31
40
31
+9
H08/01
Russian Cup
Minsk
#14
W
52-30
52
30
+22
H11/01
VTB United League
Saratov
#10
W
44-40
44
40
+4
H14/01
VTB United League
79.6Avg total
45.1Scored
34.5Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)41.435.877.2+5.670%-
Last 30 at home (16)41.135.876.9+5.362%-
Last 30 away (14)41.735.877.5+5.979%-
Last 10 (10)45.134.579.6+10.680%-
Last 5 (5)45.630.876.4+14.8100%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (3)37.737.375.0+0.333%-
vs Similar (7)36.339.976.1-3.629%-
vs Weaker ◀ (20)43.834.177.9+9.690%-
This opponent (Samara) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

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Samaratheir own shots, last 10 games
No box scores for this team yet.
Zenit Petersburgtheir own shots, last 10 games

Where their points come from

Zenit Petersburg: 76.5 points a game scored
🏀🏀43%
🏀🏀🏀38%
🏀19%
🏀🏀 2-pointers33.0 pts a game · 43% of the points
🏀🏀🏀 3-pointers28.8 pts a game · 38% of the points
🏀 Free throws14.7 pts a game · 19% of the points

Shooting by shot type

Shot typeAttempts per gameMade per gameAccuracy
(made ÷ attempts)
League accuracyPoints per game
🏀🏀 2-pointers34.916.5
47.3%
-33.0
🏀🏀🏀 3-pointers25.99.6
37.1%
-28.8
🏀 Free throws18.214.7
80.8%
-14.7
They take 60.8 shots from the field a game (2-pointers + 3-pointers); 25.9 of them are 3-pointers, so 43% of their shots are threes. Accuracy is green when it beats the league average.

💪 9. Team Strengths

Side by side

Not enough box scores for both teams yet (the data provider has box scores for the NBA and Europe's top competitions, not every game).

🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
0
Samara wins
4
Zenit Petersburg wins
Samaralast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
14/01/24ANizhny Novgorod79-73
10/01/24HUralmash Ekaterinburg68-64
07/01/24HCSKA Moscow82-92
27/12/23HTemp Sumz Revda81-65
24/12/23AUnics Kazan61-81
20/12/23HMBA Moscow76-65
16/12/23HMinsk79-68
11/12/23HRuna Moscow93-78
07/12/23AZenit Petersburg58-96
02/12/23AEnisey82-103
DateH/AOpponentScore
14/01/24HSaratov86-85
11/01/24HMinsk96-69
08/01/24HTambov90-58
05/01/24AParma Perm84-79 OT
29/12/23ATambov91-49
24/12/23HLokomotiv Kuban73-93
21/12/23HAstana95-79
17/12/23AMBA Moscow93-48
10/12/23ACSKA Moscow89-104 OT
07/12/23HSamara96-58

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Samara
Russian Cup 2023-24
Recent: 6 Wins / 4 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWW100%
HomeW100%
AwayW100%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games211
Win %100%100%100%
Points / game77.081.073.0
Allowed / game64.565.064.0
Point differential+12.5+16.0+9.0
Avg total141.5146.0137.0
Over main line---
Win by 10+50%100%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won---
Overtime %0%0%0%
Zenit Petersburg
Russian Cup 2023-24
Recent: 8 Wins / 2 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWW100%
HomeW100%
AwayW100%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games211
Win %100%100%100%
Points / game90.590.091.0
Allowed / game53.558.049.0
Point differential+37.0+32.0+42.0
Avg total144.0148.0140.0
Over main line---
Win by 10+100%100%100%
Close games (≤5 pts) won---
Overtime %0%0%0%
This competition's season before tip-off. Green = better than tonight's opponent on the same split; win-% badge green from 60%, red below 40%.

🏆 12. League Table

#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Zenit Petersburg220100%90.553.5+37.0
2 MBA Moscow330100%80.348.7+31.7
3 Uralmash Ekaterinburg330100%86.763.7+23.0
4 Nizhny Novgorod220100%71.049.0+22.0
5 Samara220100%77.064.5+12.5
6 BC Moscow97278%77.265.7+11.6
7 Khimki M.43175%83.072.5+10.5
8 Dynamo Vladivostok43175%78.877.0+1.8
9 Metallurg75271%88.389.9-1.6
10 Lokomotiv Kuban32167%87.068.7+18.3
11 Dynamo Grozny32167%81.367.0+14.3
12 Parma Perm 232167%77.775.3+2.3
13 Samara 232167%68.068.0+0.0
14 Khimky M. 253260%81.683.6-2.0
15 Cheboksary74357%76.167.7+8.4
16 Temp Sumz Revda42250%77.572.0+5.5
17 Runa Moscow21150%74.570.5+4.0
18 Chelyabinsk21150%71.575.5-4.0
19 Novosibirsk42250%68.881.5-12.8
20 Tambov42250%65.580.5-15.0
21 Neftekhimik Tobolsk31233%89.783.3+6.3
22 Balashikha31233%83.084.7-1.7
23 Tauras Fenix31233%74.777.7-3.0
24 Dynamo MGTU31233%72.076.0-4.0
25 Aurora St. Petersburg31233%67.773.0-5.3
26 Parma Perm31233%69.376.3-7.0
27 Saratov 231233%68.081.0-13.0
28 University-Ugra41325%84.285.2-1.0
29 Irkutsk41325%69.284.2-15.0
30 Bars Rostov2020%70.577.5-7.0
31 Izhevsk2020%77.585.5-8.0
32 Unics Kazan 23030%61.074.7-13.7
33 CSKA Moscow 22020%69.585.5-16.0
34 Barnaul2020%67.090.5-23.5
35 Rusichi Kursk2020%70.595.5-25.0
36 Dynamo Stavropol3030%62.790.3-27.7
37 Enisey 23030%63.391.3-28.0
Built from this season's results before tip-off (all phases of the competition). Click a column to sort. Bars: win %, points scored and allowed per game across the league, and the point differential (green +, red -). 37 teams: scroll the table.

📋 13. Box Score

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Samara91252147
Zenit Petersburg1427161370
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