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Zenit Petersburg vs Samara Result & Analysis

Date: Wed 05 Mar 2025
Tip-off: 16:30
Final 115-57
32-14 25-18 30-12 28-13
Position#2
Record28-5
FormWWWWW
Points / game87.7
Allowed / game72.8
vs
Position#11
Record8-25
FormWLLLL
Points / game73.0
Allowed / game83.5
RussiaVTB United League· KSK Arena
Domestic2024-25
Meetings · Zenit Petersburg v Samara
11 Nov 2026
ZPE92
SAM56
01 Feb 2026
ZPE113
SAM52
10 Dec 2025
ZPE95
SAM56
05 Mar 2025
ZPE115
SAM57
30 Oct 2024
ZPE92
SAM61
07 Feb 2024
ZPE109
SAM55
07 Dec 2023
ZPE96
SAM58
24 Nov 2022
ZPE93
SAM65
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

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

🏀 2. Points Analysis

Zenit PetersburgRussiaLast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Lokomotiv Kuban
#4
L
98-117
98
117
-19
H11/01
VTB United League
Nizhny Novgorod
#7
W
94-79
94
79
+15
H15/01
VTB United League
Saratov
#6
W
79-60
79
60
+19
A19/01
VTB United League
Samara
#11
W
106-73
106
73
+33
A24/01
VTB United League
MBA Moscow
#9
W
73-50
73
50
+23
H28/01
VTB United League
CSKA Moscow
#1
W
79-66
79
66
+13
A02/02
VTB United League
Enisey
#10
W
83-76
83
76
+7
H05/02
VTB United League
Parma Perm
#8
W
74-58
74
58
+16
A08/02
VTB United League
Unics Kazan
#3
W
92-83
92
83
+9
H13/02
VTB United League
Astana
#12
W
86-63
86
63
+23
H01/03
VTB United League
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
30-28
16-23
15-32
37-34
23-30
30-17
21-13
20-19
17-12
22-20
21-17
19-11
30-27
25-14
23-12
28-20
23-14
22-6
16-13
12-17
29-19
15-13
12-18
23-16
24-21
18-19
18-18
23-18
20-17
18-17
14-10
22-14
21-16
12-27
35-21
24-19
17-19
28-15
21-14
20-15
158.9Avg total
86.4Scored
72.5Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (33)87.772.8160.4+14.985%
Season at home (17)89.375.2164.5+14.182%
Season away (16)85.970.2156.1+15.888%
Last 10 (10)86.472.5158.9+13.990%
Last 5 (5)82.869.2152.0+13.6100%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (3)79.375.7155.0+3.767%
vs Similar (3)79.779.0158.7+0.733%
vs Weaker ◀ (24)88.570.5159.0+18.092%
This opponent (Samara) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
SamaraRussiaLast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
MBA Moscow
#9
L
78-80
78
80
-2
H11/01
VTB United League
Lokomotiv Kuban
#4
L
69-96
69
96
-27
H14/01
VTB United League
Unics Kazan
#3
L
59-94
59
94
-35
A19/01
VTB United League
Zenit Petersburg
#2
L
73-106
73
106
-33
H24/01
VTB United League
Astana
#12
L
67-75
67
75
-8
A29/01
VTB United League
Parma Perm
#8
W
86-78
86
78
+8
H01/02
VTB United League
CSKA Moscow
#1
L
44-102
44
102
-58
H05/02
VTB United League
Enisey
#10
L
74-86
74
86
-12
H09/02
VTB United League
Uralmash Ekaterinburg
#5
L
65-85
65
85
-20
H12/02
VTB United League
Saratov
#6
L
74-90
74
90
-16
H02/03
VTB United League
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
19-18
10-22
25-21
24-19
21-20
19-29
7-25
22-22
9-25
15-20
15-24
20-25
27-30
14-25
12-23
20-28
24-16
15-24
15-17
13-18
29-21
14-25
16-21
27-11
13-32
9-27
10-26
12-17
19-23
23-22
14-14
18-27
9-23
21-20
17-18
18-24
28-28
17-19
14-25
15-18
158.1Avg total
68.9Scored
89.2Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (33)73.083.5156.5-10.624%
Season at home (19)73.785.5159.2-11.726%
Season away (14)71.980.9152.9-9.021%
Last 10 (10)68.989.2158.1-20.310%
Last 5 (5)68.688.2156.8-19.620%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (27)71.685.5157.1-13.919%
vs Similarno games
vs Weaker (3)79.763.7143.3+16.067%
This opponent (Zenit Petersburg) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

📊 3. Team Totals

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⚖️ 4. Spread

No spread forecast for this game yet.

⏱️ 5. Quarters & Halves

Quarter by quarter

-10-5+0+5+10Q1Q1: +3.1+3.1Q1: -3.8-3.8Q2Q2: +3.5+3.5Q2: -7.6-7.6Q3Q3: +2.8+2.8Q3: -6.9-6.9Q4Q4: +4.5+4.5Q4: -2.0-2.0
-10-5+0+5+10Q1Q1: +3.1+3.1Q1: -3.8-3.8Q2Q2: +3.5+3.5Q2: -7.6-7.6Q3Q3: +2.8+2.8Q3: -6.9-6.9Q4Q4: +4.5+4.5Q4: -2.0-2.0
Zenit PetersburgSamara
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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Zenit PetersburgLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Lokomotiv Kuban
#4
L
46-51
46
51
-5
H11/01
VTB United League
Nizhny Novgorod
#7
W
53-47
53
47
+6
H15/01
VTB United League
Saratov
#6
W
39-32
39
32
+7
A19/01
VTB United League
Samara
#11
W
55-41
55
41
+14
A24/01
VTB United League
MBA Moscow
#9
W
45-20
45
20
+25
H28/01
VTB United League
CSKA Moscow
#1
W
44-32
44
32
+12
A02/02
VTB United League
Enisey
#10
W
42-40
42
40
+2
H05/02
VTB United League
Parma Perm
#8
W
38-34
38
34
+4
A08/02
VTB United League
Unics Kazan
#3
L
33-43
33
43
-10
H13/02
VTB United League
Astana
#12
W
45-34
45
34
+11
H01/03
VTB United League
81.4Avg total
44.0Scored
37.4Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)43.836.580.2+7.380%-
Last 30 at home (15)43.336.579.7+6.873%-
Last 30 away (15)44.336.580.7+7.887%-
Last 10 (10)44.037.481.4+6.680%-
Last 5 (5)40.436.677.0+3.880%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (3)43.739.082.7+4.767%-
vs Similar (3)37.743.381.0-5.733%-
vs Weaker ◀ (24)44.535.379.8+9.288%-
This opponent (Samara) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
SamaraLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
MBA Moscow
#9
L
29-40
29
40
-11
H11/01
VTB United League
Lokomotiv Kuban
#4
L
40-49
40
49
-9
H14/01
VTB United League
Unics Kazan
#3
L
24-45
24
45
-21
A19/01
VTB United League
Zenit Petersburg
#2
L
41-55
41
55
-14
H24/01
VTB United League
Astana
#12
L
39-40
39
40
-1
A29/01
VTB United League
Parma Perm
#8
L
43-46
43
46
-3
H01/02
VTB United League
CSKA Moscow
#1
L
22-59
22
59
-37
H05/02
VTB United League
Enisey
#10
L
42-45
42
45
-3
H09/02
VTB United League
Uralmash Ekaterinburg
#5
L
30-43
30
43
-13
H12/02
VTB United League
Saratov
#6
L
45-47
45
47
-2
H02/03
VTB United League
82.4Avg total
35.5Scored
46.9Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)37.841.479.2-3.733%-
Last 30 at home (18)38.743.782.4-5.128%-
Last 30 away (12)36.438.074.4-1.642%-
Last 10 (10)35.546.982.4-11.40%-
Last 5 (5)36.448.084.4-11.60%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (27)37.442.679.9-5.230%-
vs Similarno games
vs Weaker (3)41.331.372.7+10.067%-
This opponent (Zenit Petersburg) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

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

💪 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
9
Zenit Petersburg wins
0
Samara wins
DateH/AOpponentScore
01/03/25HAstana86-63
13/02/25HUnics Kazan92-83
08/02/25AParma Perm74-58
05/02/25HEnisey83-76
02/02/25ACSKA Moscow79-66
28/01/25HMBA Moscow73-50
24/01/25ASamara106-73
19/01/25ASaratov79-60
15/01/25HNizhny Novgorod94-79
11/01/25HLokomotiv Kuban98-117
Samaralast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
02/03/25HSaratov74-90
12/02/25HUralmash Ekaterinburg65-85
09/02/25HEnisey74-86
05/02/25HCSKA Moscow44-102
01/02/25HParma Perm86-78
29/01/25AAstana67-75
24/01/25HZenit Petersburg73-106
19/01/25AUnics Kazan59-94
14/01/25HLokomotiv Kuban69-96
11/01/25HMBA Moscow78-80

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Zenit Petersburg
VTB United League 2024-25
Recent: 9 Wins / 1 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWWW85%
HomeWWWWW82%
AwayWWWWW88%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games331716
Win %85%82%88%
Points / game87.789.385.9
Allowed / game72.875.270.2
Point differential+14.9+14.1+15.8
Avg total160.4164.5156.1
Over main line---
Win by 10+61%59%62%
Close games (≤5 pts) won67% (6)67% (3)67% (3)
Overtime %0%0%0%
Samara
VTB United League 2024-25
Recent: 1 Wins / 9 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWLLLL24%
HomeWLLLL26%
AwayLLLLL21%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games331914
Win %24%26%21%
Points / game73.073.771.9
Allowed / game83.585.580.9
Point differential-10.6-11.7-9.0
Avg total156.5159.2152.9
Over main line---
Win by 10+15%16%14%
Close games (≤5 pts) won17% (6)25% (4)0% (2)
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 CSKA Moscow3429585%92.171.3+20.8
2 Zenit Petersburg3328585%87.772.8+14.9
3 Unics Kazan3528780%86.971.9+15.0
4 Lokomotiv Kuban3426876%88.677.7+10.9
5 Uralmash Ekaterinburg34181653%78.677.5+1.1
6 Nizhny Novgorod34151944%78.881.5-2.7
7 Saratov34142041%76.479.3-2.9
8 Parma Perm34142041%76.282.4-6.2
9 MBA Moscow34122235%73.180.3-7.2
10 Enisey35112431%73.880.6-6.8
11 Samara3382524%73.083.5-10.6
12 Astana341333%63.289.6-26.4
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 -).

📋 13. Box Score

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Zenit Petersburg32253028115
Samara1418121357
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