How many long balls Zenit play, and who plays most.
Updated 25 October 2026, after the last game
Denis Adamov has played the most long balls for Zenit in 2026/2027, 101 in 11 appearances, 9.18 a game, ahead of Igor Diveev with 86 and Nuraly Alip with 60, across all competitions.
Zenit play more long balls away from home, 70.3 a game in their last 10 away games against 55.3 in their last 10 at home.
Zenit played 77 long balls away at Krasnodar on 10 October, their most in a game in 2026/2027, against an average of 60.8 across their 12 games, and their fewest was 42 at home to Rodina Moskva on 9 August.
| Player | Apps | Long Balls | Per game | Games with 1+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denis Adamov | 11 | 101 | 9.18 | 11 |
| Igor Diveev | 8 | 86 | 10.75 | 8 |
| Nuraly Alip | 10 | 60 | 6.00 | 10 |
| Román Vega | 10 | 54 | 5.40 | 8 |
| Gustavo Mantuan | 11 | 53 | 4.82 | 11 |
| Douglas Santos | 9 | 50 | 5.56 | 9 |
| Nino | 9 | 50 | 5.56 | 8 |
| Wilmar Barrios | 12 | 46 | 3.83 | 11 |
| K. Andrade | 12 | 40 | 3.33 | 11 |
| Jhon Jhon | 10 | 39 | 3.90 | 9 |
| Pedro | 11 | 36 | 3.27 | 11 |
| Maksim Glushenkov | 11 | 24 | 2.18 | 10 |
| Wendel | 6 | 23 | 3.83 | 5 |
| Artem Karpukas | 8 | 20 | 2.50 | 7 |
| Luiz Henrique | 10 | 16 | 1.60 | 5 |
| Aleksandr Sobolev | 11 | 14 | 1.27 | 7 |
| Bogdan Moskvichev | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 1 |
| Daniil Kondakov | 7 | 4 | 0.57 | 2 |
| Vyacheslav Karavaev | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 2 |
| Vanja Drkusic | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 1 |
| Sergey Volkov | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 1 |
| Andrey Mostovoy | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Amir Musaev | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Aleksandr Erokhin | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Felipe Augusto | 11 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Date | Opponent | Competition | Score | Zenit | Opponent | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Oct 2026 | Dynamo Makhachkala (H) | Russian Premier League | 2-0 | 72 | 53 | 125 |
| 18 Oct 2026 | Akhmat Grozny (H) | Russian Premier League | 3-2 | 47 | 63 | 110 |
| 10 Oct 2026 | Krasnodar (A) | Russian Premier League | 2-3 | 77 | 58 | 135 |
| 16 Sep 2026 | Baltika Kaliningrad (A) | Russian Premier League | 2-3 | 72 | 67 | 139 |
| 12 Sep 2026 | Lokomotiv Moskva (H) | Russian Premier League | 2-1 | 52 | 41 | 93 |
| 5 Sep 2026 | CSKA Moskva (H) | Russian Premier League | 1-2 | 43 | 42 | 85 |
| 29 Aug 2026 | Fakel (A) | Russian Premier League | 0-1 | 53 | 55 | 108 |
| 23 Aug 2026 | Spartak Moskva (A) | Russian Premier League | 2-0 | 67 | 34 | 101 |
| 16 Aug 2026 | Dinamo Moskva (H) | Russian Premier League | 3-0 | 74 | 34 | 108 |
| 9 Aug 2026 | Rodina Moskva (H) | Russian Premier League | 1-2 | 42 | 55 | 97 |
| 2 Aug 2026 | Orenburg (A) | Russian Premier League | 0-3 | 72 | 32 | 104 |
| 25 Jul 2026 | Akron (A) | Russian Premier League | 0-5 | 59 | 43 | 102 |
| Line | Games over | Hit rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zenit long balls | Over 40.5 | 10 of 10 | 100% |
| Zenit long balls | Over 50.5 | 7 of 10 | 70% |
| Zenit long balls | Over 60.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Zenit long balls | Over 70.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Zenit long balls | Over 80.5 | 0 of 10 | 0% |
| Opponent long balls | Over 40.5 | 8 of 10 | 80% |
| Opponent long balls | Over 50.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Opponent long balls | Over 60.5 | 2 of 10 | 20% |
| Opponent long balls | Over 70.5 | 0 of 10 | 0% |
| Opponent long balls | Over 80.5 | 0 of 10 | 0% |
| Total long balls | Over 80.5 | 10 of 10 | 100% |
| Total long balls | Over 90.5 | 9 of 10 | 90% |
| Total long balls | Over 100.5 | 7 of 10 | 70% |
| Total long balls | Over 110.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |
| Total long balls | Over 120.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |