Akhmat take on Zenit in the fourth round of the Russian Premier League this Saturday, 9 August, at the Akhmat Arena in Grozny. Kick-off is scheduled for 20:30 Moscow time.

 

The game will mark Stanislav Cherchesov’s first match back at the helm of Akhmat following his return to the club.

 

Today’s encounter will be Cherchesov’s 15th match against Zenit. As a player, Cherchesov faced Zenit five times while representing Lokomotiv and Spartak (3 wins, 1 draw, 1 defeat, goal difference: 13–4):

 

09.04.1988 – Zenit Leningrad vs Lokomotiv Moscow 3–2

25.08.1988 – Lokomotiv Moscow vs Zenit Leningrad 2–0

04.04.1989 – Spartak Moscow vs Zenit Leningrad 0–0

06.07.1989 – Zenit Leningrad vs Spartak Moscow 1–5

29.07.1992 – Spartak Moscow vs Zenit St. Petersburg 4–0

 

Cherchesov has also faced Zenit nine times as a head coach (3 wins, 2 draws, 4 defeats, goal difference: 12–11):

 

21.07.2007 – Spartak Moscow vs Zenit St. Petersburg 3–1

16.03.2008 – Zenit St. Petersburg vs Spartak Moscow 0–0

14.09.2012 – Zenit St. Petersburg vs Akhmat Grozny 0–2

31.03.2013 – Akhmat Grozny vs Zenit St. Petersburg 0–3

02.11.2013 – Zenit St. Petersburg vs Amkar Perm 1–1

29.03.2014 – Amkar Perm vs Zenit St. Petersburg 1–2

11.05.2014 – Zenit St. Petersburg vs Dynamo Moscow – : + (match ended 2–4, Zenit awarded a 0–3 defeat)

13.09.2014 – Zenit St. Petersburg vs Dynamo Moscow 3–2

22.03.2015 – Dynamo Moscow vs Zenit St. Petersburg 0–1

 

The upcoming match will also be Cherchesov’s first against Semak as a head coach. In 1995, Cherchesov played one match against Semak as a player (14.10.1995 – CSKA Moscow vs Spartak Moscow 1–2 – both played the full 90 minutes).

 

Semak has also played in three matches against teams coached by Cherchesov:

 

20.10.2007 – Spartak Moscow vs FC Moscow 3–1

02.05.2008 – Rubin Kazan vs Spartak Moscow 0–3

14.09.2012 – Zenit St. Petersburg vs Akhmat Grozny 0–2 (Semak came on as a substitute in the 78th minute)