MAKHACHKALA (Interstat) — Kevin Andrade and Amir Musaev scored and visiting Zenit defeated Dynamo Makhachkala 2-1 on Wednesday in a Russian Premier League match. Dynamo Makhachkala hosted the match, and Zenit was the visiting side. The game was played as part of the Russian Premier League schedule. Zenit improved to 1-0 in the competition and 3-0 across all competitions. Dynamo Makhachkala fell to 0-1 in the competition and 1-2 overall. The result gave Zenit a second consecutive victory in all competitions and left Dynamo Makhachkala with a second loss in its past three matches across all competitions. Zenit took a 1-0 lead into halftime after Andrade’s 37th-minute goal. The visitors then added a second goal after the break, and Dynamo Makhachkala scored once in the second half. The match included three goals, three yellow cards and eight substitutions.

Key performances in descending order began with Andrade of Zenit, who had one goal in 90 minutes. Agalarov of Dynamo Makhachkala followed with one goal in 46 minutes. Musaev of Zenit had one goal in 28 minutes. Jhon Jhon of Zenit had one assist and a yellow card in 90 minutes. Andrade gave Zenit the lead in the 37th minute and played the full match. Agalarov scored for Dynamo Makhachkala. Musaev added Zenit’s second goal in the 65th minute. Jhon Jhon was booked in the 43rd minute.

Dynamo Makhachkala’s first substitution came in the 35th minute when Khubulov V. was involved. Andrade then scored for Zenit in the 37th. Jhon Jhon received the first yellow card of the match in the 43rd. Dynamo Makhachkala made three substitutions in the 46th minute, with Sundukov T., Glushkov N. and Agalarov G. all involved. Zenit made three changes in the 62nd minute, involving Kondakov D., Karpukas A. and Shilov V. Musaev scored Zenit’s second goal in the 65th. Alarcon was booked for Dynamo Makhachkala in the 69th. Aleksandrov D. was involved in Dynamo Makhachkala’s final substitution in the 70th. Kuzyaev received Dynamo Makhachkala’s second yellow card in the 74th.

Dynamo Makhachkala’s A. Alarcon was shown a yellow card in the 69th minute, and D. Kuzyaev was booked in the 74th. Dynamo Makhachkala used substitutions involving Khubulov V. in the 35th minute; Sundukov T., Glushkov N. and Agalarov G. in the 46th minute; and Aleksandrov D. in the 70th minute. Zenit used substitutions involving Kondakov D., Karpukas A. and Shilov V. in the 62nd minute. Jhon Jhon’s yellow card in the 43rd minute was the first booking of the match. Alarcon’s booking was Dynamo Makhachkala’s first yellow card, and Kuzyaev’s was the team’s second.

Zenit entered the match after a 3-2 win at Krasnodar and a 1-0 home victory over BATE earlier this season. Dynamo Makhachkala had lost 4-0 at Orenburg and beaten Leningradets 3-2 at home before the match. Dynamo Makhachkala is next scheduled to host Akron Togliatti in Premier League play. Zenit’s season record in the competition is now 1-0, while Dynamo Makhachkala’s competition record is 0-1. Across all competitions, Zenit is 3-0 and Dynamo Makhachkala is 1-2.

Zenit’s competition record is now 1 win and 0 losses. Dynamo Makhachkala’s competition record is 0 wins and 1 loss. Zenit’s overall record is 3 wins and 0 losses. Dynamo Makhachkala’s overall record is 1 win and 2 losses. Zenit remains unbeaten in all competitions this season.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Zenit 3, Dynamo Makhachkala 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Dynamo Makhachkala with a 57.6 percent probability to win. Zenit had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -1. The total score of 3 went under the over/under line of 2.5.