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Zenit win Russian Premier League despite scoring fewer goals than Krasnodar
- Zenit clinch the Russian Premier League title on 68 points — two ahead of FC Krasnodar — with the 30-game season now complete
- Krasnodar outscored Zenit 60 goals to 53, yet Zenit's defence conceded only 19 goals all season versus Krasnodar's 23
- The team that scored more goals lost the title to the team that conceded fewer — a textbook defensive-vs-attacking split deciding a championship
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Conclusion
Standings snapshot 2026-05-20. Zenit: 30P, 20W, 8D, 2L, 53 GF, 19 GA, 68 pts. FC Krasnodar: 30P, 20W, 6D, 4L, 60 GF, 23 GA, 66 pts. Krasnodar outscored Zenit by 7 goals but conceded 4 more and drew 2 more games — those extra draws cost them the title.