FK Baltika Kaliningrad vs FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg, RFPL 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

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RFPL · 2026-27

FK Baltika Kaliningrad

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FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Wed 16 Sep 2026 · 17:45 UTC Rostec Arena HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 9' Maksim Glushenkov

0–2 16' Aleksandr Sobolev

Brayan Gil 22' 1–2

1–3 49' Luiz Henrique

Ilya Petrov 81' 2–3

Ivan Belikov 53' Y

Sergey Varatynov 70' Y

Overview

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FK Baltika Kaliningrad vs FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg — RFPL at Rostec Arena.

FK Baltika Kaliningrad 11 games · 13 pts (2026/27)
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 11 games · 24 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Artem Chistyakov

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FK Dinamo Moskva	11	25
2	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg	11	24
3	FK Spartak Moskva	11	23
4	FK Krasnodar	11	22
5	PFC CSKA Moskva	11	22
6	FK Orenburg	11	13
7	FK Baltika Kaliningrad	11	13
8	FK Dinamo Makhachkala	11	13
9	PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara	11	12
10	FK Rubin Kazan	11	12
11	FK Rostov	11	12
12	FK Lokomotiv Moskva	11	11
13	RFK Akhmat Grozny	11	11
14	FK Akron Tolyatti	11	9
15	FK Fakel Voronezh	11	6
16	FK Rodina Moskva	11	6

Head-to-Head

FK Baltika Kaliningrad 5 games · Avg 1.8 goals FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Last 5 meetings

2026-09-16 FK Baltika Kaliningrad 2–3 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2026-02-27 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 1–0 FK Baltika Kaliningrad 2025-09-14 FK Baltika Kaliningrad 0–0 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2024-04-07 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 1–0 FK Baltika Kaliningrad 2023-11-04 FK Baltika Kaliningrad 0–2 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Recent Form

FK Baltika Kaliningrad

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Sep	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg	H	2–3	L
12 Sep	FK Fakel Voronezh	A	2–2	D
06 Sep	FK Lokomotiv Moskva	H	0–1	L
30 Aug	FK Rodina Moskva	A	3–0	W
24 Aug	FK Rubin Kazan	H	0–0	D
17 May	FK Dinamo Moskva	H	1–2	L

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Sep	FK Baltika Kaliningrad	A	3–2	W
12 Sep	FK Lokomotiv Moskva	H	2–1	W
05 Sep	PFC CSKA Moskva	H	1–2	L
29 Aug	FK Fakel Voronezh	A	1–0	W
17 May	FK Rostov	A	1–0	W
10 May	PFK Sochi	H	2–1	W

Season Stats

FK Baltika Kaliningrad		FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
#7	Position	#2
13	Points	24
11	Played	11
3 / 4 / 4	W / D / L	8 / 0 / 3
14	Scored	25
12	Conceded	13
+2	GD	+12
1.18	PPG	2.18
27%	Win %	73%

Key Stats

20% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)

20% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

57% Clean Sheets
FK Baltika Kaliningrad this season

17% Clean Sheets
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg this season

FK Baltika Kaliningrad are 7th (13 pts). FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are 2nd (24 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FK Baltika Kaliningrad

0-15

–/2

16-30

2/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

–/2

61-75

2/–

76+

3/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

0-15

1/–

16-30

1/2

31-45

2/1

46-60

3/1

61-75

1/1

76+

3/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FK Baltika Kaliningrad

Brayan Gil	4 G	1 A
Nnamdi Chinonso Offor	2 G
Maksim Petrov	1 G	1 A
Aymane Mourid	1 G

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Maksim Glushenkov	9 G	2 A
Aleksandr Sobolev	8 G	2 A
Jhon Jhon	2 G	1 A
Gustavo Mantuan	1 G
Felipe Augusto	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Rostec Arena!
5' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
9' Goal! Maksim Glushenkov scores his 48 goal in 355 matches.
14' Maksim Petrov has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
16' Aleksandr Sobolev doubles the advantage! 0-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
21' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
22' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Brayan Gil makes it 1-2.
27' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
32' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FK Baltika Kaliningrad and FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
37' Daniil Kondakov is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg so far.
42' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
46' Vladislav Pospelov is replacing Maksim Petrov for the FK Baltika Kaliningrad side.
49' Luiz Henrique adds to his 1 season tally! FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg lead 1-3 — and this changes everything.
53' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Ivan Belikov on 53 minutes.
58' Wilmar Barrios, a Colombia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
63' FK Baltika Kaliningrad ring the changes. Mingiyan Beveev has done his job and it is now time for Mikhail Ryadno to step up.
67' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Nuraly Alip is hanging Artem Karpukas on the field on 67 minute.
70' FK Baltika Kaliningrad player sees a card in front of him.
74' Fresh legs for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg! Vyacheslav Karavaev comes on to replace Gustavo Mantuan.
77' The FK Baltika Kaliningrad manager makes a substitution. Konstantin Shiltsov departs to be replaced by Ilya Petrov.
81' The Russia Ilya Petrov breaks the deadlock on 81 minutes. 2-3!
86' Daniil Kondakov has so much to prove this time. He replaces Pedrinho on 86 minute.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for FK Baltika Kaliningrad.

Lineups

FK Baltika Kaliningrad Lineups

Starting XI

22
Mingiyan Beveev ↓ Mikhail Ryadno 63'
91
Brayan Gil ↓ Egor Golenkov 63'
5
Aymane Mourid ↓ Ivan Belikov 46'
7
Konstantin Shiltsov ↓ Ilya Petrov 77'
24
Loris Mouyokolo
73
Maksim Petrov ↓ Vladislav Pospelov 46'
8
Andrey Mendel
19
Maksim Shnaptsev
1
Evgeniy Latyshonok
2
Sergey Varatynov
4
Nathan Gassama

Bench

Coach Andrey Talalaev

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Lineups

Starting XI

3
Douglas Santos
5
Wilmar Barrios
78
Igor Diveev
16
Denis Adamov
7
Aleksandr Sobolev ↓ Felipe Augusto 86'
10
Maksim Glushenkov ↓ Roman Vega 67'
11
Luiz Henrique
31
Gustavo Mantuan ↓ Vyacheslav Karavaev 74'
93
Artem Karpukas ↓ Nuraly Alip 67'
20
Pedrinho ↓ Daniil Kondakov 86'
25
Kevin Andrade

Bench

Coach Sergey Semak

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Ivan Sergeev	1
Pedrinho Santos	1
Aleksandr Sobolev	1
Maksim Glushenkov	1
Luiz Henrique	1
Brayan Gil	1
Ilya Petrov	1
Mateo Cassierra	1

Head to Head

FK Baltika Kaliningrad Form

2026-09-16 FK Baltika Kaliningrad 2–3 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg L 2026-09-12 FK Fakel Voronezh 2–2 FK Baltika Kaliningrad D 2026-09-06 FK Baltika Kaliningrad 0–1 FK Lokomotiv Moskva L 2026-08-30 FK Rodina Moskva 0–3 FK Baltika Kaliningrad W 2026-08-24 FK Baltika Kaliningrad 0–0 FK Rubin Kazan D 2026-05-17 FK Baltika Kaliningrad 1–2 FK Dinamo Moskva L

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Form

2026-09-16 FK Baltika Kaliningrad 2–3 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg W 2026-09-12 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2–1 FK Lokomotiv Moskva W 2026-09-05 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 1–2 PFC CSKA Moskva L 2026-08-29 FK Fakel Voronezh 0–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg W 2026-05-17 FK Rostov 0–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg W 2026-05-10 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2–1 PFK Sochi W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

0.98 FK Baltika Kaliningrad xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.7 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

FK Baltika Kaliningrad22% Draw26% FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg52%

Actual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes52% 0% No48%

Avg goals/match: 2.68

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	75%	25%
± 2.5	50%	50%
± 3.5	28%	72%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

FK Baltika Kaliningrad or Draw

48%

Draw or FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

78%

FK Baltika Kaliningrad or FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

FK Baltika Kaliningrad17% Draw46% FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg37%

Actual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.3%

0 – 1

10.7%

0 – 2

9.7%

1 – 2

9.4%

0 – 0

8.7%

1 – 0

5.8%

2 – 1

5.4%

0 – 3

5.4%

1 – 3

5.3%

2 – 2

4.6%

2 – 0

3.2%

2 – 3

Actual

Asian Handicap — FK Baltika Kaliningrad

Handicap	FK Baltika Kaliningrad covers	Push	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	5%	92%
-1.5	8%	—	92%
-1	8%	13%	79%
-0.5	21%	—	79%
+0.5	47%	—	53%
+1	47%	23%	29%
+1.5	71%	—	29%
+2	71%	16%	13%
+2.5	87%	—	13%

Clean Sheet

FK Baltika Kaliningrad keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg keeps clean sheet

38% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.