FK Dinamo Moskva vs FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg, RFPL 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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FK Dinamo Moskva vs FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg — RFPL at VTB Arena.
- FK Dinamo Moskva 9 games · 19 pts (2026/27)
- FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 9 games · 18 pts (2026/27)
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FK Krasnodar | 9 | 21 |
| 2 | FK Dinamo Moskva | 9 | 19 |
| 3 | PFC CSKA Moskva | 9 | 19 |
| 4 | FK Spartak Moskva | 9 | 19 |
| 5 | FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg | 9 | 18 |
| 6 | FK Rubin Kazan | 9 | 12 |
| 7 | FK Dinamo Makhachkala | 9 | 12 |
| 8 | FK Baltika Kaliningrad | 9 | 11 |
| 9 | PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara | 9 | 11 |
| 10 | RFK Akhmat Grozny | 9 | 10 |
| 11 | FK Orenburg | 9 | 9 |
| 12 | FK Akron Tolyatti | 9 | 8 |
| 13 | FK Rostov | 9 | 8 |
| 14 | FK Lokomotiv Moskva | 9 | 7 |
| 15 | FK Rodina Moskva | 9 | 5 |
| 16 | FK Fakel Voronezh | 9 | 3 |
Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Sep | FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg | H | 0–2 | L |
| 09 Sep | PFK Sochi | A | 1–2 | L |
| 03 Sep | FK Ural | H | 2–1 | W |
| 27 Aug | FK Nizhny Novgorod | A | 2–2 | D |
| 20 Aug | FK Spartak Moskva | H | 1–0 | W |
| 13 Aug | FK Krasnodar | H | 0–0 | D |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Sep | FK Dinamo Moskva | A | 2–0 | W |
| 11 Sep | FK Orenburg | H | 8–0 | W |
| 04 Sep | FK Spartak Moskva | A | 2–1 | W |
| 28 Aug | FK Ural | A | 4–0 | W |
| 21 Aug | FK Torpedo Moskva | H | 2–0 | W |
| 13 Aug | PFC CSKA Moskva | H | 2–1 | W |
Season Stats
| FK Dinamo Moskva | FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg | |
|---|---|---|
| #2 | Position | #5 |
| 19 | Points | 18 |
| 9 | Played | 9 |
| 6 / 1 / 2 | W / D / L | 6 / 0 / 3 |
| 14 | Scored | 19 |
| 8 | Conceded | 9 |
| +6 | GD | +10 |
| 2.11 | PPG | 2.00 |
| 67% | Win % | 67% |
Key Stats
47%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
H2H (17 games)
47%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
75%
Clean Sheets
FK Dinamo Moskva this season
FK Dinamo Moskva this season
25%
Clean Sheets
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg this season
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg this season
FK Dinamo Moskva are 2nd (19 pts). FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are 5th (18 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
FK Dinamo Moskva
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
2/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
1/–
76+
3/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
0-15
1/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
–/1
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/–
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
FK Dinamo Moskva
| Konstantin Tyukavin | 4 G | 1 A |
| Viktor Okishor | 2 G | 1 A |
| Anton Miranchuk | 2 G | |
| Arthur Gomes | 2 G | |
| Maksim Osipenko | 1 G |
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
| Aleksandr Sobolev | 7 G | 2 A |
| Maksim Glushenkov | 6 G | 2 A |
| Jhon Jhon | 1 G | 1 A |
| Gustavo Mantuan | 1 G | |
| Felipe Augusto | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' That's the starting whistle at VTB Arena. Ninety minutes of football awaits between FK Dinamo Moskva and FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg.
- 5' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg is showing some good football. However, FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 10' It looks surprising FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg does not make any changes. Ivan Sergeev has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 14' The referee calls foul for Douglas Santos. He receives a Yellow card.
- 19' The travelling FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 24' Norway international Mathias Normann has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
- 29' Supporters expect more eagerness from Anton Shunin, as he is very good at scoring at VTB Arena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 32' A moment of madness from Diego Laxalt on 32 minutes earns him a Yellow card. FK Dinamo Moskva will be frustrated.
- 35' The deadlock is broken! Andrei Mostovoi gets on the scoresheet on 35 minutes.
- 40' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 43' Roberto Fernandez has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 43.
- 44' The referee has no hesitation. Roberto Fernandez is booked for FK Dinamo Moskva — Yellow card on 44.
- 46' Mathias Normann makes way for Luka Gagnidze at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from FK Dinamo Moskva.
- 51' A quiet spell here at VTB Arena. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 56' Over 56 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
- 61' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg have won 536 goals from 396 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 66' Poor challenge from Roberto Fernandez. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Red card.
- 67' FK Dinamo Moskva ring the changes. Denis Makarov has done his job and it is now time for Nicolas Marichal to step up.
- 68' Arsen Zakharian picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 70' A change in the FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg ranks — Andrei Mostovoi exits the field as Claudinho enters on 70.
- 75' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FK Dinamo Moskva side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
- 77' It is a substitution in FK Dinamo Moskva team. Arsen Zakharian is replaced by Yaroslav Gladyshev on 77 minute.
- 78' The FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg manager makes a substitution. Malcom departs to be replaced by Mateo Cassierra.
- 79' The referee shows FK Dinamo Moskva player a Yellow card on 79.
- 84' With 0 assists to his name this season, Eli Dasa is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FK Dinamo Moskva.
- 86' FK Dinamo Moskva manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Konstantin Tyukavin is hanging Nicolas Ngamaleu on the field on 86 minute.
- 87' The crowd applauds Wendel as he leaves the pitch. Gustavo Mantuan steps in for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg.
- With this win, FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
Lineups
FK Dinamo Moskva Lineups
Starting XI
- 93
- 10
- 1
- 13
- 2
-
17
Mathias Normann ↓ Luka Gagnidze 46'
- 74
- 25
- 47
- 15
- 6
Bench
- 4
-
7
Dmitrii Skopintsev ↑ 77'
- 11
- 31
- 20
-
70
Konstantin Tyukavin ↑ 86'
- 50
-
91
Yaroslav Gladyshev ↑ 77'
-
34
Luka Gagnidze ↑ 46'
- 78
-
18
Nicolas Marichal ↑ 67'
- 76
Coach
Slavisa Jokanovic
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Lineups
Starting XI
- 6
- 15
- 3
-
10
Malcom ↓ Mateo Cassierra 78'
-
8
Wendel ↓ Gustavo Mantuan 87'
- 14
- 5
- 41
-
17
Andrei Mostovoi ↓ Claudinho 70'
- 55
-
33
Ivan Sergeev ↓ Danil Krugovoi 78'
Bench
- 1
-
30
Mateo Cassierra ↑ 78'
- 21
- 7
-
4
Danil Krugovoi ↑ 78'
- 19
- 28
- 23
-
31
Gustavo Mantuan ↑ 87'
- 2
-
11
Claudinho ↑ 70'
- 95
Coach
Sergey Semak
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Artem Dzyuba | 7 |
| Konstantin Tyukavin | 3 |
| Daniil Fomin | 3 |
| Sardar Azmoun | 3 |
| Malcom | 2 |
| Andrei Mostovoi | 2 |
| Magomed Ozdoev | 1 |
| Ivan Sergeev | 1 |
Head to Head
FK Dinamo Moskva Form
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Form
2022-09-17
FK Dinamo Moskva
0–2
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
W
2022-09-11
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
8–0
FK Orenburg
W
2022-09-04
FK Spartak Moskva
1–2
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
W
2022-08-28
FK Ural
0–4
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
W
2022-08-21
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
2–0
FK Torpedo Moskva
W
2022-08-13
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
2–1
PFC CSKA Moskva
W
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.94
FK Dinamo Moskva 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
✓ CorrectActual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 2.64
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 91% |
|
9% |
| ± 1.5 | 74% |
|
26% |
| ± 2.5 | 48% |
|
52% |
| ± 3.5 | 27% |
|
73% |
| ± 4.5 | 13% |
|
87% |
Double Chance
FK Dinamo Moskva or Draw
49%
Draw or FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
78%
FK Dinamo Moskva or FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
74%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.3%
0 – 1
11.3%
0 – 2
Actual
1 – 2
9.3%
0 – 0
9.1%
1 – 0
5.7%
0 – 3
5.6%
1 – 3
5.3%
2 – 1
5.1%
2 – 2
4.4%
2 – 0
3.1%
2 – 3
2.6%
Asian Handicap — FK Dinamo Moskva
| Handicap | FK Dinamo Moskva covers | Push | FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 2% | — | 98% |
| -2 | 2% | 5% | 93% |
| -1.5 | 7% | — | 93% |
| -1 | 7% | 13% | 81% |
| -0.5 | 19% | — | 81% |
| +0.5 | 46% | — | 54% |
| +1 | 46% | 24% | 30% |
| +1.5 | 70% | — | 30% |
| +2 | 70% | 17% | 13% |
| +2.5 | 87% | — | 13% |
Clean Sheet
FK Dinamo Moskva keeps clean sheet
19%
✓
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg keeps clean sheet
40%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

