FK Fakel Voronezh vs FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg, RFPL 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
FK Fakel Voronezh vs FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg — RFPL at Centralniy Profsoyuz Stadion.
- FK Fakel Voronezh 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 30 games · 68 pts (2025/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 30 68 2 FK Krasnodar 30 66 3 FK Lokomotiv Moskva 30 53 4 FK Spartak Moskva 30 52 5 PFC CSKA Moskva 30 51 6 FK Baltika Kaliningrad 30 46 7 FK Dinamo Moskva 30 45 8 FK Rubin Kazan 30 43 9 RFK Akhmat Grozny 30 37 10 FK Rostov 30 33 11 PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara 30 32 12 FK Orenburg 30 29 13 FK Akron Tolyatti 30 27 14 FK Dinamo Makhachkala 30 26 15 FK Nizhny Novgorod 30 23 16 PFK Sochi 30 22 Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 08 Mar FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg H 0–2 L 02 Mar FK Khimki A 0–1 L 08 Dec PFC CSKA Moskva H 0–1 L 01 Dec FK Dinamo Makhachkala A 0–0 D 24 Nov FK Dinamo Moskva H 1–1 D 09 Nov FK Lokomotiv Moskva A 1–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 08 Mar FK Fakel Voronezh A 2–0 W 01 Mar PFC CSKA Moskva H 0–0 D 07 Dec FK Akron Tolyatti H 1–2 L 01 Dec PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara H 2–3 L 23 Nov FK Orenburg A 1–0 W 10 Nov RFK Akhmat Grozny A 2–1 W Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)17% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history50% Clean Sheets
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg0-153/116-302/–31-45–/146-605/–61-75–/276+1/–■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds Centralniy Profsoyuz Stadion will turn into a battlefield for FK Fakel Voronezh and FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg.
- 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 8' FK Fakel Voronezh receives a card for a hard tackle on 8.
- 13' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FK Fakel Voronezh that had 90 games and scored 73 goals.
- 18' It’s high time Dmitry Pyatibratov made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 19' GOAL! Luciano Gondou scores on 19. Assisted by Gustavo Mantuan
- 24' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Douglas Santos made 265 appearances and scored 8 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 29' Supporters expect more eagerness from Dylan Mertens, as he is very good at scoring at Centralniy Profsoyuz Stadion with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 32' FK Fakel Voronezh receives a card for a hard tackle on 32.
- 37' A meaty challenge results in booking for Vyacheslav Yakimov on 37.
- 42' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 44' FK Fakel Voronezh player sees a card in front of him.
- 46' The FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg manager makes a substitution. Maksim Glushenkov departs to be replaced by Mateo Cassierra.
- 51' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 56' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 56 minutes.
- 57' GOAL! Mateo Cassierra scores on 57. Assisted by Luciano Gondou
- 59' Time for substitution for FK Fakel Voronezh. Dylan Mertens is replaced by Igor Kalinin.
- 64' Nichita Motpan has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 69' 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.
- 70' Another substitution for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg to replace Gustavo Mantuan by Ognjen Mimovic on 70 minute.
- 74' That looks like a foul for a card for Wendel.
- 78' The referee calls foul for Ognjen Mimovic. He receives a card.
- 83' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Strahinja Erakovic suffering a number of foals already.
- 86' Yurii Gorshkov has so much to prove this time. He replaces Luiz Henrique on 86 minute.
- 90' Another change for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg made on 90 minute. Andrei Mostovoi leaves to be changed by Ilzat Akhmetov.
- With this win, FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Lineups
FK Fakel Voronezh Lineups
3-4-3Starting XI
- 72
- 31
- 10
- 77
- 23
- 11
- 15
- 47
- 64
- 4
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6
Dylan Mertens ↓ Igor Kalinin 59'
Bench
- 22
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71
Anton Kovalev ↑ 70'
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13
Igor Kalinin ↑ 59'
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9
Aleksey Kashtanov ↑ 59'
- 33
- 92
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7
Mohamed Brahimi ↑ 46'
- 1
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21
Mikhail Shchetinin ↑ 70'
- 17
- 19
Coach Dmitry PyatibratovFK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 3
- 8
- 14
- 67
- 27
- 17
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11
Luiz Henrique ↓ Yurii Gorshkov 86'
- 25
- 31
- 32
- 1
Bench
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30
Mateo Cassierra ↑ 46'
- 6
- 21
- 5
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77
Ilzat Akhmetov ↑ 90'
- 41
- 16
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Aleksandr Sobolev ↑ 70'
- 28
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4
Yurii Gorshkov ↑ 86'
- 2
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70
Ognjen Mimovic ↑ 70'
Coach Sergey Semak -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Aleksandr Erokhin 2 Evgeniy Markov 2 Mateo Cassierra 2 Luciano Gondou 2 Malcom 1 Georgy Gongadze 1 Ivan Sergeev 1 Gustavo Mantuan 1 Head to Head
FK Fakel Voronezh Form
2025-03-08 FK Fakel Voronezh 0–2 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg L 2025-03-02 FK Khimki 1–0 FK Fakel Voronezh L 2024-12-08 FK Fakel Voronezh 0–1 PFC CSKA Moskva L 2024-12-01 FK Dinamo Makhachkala 0–0 FK Fakel Voronezh D 2024-11-24 FK Fakel Voronezh 1–1 FK Dinamo Moskva D 2024-11-09 FK Lokomotiv Moskva 2–1 FK Fakel Voronezh LFK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Form
2025-03-08 FK Fakel Voronezh 0–2 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg W 2025-03-01 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 0–0 PFC CSKA Moskva D 2024-12-07 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 1–2 FK Akron Tolyatti L 2024-12-01 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2–3 PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara L 2024-11-23 FK Orenburg 0–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg W 2024-11-10 RFK Akhmat Grozny 1–2 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 40.8 FK Fakel Voronezh xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.39 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg xGI would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 63% + Under — clean sheet likely 57%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.19Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 87% 13% ± 1.5 65% 35% ± 2.5 37% 63% ± 3.5 19% 81% ± 4.5 8% 92% Double Chance
FK Fakel Voronezh or Draw 52%Draw or FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 77%FK Fakel Voronezh or FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 71%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 120 – 1 14.4%0 – 0 13.3%1 – 1 13.3%0 – 2 Actual1 – 2 8.4%1 – 0 7.7%2 – 1 4.8%0 – 3 4.8%1 – 3 4%2 – 2 3.5%2 – 0 3.4%2 – 3 1.7%Asian Handicap — FK Fakel Voronezh
Handicap FK Fakel Voronezh covers Push FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg covers -2.5 2% — 98% -2 2% 5% 94% -1.5 6% — 94% -1 6% 14% 80% -0.5 20% — 80% +0.5 51% — 49% +1 51% 25% 25% +1.5 75% — 25% +2 75% 15% 9% +2.5 91% — 9% Clean Sheet
FK Fakel Voronezh keeps clean sheet 26% ✓FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg keeps clean sheet 45% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.