FK Fakel Voronezh vs FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg, RFPL 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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FK Fakel Voronezh

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FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Sat 8 Mar 2025 · 11:30 UTC Centralniy Profsoyuz Stadion 8,973 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 19' Luciano Gondou

0–2 57' Mateo Cassierra

Nichita Motpan 8' Y

Maks Dziov 32' Y

Vyacheslav Yakimov 37' R

Rayan Senhadji 44' Y

R 74' Wendel

Y 78' Ognjen Mimovic

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

FK Fakel Voronezh 6 games · Avg 2.2 goals FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Last 5 meetings

2025-03-08 FK Fakel Voronezh 0–2 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2024-09-21 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 3–1 FK Fakel Voronezh 2024-05-06 FK Fakel Voronezh 1–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2023-08-13 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2–0 FK Fakel Voronezh 2023-06-03 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 1–0 FK Fakel Voronezh

Recent Form

FK Fakel Voronezh

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

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

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 history

50% Clean Sheets
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

0-15

3/1

16-30

2/–

31-45

–/1

46-60

5/–

61-75

–/2

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to Centralniy Profsoyuz Stadion that hosts another battle between FK Fakel Voronezh and FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg.
5' It looks like no one’s ball. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
8' A meaty challenge results in booking for Nichita Motpan on 8.
13' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
18' 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.
19' Luciano Gondou puts FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg on the lead.
24' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Aleksandr Sobolev made 210 appearances and scored 73 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
29' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
32' The referee shows FK Fakel Voronezh player a card on 32.
37' That looks like a foul for a card for Vyacheslav Yakimov.
42' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 42 minutes.
44' FK Fakel Voronezh player sees a card in front of him.
46' It is a substitution in FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg team. Maksim Glushenkov is replaced by Mateo Cassierra on 46 minute.
51' It’s high time Sergey Semak made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
56' FK Fakel Voronezh is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
57' GOAL! Mateo Cassierra scores on 57. Assisted by Luciano Gondou
59' Another substitution for FK Fakel Voronezh to replace Dylan Mertens by Igor Kalinin on 59 minute.
64' 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.
69' The travelling FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
70' It is a substitution in FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg team. Gustavo Mantuan is replaced by Ognjen Mimovic on 70 minute.
74' Wendel is having his name booked by the referee on 74.
78' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ognjen Mimovic on 78.
83' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg that had 394 games and scored 534 goals.
86' Time for substitution for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg. Luiz Henrique is replaced by Yurii Gorshkov.
90' It is a substitution in FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg team. Andrei Mostovoi is replaced by Ilzat Akhmetov on 90 minute.
That’s it! Another goalless match for FK Fakel Voronezh and FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg (для сухой ничьи).

Lineups

FK Fakel Voronezh Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

72
Rayan Senhadji
31
Aleksandr Belenov
10
Ilnur Alshin ↓ Aleksey Kashtanov 59'
77
Aleksandr Lomovitskiy ↓ Anton Kovalev 70'
23
Vyacheslav Yakimov
11
Nichita Motpan ↓ Mohamed Brahimi 46'
15
Vladimir Ilyin ↓ Mikhail Shchetinin 70'
47
Sergey Bozhin
64
Andrey Ivlev
4
Maks Dziov
6
Dylan Mertens ↓ Igor Kalinin 59'

Bench

Coach Dmitry Pyatibratov

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

3
Douglas Santos
8
Wendel
14
Sasa Zdjelar
67
Maksim Glushenkov ↓ Mateo Cassierra 46'
27
Nino
17
Andrei Mostovoi ↓ Ilzat Akhmetov 90'
11
Luiz Henrique ↓ Yurii Gorshkov 86'
25
Strahinja Erakovic
31
Gustavo Mantuan ↓ Ognjen Mimovic 70'
32
Luciano Gondou ↓ Aleksandr Sobolev 70'
1
Evgeniy Latyshonok

Bench

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 L

FK 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 accuracy

3 / 4

0.8 FK Fakel Voronezh xG

Expected Goals

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

1.39 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 63% + Under — clean sheet likely 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FK Fakel Voronezh23% Draw29% FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg48%

Actual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes43% 0% No57%

Avg goals/match: 2.19

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	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

✗ Wrong

FK Fakel Voronezh15% Draw51% FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg34%

Actual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 1

14.4%

0 – 0

13.3%

1 – 1

13.3%

0 – 2

Actual

1 – 2

8.4%

1 – 0

7.7%

2 – 1

4.8%

0 – 3

4.8%

1 – 3

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.