Sunday , 16 August 2026

FK Krasnodar vs FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg, RFPL 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

RFPL · 2020-21
FK Krasnodar
2 – 2
Full Time
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
Sat 17 Apr 2021 · 16:00 UTC Stadion Akademii FK Krasnodar HT 45+2' · FT 45+7'
Y 44' Dmitrii Chistyakov
Kristoffer Olsson 54' Y
Evgenii Chernov 71' Y
Viktor Claesson 89' Y
Y 90' Sardar Azmoun

Overview

Match Preview

FK Krasnodar vs FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg — RFPL at Stadion Akademii FK Krasnodar.

Match Details

  • Referee Sergey Ivanov
  • Referee Sergey Karasev
  • Referee Aram Petrosyan
  • Referee Valentin Murashov
  • Referee Anton Frolov

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

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5
10
FK Krasnodar 16 games · Avg 3.4 goals FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
Last 5 meetings
2021-04-17 FK Krasnodar 2–2 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2020-11-08 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 3–1 FK Krasnodar 2020-07-05 FK Krasnodar 2–4 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2019-08-03 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 1–1 FK Krasnodar 2019-04-20 FK Krasnodar 2–3 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Recent Form

FK Krasnodar
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Apr FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg H 2–2 D
11 Apr PFK Arsenal Tula A 0–1 L
03 Apr RFK Akhmat Grozny H 0–5 L
18 Mar FK Dinamo Moskva H 2–3 L
14 Mar FK Tambov A 4–0 W
07 Mar FK Spartak Moskva A 1–6 L
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Apr FK Krasnodar A 2–2 D
11 Apr PFK Sochi A 2–1 W
05 Apr FK Khimki H 2–0 W
17 Mar PFC CSKA Moskva A 3–2 W
13 Mar RFK Akhmat Grozny H 4–0 W
08 Mar FK Rubin Kazan A 1–2 L

Season Stats

FK Krasnodar FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
#2 Position #1
66 Points 68
30 Played 30
20 / 6 / 4 W / D / L 20 / 8 / 2
60 Scored 53
23 Conceded 19
+37 GD +34
2.20 PPG 2.27
67% Win % 67%

Key Stats

81% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

FK Krasnodar are 2nd (66 pts). FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are 1st (68 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Stadion Akademii FK Krasnodar. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' It looks surprising FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg does not make any changes. Kaio Pantaleao has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 7' Aleksei Ionov has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 7 minutes.
  • 12' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Wanderson made 266 appearances and scored 35 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 17' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Wendel scoring 1 goals.
  • 22' Douglas Santos is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FK Krasnodar so far.
  • 27' 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 Andrei Lunev suffering a number of foals already.
  • 32' 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.
  • 37' FK Krasnodar currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 42' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg have won 534 goals from 394 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 44' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Dmitrii Chistyakov on 44 minutes.
  • 49' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg winning 50% of all matches.
  • 54' The referee shows FK Krasnodar player a Yellow card on 54.
  • 59' Over 59 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 60' What a strike from Aleksei Ionov! The score is 2-0.
  • 65' Another change for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg made on 65 minute. Malcom leaves to be changed by Andrei Mostovoi.
  • 66' The supporters are chanting for Magomed Ozdoev. He replaces Dmitrii Chistyakov on 66 minute.
  • 67' The crowd applauds Artem Dzyuba as he leaves the pitch. Aleksei Sutormin steps in for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg.
  • 68' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg ring the changes. Wilmar Barrios has done his job and it is now time for Sebastian Driussi to step up.
  • 70' The supporters are chanting for Tonny Vilhena. He replaces Yurii Gazinskii on 70 minute.
  • 71' Controversy at the stadium! Evgenii Chernov argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 75' Assisted by Yaroslav Rakitskii with the perfectly-timed delivery and Sardar Azmoun makes no mistake. 2-1!
  • 80' Artem Dzyuba has been relatively quiet despite scoring 114 goals in his last 105 appearances.
  • 81' FK Krasnodar make a change. Wanderson trudges off to be replaced by Dmitrii Stotskii on 81 minutes.
  • 86' What composure from Andrei Mostovoi! The Russia international strokes it home. 2-2.
  • 89' A change in the FK Krasnodar ranks — Viktor Claesson exits the field as Ruslan Kambolov enters on 89.
  • 89' That is a Yellow card for FK Krasnodar. Viktor Claesson will be fuming at that decision.
  • 90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Sardar Azmoun.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

Lineups

FK Krasnodar Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Viktor Hancharenka

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sergei Semak

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Artem Dzyuba 6
Sardar Azmoun 5
Mateo Cassierra 3
Aleksey Ionov 3
Uros Spajic 2
Eduard Spertsyan 2
Malcom 2
Aleksei Sutormin 2

Head to Head

2021-04-17 FK Krasnodar 2–2 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2020-11-08 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 3–1 FK Krasnodar 2020-07-05 FK Krasnodar 2–4 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2019-08-03 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 1–1 FK Krasnodar 2019-04-20 FK Krasnodar 2–3 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

FK Krasnodar Form

2021-04-17 FK Krasnodar 2–2 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg D 2021-04-11 PFK Arsenal Tula 1–0 FK Krasnodar L 2021-04-03 FK Krasnodar 0–5 RFK Akhmat Grozny L 2021-03-18 FK Krasnodar 2–3 FK Dinamo Moskva L 2021-03-14 FK Tambov 0–4 FK Krasnodar W 2021-03-07 FK Spartak Moskva 6–1 FK Krasnodar L

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Form

2021-04-17 FK Krasnodar 2–2 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg D 2021-04-11 PFK Sochi 1–2 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg W 2021-04-05 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2–0 FK Khimki W 2021-03-17 PFC CSKA Moskva 2–3 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg W 2021-03-13 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 4–0 RFK Akhmat Grozny W 2021-03-08 FK Rubin Kazan 2–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.39 FK Krasnodar xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.87 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 63% + Over 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FK Krasnodar29% Draw26% FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg45%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes63% 0% No37%
Avg goals/match: 3.26
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 62%
38%
± 3.5 41%
59%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

FK Krasnodar or Draw
54%
Draw or FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
71%
FK Krasnodar or FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FK Krasnodar23% Draw42% FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg35%
Actual: FK Krasnodar win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.8%
1 – 2
9%
0 – 2
6.7%
2 – 1
6.7%
0 – 1
6.5%
2 – 2
Actual
1 – 3
5.6%
0 – 0
5.4%
1 – 0
4.6%
0 – 3
4.1%
2 – 3
3.9%
2 – 0
3.7%

Asian Handicap — FK Krasnodar

Handicap FK Krasnodar covers Push FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 8% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 15% 72%
-0.5 28% — 72%
+0.5 52% — 48%
+1 52% 20% 27%
+1.5 73% — 27%
+2 73% 15% 13%
+2.5 87% — 13%

Clean Sheet

FK Krasnodar keeps clean sheet
16% ✓
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

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