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

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RFPL · 2024-25

FK Krasnodar

2 – 0

Full Time

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Sat 28 Sep 2024 · 16:30 UTC Krasnodar Stadium 34,538 HT 45' · FT 45'

Jhon Cordoba 88' 1–0

Fedor Smolov 90+4' 2–0

Vitor Tormena 14' Y

Y 23' Gustavo Mantuan

Y 27' Claudinho

Aleksandr Chernikov 43' Y

Y 62' Nino

Overview

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FK Krasnodar vs FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg — RFPL at Krasnodar Stadium.

FK Krasnodar 30 games · 66 pts (2026/27)
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 30 games · 68 pts (2026/27)

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 Krasnodar 16 games · Avg 3.4 goals FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Last 5 meetings

2024-09-28 FK Krasnodar 2–0 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2024-04-13 FK Krasnodar 1–2 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2023-11-11 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 1–1 FK Krasnodar 2023-05-13 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2–2 FK Krasnodar 2022-10-30 FK Krasnodar 0–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Recent Form

FK Krasnodar

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Sep	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg	H	2–0	W
21 Sep	FK Akron Tolyatti	A	5–2	W
14 Sep	FK Rostov	H	2–0	W
01 Sep	FK Lokomotiv Moskva	A	3–0	W
25 Aug	FK Dinamo Moskva	A	1–0	W
18 Aug	FK Nizhny Novgorod	H	2–1	W

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Sep	FK Krasnodar	A	0–2	L
21 Sep	FK Fakel Voronezh	H	3–1	W
14 Sep	PFC CSKA Moskva	A	1–0	W
31 Aug	FK Nizhny Novgorod	A	3–0	W
24 Aug	FK Spartak Moskva	H	0–0	D
18 Aug	FK Khimki	A	1–1	D

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' Temperatures are rising at Krasnodar Stadium as FK Krasnodar face off against FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
10' A quiet spell here at Krasnodar Stadium. FK Krasnodar seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
14' The referee calls foul for Vitor Tormena. He receives a card.
19' It looks surprising FK Krasnodar does not make any changes. Nuraly Alip has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
23' The referee has no hesitation. Gustavo Mantuan is booked for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg — card on 23.
27' Controversy at the stadium! Claudinho argues furiously but the card stands.
32' 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.
37' Nino has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
42' The 33-year-old Jhon Cordoba has been sensational this season — 4 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
43' That looks like a foul for a card for Aleksandr Chernikov.
46' Fresh legs for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg! Vyacheslav Karavaev comes on to replace Gustavo Mantuan.
51' It’s high time Sergey Semak made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
56' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
61' 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.
62' Poor challenge from Nino. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
67' The FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg bench stirs into life. Maksim Glushenkov is withdrawn and Andrei Mostovoi gets his opportunity.
72' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg have won 534 goals from 394 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
74' Kevin Castano is ready to make an impact after coming on for Aleksandr Chernikov at the 74 minute mark.
76' Aleksandr Sobolev is ready to make an impact after coming on for Mateo Cassierra at the 76 minute mark.
77' Danila Kozlov is replacing Joao Victor for the FK Krasnodar side.
82' Fresh legs for FK Krasnodar! Fedor Smolov comes on to replace Joao Batxi.
87' Sergey Petrov is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg so far.
88' Jhon Cordoba makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and FK Krasnodar are in front.
90' Another substitution for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg to replace Claudinho by Aleksandr Erokhin on 90 minute.
Full Time. FK Krasnodar beats FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Lineups

FK Krasnodar Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

9
Jhon Cordoba
3
Vitor Tormena
15
Lucas Olaza
7
Joao Victor ↓ Danila Kozlov 77'
53
Aleksandr Chernikov ↓ Kevin Castano 74'
1
Stanislav Agkatsev
10
Eduard Spertsyan
4
Diego Costa
98
Sergey Petrov ↓ Giovanni Gonzalez 77'
11
Joao Batxi ↓ Fedor Smolov 82'
6
Kevin

Bench

Coach Murad Musaev

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Lineups

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

30
Mateo Cassierra ↓ Aleksandr Sobolev 76'
3
Douglas Santos
8
Wendel
5
Wilmar Barrios
28
Nuraly Alip
67
Maksim Glushenkov ↓ Andrei Mostovoi 67'
27
Nino
11
Claudinho ↓ Aleksandr Erokhin 90'
31
Gustavo Mantuan ↓ Vyacheslav Karavaev 46'
32
Luciano Gondou ↓ Pedrinho Santos 67'
1
Evgeniy Latyshonok

Bench

Coach Sergey Semak

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Artem Dzyuba	6
Sardar Azmoun	5
Mateo Cassierra	3
Aleksey Ionov	3
Aleksei Sutormin	2
Daniil Utkin	2
Daler Kuzyaev	2
Andrei Mostovoi	2

Head to Head

FK Krasnodar Form

2024-09-28 FK Krasnodar 2–0 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg W 2024-09-21 FK Akron Tolyatti 2–5 FK Krasnodar W 2024-09-14 FK Krasnodar 2–0 FK Rostov W 2024-09-01 FK Lokomotiv Moskva 0–3 FK Krasnodar W 2024-08-25 FK Dinamo Moskva 0–1 FK Krasnodar W 2024-08-18 FK Krasnodar 2–1 FK Nizhny Novgorod W

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Form

2024-09-28 FK Krasnodar 2–0 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg L 2024-09-21 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 3–1 FK Fakel Voronezh W 2024-09-14 PFC CSKA Moskva 0–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg W 2024-08-31 FK Nizhny Novgorod 0–3 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg W 2024-08-24 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 0–0 FK Spartak Moskva D 2024-08-18 FK Khimki 1–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.27 FK Krasnodar xG

Expected Goals

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

0.96 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FK Krasnodar46% Draw29% FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg25%

Actual: FK Krasnodar win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes45% 0% No55%

Avg goals/match: 2.23

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	87%	13%
± 1.5	66%	34%
± 2.5	38%	62%
± 3.5	19%	81%
± 4.5	8%	92%

Double Chance

FK Krasnodar or Draw

75%

Draw or FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

54%

FK Krasnodar or FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

FK Krasnodar29% Draw52% FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg19%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

14%

0 – 0

13%

1 – 0

12.4%

0 – 1

2 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

8.1%

1 – 2

6.1%

0 – 2

4.7%

2 – 2

3 – 0

3.5%

3 – 1

3.5%

1 – 3

Asian Handicap — FK Krasnodar

Handicap	FK Krasnodar covers	Push	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	13%	81%
-1.5	19%	—	81%
-1	19%	23%	58%
-0.5	42%	—	58%
+0.5	74%	—	26%
+1	74%	17%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

FK Krasnodar keeps clean sheet

39% ✗

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

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