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

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RFPL · 2024-25

FK Krasnodar

2 – 0

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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 14 games · 26 pts (2026/27)
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 14 games · 31 pts (2026/27)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg	14	31
2	FK Dinamo Moskva	14	31
3	FK Spartak Moskva	14	29
4	FK Krasnodar	14	26
5	PFC CSKA Moskva	14	26
6	FK Rostov	14	19
7	PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara	14	18
8	FK Rubin Kazan	14	18
9	FK Baltika Kaliningrad	14	17
10	FK Orenburg	14	17
11	FK Dinamo Makhachkala	14	16
12	RFK Akhmat Grozny	14	14
13	FK Akron Tolyatti	14	12
14	FK Rodina Moskva	14	12
15	FK Lokomotiv Moskva	14	11
16	FK Fakel Voronezh	14	6

Head-to-Head

FK Krasnodar 17 games · Avg 3.5 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
#4	Position	#1
26	Points	31
14	Played	14
7 / 5 / 2	W / D / L	10 / 1 / 3
26	Scored	32
18	Conceded	15
+8	GD	+17
1.86	PPG	2.21
50%	Win %	71%

Key Stats

82% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

65% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

22% Clean Sheets
FK Krasnodar this season

33% Clean Sheets
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg this season

FK Krasnodar are 4th (26 pts). FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are 1st (31 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FK Krasnodar

0-15

2/1

16-30

4/1

31-45

1/3

46-60

1/2

61-75

3/2

76+

5/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

0-15

2/–

16-30

2/2

31-45

2/1

46-60

4/1

61-75

4/1

76+

4/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FK Krasnodar

Jhon Cordoba	6 G	1 A
Joao Batxi	5 G	3 A
Christian	3 G	4 A
Nikita Krivtsov	3 G	1 A
Jubal	3 G

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Maksim Glushenkov	10 G	5 A
Aleksandr Sobolev	10 G	2 A
Jhon Jhon	2 G	1 A
Felipe Augusto	2 G
Gustavo Mantuan	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at Krasnodar Stadium. FK Krasnodar are looking to make home advantage count against 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' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
14' Vitor Tormena was booked on 14.
19' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
23' That is a card for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg. Gustavo Mantuan will be fuming at that decision.
27' Claudinho has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 27.
32' 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 Luciano Gondou suffering a number of foals already.
37' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
42' FK Krasnodar started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 42.
43' Controversy at the stadium! Aleksandr Chernikov argues furiously but the card stands.
46' Another change for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg made on 46 minute. Gustavo Mantuan leaves to be changed by Vyacheslav Karavaev.
51' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
56' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg come into this ranked 1 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
61' The 29-year-old Nino has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
62' Poor challenge from Nino. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
67' The supporters are chanting for Andrei Mostovoi. He replaces Maksim Glushenkov on 67 minute.
72' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Maksim Glushenkov scoring 2 goals.
74' The crowd applauds Aleksandr Chernikov as he leaves the pitch. Kevin Castano steps in for FK Krasnodar.
76' Time for substitution for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg. Mateo Cassierra is replaced by Aleksandr Sobolev.
77' Another change for FK Krasnodar made on 77 minute. Joao Victor leaves to be changed by Danila Kozlov.
82' The FK Krasnodar bench stirs into life. Joao Batxi is withdrawn and Fedor Smolov gets his opportunity.
87' It looks surprising FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg does not make any changes. Sergey Petrov has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
88' GOAL! Jhon Cordoba fires home to make it 1-0!
90' Aleksandr Erokhin is replacing Claudinho for the FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg side.
Another three points for FK Krasnodar.

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
Maksim Glushenkov	3
Mateo Cassierra	3
Aleksey Ionov	3
Jhon Cordoba	3
Malcom	2
Aleksei Sutormin	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

2 / 4

1.54 FK Krasnodar xG

Expected Goals

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

1.49 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg xG

I would bet for: FK Krasnodar or FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 75% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FK Krasnodar43% Draw25% FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg32%

Actual: FK Krasnodar win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.03

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	58%	42%
± 3.5	36%	64%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

FK Krasnodar or Draw

68%

Draw or FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

57%

FK Krasnodar or FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

FK Krasnodar29% Draw44% FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg27%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12%

2 – 1

8.2%

1 – 2

7.9%

1 – 0

6.6%

0 – 0

6.6%

0 – 1

6.3%

2 – 2

6.1%

2 – 0

Actual

0 – 2

5.3%

3 – 1

4.2%

1 – 3

3.9%

3 – 2

3.2%

Asian Handicap — FK Krasnodar

Handicap	FK Krasnodar covers	Push	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	11%	81%
-1.5	19%	—	81%
-1	19%	19%	62%
-0.5	38%	—	62%
+0.5	64%	—	36%
+1	64%	18%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	11%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

FK Krasnodar keeps clean sheet

23% ✗

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

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