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

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RFPL · 2020-21

FK Lokomotiv Moskva

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FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Sun 30 Aug 2020 · 13:00 UTC RZD Arena HT 45+2' · FT 45+5'

Maciej Rybus 26' Y

Vedran Corluka 85' Y

Rifat Zhemaletdinov 87' Y

Overview

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FK Lokomotiv Moskva vs FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg — RFPL at RZD Arena.

FK Lokomotiv Moskva 30 games · 53 pts (2025/26)
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 30 games · 68 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Vladimir Moskalev
Referee Aleksey Stipidi
Referee Nikolay Voloshin
Referee Pavel Kukuyan
Referee Rustam Mukhtarov

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 Lokomotiv Moskva 16 games · Avg 2.8 goals FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Last 5 meetings

2020-08-30 FK Lokomotiv Moskva 0–0 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2020-02-29 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 0–0 FK Lokomotiv Moskva 2019-09-28 FK Lokomotiv Moskva 1–0 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2019-04-07 FK Lokomotiv Moskva 1–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2018-09-23 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 5–3 FK Lokomotiv Moskva

Recent Form

FK Lokomotiv Moskva

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Aug	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg	H	0–0	D
26 Aug	RFK Akhmat Grozny	H	2–3	L
23 Aug	FK Spartak Moskva	A	1–2	L
19 Aug	FK Ural	A	1–1	D
15 Aug	FK Krasnodar	H	1–0	W
11 Aug	FK Rubin Kazan	A	2–0	W

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Aug	FK Lokomotiv Moskva	A	0–0	D
26 Aug	FK Dinamo Moskva	A	0–1	L
22 Aug	FK Tambov	H	4–1	W
19 Aug	PFC CSKA Moskva	H	2–1	W
15 Aug	FK Rostov	A	2–0	W
11 Aug	SK Rotor Volgograd	A	2–0	W

Season Stats

FK Lokomotiv Moskva		FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
#3	Position	#1
53	Points	68
30	Played	30
14 / 11 / 5	W / D / L	20 / 8 / 2
54	Scored	53
39	Conceded	19
+15	GD	+34
1.77	PPG	2.27
47%	Win %	67%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

23% Clean Sheets
FK Lokomotiv Moskva this season

50% Clean Sheets
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg this season

FK Lokomotiv Moskva are 3rd (53 pts). FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are 1st (68 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FK Lokomotiv Moskva

0-15

1/–

16-30

1/1

31-45

–/2

46-60

1/2

61-75

2/2

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

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' KICK OFF: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg gets underway.
5' It looks surprising FK Lokomotiv Moskva does not make any changes. Emiliano Rigoni has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
10' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
15' FK Lokomotiv Moskva currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
20' The travelling FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
25' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg have won 534 goals from 394 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
26' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Maciej Rybus on 26 minutes.
31' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
36' FK Lokomotiv Moskva started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 36.
41' Mikhail Kerzhakov, a Russia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
46' Dejan Lovren needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
51' FK Lokomotiv Moskva are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg backline.
56' FK Lokomotiv Moskva are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
61' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FK Lokomotiv Moskva and FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
66' FK Lokomotiv Moskva ring the changes. Fedor Smolov has done his job and it is now time for Eder to step up.
71' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
73' The FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg bench stirs into life. Sardar Azmoun is withdrawn and Emiliano Rigoni gets his opportunity.
78' The home supporters are growing impatient. FK Lokomotiv Moskva must find a spark to ignite this game.
79' Time for substitution for FK Lokomotiv Moskva. Dmitrii Rybchinskii is replaced by Rifat Zhemaletdinov.
84' Maciej Rybus has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
85' Vedran Corluka has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 85.
86' Aleksandr Erokhin gets the nod from FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg. He replaces Magomed Ozdoev and will look to change the dynamic.
87' Poor challenge from Rifat Zhemaletdinov. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
90' Vedran Corluka makes way for Slobodan Rajkovic at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from FK Lokomotiv Moskva.
It finishes all square. FK Lokomotiv Moskva and FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg share the spoils 0-0.

Lineups

FK Lokomotiv Moskva Lineups

Starting XI

27
Murilo
25
Francois Kamano ↓ Vital Lisakovic 66'
11
Anton Miranchuk
9
Fedor Smolov ↓ Eder 66'
1
Guilherme
31
Maciej Rybus
14
Vedran Corluka C ↓ Slobodan Rajkovic 90'
20
Vladislav Ignatjev
69
Daniil Kulikov
94
Dmitrii Rybchinskii ↓ Rifat Zhemaletdinov 79'
37
Stanislav Magkeev

Bench

Coach Marko Nikolic

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Lineups

Starting XI

6
Dejan Lovren
15
Vyacheslav Karavaev
3
Douglas Santos
8
Malcom ↓ Aleksei Sutormin 86'
22
Artem Dzyuba C
44
Yaroslav Rakitskii
18
Yuri Zhirkov ↓ Danil Krugovoi 73'
41
Mikhail Kerzhakov
27
Magomed Ozdoev ↓ Aleksandr Erokhin 86'
7
Sardar Azmoun ↓ Emiliano Rigoni 73'
17
Andrei Mostovoi

Bench

Coach Sergei Semak

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Ivan Sergeev	5
Sardar Azmoun	3
Fedor Smolov	3
Artem Dzyuba	3
Maksim Glushenkov	3
Malcom	2
Nair Tiknizyan	2
Mateo Cassierra	2

Head to Head

FK Lokomotiv Moskva Form

2020-08-30 FK Lokomotiv Moskva 0–0 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg D 2020-08-26 FK Lokomotiv Moskva 2–3 RFK Akhmat Grozny L 2020-08-23 FK Spartak Moskva 2–1 FK Lokomotiv Moskva L 2020-08-19 FK Ural 1–1 FK Lokomotiv Moskva D 2020-08-15 FK Lokomotiv Moskva 1–0 FK Krasnodar W 2020-08-11 FK Rubin Kazan 0–2 FK Lokomotiv Moskva W

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Form

2020-08-30 FK Lokomotiv Moskva 0–0 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg D 2020-08-26 FK Dinamo Moskva 1–0 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg L 2020-08-22 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 4–1 FK Tambov W 2020-08-19 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2–1 PFC CSKA Moskva W 2020-08-15 FK Rostov 0–2 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg W 2020-08-11 SK Rotor Volgograd 0–2 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 3

0.92 FK Lokomotiv Moskva xG

Expected Goals

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

1.39 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg xG

I would bet for: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

FK Lokomotiv Moskva28% Draw30% FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg42%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes46% 0% No54%

Avg goals/match: 2.31

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	88%	12%
± 1.5	67%	33%
± 2.5	40%	60%
± 3.5	21%	79%
± 4.5	9%	91%

Double Chance

FK Lokomotiv Moskva or Draw

58%

Draw or FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

72%

FK Lokomotiv Moskva or FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

70%

Half-Time Result

FK Lokomotiv Moskva18% Draw50% FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg32%

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.6%

0 – 1

12.7%

0 – 0

Actual

0 – 2

9.3%

1 – 2

8.5%

1 – 0

7.9%

2 – 1

5.6%

0 – 3

4.3%

1 – 3

2 – 2

2 – 0

2 – 3

Asian Handicap — FK Lokomotiv Moskva

Handicap	FK Lokomotiv Moskva covers	Push	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	6%	92%
-1.5	8%	—	92%
-1	8%	15%	77%
-0.5	23%	—	77%
+0.5	54%	—	46%
+1	54%	24%	23%
+1.5	77%	—	23%
+2	77%	14%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

FK Lokomotiv Moskva keeps clean sheet

26% ✗

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg keeps clean sheet

41% ✗

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