FK Lokomotiv Moskva vs FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg, RFPL 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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RFPL · 2022-23

FK Lokomotiv Moskva

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FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Sun 9 Apr 2023 · 17:00 UTC RZD Arena HT 45' · FT 45'

Maksim Glushenkov 31' Y

Maksim Nenakhov 36' Y

Y 90' Rodrigao

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)

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

2023-04-09 FK Lokomotiv Moskva 1–2 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2022-07-30 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 5–0 FK Lokomotiv Moskva 2022-04-30 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 3–1 FK Lokomotiv Moskva 2021-08-15 FK Lokomotiv Moskva 1–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2021-05-02 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 6–1 FK Lokomotiv Moskva

Recent Form

FK Lokomotiv Moskva

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Apr	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg	H	1–2	L
01 Apr	FK Nizhny Novgorod	A	4–0	W
18 Mar	FK Krasnodar	H	3–2	W
11 Mar	RFK Akhmat Grozny	A	1–0	W
04 Mar	FK Rostov	A	3–1	W
12 Nov	FK Spartak Moskva	H	1–2	L

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Apr	FK Lokomotiv Moskva	A	2–1	W
01 Apr	FK Ural	H	2–0	W
19 Mar	PFC CSKA Moskva	A	0–1	L
12 Mar	FK Khimki	H	3–2	W
04 Mar	FK Nizhny Novgorod	H	3–0	W
12 Nov	FK Torpedo Moskva	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' FK Lokomotiv Moskva have kicked off against FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
10' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
15' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
20' Robert Barbosa, a , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
25' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
26' What a moment for Maksim Glushenkov! That strike on 26 puts his side firmly in control.
31' Poor challenge from Maksim Glushenkov. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
36' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Maksim Nenakhov.
40' Wendel has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 40 minutes.
45' It looks surprising FK Lokomotiv Moskva does not make any changes. Douglas Santos has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
46' Another change for FK Lokomotiv Moskva made on 46 minute. Maksim Nenakhov leaves to be changed by Igor Smolnikov.
51' FK Lokomotiv Moskva is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
53' Another substitution for FK Lokomotiv Moskva to replace Francois Kamano by Rifat Zhemaletdinov on 53 minute.
56' A tactical swap from FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg — Mateo Cassierra on, Ivan Sergeev off on 56 minutes.
61' The home supporters are growing impatient. FK Lokomotiv Moskva must find a spark to ignite this game.
66' Anton Miranchuk gets the nod from FK Lokomotiv Moskva. He replaces Maksim Glushenkov and will look to change the dynamic.
71' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FK Lokomotiv Moskva and FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
76' Supporters expect more eagerness from Mikhail Kerzhakov, as he is very good at scoring at RZD Arena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
77' The Russia Egor Pogostnov breaks the deadlock on 77 minutes. 1-2!
80' Sergey Pinyaev makes way for Konstantin Maradishvili at the 80 minute mark. A tactical switch from FK Lokomotiv Moskva.
82' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg make a change. Claudinho trudges off to be replaced by Danil Krugovoi on 82 minutes.
87' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Sergey Pinyaev made 210 appearances and scored 15 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
88' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg ring the changes. Malcom has done his job and it is now time for Aleksei Sutormin to step up.
89' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Wilmar Barrios is hanging Andrei Mostovoi on the field on 89 minute.
90' Rodrigao has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 90.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg to claim maximum points.

Lineups

FK Lokomotiv Moskva Lineups

Starting XI

25
Francois Kamano ↓ Rifat Zhemaletdinov 53'
7
Artem Dzyuba
6
Dmitrii Barinov
71
Nair Tiknizyan
15
Maksim Glushenkov ↓ Anton Miranchuk 66'
4
Stanislav Magkeev
24
Maksim Nenakhov ↓ Igor Smolnikov 46'
22
Ilya Lantratov
19
Sergey Pinyaev ↓ Konstantin Maradishvili 80'
93
Artem Karpukas ↓ Mario Mitaj 80'
59
Egor Pogostnov

Bench

Coach Mikhail Galaktionov

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sergey 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

2023-04-09 FK Lokomotiv Moskva 1–2 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg L 2023-04-01 FK Nizhny Novgorod 0–4 FK Lokomotiv Moskva W 2023-03-18 FK Lokomotiv Moskva 3–2 FK Krasnodar W 2023-03-11 RFK Akhmat Grozny 0–1 FK Lokomotiv Moskva W 2023-03-04 FK Rostov 1–3 FK Lokomotiv Moskva W 2022-11-12 FK Lokomotiv Moskva 1–2 FK Spartak Moskva L

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Form

2023-04-09 FK Lokomotiv Moskva 1–2 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg W 2023-04-01 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2–0 FK Ural W 2023-03-19 PFC CSKA Moskva 1–0 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg L 2023-03-12 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 3–2 FK Khimki W 2023-03-04 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 3–0 FK Nizhny Novgorod W 2022-11-12 FK Torpedo Moskva 0–2 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.07 FK Lokomotiv Moskva xG

Expected Goals

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

2.08 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 60% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FK Lokomotiv Moskva22% Draw24% FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg54%

Actual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 3.15

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	60%	40%
± 3.5	38%	62%
± 4.5	21%	79%

Double Chance

FK Lokomotiv Moskva or Draw

46%

Draw or FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

78%

FK Lokomotiv Moskva or FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

FK Lokomotiv Moskva16% Draw41% FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg43%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.4%

1 – 2

Actual

0 – 2

9.2%

0 – 1

8.3%

1 – 3

6.6%

0 – 3

6.2%

0 – 0

5.8%

2 – 2

5.1%

2 – 1

4.9%

1 – 0

3.9%

2 – 3

3.6%

1 – 4

3.5%

Asian Handicap — FK Lokomotiv Moskva

Handicap	FK Lokomotiv Moskva covers	Push	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	5%	93%
-1.5	7%	—	93%
-1	7%	11%	82%
-0.5	18%	—	82%
+0.5	41%	—	59%
+1	41%	22%	37%
+1.5	63%	—	37%
+2	63%	18%	19%
+2.5	81%	—	19%

Clean Sheet

FK Lokomotiv Moskva keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg keeps clean sheet

35% ✓

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