FK Lokomotiv Moskva vs FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg, RFPL 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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RFPL · 2023-24

FK Lokomotiv Moskva

3 – 1

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FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Sun 3 Dec 2023 · 14:00 UTC RZD-Arena HT 45' · FT 45'

Sergey Pinyaev 63' Y

Maksim Nenakhov 70' Y

Konstantin Maradishvili 83' Y

Y 90' Strahinja Erakovic

Overview

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

FK Lokomotiv Moskva 9 games · 7 pts (2026/27)
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 9 games · 18 pts (2026/27)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FK Krasnodar	9	21
2	FK Dinamo Moskva	9	19
3	PFC CSKA Moskva	9	19
4	FK Spartak Moskva	9	19
5	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg	9	18
6	FK Rubin Kazan	9	12
7	FK Dinamo Makhachkala	9	12
8	FK Baltika Kaliningrad	9	11
9	PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara	9	11
10	RFK Akhmat Grozny	9	10
11	FK Orenburg	9	9
12	FK Akron Tolyatti	9	8
13	FK Rostov	9	8
14	FK Lokomotiv Moskva	9	7
15	FK Rodina Moskva	9	5
16	FK Fakel Voronezh	9	3

Head-to-Head

FK Lokomotiv Moskva 17 games · Avg 2.8 goals FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Last 5 meetings

2023-12-03 FK Lokomotiv Moskva 3–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2023-09-24 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 1–2 FK Lokomotiv Moskva 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

Recent Form

FK Lokomotiv Moskva

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Dec	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg	H	3–1	W
25 Nov	PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara	A	3–3	D
11 Nov	RFK Akhmat Grozny	H	2–1	W
05 Nov	FK Spartak Moskva	H	1–1	D
28 Oct	FK Rostov	A	0–1	L
21 Oct	FK Dinamo Moskva	H	0–0	D

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Dec	FK Lokomotiv Moskva	A	1–3	L
25 Nov	PFK Sochi	H	3–0	W
11 Nov	FK Krasnodar	H	1–1	D
04 Nov	FK Baltika Kaliningrad	A	2–0	W
28 Oct	RFK Akhmat Grozny	H	2–1	W
22 Oct	PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara	H	3–1	W

Season Stats

FK Lokomotiv Moskva		FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
#14	Position	#5
7	Points	18
9	Played	9
1 / 4 / 4	W / D / L	6 / 0 / 3
8	Scored	19
11	Conceded	9
-3	GD	+10
0.78	PPG	2.00
11%	Win %	67%

Key Stats

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

47% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

25% Clean Sheets
FK Lokomotiv Moskva this season

25% Clean Sheets
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg this season

FK Lokomotiv Moskva are 14th (7 pts). FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are 5th (18 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FK Lokomotiv Moskva

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

–/–

46-60

1/–

61-75

–/2

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

0-15

1/–

16-30

1/1

31-45

–/1

46-60

1/–

61-75

–/–

76+

2/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FK Lokomotiv Moskva

Zelimkhan Bakaev	1 G	1 A
Sergey Pinyaev	1 G

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Aleksandr Sobolev	7 G	2 A
Maksim Glushenkov	6 G	2 A
Jhon Jhon	1 G	1 A
Gustavo Mantuan	1 G
Felipe Augusto	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — FK Lokomotiv Moskva and FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg get this one started.
5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
8' GOAL! Mikhail Kerzhakov scores on 8.
13' FK Lokomotiv Moskva are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
18' FK Lokomotiv Moskva are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg's shape.
23' FK Lokomotiv Moskva are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg backline.
28' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
33' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
38' FK Lokomotiv Moskva is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
41' Against the run of play, Mateo Cassierra has scored! This game has turned on its head.
46' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
51' It looks surprising FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg does not make any changes. Mario Mitaj has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
56' FK Lokomotiv Moskva ring the changes. Artem Karpukas has done his job and it is now time for Anton Miranchuk to step up.
59' The Russia Maksim Glushenkov breaks the deadlock on 59 minutes. 1-2!
63' Sergey Pinyaev is having his name booked by the referee on 63.
68' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
70' Maksim Nenakhov has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 70.
71' Wilson Isidor makes way for Gustavo Mantuan at the 71 minute mark. A tactical switch from FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg.
76' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
78' Konstantin Maradishvili has so much to prove this time. He replaces Maksim Glushenkov on 78 minute.
81' Another change for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg made on 81 minute. Danil Krugovoy leaves to be changed by Andrei Mostovoi.
83' The referee has no hesitation. Konstantin Maradishvili is booked for FK Lokomotiv Moskva — card on 83.
88' What a moment for Nair Tiknizyan! That strike on 88 puts his side firmly in control.
90' Strahinja Erakovic was booked on 90.
90' Timur Suleimanov is ready to make an impact after coming on for Nair Tiknizyan at the 90 minute mark.
It finishes all square. FK Lokomotiv Moskva and FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg share the spoils 3-1.

Lineups

FK Lokomotiv Moskva Lineups

Starting XI

7
Artem Dzyuba
71
Nair Tiknizyan ↓ Timur Suleimanov 90'
15
Maksim Glushenkov ↓ Konstantin Maradishvili 78'
3
Lucas Fasson
24
Maksim Nenakhov
45
Aleksandr Silyanov
22
Ilya Lantratov
12
Mario Mitaj
19
Sergey Pinyaev ↓ Ilya Samoshnikov 78'
93
Artem Karpukas ↓ Anton Miranchuk 56'
85
Evgeni Morozov

Bench

Coach Mikhail Galaktionov

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sergey Semak

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Ivan Sergeev	5
Artem Dzyuba	3
Maksim Glushenkov	3
Sardar Azmoun	3
Fedor Smolov	3
Andrei Mostovoi	2
Claudinho	2
Wendel	2

Head to Head

FK Lokomotiv Moskva Form

2023-12-03 FK Lokomotiv Moskva 3–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg W 2023-11-25 PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara 3–3 FK Lokomotiv Moskva D 2023-11-11 FK Lokomotiv Moskva 2–1 RFK Akhmat Grozny W 2023-11-05 FK Lokomotiv Moskva 1–1 FK Spartak Moskva D 2023-10-28 FK Rostov 1–0 FK Lokomotiv Moskva L 2023-10-21 FK Lokomotiv Moskva 0–0 FK Dinamo Moskva D

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Form

2023-12-03 FK Lokomotiv Moskva 3–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg L 2023-11-25 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 3–0 PFK Sochi W 2023-11-11 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 1–1 FK Krasnodar D 2023-11-04 FK Baltika Kaliningrad 0–2 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg W 2023-10-28 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2–1 RFK Akhmat Grozny W 2023-10-22 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 3–1 PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.23 FK Lokomotiv Moskva xG

Expected Goals

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

1.74 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg xG

I would bet for: FK Lokomotiv Moskva or FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 74% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

FK Lokomotiv Moskva33% Draw26% FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg41%

Actual: FK Lokomotiv Moskva win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 2.97

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	56%	44%
± 3.5	35%	65%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

FK Lokomotiv Moskva or Draw

59%

Draw or FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

67%

FK Lokomotiv Moskva or FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

FK Lokomotiv Moskva21% Draw44% FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg35%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–1 not predicted

3 – 1

Actual

1 – 1

11.9%

1 – 2

9.2%

0 – 1

8.1%

0 – 2

7.6%

0 – 0

6.9%

2 – 1

6.5%

2 – 2

5.7%

1 – 0

5.5%

1 – 3

5.3%

0 – 3

4.3%

2 – 0

3.9%

2 – 3

3.3%

Asian Handicap — FK Lokomotiv Moskva

Handicap	FK Lokomotiv Moskva covers	Push	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	7%	89%
-1.5	11%	—	89%
-1	11%	15%	74%
-0.5	26%	—	74%
+0.5	52%	—	48%
+1	52%	21%	26%
+1.5	74%	—	26%
+2	74%	15%	12%
+2.5	88%	—	12%

Clean Sheet

FK Lokomotiv Moskva keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

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