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 30 games · 53 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 Lokomotiv Moskva 16 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
#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

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

Events

Match Events

0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at RZD-Arena!
5' It’s high time Mikhail Galaktionov made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
8' Mikhail Kerzhakov is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
13' The energy levels are beginning to show. Sergey Semak might look to freshen things up shortly.
18' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
23' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
28' FK Lokomotiv Moskva currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
33' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg that had 394 games and scored 534 goals.
38' 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 Wendel suffering a number of foals already.
41' GOAL! Mateo Cassierra fires home to make it 0-2!
46' A quiet spell here at RZD-Arena. FK Lokomotiv Moskva seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
51' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
56' Anton Miranchuk is replacing Artem Karpukas for the FK Lokomotiv Moskva side.
59' What composure from Maksim Glushenkov! The Russia international strokes it home. 1-2.
63' It’s a booking for FK Lokomotiv Moskva player. Sergey Pinyaev gets a card.
68' Lucas Fasson has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 373 appearances.
70' That is a card for FK Lokomotiv Moskva. Maksim Nenakhov will be fuming at that decision.
71' A tactical swap from FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg — Gustavo Mantuan on, Wilson Isidor off on 71 minutes.
76' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
78' FK Lokomotiv Moskva ring the changes. Maksim Glushenkov has done his job and it is now time for Konstantin Maradishvili to step up.
81' The whistle greets Danil Krugovoy as he departs to be replaced by Andrei Mostovoi.
83' A meaty challenge results in booking for Konstantin Maradishvili on 83.
88' A goal from the Armenia international Nair Tiknizyan! He fires home on 88 to make it 2-2!
90' It’s a booking for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg player. Strahinja Erakovic gets a card.
90' A tactical swap from FK Lokomotiv Moskva — Timur Suleimanov on, Nair Tiknizyan off on 90 minutes.
The points are shared — FK Lokomotiv Moskva 3-1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg. Honours even.

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
Aleksey Batrakov	2
Oleg Shatov	2
Andrei Mostovoi	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

1.38 FK Lokomotiv Moskva xG

Expected Goals

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

1.7 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg xG

I would bet for: FK Lokomotiv Moskva or FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 74% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

FK Lokomotiv Moskva36% Draw26% FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg38%

Actual: FK Lokomotiv Moskva win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.08

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	59%	41%
± 3.5	37%	63%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

FK Lokomotiv Moskva or Draw

61%

Draw or FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

64%

FK Lokomotiv Moskva or FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

FK Lokomotiv Moskva24% Draw44% FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg32%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–1 not predicted

3 – 1

Actual

1 – 1

11.7%

1 – 2

8.8%

2 – 1

7.1%

0 – 1

0 – 2

6.6%

0 – 0

6.3%

2 – 2

6.1%

1 – 0

5.5%

1 – 3

2 – 0

4.3%

0 – 3

3.7%

2 – 3

3.5%

Asian Handicap — FK Lokomotiv Moskva

Handicap	FK Lokomotiv Moskva covers	Push	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	9%	86%
-1.5	14%	—	86%
-1	14%	16%	70%
-0.5	30%	—	70%
+0.5	56%	—	44%
+1	56%	20%	24%
+1.5	76%	—	24%
+2	76%	13%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

Clean Sheet

FK Lokomotiv Moskva keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

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