Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

RFPL · 2023-24
FK Lokomotiv Moskva
3 – 1
Full Time
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

Match Preview

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

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

3
7
6
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against FK Lokomotiv Moskva and FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg has kicked off!
  • 5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FK Lokomotiv Moskva side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 8' The deadlock is broken! Mikhail Kerzhakov gets on the scoresheet on 8 minutes.
  • 13' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 18' Artem Karpukas needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 14 Yellow cards this season.
  • 23' 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 Mario Mitaj suffering a number of foals already.
  • 28' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 33' Mateo Cassierra, a Colombia , has 6 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 38' Douglas Santos has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 41' Mateo Cassierra is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 2 goals this season for the .
  • 46' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 46 minutes.
  • 51' It looks like no one’s ball. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 56' Anton Miranchuk has so much to prove this time. He replaces Artem Karpukas on 56 minute.
  • 59' The deadlock is broken! Maksim Glushenkov gets on the scoresheet on 59 minutes.
  • 63' Sergey Pinyaev picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 68' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 70' Maksim Nenakhov was booked on 70.
  • 71' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Gustavo Mantuan is hanging Wilson Isidor on the field on 71 minute.
  • 76' FK Lokomotiv Moskva are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg backline.
  • 78' Konstantin Maradishvili is ready to make an impact after coming on for Maksim Glushenkov at the 78 minute mark.
  • 81' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Andrei Mostovoi is hanging Danil Krugovoy on the field on 81 minute.
  • 83' Konstantin Maradishvili is having his name booked by the referee on 83.
  • 88' Nair Tiknizyan makes no mistake. The score reads 2-2 and FK Lokomotiv Moskva are in front.
  • 90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Strahinja Erakovic on 90.
  • 90' Timur Suleimanov is ready to make an impact after coming on for Nair Tiknizyan at the 90 minute mark.
  • With this win, FK Lokomotiv Moskva is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

FK Lokomotiv Moskva Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mikhail Galaktionov

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sergey Semak

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

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

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
7%
0 – 2
6.6%
0 – 0
6.3%
2 – 2
6.1%
1 – 0
5.5%
1 – 3
5%
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.