Wednesday , 30 September 2026

FK Nizhny Novgorod vs FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg, RFPL 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

RFPL · 2022-23
FK Nizhny Novgorod
0 – 3
Full Time
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
Sun 16 Oct 2022 · 13:30 UTC Nizhny Novgorod Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 51' Vyacheslav Karavaev

Overview

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FK Nizhny Novgorod vs FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg — RFPL at Nizhny Novgorod Stadium.

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

1
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FK Nizhny Novgorod 10 games · Avg 2.6 goals FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
Last 5 meetings
2022-10-16 FK Nizhny Novgorod 0–3 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2022-05-21 FK Nizhny Novgorod 1–0 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2021-11-19 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 5–1 FK Nizhny Novgorod

Recent Form

FK Nizhny Novgorod
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Oct FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg H 0–3 L
09 Oct FK Torpedo Moskva A 0–0 D
02 Oct FK Spartak Moskva H 1–2 L
18 Sep FK Orenburg H 0–2 L
10 Sep RFK Akhmat Grozny A 3–1 W
03 Sep FK Fakel Voronezh H 3–1 W
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Oct FK Nizhny Novgorod A 3–0 W
08 Oct FK Fakel Voronezh A 1–1 D
02 Oct FK Rostov H 3–1 W
17 Sep FK Dinamo Moskva A 2–0 W
11 Sep FK Orenburg H 8–0 W
04 Sep FK Spartak Moskva A 2–1 W

Key Stats

20% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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 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' FK Nizhny Novgorod have kicked off against FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Mikhail Kerzhakov has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 2 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 10' 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 Ivan Sergeev suffering a number of foals already.
  • 15' The energy levels are beginning to show. Sergey Semak might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 20' With 0 assists to his name this season, Nikolai Kalinskii is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FK Nizhny Novgorod.
  • 22' Vyacheslav Karavaev has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 22 minutes.
  • 27' Over 27 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 32' Russia international Nikita Kakkoev has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 37' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 42' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 45' Claudinho has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 45 minutes.
  • 46' The FK Nizhny Novgorod manager makes a substitution. Nikolai Kalinskii departs to be replaced by Milson.
  • 51' A meaty challenge results in booking for Vyacheslav Karavaev on 51.
  • 56' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 61' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FK Nizhny Novgorod and FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 65' Brilliant from the ! Malcom makes it 0-3 with a superb finish on 65.
  • 67' The whistle greets Elmir Nabiullin as he departs to be replaced by Momo Yansane.
  • 68' Gustavo Mantuan is ready to make an impact after coming on for Andrei Mostovoi at the 68 minute mark.
  • 73' Danil Krugovoi needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 78' Zelimkhan Bakaev is replacing Ivan Sergeev for the FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg side.
  • 83' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 87' It is a substitution in FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg team. Vyacheslav Karavaev is replaced by Danil Krugovoi on 87 minute.
  • 88' The supporters are chanting for Konstantin Shiltsov. He replaces Timur Suleimanov on 88 minute.
  • The final score is 0-3.

Lineups

FK Nizhny Novgorod Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mikhail Galaktionov

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sergey Semak

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Malcom 4
Artem Dzyuba 4
Mateo Cassierra 3
Luciano Gondou 2
Aleksandr Sobolev 2
Daler Kuzyaev 1
Claudinho 1
Aleksandr Erokhin 1

Head to Head

2022-10-16 FK Nizhny Novgorod 0–3 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2022-05-21 FK Nizhny Novgorod 1–0 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2021-11-19 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 5–1 FK Nizhny Novgorod

FK Nizhny Novgorod Form

2022-10-16 FK Nizhny Novgorod 0–3 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg L 2022-10-09 FK Torpedo Moskva 0–0 FK Nizhny Novgorod D 2022-10-02 FK Nizhny Novgorod 1–2 FK Spartak Moskva L 2022-09-18 FK Nizhny Novgorod 0–2 FK Orenburg L 2022-09-10 RFK Akhmat Grozny 1–3 FK Nizhny Novgorod W 2022-09-03 FK Nizhny Novgorod 3–1 FK Fakel Voronezh W

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Form

2022-10-16 FK Nizhny Novgorod 0–3 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg W 2022-10-08 FK Fakel Voronezh 1–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg D 2022-10-02 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 3–1 FK Rostov W 2022-09-17 FK Dinamo Moskva 0–2 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg W 2022-09-11 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 8–0 FK Orenburg W 2022-09-04 FK Spartak Moskva 1–2 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.97 FK Nizhny Novgorod xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.74 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
FK Nizhny Novgorod23% Draw26% FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg51%
Actual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.71
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 50%
50%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

FK Nizhny Novgorod or Draw
49%
Draw or FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
77%
FK Nizhny Novgorod or FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FK Nizhny Novgorod16% Draw46% FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg38%
Actual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.1%
0 – 1
10.7%
0 – 2
9.8%
1 – 2
9.4%
0 – 0
8.5%
0 – 3
Actual
1 – 0
5.5%
1 – 3
5.5%
2 – 1
5.3%
2 – 2
4.6%
2 – 0
3.1%
2 – 3
2.8%

Asian Handicap — FK Nizhny Novgorod

Handicap FK Nizhny Novgorod covers Push FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 5% 93%
-1.5 7% — 93%
-1 7% 13% 80%
-0.5 20% — 80%
+0.5 46% — 54%
+1 46% 23% 30%
+1.5 70% — 30%
+2 70% 17% 14%
+2.5 86% — 14%

Clean Sheet

FK Nizhny Novgorod keeps clean sheet
18% ✓
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg keeps clean sheet
38% ✗

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