FK Nizhny Novgorod vs FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg, RFPL 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Sat 22 Jul 2023 · 12:15 UTC Stadion Nizhny Novgorod HT 45' · FT 45'

Nikolai Kalinskiy 27' Y

Viktor Alexandrov 50' R

Edgar Sevikyan 53' Y

Y 75' Zelimkhan Bakaev

Overview

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

FK Nizhny Novgorod 30 games · 23 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 Nizhny Novgorod 10 games · Avg 2.6 goals FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Last 5 meetings

2023-07-22 FK Nizhny Novgorod 0–2 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2023-03-04 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 3–0 FK Nizhny Novgorod 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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Jul	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg	H	0–2	L
03 Jun	FK Khimki	H	2–0	W
28 May	FK Spartak Moskva	A	0–0	D
22 May	PFK Sochi	H	4–0	W
14 May	FK Fakel Voronezh	A	0–1	L
07 May	FK Ural	H	0–0	D

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Jul	FK Nizhny Novgorod	A	2–0	W
03 Jun	FK Fakel Voronezh	H	1–0	W
27 May	PFK Sochi	A	1–1	D
20 May	FK Orenburg	A	2–2	D
13 May	FK Krasnodar	H	2–2	D
07 May	FK Spartak Moskva	H	3–2	W

Season Stats

FK Nizhny Novgorod		FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
#15	Position	#1
23	Points	68
30	Played	30
6 / 5 / 19	W / D / L	20 / 8 / 2
26	Scored	53
50	Conceded	19
-24	GD	+34
0.77	PPG	2.27
20%	Win %	67%

Key Stats

20% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

FK Nizhny Novgorod are 15th (23 pts). FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are 1st (68 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' That's the starting whistle at Stadion Nizhny Novgorod. Ninety minutes of football awaits between FK Nizhny Novgorod and FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg.
5' FK Nizhny Novgorod is showing some good football. However, FK Nizhny Novgorod are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
10' Brazil international Robert has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
15' Aleksey Sutormin has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 394 appearances.
20' It looks surprising FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg does not make any changes. Viktor Alexandrov has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
25' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
27' Poor challenge from Nikolai Kalinskiy. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
32' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
37' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
42' FK Nizhny Novgorod started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 42.
46' Gustavo Mantuan has so much to prove this time. He replaces Andrei Mostovoi on 46 minute.
50' A meaty challenge results in booking for Viktor Alexandrov on 50.
53' Edgar Sevikyan is having his name booked by the referee on 53.
57' Mateo Cassierra puts FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg on the lead.
62' 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.
67' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
72' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg have won 534 goals from 394 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
75' That looks like a foul for a card for Zelimkhan Bakaev.
77' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Aleksey Sutormin is hanging Zelimkhan Bakaev on the field on 77 minute.
82' Both keepers have barely been tested. FK Nizhny Novgorod and FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
83' Brilliant from the ! Mateo Cassierra makes it 0-2 with a superb finish on 83.
86' Time for substitution for FK Nizhny Novgorod. Mateo Stamatov is replaced by Dmitriy Stotskiy.
90' The whistle greets Vyacheslav Karavaev as he departs to be replaced by Arsen Adamov.
The referee brings this contest to a close. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg take all three points.

Lineups

FK Nizhny Novgorod Lineups

Starting XI

25
Artur Nigmatullin
93
Timur Suleimanov
24
Kirill Gotsuk
10
Aleksandr Troshechkin
11
Mateo Stamatov ↓ Dmitriy Stotskiy 86'
2
Viktor Alexandrov
7
Edgar Sevikyan
27
Dmitri Zhivoglyadov
8
Mamadou Maiga
78
Nikolai Kalinskiy
26
Dmitry Tikhiy

Bench

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Lineups

Starting XI

15
Vyacheslav Karavaev ↓ Arsen Adamov 90'
30
Mateo Cassierra
3
Douglas Santos
21
Aleksandr Erokhin
5
Wilmar Barrios
7
Zelimkhan Bakaev ↓ Aleksey Sutormin 77'
41
Mikhail Kerzhakov
17
Andrei Mostovoi ↓ Gustavo Mantuan 46'
11
Claudinho
77
Robert
2
Dmitriy Chistyakov

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Malcom	4
Artem Dzyuba	4
Mateo Cassierra	3
Luciano Gondou	2
Aleksandr Sobolev	2
Wendel	1
Dmitri Chistyakov	1
Vyacheslav Grulev	1

Head to Head

FK Nizhny Novgorod Form

2023-07-22 FK Nizhny Novgorod 0–2 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg L 2023-06-03 FK Nizhny Novgorod 2–0 FK Khimki W 2023-05-28 FK Spartak Moskva 0–0 FK Nizhny Novgorod D 2023-05-22 FK Nizhny Novgorod 4–0 PFK Sochi W 2023-05-14 FK Fakel Voronezh 1–0 FK Nizhny Novgorod L 2023-05-07 FK Nizhny Novgorod 0–0 FK Ural D

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Form

2023-07-22 FK Nizhny Novgorod 0–2 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg W 2023-06-03 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 1–0 FK Fakel Voronezh W 2023-05-27 PFK Sochi 1–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg D 2023-05-20 FK Orenburg 2–2 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg D 2023-05-13 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2–2 FK Krasnodar D 2023-05-07 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 3–2 FK Spartak Moskva W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

0.69 FK Nizhny Novgorod xG

Expected Goals

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

2.01 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg xG

I would bet for: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg to win 60% + Under — clean sheet likely 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FK Nizhny Novgorod17% Draw24% FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg59%

Actual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes44% 0% No56%

Avg goals/match: 2.7

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	75%	25%
± 2.5	50%	50%
± 3.5	29%	71%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

FK Nizhny Novgorod or Draw

40%

Draw or FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

83%

FK Nizhny Novgorod or FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

FK Nizhny Novgorod10% Draw43% FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg47%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 2

Actual

0 – 1

12.9%

1 – 1

10%

1 – 2

9.1%

0 – 3

8.7%

0 – 0

8.4%

1 – 3

6.1%

0 – 4

4.4%

1 – 0

3.9%

1 – 4

3.2%

2 – 2

3.2%

2 – 1

3.1%

Asian Handicap — FK Nizhny Novgorod

Handicap	FK Nizhny Novgorod covers	Push	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	2%	97%
-1.5	3%	—	97%
-1	3%	8%	89%
-0.5	11%	—	89%
+0.5	33%	—	67%
+1	33%	24%	42%
+1.5	58%	—	42%
+2	58%	21%	22%
+2.5	78%	—	22%

Clean Sheet

FK Nizhny Novgorod keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg keeps clean sheet

50% ✓

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