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 (2025/26)
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 30 games · 68 pts (2025/26)

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

17% Clean Sheets
FK Nizhny Novgorod this season

50% Clean Sheets
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

FK Nizhny Novgorod

0-15

1/1

16-30

1/2

31-45

3/1

46-60

–/4

61-75

2/1

76+

1/5

■ 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 referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. FK Nizhny Novgorod is hosting FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg for another epic battle.
5' 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 Timur Suleimanov suffering a number of foals already.
10' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
15' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg winning 100% of all matches.
20' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
25' 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.
27' FK Nizhny Novgorod receives a card for a hard tackle on 27.
32' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
37' Gustavo Mantuan is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg so far.
42' 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.
46' Another substitution for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg to replace Andrei Mostovoi by Gustavo Mantuan on 46 minute.
50' The referee has no hesitation. Viktor Alexandrov is booked for FK Nizhny Novgorod — card on 50.
53' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Edgar Sevikyan.
57' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg is taking the lead after the goal scored by Mateo Cassierra on 57.
62' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Viktor Alexandrov made 208 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
67' Bulgaria international Mateo Stamatov has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
72' FK Nizhny Novgorod are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg's shape.
75' Zelimkhan Bakaev catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 75.
77' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg ring the changes. Zelimkhan Bakaev has done his job and it is now time for Aleksey Sutormin to step up.
82' 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.
83' What a moment for Mateo Cassierra! That strike on 83 puts his side firmly in control.
86' Mateo Stamatov makes way for Dmitriy Stotskiy at the 86 minute mark. A tactical switch from FK Nizhny Novgorod.
90' Arsen Adamov is ready to make an impact after coming on for Vyacheslav Karavaev at the 90 minute mark.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

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
Nikolai Kalinskii	1
Vyacheslav Karavaev	1
Daler Kuzyaev	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.