Thursday , 2 July 2026

FK Nizhny Novgorod vs FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg, RFPL 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

RFPL · 2024-25
FK Nizhny Novgorod
0 – 3
Full Time
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
Sat 31 Aug 2024 · 14:30 UTC Stadion Nizhny Novgorod 14,205 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 30' Luciano Gondou
0–2 56' Luciano Gondou
0–3 69' Wendel
Anton Mukhin 49' Y

Overview

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

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

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FK Nizhny Novgorod 10 games · Avg 2.6 goals FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
Last 5 meetings
2024-08-31 FK Nizhny Novgorod 0–3 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2023-12-09 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 1–0 FK Nizhny Novgorod 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

Recent Form

FK Nizhny Novgorod
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Aug FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg H 0–3 L
25 Aug PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara A 1–3 L
18 Aug FK Krasnodar A 1–2 L
09 Aug FK Khimki H 1–0 W
04 Aug FK Dinamo Makhachkala A 1–0 W
27 Jul PFC CSKA Moskva H 0–3 L
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Aug FK Nizhny Novgorod A 3–0 W
24 Aug FK Spartak Moskva H 0–0 D
18 Aug FK Khimki A 1–1 D
10 Aug FK Dinamo Moskva H 1–0 W
03 Aug FK Rostov H 5–0 W
27 Jul FK Rubin Kazan A 4–0 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 stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against FK Nizhny Novgorod and FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg has kicked off!
  • 5' The 32-year-old Nikolai Kalinskiy has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Wendel made 505 appearances and scored 25 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 15' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 20' FK Nizhny Novgorod are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 25' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FK Nizhny Novgorod needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 30' A stunning finish from Luciano Gondou — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 35' Over 35 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 40' It is a cagey affair so far. FK Nizhny Novgorod in their 5-3-2 trying to find a way past FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg's compact 4-1-4-1.
  • 45' FK Nizhny Novgorod currently sit 10 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 46' A tactical swap from FK Nizhny Novgorod — Nikita Kakkoev on, Kirill Bozhenov off on 46 minutes.
  • 49' FK Nizhny Novgorod receives a card for a hard tackle on 49.
  • 54' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 54.
  • 56' Brilliant from the ! Luciano Gondou makes it 0-2 with a superb finish on 56.
  • 61' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 64' FK Nizhny Novgorod ring the changes. Anton Mukhin has done his job and it is now time for Aleksandr Troshechkin to step up.
  • 69' What a moment for Wendel! That strike on 69 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 70' Another change for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg made on 70 minute. Pedrinho Santos leaves to be changed by Aleksandr Erokhin.
  • 71' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg make a change. Mateo Cassierra trudges off to be replaced by Gustavo Mantuan on 71 minutes.
  • 76' A tactical swap from FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg — Artur Guimaraes on, Nuraly Alip off on 76 minutes.
  • 81' named a 5-3-2 earlier, and opted for a 4-1-4-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 86' 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 Nuraly Alip suffering a number of foals already.
  • The final score is 0-3.

Lineups

FK Nizhny Novgorod Lineups

5-3-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sasa Ilic

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Lineups

4-1-4-1

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
Nikolai Kalinskii 1
Vyacheslav Karavaev 1
Daler Kuzyaev 1

Head to Head

2024-08-31 FK Nizhny Novgorod 0–3 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2023-12-09 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 1–0 FK Nizhny Novgorod 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

FK Nizhny Novgorod Form

2024-08-31 FK Nizhny Novgorod 0–3 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg L 2024-08-25 PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara 3–1 FK Nizhny Novgorod L 2024-08-18 FK Krasnodar 2–1 FK Nizhny Novgorod L 2024-08-09 FK Nizhny Novgorod 1–0 FK Khimki W 2024-08-04 FK Dinamo Makhachkala 0–1 FK Nizhny Novgorod W 2024-07-27 FK Nizhny Novgorod 0–3 PFC CSKA Moskva L

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Form

2024-08-31 FK Nizhny Novgorod 0–3 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg W 2024-08-24 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 0–0 FK Spartak Moskva D 2024-08-18 FK Khimki 1–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg D 2024-08-10 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 1–0 FK Dinamo Moskva W 2024-08-03 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 5–0 FK Rostov W 2024-07-27 FK Rubin Kazan 0–4 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.35 FK Nizhny Novgorod xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.34 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg xG
I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 73% + FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg to win 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FK Nizhny Novgorod10% Draw18% FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg72%
Actual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes27% 0% No73%
Avg goals/match: 2.69
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

FK Nizhny Novgorod or Draw
28%
Draw or FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
90%
FK Nizhny Novgorod or FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
82%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FK Nizhny Novgorod4% Draw38% FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg58%
Actual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 2
18.3%
0 – 1
16%
0 – 3
Actual
0 – 0
8.3%
0 – 4
8.1%
1 – 2
6.3%
1 – 1
5.8%
1 – 3
5%
0 – 5
3.8%
1 – 4
3.1%
1 – 0
1.9%
0 – 6
1.6%

Asian Handicap — FK Nizhny Novgorod

Handicap FK Nizhny Novgorod covers Push FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg covers
-2.5 0% — 100%
-2 0% — 99%
-1.5 1% — 99%
-1 1% 3% 97%
-0.5 3% — 97%
+0.5 19% — 81%
+1 19% 23% 58%
+1.5 42% — 58%
+2 42% 24% 34%
+2.5 66% — 34%

Clean Sheet

FK Nizhny Novgorod keeps clean sheet
11% ✓
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg keeps clean sheet
71% ✓

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