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

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RFPL · 2024-25

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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.

FK Nizhny Novgorod 30 games · 23 pts (2026/27)
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 8 games · 15 pts (2026/27)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FK Krasnodar	7	19
2	PFC CSKA Moskva	8	16
3	FK Dinamo Moskva	8	16
4	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg	8	15
5	FK Spartak Moskva	7	13
6	FK Dinamo Makhachkala	7	12
7	FK Baltika Kaliningrad	8	11
8	FK Rubin Kazan	8	11
9	PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara	8	10
10	FK Rostov	7	8
11	FK Orenburg	8	8
12	RFK Akhmat Grozny	7	7
13	FK Lokomotiv Moskva	8	6
14	FK Akron Tolyatti	7	4
15	FK Rodina Moskva	8	4
16	FK Fakel Voronezh	8	3

Head-to-Head

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Key Stats

20% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

33% Clean Sheets
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

–/1

46-60

–/–

61-75

–/–

76+

2/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Aleksandr Sobolev	6 G	1 A
Maksim Glushenkov	5 G	2 A
Jhon Jhon	1 G	1 A
Gustavo Mantuan	1 G
Felipe Augusto	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds Stadion Nizhny Novgorod will turn into a battlefield for FK Nizhny Novgorod and FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg.
5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg that had 395 games and scored 535 goals.
10' Mateo Stamatov has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
15' 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.
20' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
25' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Douglas Santos made 270 appearances and scored 8 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
30' Luciano Gondou adds to his 1 season tally! FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
35' 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.
40' FK Nizhny Novgorod are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
45' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
46' The FK Nizhny Novgorod manager makes a substitution. Kirill Bozhenov departs to be replaced by Nikita Kakkoev.
49' Anton Mukhin was booked on 49.
54' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
56' Luciano Gondou adds to his 1 season tally! FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg lead 0-2 — and this changes everything.
61' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 61 minutes.
64' FK Nizhny Novgorod manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Aleksandr Troshechkin is hanging Anton Mukhin on the field on 64 minute.
69' Magnificent from Wendel! That is 25 goals in 509 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
70' Fresh legs for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg! Aleksandr Erokhin comes on to replace Pedrinho Santos.
71' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg ring the changes. Mateo Cassierra has done his job and it is now time for Gustavo Mantuan to step up.
76' The FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg manager makes a substitution. Nuraly Alip departs to be replaced by Artur Guimaraes.
81' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
86' Supporters expect more eagerness from Mateo Cassierra, as he is very good at scoring at Stadion Nizhny Novgorod with 2 goals in the last 1 games.
Full Time. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg beats FK Nizhny Novgorod

Lineups

FK Nizhny Novgorod Lineups

5-3-2

Starting XI

30
Nikita Medvedev
90
Ognjen Ozegovic
9
Ze Turbo ↓ Juan Boselli 64'
24
Kirill Gotsuk
87
Kirill Bozhenov ↓ Nikita Kakkoev 46'
11
Mateo Stamatov
15
Aleksandr Ektov
2
Viktor Alexandrov
78
Nikolai Kalinskiy
34
Anton Mukhin ↓ Aleksandr Troshechkin 64'
29
Luka Ticic

Bench

Coach Sasa Ilic

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Lineups

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

15
Vyacheslav Karavaev
30
Mateo Cassierra ↓ Gustavo Mantuan 71'
3
Douglas Santos
8
Wendel
5
Wilmar Barrios
28
Nuraly Alip ↓ Artur Guimaraes 76'
27
Nino
11
Claudinho
32
Luciano Gondou
24
Pedrinho Santos ↓ Aleksandr Erokhin 70'
1
Evgeniy Latyshonok

Bench

Coach Sergey Semak

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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

2 / 4

0.75 FK Nizhny Novgorod xG

Expected Goals

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

1.75 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg xG

I would bet for: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg to win 57% + Under — clean sheet likely 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FK Nizhny Novgorod18% Draw25% FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg57%

Actual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes44% 0% No56%

Avg goals/match: 2.5

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	71%	29%
± 2.5	45%	55%
± 3.5	25%	75%
± 4.5	12%	88%

Double Chance

FK Nizhny Novgorod or Draw

43%

Draw or FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

82%

FK Nizhny Novgorod or FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

FK Nizhny Novgorod12% Draw46% FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg42%

Actual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 1

13.6%

0 – 2

12.2%

1 – 1

11.5%

0 – 0

10.2%

1 – 2

9.1%

0 – 3

Actual

1 – 3

5.4%

1 – 0

5.2%

2 – 1

3.9%

2 – 2

3.5%

0 – 4

3.1%

1 – 4

2.4%

Asian Handicap — FK Nizhny Novgorod

Handicap	FK Nizhny Novgorod covers	Push	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	3%	96%
-1.5	4%	—	96%
-1	4%	10%	86%
-0.5	14%	—	86%
+0.5	40%	—	60%
+1	40%	25%	35%
+1.5	65%	—	35%
+2	65%	19%	16%
+2.5	84%	—	16%

Clean Sheet

FK Nizhny Novgorod keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg keeps clean sheet

48% ✗

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