FK Orenburg vs FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg, RFPL 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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FK Orenburg vs FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg — RFPL at Stadion Gazovik.
- FK Orenburg 14 games · 17 pts (2026/27)
- FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 14 games · 31 pts (2026/27)
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg | 14 | 31 |
| 2 | FK Dinamo Moskva | 14 | 31 |
| 3 | FK Spartak Moskva | 14 | 29 |
| 4 | FK Krasnodar | 14 | 26 |
| 5 | PFC CSKA Moskva | 14 | 26 |
| 6 | FK Rostov | 14 | 19 |
| 7 | PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara | 14 | 18 |
| 8 | FK Rubin Kazan | 14 | 18 |
| 9 | FK Baltika Kaliningrad | 14 | 17 |
| 10 | FK Orenburg | 14 | 17 |
| 11 | FK Dinamo Makhachkala | 14 | 16 |
| 12 | RFK Akhmat Grozny | 14 | 14 |
| 13 | FK Akron Tolyatti | 14 | 12 |
| 14 | FK Rodina Moskva | 14 | 12 |
| 15 | FK Lokomotiv Moskva | 14 | 11 |
| 16 | FK Fakel Voronezh | 14 | 6 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Nov | FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg | H | 0–1 | L |
| 09 Nov | FK Dinamo Makhachkala | A | 1–2 | L |
| 03 Nov | FK Krasnodar | A | 0–4 | L |
| 27 Oct | FK Rubin Kazan | H | 1–2 | L |
| 20 Oct | PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara | H | 2–2 | D |
| 05 Oct | FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg | A | 0–1 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Nov | FK Orenburg | A | 1–0 | W |
| 10 Nov | RFK Akhmat Grozny | A | 2–1 | W |
| 02 Nov | FK Dinamo Makhachkala | H | 2–1 | W |
| 27 Oct | FK Lokomotiv Moskva | H | 1–1 | D |
| 18 Oct | FK Akron Tolyatti | A | 5–0 | W |
| 05 Oct | FK Orenburg | H | 1–0 | W |
Season Stats
| FK Orenburg | FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg | |
|---|---|---|
| #10 | Position | #1 |
| 17 | Points | 31 |
| 14 | Played | 14 |
| 3 / 8 / 3 | W / D / L | 10 / 1 / 3 |
| 14 | Scored | 32 |
| 14 | Conceded | 15 |
| +0 | GD | +17 |
| 1.21 | PPG | 2.21 |
| 21% | Win % | 71% |
Key Stats
56%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
H2H (16 games)
75%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
44%
Clean Sheets
FK Orenburg this season
FK Orenburg this season
33%
Clean Sheets
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg this season
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg this season
FK Orenburg are 10th (17 pts). FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are 1st (31 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
FK Orenburg
0-15
–/2
16-30
2/–
31-45
3/–
46-60
1/–
61-75
3/2
76+
1/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
0-15
2/–
16-30
2/2
31-45
2/1
46-60
4/1
61-75
4/1
76+
4/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
FK Orenburg
| Jordhy Thompson | 3 G | 3 A |
| Gedeon Guzina | 3 G | 1 A |
| Ruslan Kul | 3 G | 1 A |
| Andrey Kasadzhikov | 1 G | 1 A |
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
| Maksim Glushenkov | 10 G | 5 A |
| Aleksandr Sobolev | 10 G | 2 A |
| Jhon Jhon | 2 G | 1 A |
| Felipe Augusto | 2 G | |
| Gustavo Mantuan | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against FK Orenburg and FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg has kicked off!
- 5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FK Orenburg and FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
- 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Artem Kasimov made 350 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FK Orenburg that had 350 games and scored 217 goals.
- 19' That is a card for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg. Aleksandr Sobolev will be fuming at that decision.
- 24' FK Orenburg are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg's 4-4-2 shape.
- 29' Strahinja Erakovic, a Serbia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 31' A moment of madness from Aleksandr Kovalenko on 31 minutes earns him a card. FK Orenburg will be frustrated.
- 36' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 38' Controversy at the stadium! Aleksandr Kovalenko argues furiously but the card stands.
- 42' The FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg manager makes a substitution. Strahinja Erakovic departs to be replaced by Gustavo Mantuan.
- 46' A tactical swap from FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg — Mateo Cassierra on, Aleksandr Sobolev off on 46 minutes.
- 51' Pedrinho Santos has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
- 56' Douglas Santos needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 57' Time for substitution for FK Orenburg. Saeid Saharkhizan is replaced by Dmitrii Rybchinskii.
- 60' Time for substitution for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg. Andrei Mostovoi is replaced by Luciano Gondou.
- 65' It looks surprising FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg does not make any changes. Jimmy Marin has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 70' The energy levels are beginning to show. Sergey Semak might look to freshen things up shortly.
- 75' 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.
- 79' Kazimcan Karatas makes way for Georgii Zotov at the 79 minute mark. A tactical switch from FK Orenburg.
- 80' The FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg manager makes a substitution. Pedrinho Santos departs to be replaced by Aleksandr Erokhin.
- 85' It’s high time Sergey Semak made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 89' FK Orenburg ring the changes. Brian Mansilla has done his job and it is now time for Aleksey Baranovsky to step up.
- Game over. The scoreline of 0-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.
Lineups
FK Orenburg Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
-
80
Jimmy Marin ↓ Jordhy Thompson 89'
- 99
- 22
- 8
- 6
- 18
- 35
- 9
- 81
- 38
- 10
Bench
-
31
Georgii Zotov ↑ 79'
-
20
Dmitrii Rybchinskii ↑ 57'
- 13
- 24
-
16
Jordhy Thompson ↑ 89'
- 61
- 59
-
96
Aleksey Baranovsky ↑ 89'
- 1
- 94
- 71
Coach
Vladimir Sliskovic
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Lineups
4-4-2Starting XI
- 3
- 5
- 16
- 7
- 28
- 67
- 27
- 17
- 11
- 25
- 24
Bench
-
9
Artur Guimaraes ↑ 79'
- 15
-
30
Mateo Cassierra ↑ 46'
-
21
Aleksandr Erokhin ↑ 80'
- 77
- 4
-
31
Gustavo Mantuan ↑ 42'
- 91
-
32
Luciano Gondou ↑ 60'
- 2
- 79
- 88
Coach
Sergey Semak
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Sardar Azmoun | 5 |
| Gustavo Mantuan | 4 |
| Aleksandr Erokhin | 3 |
| Wendel | 3 |
| Aleksandr Erokhin | 2 |
| Ivan Sergeev | 2 |
| Artem Dzyuba | 2 |
| Malcom | 2 |
Head to Head
FK Orenburg Form
2024-11-23
FK Orenburg
0–1
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
L
2024-11-09
FK Dinamo Makhachkala
2–1
FK Orenburg
L
2024-11-03
FK Krasnodar
4–0
FK Orenburg
L
2024-10-27
FK Orenburg
1–2
FK Rubin Kazan
L
2024-10-20
FK Orenburg
2–2
PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara
D
2024-10-05
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
1–0
FK Orenburg
L
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Form
2024-11-23
FK Orenburg
0–1
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
W
2024-11-10
RFK Akhmat Grozny
1–2
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
W
2024-11-02
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
2–1
FK Dinamo Makhachkala
W
2024-10-27
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
1–1
FK Lokomotiv Moskva
D
2024-10-18
FK Akron Tolyatti
0–5
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
W
2024-10-05
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
1–0
FK Orenburg
W
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.84
FK Orenburg xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.66
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg xG
I would bet for:
Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
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 Orenburg or Draw
46%
Draw or FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
80%
FK Orenburg or FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
74%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 1
12.3%
0 – 2
11%
0 – 0
10.2%
1 – 2
9.2%
0 – 3
6%
1 – 0
5.9%
1 – 3
5.1%
2 – 1
4.6%
2 – 2
3.9%
2 – 0
2.8%
0 – 4
2.5%
Asian Handicap — FK Orenburg
| Handicap | FK Orenburg covers | Push | FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 1% | — | 99% |
| -2 | 1% | 4% | 94% |
| -1.5 | 6% | — | 94% |
| -1 | 6% | 12% | 82% |
| -0.5 | 18% | — | 82% |
| +0.5 | 45% | — | 55% |
| +1 | 45% | 25% | 31% |
| +1.5 | 69% | — | 31% |
| +2 | 69% | 17% | 13% |
| +2.5 | 87% | — | 13% |
Clean Sheet
FK Orenburg keeps clean sheet
20%
✓
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg keeps clean sheet
44%
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Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

