Sunday , 16 August 2026

FK Rostov vs FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg, RFPL 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

RFPL · 2025-26
FK Rostov
0 – 1
Full Time
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
Sun 17 May 2026 · 15:00 UTC Rostov Arena 29,852 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 14' Aleksandr Sobolev pen
Mohammad Mohebi 10' Y
Aleksey Mironov 13' Y
Kirill Shchetinin 52' Y
Dmitri Chistyakov 72' R
Y 77' Luiz Henrique
Danila Prokhin 88' Y

Overview

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FK Rostov vs FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg — RFPL at Rostov Arena.

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

2
5
12
FK Rostov 19 games · Avg 3.1 goals FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
Last 5 meetings
2026-05-17 FK Rostov 0–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2025-07-20 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2–1 FK Rostov 2025-05-18 FK Rostov 0–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2024-08-03 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 5–0 FK Rostov 2024-05-25 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2–1 FK Rostov

Recent Form

FK Rostov
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 May FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg H 0–1 L
11 May FK Akron Tolyatti A 3–1 W
02 May FK Dinamo Makhachkala A 2–1 W
25 Apr FK Orenburg H 0–1 L
21 Apr PFC CSKA Moskva A 1–1 D
17 Apr PFK Sochi H 0–1 L
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 May FK Rostov A 1–0 W
10 May PFK Sochi H 2–1 W
02 May PFC CSKA Moskva A 3–1 W
26 Apr RFK Akhmat Grozny H 2–0 W
22 Apr FK Lokomotiv Moskva A 0–0 D
19 Apr FK Dinamo Makhachkala A 1–0 W

Season Stats

FK Rostov FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
#10 Position #1
33 Points 68
30 Played 30
8 / 9 / 13 W / D / L 20 / 8 / 2
25 Scored 53
32 Conceded 19
-7 GD +34
1.10 PPG 2.27
27% Win % 67%

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)
58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

FK Rostov are 10th (33 pts). FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are 1st (68 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Rostov Arena will turn into a battlefield for FK Rostov and FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg.
  • 5' It’s high time Jonathan Alba made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 10' A moment of madness from Mohammad Mohebi on 10 minutes earns him a card. FK Rostov will be frustrated.
  • 13' FK Rostov player sees a card in front of him.
  • 14' GOAL! Aleksandr Sobolev scores on 14.
  • 19' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg come into this ranked 1 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 24' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 29' FK Rostov started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 29.
  • 34' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Sergey Semak will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 39' It is a cagey affair so far. FK Rostov in their trying to find a way past FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg's compact .
  • 44' 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 Wendel suffering a number of foals already.
  • 49' Ilya Vakhania needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 52' The referee has no hesitation. Kirill Shchetinin is booked for FK Rostov — card on 52.
  • 57' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FK Rostov that had 364 games and scored 304 goals.
  • 62' The home supporters are growing impatient. FK Rostov must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 67' The whistle greets Aleksandr Sobolev as he departs to be replaced by Nuraly Alip.
  • 72' A moment of madness from Dmitri Chistyakov on 72 minutes earns him a card. FK Rostov will be frustrated.
  • 76' Ronaldo has so much to prove this time. He replaces Andrey Langovich on 76 minute.
  • 77' A meaty challenge results in booking for Luiz Henrique on 77.
  • 80' Another change for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg made on 80 minute. Luiz Henrique leaves to be changed by Aleksandr Erokhin.
  • 83' A change in the FK Rostov ranks — Ivan Komarov exits the field as Khoren Bayramyan enters on 83.
  • 88' A moment of madness from Danila Prokhin on 88 minutes earns him a card. FK Rostov will be frustrated.
  • 89' Time for substitution for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg. Maksim Glushenkov is replaced by Daniil Kondakov.
  • Another three points for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg.

Lineups

FK Rostov Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jonathan Alba

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sergey Semak

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Sardar Azmoun 5
Aleksandr Erokhin 4
Nikolay Komlichenko 3
Maksim Glushenkov 3
Artem Dzyuba 3
Ali Sowe 2
Mateo Cassierra 2
Daler Kuzyaev 2

Head to Head

2026-05-17 FK Rostov 0–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2025-07-20 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2–1 FK Rostov 2025-05-18 FK Rostov 0–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2024-08-03 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 5–0 FK Rostov 2024-05-25 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2–1 FK Rostov

FK Rostov Form

2026-05-17 FK Rostov 0–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg L 2026-05-11 FK Akron Tolyatti 1–3 FK Rostov W 2026-05-02 FK Dinamo Makhachkala 1–2 FK Rostov W 2026-04-25 FK Rostov 0–1 FK Orenburg L 2026-04-21 PFC CSKA Moskva 1–1 FK Rostov D 2026-04-17 FK Rostov 0–1 PFK Sochi L

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Form

2026-05-17 FK Rostov 0–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg W 2026-05-10 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2–1 PFK Sochi W 2026-05-02 PFC CSKA Moskva 1–3 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg W 2026-04-26 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2–0 RFK Akhmat Grozny W 2026-04-22 FK Lokomotiv Moskva 0–0 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg D 2026-04-19 FK Dinamo Makhachkala 0–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.36 FK Rostov xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.53 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg xG
I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 75% + Under 2.5 goals 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FK Rostov13% Draw26% FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg61%
Actual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes25% 0% No75%
Avg goals/match: 1.89
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 83%
17%
± 1.5 56%
44%
± 2.5 29%
71%
± 3.5 13%
87%
± 4.5 5%
95%

Double Chance

FK Rostov or Draw
39%
Draw or FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
87%
FK Rostov or FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FK Rostov6% Draw52% FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg42%
Actual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
17.2%
0 – 2
16.9%
1 – 1
8.8%
0 – 3
8.5%
1 – 2
6.4%
1 – 0
4.4%
1 – 3
3.4%
0 – 4
3.3%
1 – 4
1.4%
2 – 1
1.4%
2 – 2
1.2%

Asian Handicap — FK Rostov

Handicap FK Rostov covers Push FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg covers
-2.5 0% — 100%
-2 0% 1% 99%
-1.5 1% — 99%
-1 1% 6% 93%
-0.5 7% — 93%
+0.5 34% — 66%
+1 34% 29% 36%
+1.5 64% — 36%
+2 64% 21% 15%
+2.5 85% — 15%

Clean Sheet

FK Rostov keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg keeps clean sheet
70% ✓

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