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FK Rostov vs FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

RFPL · 2018-19
FK Rostov
1 – 0
Full Time
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
Sun 19 May 2019 · 16:00 UTC Rostov Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
Danil Glebov 56' Y
Y 66' Emanuel Mammana
Y 70' Emiliano Rigoni
Y 90' Elmir Nabiullin

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Aleksey Eskov
  • Referee Nikolay Eremin
  • Referee Pavel Kukuyan
  • Referee Valentin Murashov

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
2019-05-19 FK Rostov 1–0 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2018-11-25 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2–0 FK Rostov 2018-04-28 FK Rostov 0–3 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2017-12-02 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 3–3 FK Rostov 2015-01-24 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 1–2 FK Rostov

Recent Form

FK Rostov
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 May FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg H 1–0 W
10 May FK Dinamo Moskva A 0–0 D
05 May FK Krasnodar H 1–1 D
27 Apr FK Dinamo Makhachkala A 1–1 D
24 Apr FK Lokomotiv Moskva H 1–2 L
20 Apr FK Orenburg A 0–3 L
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 May FK Rostov A 0–1 L
12 May PFC CSKA Moskva H 3–1 W
04 May RFK Akhmat Grozny A 1–1 D
28 Apr PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara H 4–2 W
24 Apr FK Dinamo Moskva H 2–0 W
20 Apr FK Krasnodar A 3–2 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' It’s Showtime! The match between FK Rostov and FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg is underway.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FK Rostov and FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 15' Sergei Pesyakov has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 364 appearances.
  • 20' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 25' 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 Mathias Normann suffering a number of foals already.
  • 30' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 30.
  • 35' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg have won 534 goals from 394 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 38' A change in the FK Rostov ranks — Konstantin Pliev exits the field as Danil Glebov enters on 38.
  • 43' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Aleksandr Sobolev scoring 1 goals.
  • 45' Time for substitution for FK Rostov. Tsimafey Kalachow is replaced by Artem Schadin.
  • 50' It’s high time Sergei Semak made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 55' FK Rostov are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 56' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Danil Glebov.
  • 61' 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.
  • 65' Robert Mak is ready to make an impact after coming on for Anton Zabolotnyi at the 65 minute mark.
  • 66' The referee calls foul for Emanuel Mammana. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 67' Goal! Ivelin Popov scores his 15 goal in 350 matches.
  • 70' Emiliano Rigoni picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 71' The whistle greets Leon Musaev as he departs to be replaced by Aleksandr Erokhin.
  • 74' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg ring the changes. Matias Kranevitter has done his job and it is now time for Magomed Ozdoev to step up.
  • 79' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FK Rostov side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 84' FK Rostov are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg's shape.
  • 89' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 90' It’s a booking for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg player. Elmir Nabiullin gets a Yellow card.
  • The points are shared — FK Rostov 1-0 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg. Honours even.

Lineups

FK Rostov Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Valeriy Karpin

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sergei Semak

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Sardar Azmoun 5
Aleksandr Erokhin 4
Nikolay Komlichenko 3
Maksim Glushenkov 3
Artem Dzyuba 3
Daler Kuzyaev 2
Wendel 2
Malcom 2

Head to Head

2019-05-19 FK Rostov 1–0 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2018-11-25 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2–0 FK Rostov 2018-04-28 FK Rostov 0–3 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2017-12-02 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 3–3 FK Rostov 2015-01-24 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 1–2 FK Rostov

FK Rostov Form

2019-05-19 FK Rostov 1–0 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg W 2019-05-10 FK Dinamo Moskva 0–0 FK Rostov D 2019-05-05 FK Rostov 1–1 FK Krasnodar D 2019-04-27 FK Dinamo Makhachkala 1–1 FK Rostov D 2019-04-24 FK Rostov 1–2 FK Lokomotiv Moskva L 2019-04-20 FK Orenburg 3–0 FK Rostov L

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Form

2019-05-19 FK Rostov 1–0 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg L 2019-05-12 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 3–1 PFC CSKA Moskva W 2019-05-04 RFK Akhmat Grozny 1–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg D 2019-04-28 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 4–2 PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara W 2019-04-24 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2–0 FK Dinamo Moskva W 2019-04-20 FK Krasnodar 2–3 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.83 FK Rostov xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.36 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg xG
I would bet for: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or Draw 71% + Under 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FK Rostov29% Draw29% FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg42%
Actual: FK Rostov win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes43% 0% No57%
Avg goals/match: 2.19
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 64%
36%
± 2.5 37%
63%
± 3.5 18%
82%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

FK Rostov or Draw
58%
Draw or FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
71%
FK Rostov or FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FK Rostov16% Draw52% FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg32%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 1
14%
1 – 1
13.5%
0 – 0
13.4%
0 – 2
9.9%
1 – 2
8.3%
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
5.1%
0 – 3
4.4%
1 – 3
3.8%
2 – 0
3.7%
2 – 2
3.6%
2 – 3
1.7%

Asian Handicap — FK Rostov

Handicap FK Rostov covers Push FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 5% 93%
-1.5 7% — 93%
-1 7% 14% 79%
-0.5 21% — 79%
+0.5 53% — 47%
+1 53% 24% 23%
+1.5 77% — 23%
+2 77% 14% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

FK Rostov keeps clean sheet
27% ✗
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg keeps clean sheet
44% ✓

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