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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
27% Clean Sheets
FK Rostov this season
50% Clean Sheets
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

FK Rostov
0-15
–/2
16-30
2/–
31-45
4/–
46-60
–/2
61-75
–/–
76+
1/2
■ 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' What a night it is going to be! FK Rostov welcome FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg for this crunch clash at Rostov Arena.
  • 5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 15' With 0 assists to his name this season, Arsenii Logashov is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg.
  • 20' It is a cagey affair so far. FK Rostov in their trying to find a way past FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg's compact .
  • 25' FK Rostov is showing some good football. However, FK Rostov are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 30' FK Rostov currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 35' The home supporters are growing impatient. FK Rostov must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 38' FK Rostov ring the changes. Konstantin Pliev has done his job and it is now time for Danil Glebov to step up.
  • 43' 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.
  • 45' Tsimafey Kalachow makes way for Artem Schadin at the 45 minute mark. A tactical switch from FK Rostov.
  • 50' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg have won 534 goals from 394 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 55' It’s high time Sergei Semak made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 56' A meaty challenge results in booking for Danil Glebov on 56.
  • 61' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 65' A change in the FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg ranks — Anton Zabolotnyi exits the field as Robert Mak enters on 65.
  • 66' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 66.
  • 67' A goal from the Bulgaria international Ivelin Popov! He fires home on 67 to make it 1-0!
  • 70' A meaty challenge results in booking for Emiliano Rigoni on 70.
  • 71' A change in the FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg ranks — Leon Musaev exits the field as Aleksandr Erokhin enters on 71.
  • 74' Magomed Ozdoev is replacing Matias Kranevitter for the FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg side.
  • 79' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 84' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg that had 394 games and scored 534 goals.
  • 89' Hernani has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 90' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg.

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.