FK Rostov vs FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg, RFPL 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

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RFPL · 2019-20

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FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Sat 15 Aug 2020 · 17:00 UTC Rostov Arena HT 45+3' · FT 45+5'

Y 1' Malcom

Mathias Normann 3' Y

Evgenii Chernov 23' Y

Y 55' Yaroslav Rakitskii

Y 70' Sardar Azmoun

R 78' Yaroslav Rakitskii

Y 90' Wilmar Barrios

Overview

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

FK Rostov 14 games · 19 pts (2026/27)
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 14 games · 31 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Sergey Karasev
Referee Aleksey Lunev
Referee Konstantin Shalamberidze
Referee Pavel Kukuyan
Referee Oleg Sokolov

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

FK Rostov 20 games · Avg 3.1 goals FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Last 5 meetings

2020-08-15 FK Rostov 0–2 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2020-07-22 FK Rostov 1–2 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2019-10-19 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 6–1 FK Rostov 2019-05-19 FK Rostov 1–0 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2018-11-25 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2–0 FK Rostov

Recent Form

FK Rostov

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Aug	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg	H	0–2	L
08 Aug	FK Tambov	A	1–0	W
22 Jul	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg	H	1–2	L
16 Jul	FK Rubin Kazan	A	0–0	D
12 Jul	FK Orenburg	A	0–0	D
08 Jul	FK Ufa	H	1–2	L

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Aug	FK Rostov	A	2–0	W
11 Aug	SK Rotor Volgograd	A	2–0	W
22 Jul	FK Rostov	A	2–1	W
15 Jul	FK Orenburg	H	4–1	W
11 Jul	RFK Akhmat Grozny	A	1–1	D
08 Jul	PFK Sochi	H	2–1	W

Season Stats

FK Rostov		FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
#6	Position	#1
19	Points	31
14	Played	14
5 / 4 / 5	W / D / L	10 / 1 / 3
19	Scored	32
20	Conceded	15
-1	GD	+17
1.36	PPG	2.21
36%	Win %	71%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)

60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

44% Clean Sheets
FK Rostov this season

33% Clean Sheets
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg this season

FK Rostov are 6th (19 pts). FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are 1st (31 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FK Rostov

0-15

1/1

16-30

2/2

31-45

2/1

46-60

3/2

61-75

2/–

76+

1/5

■ 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 Rostov

Timur Suleimanov	3 G	2 A
Ivan Komarov	3 G
Andrey Langovich	2 G	4 A
Oumar Sako	2 G	1 A
Viktor Melekhin	1 G

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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — FK Rostov and FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg get this one started.
1' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 1.
3' Mathias Normann was booked on 3.
8' Over 8 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
13' Supporters expect more eagerness from Magomed Ozdoev, as he is very good at scoring at Rostov Arena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
18' With 0 assists to his name this season, Vyacheslav Karavaev is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg.
23' Sardar Azmoun is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
23' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Evgenii Chernov.
24' GOAL! Sardar Azmoun fires home to make it 0-2!
29' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
34' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FK Rostov needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
39' Emiliano Rigoni, a Argentina , has 3 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
44' Aleksei Kozlov needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
49' It looks surprising FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg does not make any changes. Pavel Mamaev has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
54' The home supporters are growing impatient. FK Rostov must find a spark to ignite this game.
55' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Yaroslav Rakitskii.
60' FK Rostov are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg backline.
65' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
70' The referee has no hesitation. Sardar Azmoun is booked for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg — Yellow card on 70.
73' Aleksandr Erokhin has so much to prove this time. He replaces Emiliano Rigoni on 73 minute.
74' Roman Eremenko is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ivelin Popov at the 74 minute mark.
78' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg player sees a Red card in front of him.
80' A tactical swap from FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg — Danila Prokhin on, Malcom off on 80 minutes.
85' The FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg bench stirs into life. Sardar Azmoun is withdrawn and Andrei Mostovoi gets his opportunity.
87' The Croatia Dejan Lovren breaks the deadlock on 87 minutes. 0-3!
90' Poor challenge from Wilmar Barrios. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for FK Rostov.

Lineups

FK Rostov Lineups

Starting XI

5
Dennis Hadzikadunic
30
Sergei Pesyakov
11
Aleksey Ionov
14
Eldor Shomurodov ↓ David Toshevski 85'
28
Evgenii Chernov
10
Pavel Mamaev ↓ Kento Hashimoto 74'
34
Aleksei Kozlov ↓ Khoren Bayramyan 85'
8
Ivelin Popov C ↓ Roman Eremenko 74'
18
Baktiyor Zainutdinov
17
Mathias Normann
55
Maksim Osipenko

Bench

Coach Valeriy Karpin

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Lineups

Starting XI

6
Dejan Lovren
15
Vyacheslav Karavaev
3
Douglas Santos
8
Malcom ↓ Danila Prokhin 80'
10
Emiliano Rigoni ↓ Aleksandr Erokhin 73'
5
Wilmar Barrios
44
Yaroslav Rakitskii
41
Mikhail Kerzhakov
27
Magomed Ozdoev C
11
Sebastian Driussi ↓ Danil Krugovoi 73'
7
Sardar Azmoun ↓ Andrei Mostovoi 85'

Bench

Coach Sergei Semak

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

FK Rostov Form

2020-08-15 FK Rostov 0–2 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg L 2020-08-08 FK Tambov 0–1 FK Rostov W 2020-07-22 FK Rostov 1–2 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg L 2020-07-16 FK Rubin Kazan 0–0 FK Rostov D 2020-07-12 FK Orenburg 0–0 FK Rostov D 2020-07-08 FK Rostov 1–2 FK Ufa L

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Form

2020-08-15 FK Rostov 0–2 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg W 2020-08-11 SK Rotor Volgograd 0–2 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg W 2020-07-22 FK Rostov 1–2 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg W 2020-07-15 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 4–1 FK Orenburg W 2020-07-11 RFK Akhmat Grozny 1–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg D 2020-07-08 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2–1 PFK Sochi W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

0.89 FK Rostov xG

Expected Goals

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

2.25 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg xG

I would bet for: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg to win 62% + Over 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FK Rostov16% Draw22% FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg62%

Actual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 3.14

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	60%	40%
± 3.5	38%	62%
± 4.5	21%	79%

Double Chance

FK Rostov or Draw

38%

Draw or FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

84%

FK Rostov or FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

FK Rostov12% Draw40% FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg48%

Actual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 2

Actual

1 – 1

9.4%

1 – 2

9.4%

0 – 1

9.3%

0 – 3

7.9%

1 – 3

0 – 0

5.9%

0 – 4

4.4%

2 – 2

4.2%

1 – 4

2 – 1

3.7%

1 – 0

3.2%

Asian Handicap — FK Rostov

Handicap	FK Rostov covers	Push	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	3%	96%
-1.5	4%	—	96%
-1	4%	8%	87%
-0.5	13%	—	87%
+0.5	33%	—	67%
+1	33%	23%	44%
+1.5	56%	—	44%
+2	56%	20%	24%
+2.5	76%	—	24%

Clean Sheet

FK Rostov keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg keeps clean sheet

42% ✗

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