Sunday , 16 August 2026

FK Rostov vs FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg, RFPL 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

RFPL · 2022-23
FK Rostov
0 – 0
Full Time
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
Sun 16 Apr 2023 · 16:00 UTC Rostov Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 32' Claudinho
Aleksey Mironov 38' Y
Aleksandr Silyanov 41' Y
Ivan Komarov 74' Y
Ivan Komarov 75' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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
2023-04-16 FK Rostov 0–0 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2022-10-02 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 3–1 FK Rostov 2021-08-01 FK Rostov 2–4 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2021-02-27 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2–2 FK Rostov 2020-08-15 FK Rostov 0–2 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Recent Form

FK Rostov
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Apr FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg H 0–0 D
10 Apr FK Orenburg A 2–2 D
02 Apr FK Torpedo Moskva H 2–1 W
19 Mar FK Khimki A 1–0 W
12 Mar FK Nizhny Novgorod H 2–1 W
04 Mar FK Lokomotiv Moskva H 1–3 L
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Apr FK Rostov A 0–0 D
09 Apr FK Lokomotiv Moskva A 2–1 W
01 Apr FK Ural H 2–0 W
19 Mar PFC CSKA Moskva A 0–1 L
12 Mar FK Khimki H 3–2 W
04 Mar FK Nizhny Novgorod H 3–0 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' Three points are at stake. FK Rostov host FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg — let the battle begin!
  • 5' FK Rostov are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg's shape.
  • 10' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg is showing some good football. However, FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Valeri Karpin will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 20' Robert Barbosa is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg so far.
  • 25' 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.
  • 30' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg winning 50% of all matches.
  • 32' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 37' Supporters expect more eagerness from Danila Prokhin, as he is very good at scoring at Rostov Arena with 2 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 38' Aleksey Mironov picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 41' A moment of madness from Aleksandr Silyanov on 41 minutes earns him a Yellow card. FK Rostov will be frustrated.
  • 46' It looks surprising FK Rostov does not make any changes. Mateo Cassierra has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 51' Daler Kuzyaev has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 56' With 0 assists to his name this season, Douglas Santos is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FK Rostov.
  • 61' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 65' Fresh legs for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg! Daler Kuzyaev comes on to replace Andrei Mostovoi.
  • 66' The FK Rostov manager makes a substitution. Aleksey Mironov departs to be replaced by Denis Terentjev.
  • 67' A tactical swap from FK Rostov — Ivan Komarov on, Andrey Langovich off on 67 minutes.
  • 72' 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 Maksim Osipenko suffering a number of foals already.
  • 74' Controversy at the stadium! Ivan Komarov argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 75' The referee shows FK Rostov player a Yellow card on 75.
  • 78' Another substitution for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg to replace Claudinho by Ivan Sergeev on 78 minute.
  • 83' The home supporters are growing impatient. FK Rostov must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 88' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 89' The crowd applauds Kirill Shchetinin as he leaves the pitch. Aleksandr Selyava steps in for FK Rostov.
  • 90' Viktor Melekhin makes way for Danila Prokhin at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from FK Rostov.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

FK Rostov Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Valeri Karpin

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
Wendel 2
Malcom 2
Aleksandr Sobolev 2

Head to Head

2023-04-16 FK Rostov 0–0 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2022-10-02 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 3–1 FK Rostov 2021-08-01 FK Rostov 2–4 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2021-02-27 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2–2 FK Rostov 2020-08-15 FK Rostov 0–2 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

FK Rostov Form

2023-04-16 FK Rostov 0–0 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg D 2023-04-10 FK Orenburg 2–2 FK Rostov D 2023-04-02 FK Rostov 2–1 FK Torpedo Moskva W 2023-03-19 FK Khimki 0–1 FK Rostov W 2023-03-12 FK Rostov 2–1 FK Nizhny Novgorod W 2023-03-04 FK Rostov 1–3 FK Lokomotiv Moskva L

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Form

2023-04-16 FK Rostov 0–0 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg D 2023-04-09 FK Lokomotiv Moskva 1–2 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg W 2023-04-01 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2–0 FK Ural W 2023-03-19 PFC CSKA Moskva 1–0 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg L 2023-03-12 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 3–2 FK Khimki W 2023-03-04 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 3–0 FK Nizhny Novgorod W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.71 FK Rostov xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.42 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 64% + Under — clean sheet likely 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FK Rostov23% Draw30% FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg47%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes40% 0% No60%
Avg goals/match: 2.13
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 63%
37%
± 2.5 36%
64%
± 3.5 17%
83%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

FK Rostov or Draw
53%
Draw or FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
77%
FK Rostov or FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FK Rostov13% Draw52% FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg35%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 1
15.8%
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
12.8%
0 – 2
11.5%
1 – 2
8.3%
1 – 0
7.2%
0 – 3
5.4%
2 – 1
4.1%
1 – 3
4%
2 – 2
3.1%
2 – 0
2.8%
0 – 4
1.9%

Asian Handicap — FK Rostov

Handicap FK Rostov covers Push FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 4% 95%
-1.5 5% — 95%
-1 5% 12% 83%
-0.5 17% — 83%
+0.5 48% — 52%
+1 48% 26% 27%
+1.5 73% — 27%
+2 73% 16% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

FK Rostov keeps clean sheet
25% ✗
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg keeps clean sheet
49% ✗

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