FK Rostov vs FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg, RFPL 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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RFPL · 2023-24

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FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Sat 29 Jul 2023 · 17:00 UTC Rostov Arena HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 50' Gustavo Mantuan

Khoren Bairamyan 50' Y

Roman Akbashev 68' Y

Denis Terentyev 87' Y

Aleksey Mironov 90' Y

Overview

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

FK Rostov 30 games · 33 pts (2026/27)
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 30 games · 68 pts (2026/27)

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

FK Rostov 19 games · Avg 3.1 goals FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Last 5 meetings

2023-07-29 FK Rostov 1–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 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

Recent Form

FK Rostov

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Jul	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg	H	1–1	D
23 Jul	FK Fakel Voronezh	H	2–1	W
03 Jun	PFC CSKA Moskva	A	1–4	L
28 May	RFK Akhmat Grozny	H	3–2	W
21 May	FK Krasnodar	A	0–3	L
14 May	PFK Sochi	A	0–1	L

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Jul	FK Rostov	A	1–1	D
22 Jul	FK Nizhny Novgorod	A	2–0	W
03 Jun	FK Fakel Voronezh	H	1–0	W
27 May	PFK Sochi	A	1–1	D
20 May	FK Orenburg	A	2–2	D
13 May	FK Krasnodar	H	2–2	D

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' 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.
10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Daniil Utkin, as he is very good at scoring at Rostov Arena with 3 goals in the last 3 games.
17' The whistle greets Dmitriy Chistyakov as he departs to be replaced by Strahinja Erakovic.
22' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
27' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
32' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
37' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
42' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
43' Mateo Cassierra puts FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg on the lead.
46' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Andrei Mostovoi is hanging Zelimkhan Bakaev on the field on 46 minute.
50' Controversy at the stadium! Gustavo Mantuan argues furiously but the card stands.
55' Danil Krugovoy is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg tonight.
57' A change in the FK Rostov ranks — Khoren Bairamyan exits the field as Mohammad Mohebi enters on 57.
60' Mario Fernandes gets the nod from FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg. He replaces Gustavo Mantuan and will look to change the dynamic.
65' Zelimkhan Bakaev has been relatively quiet despite scoring 27 goals in his last 249 appearances.
68' Roman Akbashev catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 68.
73' The 25-year-old Gustavo Mantuan has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
78' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
82' The supporters are chanting for Nuraly Alip. He replaces Aleksandr Erokhin on 82 minute.
83' Time for substitution for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg. Vyacheslav Karavaev is replaced by Danil Krugovoy.
87' Poor challenge from Denis Terentyev. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
90' Nikolay Komlichenko adds to his 0 season tally! FK Rostov lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
90' Aleksey Mironov has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 90.
It finishes all square. FK Rostov and FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg share the spoils 1-1.

Lineups

FK Rostov Lineups

Starting XI

11
Aleksey Ionov
15
Danil Glebov
30
Sergey Pesyakov
47
Daniil Utkin
27
Nikolay Komlichenko
55
Maksim Osipenko
28
Evgeniy Chernov
92
Viktor Melekhin
88
Kirill Shchetinin
5
Denis Terentyev
19
Khoren Bairamyan ↓ Mohammad Mohebi 57'

Bench

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Lineups

Starting XI

15
Vyacheslav Karavaev ↓ Danil Krugovoy 83'
30
Mateo Cassierra
3
Douglas Santos
21
Aleksandr Erokhin ↓ Nuraly Alip 82'
5
Wilmar Barrios
7
Zelimkhan Bakaev ↓ Andrei Mostovoi 46'
41
Mikhail Kerzhakov
11
Claudinho
31
Gustavo Mantuan ↓ Mario Fernandes 60'
77
Robert
2
Dmitriy Chistyakov ↓ Strahinja Erakovic 17'

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

FK Rostov Form

2023-07-29 FK Rostov 1–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg D 2023-07-23 FK Rostov 2–1 FK Fakel Voronezh W 2023-06-03 PFC CSKA Moskva 4–1 FK Rostov L 2023-05-28 FK Rostov 3–2 RFK Akhmat Grozny W 2023-05-21 FK Krasnodar 3–0 FK Rostov L 2023-05-14 PFK Sochi 1–0 FK Rostov L

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Form

2023-07-29 FK Rostov 1–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg D 2023-07-22 FK Nizhny Novgorod 0–2 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg W 2023-06-03 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 1–0 FK Fakel Voronezh W 2023-05-27 PFK Sochi 1–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg D 2023-05-20 FK Orenburg 2–2 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg D 2023-05-13 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2–2 FK Krasnodar D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

0.92 FK Rostov xG

Expected Goals

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

1.55 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

FK Rostov25% Draw29% FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg46%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes48% 0% No52%

Avg goals/match: 2.47

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	71%	29%
± 2.5	44%	56%
± 3.5	24%	76%
± 4.5	11%	89%

Double Chance

FK Rostov or Draw

54%

Draw or FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

75%

FK Rostov or FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

FK Rostov17% Draw48% FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg35%

Actual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

0 – 1

12.1%

0 – 0

10.6%

0 – 2

9.9%

1 – 2

1 – 0

6.7%

2 – 1

5.3%

0 – 3

1 – 3

4.7%

2 – 2

4.2%

2 – 0

3.5%

2 – 3

2.3%

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	50%	—	50%
+1	50%	24%	27%
+1.5	73%	—	27%
+2	73%	16%	11%
+2.5	89%	—	11%

Clean Sheet

FK Rostov keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg keeps clean sheet

40% ✓

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