FK Rostov vs FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg, RFPL 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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RFPL · 2024-25

FK Rostov

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FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Sun 18 May 2025 · 16:00 UTC Rostov Arena 28,315 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 30' Aleksandr Sobolev

German Ignatov 28' Y

Anton Shamonin 51' Y

Andrey Langovich 55' Y

Aleksey Koltakov 59' Y

Y 90' Wilmar Barrios

Overview

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

FK Rostov 9 games · 8 pts (2026/27)
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 9 games · 18 pts (2026/27)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FK Krasnodar	9	21
2	FK Dinamo Moskva	9	19
3	PFC CSKA Moskva	9	19
4	FK Spartak Moskva	9	19
5	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg	9	18
6	FK Rubin Kazan	9	12
7	FK Dinamo Makhachkala	9	12
8	FK Baltika Kaliningrad	9	11
9	PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara	9	11
10	RFK Akhmat Grozny	9	10
11	FK Orenburg	9	9
12	FK Akron Tolyatti	9	8
13	FK Rostov	9	8
14	FK Lokomotiv Moskva	9	7
15	FK Rodina Moskva	9	5
16	FK Fakel Voronezh	9	3

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

2025-05-18 FK Rostov 0–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2024-08-03 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 5–0 FK Rostov 2024-05-25 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2–1 FK Rostov 2023-07-29 FK Rostov 1–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2023-04-16 FK Rostov 0–0 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Recent Form

FK Rostov

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 May	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg	H	0–1	L
11 May	FK Rubin Kazan	A	0–1	L
04 May	FK Khimki	A	1–1	D
26 Apr	FK Lokomotiv Moskva	H	1–1	D
20 Apr	FK Fakel Voronezh	A	2–0	W
12 Apr	RFK Akhmat Grozny	A	1–2	L

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 May	FK Rostov	A	1–0	W
10 May	FK Dinamo Makhachkala	A	1–0	W
04 May	FK Nizhny Novgorod	H	2–1	W
26 Apr	FK Dinamo Moskva	A	1–1	D
20 Apr	FK Khimki	H	1–0	W
13 Apr	FK Krasnodar	H	4–1	W

Season Stats

FK Rostov		FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
#13	Position	#5
8	Points	18
9	Played	9
2 / 2 / 5	W / D / L	6 / 0 / 3
10	Scored	19
18	Conceded	9
-8	GD	+10
0.89	PPG	2.00
22%	Win %	67%

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)

58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
FK Rostov this season

25% Clean Sheets
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg this season

FK Rostov are 13th (8 pts). FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are 5th (18 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FK Rostov

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/2

31-45

–/1

46-60

2/1

61-75

1/–

76+

–/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

0-15

1/–

16-30

1/1

31-45

–/1

46-60

1/–

61-75

–/–

76+

2/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FK Rostov

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

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Aleksandr Sobolev	7 G	2 A
Maksim Glushenkov	6 G	2 A
Jhon Jhon	1 G	1 A
Gustavo Mantuan	1 G
Felipe Augusto	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Temperatures are rising at Rostov Arena as FK Rostov face off against FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' A quiet spell here at Rostov Arena. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
10' FK Rostov currently sit 8 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
15' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
20' Brazil international Luiz Henrique has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
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 Imran Aznaurov suffering a number of foals already.
28' German Ignatov is having his name booked by the referee on 28.
30' Aleksandr Sobolev has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 30 minutes.
35' With 0 assists to his name this season, Evgeniy Latyshonok is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg.
40' Oumar Sako is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg so far.
45' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
46' It is a substitution in FK Rostov team. Maksim Radchenko is replaced by Ilya Vakhania on 46 minute.
51' A moment of madness from Anton Shamonin on 51 minutes earns him a card. FK Rostov will be frustrated.
55' The referee has no hesitation. Andrey Langovich is booked for FK Rostov — card on 55.
59' That is a card for FK Rostov. Aleksey Koltakov will be fuming at that decision.
60' The crowd applauds Anton Shamonin as he leaves the pitch. Ronaldo steps in for FK Rostov.
65' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 65 minutes.
66' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg make a change. Gustavo Mantuan trudges off to be replaced by Strahinja Erakovic on 66 minutes.
67' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg make a change. Maksim Glushenkov trudges off to be replaced by Mateo Cassierra on 67 minutes.
72' It looks like no one’s ball. FK Rostov is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
76' FK Rostov ring the changes. Khoren Bairamyan has done his job and it is now time for Kirill Shchetinin to step up.
80' Another substitution for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg to replace Vanja Drkusic by Nuraly Alip on 80 minute.
85' Aleksandr Erokhin is ready to make an impact after coming on for Luiz Henrique at the 85 minute mark.
90' The referee has no hesitation. Wilmar Barrios is booked for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg — card on 90.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — FK Rostov 0-1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg.

Lineups

FK Rostov Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

18
Konstantin Kuchaev
11
Aleksey Sutormin ↓ Egor Golenkov 60'
71
Daniil Odoevskiy
87
Andrey Langovich
3
Oumar Sako
19
Khoren Bairamyan ↓ Kirill Shchetinin 76'
67
German Ignatov ↓ Maksim Osipenko 46'
51
Aleksey Koltakov
73
Imran Aznaurov
91
Anton Shamonin ↓ Ronaldo 60'
39
Maksim Radchenko ↓ Ilya Vakhania 46'

Bench

Coach Jonathan Alba

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

6
Vanja Drkusic ↓ Nuraly Alip 80'
3
Douglas Santos
5
Wilmar Barrios
7
Aleksandr Sobolev
67
Maksim Glushenkov ↓ Mateo Cassierra 67'
27
Nino
11
Luiz Henrique ↓ Aleksandr Erokhin 85'
4
Yurii Gorshkov ↓ Andrei Mostovoi 80'
31
Gustavo Mantuan ↓ Strahinja Erakovic 66'
24
Pedrinho Santos
1
Evgeniy Latyshonok

Bench

Coach Sergey Semak

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

FK Rostov Form

2025-05-18 FK Rostov 0–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg L 2025-05-11 FK Rubin Kazan 1–0 FK Rostov L 2025-05-04 FK Khimki 1–1 FK Rostov D 2025-04-26 FK Rostov 1–1 FK Lokomotiv Moskva D 2025-04-20 FK Fakel Voronezh 0–2 FK Rostov W 2025-04-12 RFK Akhmat Grozny 2–1 FK Rostov L

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Form

2025-05-18 FK Rostov 0–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg W 2025-05-10 FK Dinamo Makhachkala 0–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg W 2025-05-04 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2–1 FK Nizhny Novgorod W 2025-04-26 FK Dinamo Moskva 1–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg D 2025-04-20 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 1–0 FK Khimki W 2025-04-13 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 4–1 FK Krasnodar W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

0.65 FK Rostov xG

Expected Goals

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

2.15 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg xG

I would bet for: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg to win 64% + Under — clean sheet likely 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FK Rostov15% Draw22% FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg63%

Actual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes43% 0% No57%

Avg goals/match: 2.8

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	52%	48%
± 3.5	31%	69%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

FK Rostov or Draw

36%

Draw or FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

85%

FK Rostov or FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

FK Rostov9% Draw41% FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg50%

Actual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 2

13.8%

0 – 1

Actual

0 – 3

9.7%

1 – 1

9.1%

1 – 2

8.8%

0 – 0

7.7%

1 – 3

6.4%

0 – 4

5.2%

1 – 4

3.5%

1 – 0

3.2%

2 – 2

2.9%

2 – 1

2.6%

Asian Handicap — FK Rostov

Handicap	FK Rostov covers	Push	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg covers
-2.5	0%	—	100%
-2	0%	2%	98%
-1.5	2%	—	98%
-1	2%	7%	91%
-0.5	9%	—	91%
+0.5	29%	—	71%
+1	29%	24%	47%
+1.5	53%	—	47%
+2	53%	22%	25%
+2.5	75%	—	25%

Clean Sheet

FK Rostov keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg keeps clean sheet

53% ✓

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