FK Rubin Kazan vs FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg, RFPL 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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RFPL · 2021-22

FK Rubin Kazan

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FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Mon 20 Sep 2021 · 15:30 UTC Kazan Arena HT 45' · FT 45'

Ilya Samoshnikov 50' Y

Konstantin Nizhegorodov 50' Y

Y 66' Yaroslav Rakitskii

Y 67' Yaroslav Rakitskii

Hwang Inbeom 76' Y

Hwang Inbeom 77' Y

Georgii Zotov 90' Y

Overview

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FK Rubin Kazan vs FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg — RFPL at Kazan Arena.

FK Rubin Kazan 14 games · 18 pts (2026/27)
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 14 games · 31 pts (2026/27)

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 Rubin Kazan 14 games · Avg 3.2 goals FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Last 5 meetings

2021-09-20 FK Rubin Kazan 1–3 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2021-03-08 FK Rubin Kazan 2–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2020-10-24 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 1–2 FK Rubin Kazan 2019-11-23 FK Rubin Kazan 1–2 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2019-09-21 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 5–0 FK Rubin Kazan

Recent Form

FK Rubin Kazan

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Sep	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg	H	1–3	L
13 Sep	FK Ural	H	4–0	W
27 Aug	FK Krasnodar	A	0–2	L
22 Aug	FK Khimki	A	1–1	D
15 Aug	PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara	H	1–1	D
08 Aug	RFK Akhmat Grozny	H	2–1	W

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Sep	FK Rubin Kazan	A	3–1	W
14 Sep	Chelsea FC	A	0–1	L
11 Sep	RFK Akhmat Grozny	H	3–1	W
26 Aug	PFC CSKA Moskva	H	1–0	W
21 Aug	FK Ufa	A	1–1	D
15 Aug	FK Lokomotiv Moskva	A	1–1	D

Season Stats

FK Rubin Kazan		FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
#8	Position	#1
18	Points	31
14	Played	14
4 / 6 / 4	W / D / L	10 / 1 / 3
14	Scored	32
18	Conceded	15
-4	GD	+17
1.29	PPG	2.21
29%	Win %	71%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)

79% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

30% Clean Sheets
FK Rubin Kazan this season

33% Clean Sheets
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg this season

FK Rubin Kazan are 8th (18 pts). FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are 1st (31 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FK Rubin Kazan

0-15

–/1

16-30

1/2

31-45

1/1

46-60

1/1

61-75

2/3

76+

3/3

■ 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 Rubin Kazan

Anderson Arroyo	3 G	1 A
Jacques Siwe	3 G
Bogdan Jocic	1 G
Aleksandar Jukic	1 G
Ilya Rozhkov	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' The wait is over. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg get us underway at Kazan Arena.
5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Leonid Slutsky will be considering his options from the bench.
10' A quiet spell here at Kazan Arena. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
15' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
20' FK Rubin Kazan have won 219 goals from 218 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
24' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg is taking the lead after the goal scored by Artem Dzyuba on 24.
25' The deadlock is broken! Artem Dzyuba gets on the scoresheet on 25 minutes.
27' The whistle greets Filip Uremovic as he departs to be replaced by Konstantin Nizhegorodov.
29' GOAL! Claudinho fires home to make it 0-3!
34' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
39' It looks like no one’s ball. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
43' Goal! Artem Dzyuba scores his 114 goal in 105 matches.
48' FK Rubin Kazan are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
50' Ilya Samoshnikov is having his name booked by the referee on 50.
55' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
60' FK Rubin Kazan are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg's shape.
65' Both keepers have barely been tested. FK Rubin Kazan and FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
66' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Yaroslav Rakitskii.
67' The referee has no hesitation. Yaroslav Rakitskii is booked for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg — Yellow card on 67.
67' Dmitri Chistyakov is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
72' Aleksei Sutormin has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
73' A change in the FK Rubin Kazan ranks — Khvicha Kvaratskhelia exits the field as Soltmurad Bakaev enters on 73.
75' Aleksandr Erokhin gets the nod from FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg. He replaces Malcom and will look to change the dynamic.
76' The referee shows FK Rubin Kazan player a Yellow card on 76.
77' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Hwang Inbeom.
82' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
86' German Onugkha is ready to make an impact after coming on for Dorde Despotovic at the 86 minute mark.
87' Andrei Mostovoi has so much to prove this time. He replaces Artem Dzyuba on 87 minute.
90' Aleksei Sutormin makes way for Danil Krugovoi at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg.
90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Georgii Zotov on 90.
The referee brings this contest to a close. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg take all three points.

Lineups

FK Rubin Kazan Lineups

Starting XI

99
Sead Haksabanovic
6
Hwang Inbeom
22
Yurii Dyupin
5
Filip Uremovic ↓ Konstantin Nizhegorodov 27'
31
Georgii Zotov
9
Dorde Despotovic ↓ German Onugkha 86'
11
Anders Dreyer
21
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia ↓ Soltmurad Bakaev 73'
28
Oliver Abildgaard
77
Ilya Samoshnikov
3
Montassar Omar Talbi

Bench

Coach Leonid Slutsky

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Lineups

Starting XI

3
Douglas Santos
10
Malcom ↓ Aleksandr Erokhin 75'
8
Wendel ↓ Kirill Kravtsov 90'
14
Daler Kuzyaev
22
Artem Dzyuba ↓ Andrei Mostovoi 87'
5
Wilmar Barrios
44
Yaroslav Rakitskii
1
Stanislav Kritsyuk
19
Aleksei Sutormin ↓ Danil Krugovoi 90'
2
Dmitri Chistyakov
11
Claudinho

Bench

Coach Sergey Semak

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Artem Dzyuba	4
Aleksei Sutormin	3
Mateo Cassierra	3
Wilson Isidor	2
Aleksandr Erokhin	2
Dorde Despotovic	2
Egor Sorokin	2
Yuri Alberto	2

Head to Head

FK Rubin Kazan Form

2021-09-20 FK Rubin Kazan 1–3 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg L 2021-09-13 FK Rubin Kazan 4–0 FK Ural W 2021-08-27 FK Krasnodar 2–0 FK Rubin Kazan L 2021-08-22 FK Khimki 1–1 FK Rubin Kazan D 2021-08-15 FK Rubin Kazan 1–1 PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara D 2021-08-08 FK Rubin Kazan 2–1 RFK Akhmat Grozny W

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Form

2021-09-20 FK Rubin Kazan 1–3 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg W 2021-09-14 Chelsea FC 1–0 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg L 2021-09-11 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 3–1 RFK Akhmat Grozny W 2021-08-26 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 1–0 PFC CSKA Moskva W 2021-08-21 FK Ufa 1–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg D 2021-08-15 FK Lokomotiv Moskva 1–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.18 FK Rubin Kazan xG

Expected Goals

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

1.97 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 60% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FK Rubin Kazan25% Draw26% FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg49%

Actual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes60% 0% No40%

Avg goals/match: 3.15

Actual: Yes — both scored

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 Rubin Kazan or Draw

51%

Draw or FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

75%

FK Rubin Kazan or FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

FK Rubin Kazan18% Draw42% FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg40%

Actual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.8%

1 – 2

9.4%

0 – 2

8.2%

0 – 1

7.8%

1 – 3

Actual

0 – 0

5.9%

2 – 1

5.7%

2 – 2

5.6%

0 – 3

5.3%

1 – 0

4.3%

2 – 3

3.7%

1 – 4

3.1%

Asian Handicap — FK Rubin Kazan

Handicap	FK Rubin Kazan covers	Push	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	6%	91%
-1.5	9%	—	91%
-1	9%	13%	78%
-0.5	22%	—	78%
+0.5	46%	—	54%
+1	46%	22%	32%
+1.5	68%	—	32%
+2	68%	17%	16%
+2.5	84%	—	16%

Clean Sheet

FK Rubin Kazan keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

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