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 9 games · 12 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 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
#6	Position	#5
12	Points	18
9	Played	9
2 / 6 / 1	W / D / L	6 / 0 / 3
12	Scored	19
11	Conceded	9
+1	GD	+10
1.33	PPG	2.00
22%	Win %	67%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)

79% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

20% Clean Sheets
FK Rubin Kazan this season

25% Clean Sheets
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg this season

FK Rubin Kazan are 6th (12 pts). FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are 5th (18 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FK Rubin Kazan

0-15

–/1

16-30

1/–

31-45

–/–

46-60

1/1

61-75

1/1

76+

3/1

■ 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 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

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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against FK Rubin Kazan and FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg has kicked off!
5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FK Rubin Kazan and FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
10' A quiet spell here at Kazan Arena. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
15' 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.
20' 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 Yurii Dyupin suffering a number of foals already.
24' Artem Dzyuba has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 24 minutes.
25' What composure from Artem Dzyuba! The Russia international strokes it home. 0-2.
27' It is a substitution in FK Rubin Kazan team. Filip Uremovic is replaced by Konstantin Nizhegorodov on 27 minute.
29' Magnificent from Claudinho! That is 13 goals in 256 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
34' Yaroslav Rakitskii needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
39' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
43' What a moment for Artem Dzyuba! That strike on 43 puts his side firmly in control.
48' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Montassar Omar Talbi made 210 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
50' Ilya Samoshnikov was booked on 50.
55' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
60' Danil Krugovoi has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
65' The energy levels are beginning to show. Sergey Semak might look to freshen things up shortly.
66' That is a Yellow card for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg. Yaroslav Rakitskii will be fuming at that decision.
67' Yaroslav Rakitskii has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 67.
67' Brilliant from the ! Dmitri Chistyakov makes it 1-4 with a superb finish on 67.
72' 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.
73' Soltmurad Bakaev has so much to prove this time. He replaces Khvicha Kvaratskhelia on 73 minute.
75' Aleksandr Erokhin is ready to make an impact after coming on for Malcom at the 75 minute mark.
76' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Hwang Inbeom on 76 minutes.
77' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Hwang Inbeom on 77 minutes.
82' FK Rubin Kazan started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 82.
86' A tactical swap from FK Rubin Kazan — German Onugkha on, Dorde Despotovic off on 86 minutes.
87' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg ring the changes. Artem Dzyuba has done his job and it is now time for Andrei Mostovoi to step up.
90' Fresh legs for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg! Danil Krugovoi comes on to replace Aleksei Sutormin.
90' It’s a booking for FK Rubin Kazan player. Georgii Zotov gets a Yellow card.
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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
Yuri Alberto	2
Vital Lisakovic	2
Sardar Azmoun	2
Wilson Isidor	2
Aleksandr Erokhin	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

1.29 FK Rubin Kazan xG

Expected Goals

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

1.83 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 61% + Over 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FK Rubin Kazan28% Draw26% FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg46%

Actual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.12

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	59%	41%
± 3.5	38%	62%
± 4.5	21%	79%

Double Chance

FK Rubin Kazan or Draw

55%

Draw or FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

72%

FK Rubin Kazan or FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

FK Rubin Kazan21% Draw43% FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg36%

Actual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.3%

1 – 2

9.2%

0 – 1

7.4%

0 – 2

7.3%

2 – 1

6.5%

0 – 0

6.1%

2 – 2

5.9%

1 – 3

Actual

1 – 0

4.9%

0 – 3

4.4%

2 – 0

3.7%

2 – 3

3.7%

Asian Handicap — FK Rubin Kazan

Handicap	FK Rubin Kazan covers	Push	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	8%	89%
-1.5	11%	—	89%
-1	11%	15%	74%
-0.5	26%	—	74%
+0.5	51%	—	49%
+1	51%	21%	28%
+1.5	72%	—	28%
+2	72%	15%	13%
+2.5	87%	—	13%

Clean Sheet

FK Rubin Kazan keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

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