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

Match Preview

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

FK Rubin Kazan 30 games · 43 pts (2025/26)
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 30 games · 68 pts (2025/26)

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 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
43	Points	68
30	Played	30
11 / 10 / 9	W / D / L	20 / 8 / 2
29	Scored	53
30	Conceded	19
-1	GD	+34
1.43	PPG	2.27
37%	Win %	67%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)

79% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

47% Clean Sheets
FK Rubin Kazan this season

50% Clean Sheets
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg this season

FK Rubin Kazan are 8th (43 pts). FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are 1st (68 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FK Rubin Kazan

0-15

1/1

16-30

3/–

31-45

–/–

46-60

2/1

61-75

–/3

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

0-15

3/1

16-30

2/–

31-45

–/1

46-60

5/–

61-75

–/2

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. FK Rubin Kazan is hosting FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg for another epic battle.
5' FK Rubin Kazan are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg's shape.
10' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
15' FK Rubin Kazan is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
20' It looks surprising FK Rubin Kazan does not make any changes. Aleksandr Erokhin has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
24' Artem Dzyuba doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
25' Brilliant from the ! Artem Dzyuba makes it 0-2 with a superb finish on 25.
27' FK Rubin Kazan ring the changes. Filip Uremovic has done his job and it is now time for Konstantin Nizhegorodov to step up.
29' Claudinho doubles the advantage! 0-3 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
34' FK Rubin Kazan are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg backline.
39' Filip Uremovic has been relatively quiet despite scoring 4 goals in his last 208 appearances.
43' Artem Dzyuba adds to his 2 season tally! FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg lead 0-4 — and this changes everything.
48' FK Rubin Kazan currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
50' Ilya Samoshnikov is having his name booked by the referee on 50.
55' With 0 assists to his name this season, Hwang Inbeom is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FK Rubin Kazan.
60' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
65' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
66' Controversy at the stadium! Yaroslav Rakitskii argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
67' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Yaroslav Rakitskii.
67' Dmitri Chistyakov is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
72' FK Rubin Kazan are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
73' Fresh legs for FK Rubin Kazan! Soltmurad Bakaev comes on to replace Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
75' Aleksandr Erokhin is ready to make an impact after coming on for Malcom at the 75 minute mark.
76' The referee shows FK Rubin Kazan player a Yellow card on 76.
77' The referee has no hesitation. Hwang Inbeom is booked for FK Rubin Kazan — Yellow card on 77.
82' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
86' The FK Rubin Kazan bench stirs into life. Dorde Despotovic is withdrawn and German Onugkha gets his opportunity.
87' Fresh legs for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg! Andrei Mostovoi comes on to replace Artem Dzyuba.
90' Danil Krugovoi is replacing Aleksei Sutormin for the FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg side.
90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Georgii Zotov.
Full Time. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg beats FK Rubin Kazan

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
Mateo Cassierra	3
Aleksei Sutormin	3
Vital Lisakovic	2
Sardar Azmoun	2
Wilson Isidor	2
Aleksandr Erokhin	2
Dorde Despotovic	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

2 / 4

1.01 FK Rubin Kazan xG

Expected Goals

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

1.59 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

FK Rubin Kazan26% Draw28% FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg46%

Actual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes51% 0% No49%

Avg goals/match: 2.6

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	73%	27%
± 2.5	48%	52%
± 3.5	27%	73%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

FK Rubin Kazan or Draw

54%

Draw or FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

74%

FK Rubin Kazan or FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

FK Rubin Kazan18% Draw47% FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg35%

Actual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.8%

0 – 1

10.9%

0 – 0

9.4%

0 – 2

9.2%

1 – 2

9.1%

1 – 0

6.4%

2 – 1

5.8%

1 – 3

Actual

0 – 3

4.8%

2 – 2

4.7%

2 – 0

3.7%

2 – 3

2.6%

Asian Handicap — FK Rubin Kazan

Handicap	FK Rubin Kazan covers	Push	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	6%	92%
-1.5	8%	—	92%
-1	8%	14%	77%
-0.5	23%	—	77%
+0.5	50%	—	50%
+1	50%	23%	26%
+1.5	74%	—	26%
+2	74%	15%	11%
+2.5	89%	—	11%

Clean Sheet

FK Rubin Kazan keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg keeps clean sheet

37% ✓

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