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

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RFPL · 2023-24

FK Rubin Kazan

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FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Sun 17 Sep 2023 · 13:30 UTC Kazan Arena HT 45' · FT 45'

Dmitriy Kabutov 18' Y

Aleksandr Zotov 62' Y

Y 67' Wendel

Y 89' Aleksey Sutormin

Overview

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

FK Rubin Kazan 30 games · 43 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 Rubin Kazan 14 games · Avg 3.2 goals FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Last 5 meetings

2023-09-17 FK Rubin Kazan 0–3 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2022-02-28 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 3–2 FK Rubin Kazan 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

Recent Form

FK Rubin Kazan

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Sep	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg	H	0–3	L
02 Sep	FK Nizhny Novgorod	A	1–2	L
26 Aug	FK Dinamo Moskva	H	2–2	D
18 Aug	PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara	H	2–1	W
12 Aug	FK Rostov	A	0–3	L
05 Aug	FK Spartak Moskva	H	1–4	L

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Sep	FK Rubin Kazan	A	3–0	W
03 Sep	PFC CSKA Moskva	A	1–1	D
26 Aug	FK Ural	H	4–0	W
20 Aug	FK Spartak Moskva	A	3–1	W
13 Aug	FK Fakel Voronezh	H	2–0	W
06 Aug	FK Dinamo Moskva	H	2–3	L

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

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

Events

Match Events

0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Kazan Arena!
5' 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.
8' Assisted by Gustavo Mantuan with the perfectly-timed delivery and Wilson Isidor makes no mistake. 0-1!
13' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
18' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Dmitriy Kabutov on 18 minutes.
23' Nuraly Alip is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg so far.
28' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
33' Supporters expect more eagerness from Strahinja Erakovic, as he is very good at scoring at Kazan Arena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
38' Wendel needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
43' 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 Igor Vujacic suffering a number of foals already.
46' The FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg bench stirs into life. Gustavo Mantuan is withdrawn and Aleksey Sutormin gets his opportunity.
51' Mateo Cassierra is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg tonight.
55' The deadlock is broken! Mateo Cassierra gets on the scoresheet on 55 minutes.
59' Assisted by Wendel with the perfectly-timed delivery and Claudinho makes no mistake. 0-3!
62' It’s gonna be a card for Aleksandr Zotov.
62' FK Rubin Kazan manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Valentin Vada is hanging Joel Fameyeh on the field on 62 minute.
67' Controversy at the stadium! Wendel argues furiously but the card stands.
70' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Du Queiroz is hanging Wendel on the field on 70 minute.
71' FK Rubin Kazan ring the changes. Lazar Randjelovic has done his job and it is now time for Marat Apshatsev to step up.
72' The FK Rubin Kazan bench stirs into life. Aleksandr Zotov is withdrawn and Nikola Cumic gets his opportunity.
77' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FK Rubin Kazan and FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
82' A quiet spell here at Kazan Arena. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
87' The FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg manager makes a substitution. Nuraly Alip departs to be replaced by Danil Krugovoy.
89' A meaty challenge results in booking for Aleksey Sutormin on 89.
The final score is 0-3.

Lineups

FK Rubin Kazan Lineups

Starting XI

21
Aleksandr Zotov ↓ Nikola Cumic 72'
20
Joel Fameyeh ↓ Valentin Vada 62'
15
Igor Vujacic
44
Mirlind Daku
–
Lazar Randjelovic ↓ Marat Apshatsev 71'
27
Aleksey Gritsaenko
22
Yury Dyupin
5
Rustam Ashurmatov
6
Ugochukwu Iwu
70
Dmitriy Kabutov
51
Ilya Rozhkov

Bench

Coach Rashid Rakhimov

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Lineups

Starting XI

15
Vyacheslav Karavaev
30
Mateo Cassierra
–
Wilson Isidor
3
Douglas Santos
8
Wendel ↓ Du Queiroz 70'
5
Wilmar Barrios
41
Mikhail Kerzhakov
28
Nuraly Alip ↓ Danil Krugovoy 87'
11
Claudinho
25
Strahinja Erakovic
31
Gustavo Mantuan ↓ Aleksey Sutormin 46'

Bench

Coach Sergey Semak

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Artem Dzyuba	4
Aleksei Sutormin	3
Mateo Cassierra	3
Egor Sorokin	2
Yuri Alberto	2
Vital Lisakovic	2
Sardar Azmoun	2
Wilson Isidor	2

Head to Head

FK Rubin Kazan Form

2023-09-17 FK Rubin Kazan 0–3 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg L 2023-09-02 FK Nizhny Novgorod 2–1 FK Rubin Kazan L 2023-08-26 FK Rubin Kazan 2–2 FK Dinamo Moskva D 2023-08-18 FK Rubin Kazan 2–1 PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara W 2023-08-12 FK Rostov 3–0 FK Rubin Kazan L 2023-08-05 FK Rubin Kazan 1–4 FK Spartak Moskva L

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Form

2023-09-17 FK Rubin Kazan 0–3 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg W 2023-09-03 PFC CSKA Moskva 1–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg D 2023-08-26 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 4–0 FK Ural W 2023-08-20 FK Spartak Moskva 1–3 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg W 2023-08-13 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2–0 FK Fakel Voronezh W 2023-08-06 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2–3 FK Dinamo Moskva L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

0.84 FK Rubin Kazan xG

Expected Goals

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

1.87 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg xG

I would bet for: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg to win 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FK Rubin Kazan20% Draw25% FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg55%

Actual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes48% 0% No52%

Avg goals/match: 2.71

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	75%	25%
± 2.5	50%	50%
± 3.5	29%	71%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

FK Rubin Kazan or Draw

45%

Draw or FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

80%

FK Rubin Kazan or FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

FK Rubin Kazan13% Draw44% FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg43%

Actual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 1

11.8%

0 – 2

11.4%

1 – 1

11.2%

1 – 2

9.4%

0 – 0

8.5%

0 – 3

Actual

1 – 3

5.9%

1 – 0

4.7%

2 – 1

4.2%

2 – 2

0 – 4

3.3%

1 – 4

2.8%

Asian Handicap — FK Rubin Kazan

Handicap	FK Rubin Kazan covers	Push	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	4%	95%
-1.5	5%	—	95%
-1	5%	10%	85%
-0.5	15%	—	85%
+0.5	40%	—	60%
+1	40%	24%	36%
+1.5	64%	—	36%
+2	64%	19%	17%
+2.5	83%	—	17%

Clean Sheet

FK Rubin Kazan keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg keeps clean sheet

44% ✗

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