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 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

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
#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' Three points are at stake. FK Rubin Kazan host FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg — let the battle begin!
5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
8' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Wilson Isidor makes it 0-1.
13' A quiet spell here at Kazan Arena. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
18' Poor challenge from Dmitriy Kabutov. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
23' 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 Wilmar Barrios suffering a number of foals already.
28' It’s high time Sergey Semak made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
33' 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.
38' Colombia international Mateo Cassierra has been a key figure this campaign — 2 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
43' It is a cagey affair so far. FK Rubin Kazan in their trying to find a way past FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg's compact .
46' The supporters are chanting for Aleksey Sutormin. He replaces Gustavo Mantuan on 46 minute.
51' The home supporters are growing impatient. FK Rubin Kazan must find a spark to ignite this game.
55' The Colombia Mateo Cassierra breaks the deadlock on 55 minutes. 0-2!
59' Claudinho has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 59 minutes.
62' The referee has no hesitation. Aleksandr Zotov is booked for FK Rubin Kazan — card on 62.
62' A tactical swap from FK Rubin Kazan — Valentin Vada on, Joel Fameyeh off on 62 minutes.
67' Wendel picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
70' The crowd applauds Wendel as he leaves the pitch. Du Queiroz steps in for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg.
71' Marat Apshatsev is ready to make an impact after coming on for Lazar Randjelovic at the 71 minute mark.
72' Nikola Cumic is replacing Aleksandr Zotov for the FK Rubin Kazan side.
77' Rustam Ashurmatov has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
82' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
87' The supporters are chanting for Danil Krugovoy. He replaces Nuraly Alip on 87 minute.
89' It’s a booking for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg player. Aleksey Sutormin gets a card.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for FK Rubin Kazan.

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

1.12 FK Rubin Kazan xG

Expected Goals

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

2.1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg xG

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

Match Result

✓ Correct

FK Rubin Kazan22% Draw24% FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg54%

Actual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 3.22

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	61%	39%
± 3.5	40%	60%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

FK Rubin Kazan or Draw

46%

Draw or FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

78%

FK Rubin Kazan or FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

FK Rubin Kazan16% Draw41% FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg43%

Actual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.2%

1 – 2

9.5%

0 – 2

8.8%

0 – 1

7.8%

1 – 3

6.6%

0 – 3

Actual

0 – 0

5.5%

2 – 2

5.3%

2 – 1

5.1%

1 – 0

3.8%

2 – 3

3.8%

1 – 4

3.5%

Asian Handicap — FK Rubin Kazan

Handicap	FK Rubin Kazan covers	Push	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	5%	93%
-1.5	7%	—	93%
-1	7%	11%	81%
-0.5	19%	—	81%
+0.5	41%	—	59%
+1	41%	22%	37%
+1.5	63%	—	37%
+2	63%	18%	19%
+2.5	81%	—	19%

Clean Sheet

FK Rubin Kazan keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg keeps clean sheet

33% ✗

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