FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg vs FK Baltika Kaliningrad, RFPL 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg vs FK Baltika Kaliningrad — RFPL at Gazprom Arena.
- FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 14 games · 31 pts (2026/27)
- FK Baltika Kaliningrad 14 games · 17 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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 Apr | FK Baltika Kaliningrad | H | 1–0 | W |
| 30 Mar | PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara | A | 1–1 | D |
| 09 Mar | FK Ural | A | 4–1 | W |
| 02 Mar | FK Spartak Moskva | H | 0–0 | D |
| 09 Dec | FK Nizhny Novgorod | H | 1–0 | W |
| 03 Dec | FK Lokomotiv Moskva | A | 1–3 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 Apr | FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg | A | 0–1 | L |
| 30 Mar | FK Nizhny Novgorod | H | 2–0 | W |
| 10 Mar | FK Orenburg | A | 0–1 | L |
| 03 Mar | PFK Sochi | H | 0–0 | D |
| 10 Dec | FK Rubin Kazan | H | 0–1 | L |
| 02 Dec | FK Fakel Voronezh | A | 0–0 | D |
Season Stats
| FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg | FK Baltika Kaliningrad | |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Position | #9 |
| 31 | Points | 17 |
| 14 | Played | 14 |
| 10 / 1 / 3 | W / D / L | 4 / 5 / 5 |
| 32 | Scored | 17 |
| 15 | Conceded | 15 |
| +17 | GD | +2 |
| 2.21 | PPG | 1.21 |
| 71% | Win % | 29% |
Key Stats
20%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
H2H (5 games)
20%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
33%
Clean Sheets
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg this season
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg this season
40%
Clean Sheets
FK Baltika Kaliningrad this season
FK Baltika Kaliningrad this season
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are 1st (31 pts). FK Baltika Kaliningrad are 9th (17 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
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
FK Baltika Kaliningrad
0-15
–/3
16-30
2/2
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/3
61-75
3/–
76+
4/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
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 |
FK Baltika Kaliningrad
| Brayan Gil | 5 G | 1 A |
| Nnamdi Chinonso Offor | 2 G | |
| Maksim Petrov | 1 G | 1 A |
| Aymane Mourid | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Gazprom Arena!
- 5' Artur Guimaraes needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 18 Yellow cards this season.
- 10' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
- 15' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
- 20' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
- 25' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
- 30' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg and FK Baltika Kaliningrad are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
- 35' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 40' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 42' GOAL! Pedrinho Santos fires home to make it 1-0!
- 45' That is a card for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg. Wendel will be fuming at that decision.
- 46' Angelo Henriquez has so much to prove this time. He replaces Alex Fernandes on 46 minute.
- 51' The energy levels are beginning to show. Sergey Ignashevich might look to freshen things up shortly.
- 56' It looks surprising FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg does not make any changes. Vitaliy Lisakovich has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 57' A change in the FK Baltika Kaliningrad ranks — Kirill Kaplenko exits the field as Sergey Pryakhin enters on 57.
- 60' The supporters are chanting for Andrei Mostovoi. He replaces Artur Guimaraes on 60 minute.
- 65' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
- 70' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FK Baltika Kaliningrad that had 70 games and scored 50 goals.
- 72' A tactical swap from FK Baltika Kaliningrad — Dmitrii Rybchinskii on, Yuriy Kovalev off on 72 minutes.
- 74' Another change for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg made on 74 minute. Nuraly Alip leaves to be changed by Rodrigao.
- 79' 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.
- 81' A change in the FK Baltika Kaliningrad ranks — Angelo Henriquez exits the field as Maksim Kuzmin enters on 81.
- 86' 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.
- 87' The FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg manager makes a substitution. Claudinho departs to be replaced by Dmitriy Vasilyev.
- The referee brings this contest to a close. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg take all three points.
Lineups
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Lineups
Starting XI
- –
- 15
-
30
Mateo Cassierra ↓ Ivan Sergeev 87'
- 8
- 5
- 41
-
28
Nuraly Alip ↓ Rodrigao 74'
- –
-
11
Claudinho ↓ Dmitriy Vasilyev 87'
- 25
-
–
Pedrinho Santos ↓ Wilson Isidor 74'
Bench
-
10
Wilson Isidor ↑ 74'
- 21
- –
- 16
- 1
-
17
Andrei Mostovoi ↑ 60'
-
55
Rodrigao ↑ 74'
-
33
Ivan Sergeev ↑ 87'
- 31
- 18
-
79
Dmitriy Vasilyev ↑ 87'
Coach
Sergey Semak
FK Baltika Kaliningrad Lineups
Starting XI
- 2
- 17
- –
- 7
- –
- –
- –
- 1
- –
- –
- –
Bench
- –
-
–
Dmitrii Rybchinskii ↑ 72'
- 3
- 59
-
18
Angelo Henriquez ↑ 46'
- 6
- 26
-
19
Sergey Pryakhin ↑ 57'
- 67
- 89
- 5
Coach
Sergey Ignashevich
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Luiz Henrique | 1 |
| Brayan Gil | 1 |
| Ilya Petrov | 1 |
| Mateo Cassierra | 1 |
| Ivan Sergeev | 1 |
| Pedrinho Santos | 1 |
| Aleksandr Sobolev | 1 |
| Maksim Glushenkov | 1 |
Head to Head
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Form
2024-04-07
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
1–0
FK Baltika Kaliningrad
W
2024-03-30
PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara
1–1
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
D
2024-03-09
FK Ural
1–4
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
W
2024-03-02
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
0–0
FK Spartak Moskva
D
2023-12-09
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
1–0
FK Nizhny Novgorod
W
2023-12-03
FK Lokomotiv Moskva
3–1
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
L
FK Baltika Kaliningrad Form
2024-04-07
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
1–0
FK Baltika Kaliningrad
L
2024-03-30
FK Baltika Kaliningrad
2–0
FK Nizhny Novgorod
W
2024-03-10
FK Orenburg
1–0
FK Baltika Kaliningrad
L
2024-03-03
FK Baltika Kaliningrad
0–0
PFK Sochi
D
2023-12-10
FK Baltika Kaliningrad
0–1
FK Rubin Kazan
L
2023-12-02
FK Fakel Voronezh
0–0
FK Baltika Kaliningrad
D
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.58
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.46
FK Baltika Kaliningrad xG
I would bet for:
Under — clean sheet likely 70% + Under 2.5 goals 67%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.04
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 85% |
|
15% |
| ± 1.5 | 60% |
|
40% |
| ± 2.5 | 33% |
|
67% |
| ± 3.5 | 16% |
|
84% |
| ± 4.5 | 6% |
|
94% |
Double Chance
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or Draw
88%
Draw or FK Baltika Kaliningrad
37%
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or FK Baltika Kaliningrad
75%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
15.6%
0 – 0
15.1%
1 – 1
10%
3 – 0
8.1%
2 – 1
7.4%
0 – 1
4.9%
3 – 1
4%
4 – 0
3.2%
1 – 2
2%
2 – 2
1.7%
4 – 1
1.7%
Asian Handicap — FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
| Handicap | FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg covers | Push | FK Baltika Kaliningrad covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 15% | — | 85% |
| -2 | 15% | 20% | 64% |
| -1.5 | 36% | — | 64% |
| -1 | 36% | 28% | 36% |
| -0.5 | 64% | — | 36% |
| +0.5 | 91% | — | 9% |
| +1 | 91% | 7% | 2% |
| +1.5 | 98% | — | 2% |
| +2 | 98% | 2% | 0% |
| +2.5 | 100% | — | 0% |
Clean Sheet
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg keeps clean sheet
63%
✓
FK Baltika Kaliningrad keeps clean sheet
22%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.