FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg vs FK Baltika Kaliningrad, RFPL 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg vs FK Baltika Kaliningrad — RFPL at Gazprom Arena.
- FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 9 games · 18 pts (2026/27)
- FK Baltika Kaliningrad 9 games · 11 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
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 | |
|---|---|---|
| #5 | Position | #8 |
| 18 | Points | 11 |
| 9 | Played | 9 |
| 6 / 0 / 3 | W / D / L | 3 / 2 / 4 |
| 19 | Scored | 14 |
| 9 | Conceded | 12 |
| +10 | GD | +2 |
| 2.00 | PPG | 1.22 |
| 67% | Win % | 33% |
Key Stats
20%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
H2H (5 games)
20%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
25%
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 5th (18 pts). FK Baltika Kaliningrad are 8th (11 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
0-15
1/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
–/1
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/–
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
FK Baltika Kaliningrad
0-15
–/2
16-30
2/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/2
61-75
2/–
76+
3/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
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 |
FK Baltika Kaliningrad
| Brayan Gil | 4 G | 1 A |
| Nnamdi Chinonso Offor | 2 G | |
| Maksim Petrov | 1 G | 1 A |
| Aymane Mourid | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' Welcome to Gazprom Arena that hosts another battle between FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg and FK Baltika Kaliningrad.
- 5' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
- 10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Sergey Ignashevich might look to freshen things up shortly.
- 15' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
- 20' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 25' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 30' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
- 35' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 40' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
- 42' Assisted by Vyacheslav Karavaev with the perfectly-timed delivery and Pedrinho Santos makes no mistake. 1-0!
- 45' That looks like a foul for a card for Wendel.
- 46' Fresh legs for FK Baltika Kaliningrad! Angelo Henriquez comes on to replace Alex Fernandes.
- 51' FK Baltika Kaliningrad have won 43 goals from 62 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 56' Diego Luna is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for FK Baltika Kaliningrad tonight.
- 57' The whistle greets Kirill Kaplenko as he departs to be replaced by Sergey Pryakhin.
- 60' Another substitution for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg to replace Artur Guimaraes by Andrei Mostovoi on 60 minute.
- 65' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 70' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg that had 395 games and scored 535 goals.
- 72' A tactical swap from FK Baltika Kaliningrad — Dmitrii Rybchinskii on, Yuriy Kovalev off on 72 minutes.
- 74' Rodrigao gets the nod from FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg. He replaces Nuraly Alip and will look to change the dynamic.
- 79' It’s high time Sergey Semak made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 81' The whistle greets Angelo Henriquez as he departs to be replaced by Maksim Kuzmin.
- 86' Artur Guimaraes has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 17 cards already picked up this season.
- 87' Dmitriy Vasilyev is replacing Claudinho for the FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg side.
- 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 |
|---|---|
| Mateo Cassierra | 1 |
| Ivan Sergeev | 1 |
| Pedrinho Santos | 1 |
| Aleksandr Sobolev | 1 |
| Maksim Glushenkov | 1 |
| Luiz Henrique | 1 |
| Brayan Gil | 1 |
| Ilya Petrov | 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
1.72
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.54
FK Baltika Kaliningrad xG
I would bet for:
Under — clean sheet likely 65% + FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg to win 64%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.26
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 88% |
|
12% |
| ± 1.5 | 66% |
|
34% |
| ± 2.5 | 39% |
|
61% |
| ± 3.5 | 20% |
|
80% |
| ± 4.5 | 9% |
|
91% |
Double Chance
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or Draw
88%
Draw or FK Baltika Kaliningrad
36%
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or FK Baltika Kaliningrad
76%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
14.9%
0 – 0
12.4%
1 – 1
10.3%
3 – 0
8.4%
2 – 1
8.1%
3 – 1
4.8%
0 – 1
4.7%
4 – 0
3.6%
1 – 2
2.5%
2 – 2
2.3%
4 – 1
2.2%
Asian Handicap — FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
| Handicap | FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg covers | Push | FK Baltika Kaliningrad covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 17% | — | 83% |
| -2 | 17% | 20% | 62% |
| -1.5 | 38% | — | 62% |
| -1 | 38% | 27% | 35% |
| -0.5 | 65% | — | 35% |
| +0.5 | 90% | — | 10% |
| +1 | 90% | 8% | 2% |
| +1.5 | 98% | — | 2% |
| +2 | 98% | 2% | 0% |
| +2.5 | 100% | — | 0% |
Clean Sheet
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg keeps clean sheet
58%
✓
FK Baltika Kaliningrad keeps clean sheet
19%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

