FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg vs FK Dinamo Makhachkala, RFPL 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg vs FK Dinamo Makhachkala — RFPL at Gazprom Arena.
- FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 9 games · 18 pts (2026/27)
- FK Dinamo Makhachkala 9 games · 12 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
Last 5 meetings
2024-11-02
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
2–1
FK Dinamo Makhachkala
2019-04-14
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
5–0
FK Dinamo Makhachkala
2018-09-30
FK Dinamo Makhachkala
2–1
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
2018-04-22
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
3–2
FK Dinamo Makhachkala
2017-11-25
FK Dinamo Makhachkala
4–0
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 Nov | FK Dinamo Makhachkala | H | 2–1 | W |
| 27 Oct | FK Lokomotiv Moskva | H | 1–1 | D |
| 18 Oct | FK Akron Tolyatti | A | 5–0 | W |
| 05 Oct | FK Orenburg | H | 1–0 | W |
| 28 Sep | FK Krasnodar | A | 0–2 | L |
| 21 Sep | FK Fakel Voronezh | H | 3–1 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 Nov | FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg | A | 1–2 | L |
| 26 Oct | FK Akron Tolyatti | H | 1–1 | D |
| 19 Oct | PFC CSKA Moskva | H | 0–1 | L |
| 06 Oct | FK Fakel Voronezh | A | 1–1 | D |
| 29 Sep | FK Dinamo Moskva | H | 0–1 | L |
| 22 Sep | FK Rostov | A | 0–0 | D |
Season Stats
| FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg | FK Dinamo Makhachkala | |
|---|---|---|
| #5 | Position | #7 |
| 18 | Points | 12 |
| 9 | Played | 9 |
| 6 / 0 / 3 | W / D / L | 4 / 0 / 5 |
| 19 | Scored | 15 |
| 9 | Conceded | 16 |
| +10 | GD | -1 |
| 2.00 | PPG | 1.33 |
| 67% | Win % | 44% |
Key Stats
50%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
H2H (10 games)
80%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
25%
Clean Sheets
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg this season
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg this season
25%
Clean Sheets
FK Dinamo Makhachkala this season
FK Dinamo Makhachkala this season
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are 5th (18 pts). FK Dinamo Makhachkala are 7th (12 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 Dinamo Makhachkala
0-15
–/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
2/1
61-75
3/3
76+
–/4
■ 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 Dinamo Makhachkala
| Gamid Agalarov | 5 G | |
| Nikita Glushkov | 2 G | 2 A |
| Miro | 2 G | |
| Yury Zhuravlev | 1 G | |
| Aleksandr Sandrachuk | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg and FK Dinamo Makhachkala get this one started.
- 4' That is a card for FK Dinamo Makhachkala. Ilya Kirsh will be fuming at that decision.
- 9' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 12' Magnificent from Nino! That is 11 goals in 393 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
- 15' Luciano Gondou makes no mistake. The score reads 2-0 and FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are in front.
- 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' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 25 minutes.
- 30' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are deployed in a 4-1-4-1 today, looking to exploit space against FK Dinamo Makhachkala's 3-4-1-2 shape.
- 34' It is a substitution in FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg team. Evgeniy Latyshonok is replaced by Denis Adamov on 34 minute.
- 36' It’s a booking for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg player. Luciano Gondou gets a card.
- 41' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FK Dinamo Makhachkala needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 45' Nikita Glushkov is having his name booked by the referee on 45.
- 46' Pedrinho Santos makes way for Vyacheslav Karavaev at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg.
- 51' FK Dinamo Makhachkala is showing some good football. However, FK Dinamo Makhachkala are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 56' A tactical swap from FK Dinamo Makhachkala — Abakar Gadzhiev on, Mohammad Javad Hosseinnejad off on 56 minutes.
- 60' Nuraly Alip is ready to make an impact after coming on for Nino at the 60 minute mark.
- 61' Soslan Kagermazov does the damage! The net is bulging and FK Dinamo Makhachkala surge ahead!
- 66' It looks surprising FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg does not make any changes. Gustavo Mantuan has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 71' The 23-year-old Mohammad Javad Hosseinnejad has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
- 76' The home supporters are growing impatient. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 81' Gamid Agalarov has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 86' It is a substitution in FK Dinamo Makhachkala team. Gamid Agalarov is replaced by Serder Serderov on 86 minute.
- 90' Gustavo Mantuan picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 90' The supporters are chanting for Aleksandr Erokhin. He replaces Aleksandr Sobolev on 90 minute.
- The referee brings this contest to a close. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg take all three points.
Lineups
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Lineups
4-1-4-1Starting XI
- 3
- 8
- 5
- 7
-
27
Nino ↓ Nuraly Alip 60'
- 17
- 25
- 31
- 32
- 24
- 1
Bench
- 9
-
15
Vyacheslav Karavaev ↑ 46'
-
30
Mateo Cassierra ↑ 46'
-
21
Aleksandr Erokhin ↑ 90'
- 77
-
16
Denis Adamov ↑ 34'
-
28
Nuraly Alip ↑ 60'
- 55
- 11
- 4
- 91
- 2
Coach
Sergey Semak
FK Dinamo Makhachkala Lineups
3-4-1-2Starting XI
- 25
- 27
- 13
- 11
- 54
- 16
- 71
- 77
- 4
- 10
- 47
Bench
- 8
- 55
-
39
Timur Magomedov ↑ 86'
- 82
- 9
-
7
Abakar Gadzhiev ↑ 56'
- 99
-
28
Serder Serderov ↑ 86'
-
22
Zalimkhan Yusupov ↑ 90'
Coach
Khasanbi Bidzhiev
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Sebastian Driussi | 2 |
| Nino | 2 |
| Branislav Ivanovic | 1 |
| Sardar Azmoun | 1 |
| Soslan Kagermazov | 1 |
| Vladislav Kulik | 1 |
| Andres Ponce | 1 |
| Luciano Gondou | 1 |
Head to Head
2024-11-02
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
2–1
FK Dinamo Makhachkala
2019-04-14
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
5–0
FK Dinamo Makhachkala
2018-09-30
FK Dinamo Makhachkala
2–1
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
2018-04-22
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
3–2
FK Dinamo Makhachkala
2017-11-25
FK Dinamo Makhachkala
4–0
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Form
2024-11-02
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
2–1
FK Dinamo Makhachkala
W
2024-10-27
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
1–1
FK Lokomotiv Moskva
D
2024-10-18
FK Akron Tolyatti
0–5
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
W
2024-10-05
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
1–0
FK Orenburg
W
2024-09-28
FK Krasnodar
2–0
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
L
2024-09-21
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
3–1
FK Fakel Voronezh
W
FK Dinamo Makhachkala Form
2024-11-02
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
2–1
FK Dinamo Makhachkala
L
2024-10-26
FK Dinamo Makhachkala
1–1
FK Akron Tolyatti
D
2024-10-19
FK Dinamo Makhachkala
0–1
PFC CSKA Moskva
L
2024-10-06
FK Fakel Voronezh
1–1
FK Dinamo Makhachkala
D
2024-09-29
FK Dinamo Makhachkala
0–1
FK Dinamo Moskva
L
2024-09-22
FK Rostov
0–0
FK Dinamo Makhachkala
D
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.48
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.19
FK Dinamo Makhachkala xG
I would bet for:
Over 2.5 goals 70% + Both teams to score 63%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 3.67
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 96% |
|
4% |
| ± 1.5 | 88% |
|
12% |
| ± 2.5 | 70% |
|
30% |
| ± 3.5 | 49% |
|
51% |
| ± 4.5 | 30% |
|
70% |
Double Chance
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or Draw
83%
Draw or FK Dinamo Makhachkala
37%
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or FK Dinamo Makhachkala
80%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 1
8.3%
2 – 0
7.9%
3 – 1
7.4%
3 – 0
6.3%
1 – 0
6%
2 – 2
5.3%
4 – 1
4.6%
3 – 2
4.4%
1 – 2
4.4%
4 – 0
3.9%
0 – 0
3.8%
Asian Handicap — FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
| Handicap | FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg covers | Push | FK Dinamo Makhachkala covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 24% | — | 76% |
| -2 | 24% | 19% | 57% |
| -1.5 | 43% | — | 57% |
| -1 | 43% | 21% | 36% |
| -0.5 | 64% | — | 36% |
| +0.5 | 84% | — | 16% |
| +1 | 84% | 10% | 6% |
| +1.5 | 94% | — | 6% |
| +2 | 94% | 4% | 2% |
| +2.5 | 98% | — | 2% |
Clean Sheet
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg keeps clean sheet
31%
✓
FK Dinamo Makhachkala keeps clean sheet
9%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

