FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg vs FK Fakel Voronezh, RFPL 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg vs FK Fakel Voronezh — RFPL at Gazprom Arena.
- FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 30 games · 68 pts (2025/26)
- FK Fakel Voronezh 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
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
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 21 Sep FK Fakel Voronezh H 3–1 W 14 Sep PFC CSKA Moskva A 1–0 W 31 Aug FK Nizhny Novgorod A 3–0 W 24 Aug FK Spartak Moskva H 0–0 D 18 Aug FK Khimki A 1–1 D 10 Aug FK Dinamo Moskva H 1–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 21 Sep FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg A 1–3 L 14 Sep FK Nizhny Novgorod H 0–0 D 01 Sep FK Rostov A 1–4 L 24 Aug FK Orenburg H 1–0 W 18 Aug FK Spartak Moskva A 0–3 L 11 Aug PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara A 0–2 L Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)17% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history50% Clean Sheets
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg0-153/116-302/–31-45–/146-605/–61-75–/276+1/–■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg is hosting FK Fakel Voronezh for another epic battle.
- 5' It’s high time Sergey Semak made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 8' Goal! Evgeniy Markov scores his 12 goal in 249 matches.
- 13' FK Fakel Voronezh is showing some good football. However, FK Fakel Voronezh are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 18' Supporters expect more eagerness from Nino, as he is very good at scoring at Gazprom Arena with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
- 23' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 28' FK Fakel Voronezh is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 33' It looks surprising FK Fakel Voronezh does not make any changes. Andrey Ivlev has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 38' Wendel has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 43 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 43' The referee shows FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg player a card on 43.
- 45' The referee shows FK Fakel Voronezh player a card on 45.
- 46' The supporters are chanting for Claudinho. He replaces Vyacheslav Karavaev on 46 minute.
- 51' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 51 minutes.
- 52' GOAL! Mateo Cassierra scores on 52. Assisted by Gustavo Mantuan
- 56' The supporters are chanting for Aleksey Kashtanov. He replaces Evgeniy Markov on 56 minute.
- 57' FK Fakel Voronezh receives a card for a hard tackle on 57.
- 61' FK Fakel Voronezh player sees a card in front of him.
- 65' Another substitution for FK Fakel Voronezh to replace Mohamed Brahimi by Dylan Mertens on 65 minute.
- 67' Goal! Luciano Gondou scores his 30 goal in 104 matches.
- 68' The supporters are chanting for Aleksandr Erokhin. He replaces Aleksandr Sobolev on 68 minute.
- 71' Another change for FK Fakel Voronezh made on 71 minute. Vladimir Ilyin leaves to be changed by Thabo Cele.
- 76' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 78' It is a substitution in FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg team. Mateo Cassierra is replaced by Maksim Glushenkov on 78 minute.
- 83' It’s gonna be a card for Luciano Gondou.
- 87' GOAL! Aleksandr Erokhin scores on 87. Assisted by Wendel
- Another three points for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg.
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Lineups
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Lineups
4-3-3Starting XI
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15
Vyacheslav Karavaev ↓ Claudinho 46'
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- 8
- 5
- 7
- 27
- 25
- 32
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24
Pedrinho Santos ↓ Nuraly Alip 46'
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Bench
- 9
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21
Aleksandr Erokhin ↑ 68'
- 41
- 16
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28
Nuraly Alip ↑ 46'
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67
Maksim Glushenkov ↑ 78'
- 17
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11
Claudinho ↑ 46'
- 4
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31
Gustavo Mantuan ↑ 46'
- 2
- 79
Coach Sergey SemakFK Fakel Voronezh Lineups
5-3-2Starting XI
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10
Ilnur Alshin ↓ Igor Kalinin 65'
- 22
- 20
- 23
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7
Mohamed Brahimi ↓ Dylan Mertens 65'
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15
Vladimir Ilyin ↓ Thabo Cele 71'
- 47
- 64
- 21
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Bench
- 72
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Igor Kalinin ↑ 65'
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Aleksey Kashtanov ↑ 56'
- 33
- 92
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88
Vladislav Masternoy ↑ 56'
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Thabo Cele ↑ 71'
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Dylan Mertens ↑ 65'
Coach Dmitry Pyatibratov -
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Mateo Cassierra 2 Luciano Gondou 2 Aleksandr Erokhin 2 Evgeniy Markov 2 Malcom 1 Georgy Gongadze 1 Ivan Sergeev 1 Gustavo Mantuan 1 Head to Head
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Form
2024-09-21 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 3–1 FK Fakel Voronezh W 2024-09-14 PFC CSKA Moskva 0–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg W 2024-08-31 FK Nizhny Novgorod 0–3 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg W 2024-08-24 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 0–0 FK Spartak Moskva D 2024-08-18 FK Khimki 1–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg D 2024-08-10 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 1–0 FK Dinamo Moskva WFK Fakel Voronezh Form
2024-09-21 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 3–1 FK Fakel Voronezh L 2024-09-14 FK Fakel Voronezh 0–0 FK Nizhny Novgorod D 2024-09-01 FK Rostov 4–1 FK Fakel Voronezh L 2024-08-24 FK Fakel Voronezh 1–0 FK Orenburg W 2024-08-18 FK Spartak Moskva 3–0 FK Fakel Voronezh L 2024-08-11 PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara 2–0 FK Fakel Voronezh L -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy1 / 41.73 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.82 FK Fakel Voronezh xGI would bet for: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg to win 60%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.55Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 90% 10% ± 1.5 72% 28% ± 2.5 46% 54% ± 3.5 26% 74% ± 4.5 12% 88% Double Chance
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or Draw 84%Draw or FK Fakel Voronezh 40%FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or FK Fakel Voronezh 76%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: FK Fakel Voronezh win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 0 12.6%1 – 1 11.9%2 – 0 11.3%0 – 0 9.8%2 – 1 9.3%3 – 0 6.4%0 – 1 5.5%3 – 1 Actual1 – 2 4.4%2 – 2 3.9%4 – 0 2.8%0 – 2 2.6%Asian Handicap — FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
Handicap FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg covers Push FK Fakel Voronezh covers -2.5 15% — 85% -2 15% 18% 67% -1.5 33% — 67% -1 33% 25% 43% -0.5 57% — 43% +0.5 84% — 16% +1 84% 11% 5% +1.5 95% — 5% +2 95% 4% 1% +2.5 99% — 1% Clean Sheet
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg keeps clean sheet 44% ✓FK Fakel Voronezh keeps clean sheet 19% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

