FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg vs FK Fakel Voronezh, RFPL 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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RFPL · 2024-25

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

3 – 1

Full Time

FK Fakel Voronezh

Sat 21 Sep 2024 · 13:30 UTC Gazprom Arena 29,442 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 8' Evgeniy Markov pen

Mateo Cassierra 52' 1–1

Luciano Gondou 67' 2–1

Aleksandr Erokhin 87' 3–1

Aleksandr Sobolev 43' Y

Y 45' Evgeniy Markov

Y 57' Vyacheslav Yakimov

Y 61' Ilnur Alshin

Luciano Gondou 83' Y

Overview

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FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg vs FK Fakel Voronezh — RFPL at Gazprom Arena.

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 9 games · 18 pts (2026/27)
FK Fakel Voronezh 9 games · 3 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 Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 7 games · Avg 2.0 goals FK Fakel Voronezh

Last 5 meetings

2024-09-21 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 3–1 FK Fakel Voronezh 2024-05-06 FK Fakel Voronezh 1–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2023-08-13 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2–0 FK Fakel Voronezh 2023-06-03 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 1–0 FK Fakel Voronezh 2022-10-08 FK Fakel Voronezh 1–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Recent Form

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

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

FK Fakel Voronezh

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

Season Stats

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg		FK Fakel Voronezh
#5	Position	#16
18	Points	3
9	Played	9
6 / 0 / 3	W / D / L	0 / 3 / 6
19	Scored	6
9	Conceded	13
+10	GD	-7
2.00	PPG	0.33
67%	Win %	0%

Key Stats

43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)

14% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

25% Clean Sheets
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg this season

0% Clean Sheets
FK Fakel Voronezh this season

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are 5th (18 pts). FK Fakel Voronezh are 16th (3 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 Fakel Voronezh

0-15

1/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

–/–

46-60

1/2

61-75

–/2

76+

1/3

■ 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 Fakel Voronezh

Vyacheslav Yakimov

1 G

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg welcome FK Fakel Voronezh for this crunch clash at Gazprom Arena.
5' Ilnur Alshin, a Russia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
8' Against the run of play, Evgeniy Markov has scored! This game has turned on its head.
13' Strahinja Erakovic has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
18' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FK Fakel Voronezh backline.
23' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
28' Pedrinho Santos needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 2 Yellow cards this season.
33' Aleksandr Belenov is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FK Fakel Voronezh so far.
38' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
43' It’s gonna be a card for Aleksandr Sobolev.
45' The referee has no hesitation. Evgeniy Markov is booked for FK Fakel Voronezh — card on 45.
46' Claudinho is replacing Vyacheslav Karavaev for the FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg side.
51' FK Fakel Voronezh come into this ranked 16 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
52' What composure from Mateo Cassierra! The Colombia international strokes it home. 1-1.
56' The FK Fakel Voronezh bench stirs into life. Evgeniy Markov is withdrawn and Aleksey Kashtanov gets his opportunity.
57' That is a card for FK Fakel Voronezh. Vyacheslav Yakimov will be fuming at that decision.
61' A moment of madness from Ilnur Alshin on 61 minutes earns him a card. FK Fakel Voronezh will be frustrated.
65' Another substitution for FK Fakel Voronezh to replace Mohamed Brahimi by Dylan Mertens on 65 minute.
67' What composure from Luciano Gondou! The Argentina international strokes it home. 2-1.
68' Aleksandr Sobolev makes way for Aleksandr Erokhin at the 68 minute mark. A tactical switch from FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg.
71' It is a substitution in FK Fakel Voronezh team. Vladimir Ilyin is replaced by Thabo Cele on 71 minute.
76' 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 Andrey Ivlev suffering a number of foals already.
78' The FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg manager makes a substitution. Mateo Cassierra departs to be replaced by Maksim Glushenkov.
83' The referee shows FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg player a card on 83.
87' What a strike from Aleksandr Erokhin! The score is 3-1.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 3-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

15
Vyacheslav Karavaev ↓ Claudinho 46'
30
Mateo Cassierra ↓ Maksim Glushenkov 78'
3
Douglas Santos
8
Wendel
5
Wilmar Barrios
7
Aleksandr Sobolev ↓ Aleksandr Erokhin 68'
27
Nino
25
Strahinja Erakovic ↓ Gustavo Mantuan 46'
32
Luciano Gondou
24
Pedrinho Santos ↓ Nuraly Alip 46'
1
Evgeniy Latyshonok

Bench

Coach Sergey Semak

FK Fakel Voronezh Lineups

5-3-2

Starting XI

31
Aleksandr Belenov
10
Ilnur Alshin ↓ Igor Kalinin 65'
22
Igor Yurganov
20
Evgeniy Markov ↓ Aleksey Kashtanov 56'
23
Vyacheslav Yakimov
7
Mohamed Brahimi ↓ Dylan Mertens 65'
15
Vladimir Ilyin ↓ Thabo Cele 71'
47
Sergey Bozhin
64
Andrey Ivlev ↓ Vladislav Masternoy 56'
21
Mikhail Shchetinin
4
Maks Dziov

Bench

Coach Dmitry Pyatibratov

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Evgeniy Markov	2
Mateo Cassierra	2
Luciano Gondou	2
Aleksandr Erokhin	2
Ivan Sergeev	1
Gustavo Mantuan	1
Douglas Santos	1
Aleksandr Sobolev	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 W

FK 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 accuracy

2 / 4

2.36 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg xG

Expected Goals

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

0.53 FK Fakel Voronezh xG

I would bet for: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg to win 74% + Under — clean sheet likely 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg74% Draw18% FK Fakel Voronezh8%

Actual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes38% 0% No62%

Avg goals/match: 2.89

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	54%	46%
± 3.5	32%	68%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or Draw

91%

Draw or FK Fakel Voronezh

26%

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or FK Fakel Voronezh

82%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg55% Draw38% FK Fakel Voronezh7%

Actual: FK Fakel Voronezh win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

15.3%

1 – 0

13%

3 – 0

11.7%

2 – 1

7.9%

1 – 1

7.5%

0 – 0

7.1%

4 – 0

6.9%

3 – 1

Actual

4 – 1

3.8%

5 – 0

3.3%

0 – 1

2.4%

2 – 2

2.1%

Asian Handicap — FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Handicap	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg covers	Push	FK Fakel Voronezh covers
-2.5	31%	—	69%
-2	31%	23%	46%
-1.5	54%	—	46%
-1	54%	23%	23%
-0.5	77%	—	23%
+0.5	94%	—	6%
+1	94%	5%	1%
+1.5	99%	—	1%
+2	99%	1%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg keeps clean sheet

59% ✗

FK Fakel Voronezh keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

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