FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg vs FK Khimki, RFPL 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg vs FK Khimki — RFPL at Gazprom Arena.
- FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 30 games · 68 pts (2025/26)
- FK Khimki 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 20 Apr FK Khimki H 1–0 W 13 Apr FK Krasnodar H 4–1 W 05 Apr FK Lokomotiv Moskva A 1–1 D 30 Mar FK Rubin Kazan H 4–0 W 16 Mar FK Spartak Moskva A 1–2 L 08 Mar FK Fakel Voronezh A 2–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 20 Apr FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg A 0–1 L 13 Apr PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara H 1–3 L 06 Apr FK Dinamo Makhachkala A 1–4 L 29 Mar FK Nizhny Novgorod H 2–0 W 15 Mar RFK Akhmat Grozny H 1–1 D 08 Mar PFC CSKA Moskva A 0–1 L Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)25% 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 Khimki for another epic battle.
- 5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Petar Golubovic, as he is very good at scoring at Gazprom Arena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 10' FK Khimki is showing some good football. However, FK Khimki are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 15' Oleksandr Filin needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 20' The travelling FK Khimki supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 22' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg is taking the lead after the goal scored by Luciano Gondou on 22.
- 27' Yurii Gorshkov has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 28 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 32' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 37' 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.
- 42' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FK Khimki that had 118 games and scored 134 goals.
- 46' The supporters are chanting for Petar Golubovic. He replaces Ilya Berkovskiy on 46 minute.
- 51' It looks surprising FK Khimki does not make any changes. Reziuan Mirzov has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 56' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 61' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 62' Time for substitution for FK Khimki. Reziuan Mirzov is replaced by Butta Magomedov.
- 67' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 71' Time for substitution for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg. Luciano Gondou is replaced by Nuraly Alip.
- 76' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Butta Magomedov made 118 appearances and scored 7 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 78' It is a substitution in FK Khimki team. Alex Corredera is replaced by Aleksandr Rudenko on 78 minute.
- 81' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Mateo Cassierra is hanging Maksim Glushenkov on the field on 81 minute.
- 84' That looks like a foul for a card for Lucas Vera.
- 89' 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.
- 90' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Sasa Zdjelar is hanging Luiz Henrique on the field on 90 minute.
- With this win, FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Lineups
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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- 3
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8
Wendel ↓ Yurii Gorshkov 90'
- 5
- 67
- 27
- 17
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11
Luiz Henrique ↓ Sasa Zdjelar 90'
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32
Luciano Gondou ↓ Nuraly Alip 71'
- 24
- 1
Bench
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30
Mateo Cassierra ↑ 81'
- 21
- 77
- 41
- 16
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7
Aleksandr Sobolev ↑ 71'
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14
Sasa Zdjelar ↑ 90'
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28
Nuraly Alip ↑ 71'
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4
Yurii Gorshkov ↑ 90'
- 82
- 79
- 70
Coach Sergey SemakFK Khimki Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 77
- 91
- 11
- 5
- 32
- 17
- 72
- 87
- 14
- 25
- 22
Bench
- 55
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2
Petar Golubovic ↑ 46'
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9
Aleksandr Rudenko ↑ 78'
- 96
- 7
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97
Butta Magomedov ↑ 62'
- 6
- 29
Coach Aleksandr Dimidko -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Malcom 4 Andrei Mostovoi 3 Ivan Sergeev 2 Reziuan Mirzov 2 Aleksandr Erokhin 2 Butta Magomedov 2 Sardar Azmoun 2 Wendel 1 Head to Head
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Form
2025-04-20 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 1–0 FK Khimki W 2025-04-13 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 4–1 FK Krasnodar W 2025-04-05 FK Lokomotiv Moskva 1–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg D 2025-03-30 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 4–0 FK Rubin Kazan W 2025-03-16 FK Spartak Moskva 2–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg L 2025-03-08 FK Fakel Voronezh 0–2 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg WFK Khimki Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.7 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.8 FK Khimki xGI would bet for: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg to win 60% + Under 2.5 goals 55%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.5Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 90% 10% ± 1.5 71% 29% ± 2.5 45% 55% ± 3.5 24% 76% ± 4.5 11% 89% Double Chance
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or Draw 84%Draw or FK Khimki 40%FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or FK Khimki 76%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 0 Actual1 – 1 12%2 – 0 11.6%0 – 0 10.3%2 – 1 9.2%3 – 0 6.4%0 – 1 5.6%3 – 1 5.2%1 – 2 4.3%2 – 2 3.7%4 – 0 2.7%0 – 2 2.5%Asian Handicap — FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
Handicap FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg covers Push FK Khimki covers -2.5 15% — 85% -2 15% 18% 68% -1.5 32% — 68% -1 32% 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 46% ✗FK Khimki keeps clean sheet 19% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.