FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg vs FK Khimki, RFPL 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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RFPL · 2022-23

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

3 – 2

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FK Khimki

Sun 12 Mar 2023 · 11:00 UTC Gazprom Arena HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 50' Stefan Melentijevic

Y 79' Brian Idowu

Mikhail Kerzhakov 85' Y

Gustavo Mantuan 90' Y

Overview

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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

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 8 games · Avg 2.4 goals FK Khimki

Last 5 meetings

2023-03-12 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 3–2 FK Khimki 2022-07-15 FK Khimki 1–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2022-05-07 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 1–0 FK Khimki 2021-07-24 FK Khimki 1–3 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2021-04-05 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2–0 FK Khimki

Recent Form

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Mar	FK Khimki	H	3–2	W
04 Mar	FK Nizhny Novgorod	H	3–0	W
12 Nov	FK Torpedo Moskva	A	2–0	W
05 Nov	RFK Akhmat Grozny	H	1–2	L
30 Oct	FK Krasnodar	A	1–0	W
24 Oct	PFK Sochi	H	7–0	W

FK Khimki

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Mar	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg	A	2–3	L
03 Mar	FK Fakel Voronezh	A	1–1	D
13 Nov	PFK Sochi	H	0–2	L
04 Nov	FK Orenburg	H	2–0	W
29 Oct	FK Dinamo Moskva	A	1–6	L
23 Oct	FK Spartak Moskva	A	0–5	L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

50% Clean Sheets
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

0-15

3/1

16-30

2/–

31-45

–/1

46-60

5/–

61-75

–/2

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' That's the starting whistle at Gazprom Arena. Ninety minutes of football awaits between FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg and FK Khimki.
5' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FK Khimki backline.
10' The 31-year-old Vyacheslav Karavaev has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
15' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
19' The deadlock is broken! Malcom gets on the scoresheet on 19 minutes.
20' The Brazil Malcom breaks the deadlock on 20 minutes. 2-0!
25' The travelling FK Khimki supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
30' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 30 minutes.
35' Butta Magomedov has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
40' The crowd applauds Wilmar Barrios as he leaves the pitch. Claudinho steps in for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg.
45' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Leo Andrade made 247 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
50' The referee calls foul for Stefan Melentijevic. He receives a Yellow card.
55' GOAL! Malcom scores on 55.
56' Brilliant from the ! Malcom makes it 4-0 with a superb finish on 56.
60' Fresh legs for FK Khimki! Brian Idowu comes on to replace Nikola Antic.
61' Stefan Melentijevic makes way for Mory Gbane at the 61 minute mark. A tactical switch from FK Khimki.
66' Brian Idowu is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg so far.
69' Another substitution for FK Khimki to replace Reziuan Mirzov by David Kobesov on 69 minute.
72' Aleksandr Erokhin has so much to prove this time. He replaces Andrei Mostovoi on 72 minute.
75' Butta Magomedov adds to his 0 season tally! FK Khimki lead 4-1 — and this changes everything.
76' A tactical swap from FK Khimki — Ilya Sadygov on, Marcos Guilherme off on 76 minutes.
79' The referee shows FK Khimki player a Yellow card on 79.
84' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg and FK Khimki are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
85' The referee calls foul for Mikhail Kerzhakov. He receives a Yellow card.
85' What a strike from Butta Magomedov! The score is 4-2.
87' The FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg bench stirs into life. Vyacheslav Karavaev is withdrawn and Arsen Adamov gets his opportunity.
90' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
With this win, FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Lineups

Starting XI

15
Vyacheslav Karavaev ↓ Arsen Adamov 87'
30
Mateo Cassierra ↓ Gustavo Mantuan 72'
3
Douglas Santos
10
Malcom
8
Wendel
14
Daler Kuzyaev ↓ Danil Krugovoi 87'
5
Wilmar Barrios ↓ Claudinho 40'
41
Mikhail Kerzhakov
17
Andrei Mostovoi ↓ Aleksandr Erokhin 72'
55
Rodrigao
77
Robert Barbosa

Bench

Coach Sergey Semak

FK Khimki Lineups

Starting XI

17
Cristian Gonzalez
77
Reziuan Mirzov ↓ David Kobesov 69'
33
Vitalii Gudiev
2
Petar Golubovic
11
Marcos Guilherme ↓ Ilya Sadygov 76'
16
Janio Bikel
5
Nikola Antic ↓ Brian Idowu 60'
66
Leo Andrade
97
Butta Magomedov
15
Vladimir Khubulov ↓ Aleksandr Rudenko 60'
23
Stefan Melentijevic ↓ Mory Gbane 61'

Bench

Coach Spartak Gogniev

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Malcom	4
Andrei Mostovoi	3
Reziuan Mirzov	2
Aleksandr Erokhin	2
Butta Magomedov	2
Sardar Azmoun	2
Ivan Sergeev	2
Gustavo Mantuan	1

Head to Head

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Form

2023-03-12 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 3–2 FK Khimki W 2023-03-04 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 3–0 FK Nizhny Novgorod W 2022-11-12 FK Torpedo Moskva 0–2 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg W 2022-11-05 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 1–2 RFK Akhmat Grozny L 2022-10-30 FK Krasnodar 0–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg W 2022-10-24 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 7–0 PFK Sochi W

FK Khimki Form

2023-03-12 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 3–2 FK Khimki L 2023-03-03 FK Fakel Voronezh 1–1 FK Khimki D 2022-11-13 FK Khimki 0–2 PFK Sochi L 2022-11-04 FK Khimki 2–0 FK Orenburg W 2022-10-29 FK Dinamo Moskva 6–1 FK Khimki L 2022-10-23 FK Spartak Moskva 5–0 FK Khimki L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.09 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg xG

Expected Goals

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

1.05 FK Khimki xG

I would bet for: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg to win 62% + Over 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg62% Draw22% FK Khimki16%

Actual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 3.14

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	60%	40%
± 3.5	38%	62%
± 4.5	21%	79%

Double Chance

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or Draw

83%

Draw or FK Khimki

38%

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or FK Khimki

78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg43% Draw41% FK Khimki16%

Actual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.3%

2 – 1

9.6%

2 – 0

9.3%

1 – 0

8.4%

3 – 1

6.6%

3 – 0

6.3%

0 – 0

5.9%

2 – 2

1 – 2

4.8%

0 – 1

3.8%

3 – 2

Actual

4 – 1

3.5%

Asian Handicap — FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Handicap	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg covers	Push	FK Khimki covers
-2.5	19%	—	81%
-2	19%	18%	63%
-1.5	37%	—	63%
-1	37%	22%	40%
-0.5	60%	—	40%
+0.5	83%	—	17%
+1	83%	11%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg keeps clean sheet

35% ✓

FK Khimki keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

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