FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg vs FK Krasnodar, RFPL 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg vs FK Krasnodar — RFPL at Gazprom Arena.
- FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 28 games · 62 pts (2025/26)
- FK Krasnodar 28 games · 63 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Sergey Karasev
- Assistant 1 Aleksey Lunev
- Assistant 2 Dmitriy Safyan (Russia)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 FK Krasnodar 28 63 2 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 28 62 3 FK Lokomotiv Moskva 28 50 4 FK Spartak Moskva 28 48 5 FK Baltika Kaliningrad 28 46 6 PFC CSKA Moskva 28 45 7 FK Rubin Kazan 28 42 8 FK Dinamo Moskva 28 39 9 RFK Akhmat Grozny 28 35 10 FK Rostov 28 30 11 PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara 28 29 12 FK Akron Tolyatti 28 27 13 FK Orenburg 28 26 14 FK Dinamo Makhachkala 28 24 15 FK Nizhny Novgorod 28 22 16 PFK Sochi 28 21 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 12 Apr FK Krasnodar H 1–1 D 04 Apr PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara H 2–1 W 22 Mar FK Dinamo Moskva A 3–1 W 14 Mar FK Spartak Moskva H 2–0 W 08 Mar FK Orenburg A 1–2 L 27 Feb FK Baltika Kaliningrad H 1–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 12 Apr FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg A 1–1 D 04 Apr RFK Akhmat Grozny A 1–0 W 21 Mar FK Nizhny Novgorod H 5–0 W 14 Mar PFK Sochi A 2–1 W 08 Mar FK Rubin Kazan A 1–2 L 28 Feb FK Rostov H 2–1 W Season Stats
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg FK Krasnodar #2 Position #1 62 Points 63 28 Played 28 18 / 8 / 2 W / D / L 19 / 6 / 3 50 Scored 56 18 Conceded 21 +32 GD +35 2.21 PPG 2.25 64% Win % 68% Key Stats
81% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history50% Clean Sheets
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg this season43% Clean Sheets
FK Krasnodar this seasonFK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are 2nd (62 pts). FK Krasnodar are 1st (63 pts).
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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 Krasnodar for another epic battle.
- 5' Jhon Cordoba needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 10' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 20' 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 Eduard Spertsyan suffering a number of foals already.
- 25' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 27' Goal! Wendel scores his 25 goal in 494 matches.
- 32' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 32 minutes.
- 37' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg is showing some good football. However, FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 42' The travelling FK Krasnodar supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 44' It’s a booking for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg player. Vanja Drkusic gets a card.
- 49' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FK Krasnodar that had 263 games and scored 418 goals.
- 51' The referee shows FK Krasnodar player a card on 51.
- 56' 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.
- 61' 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.
- 66' It looks like no one’s ball. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 69' What a strike from Lucas Olaza! The score is 1-1.
- 71' It is a substitution in FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg team. Jhonatan is replaced by Pedrinho Santos on 71 minute.
- 76' Nikita Krivtsov has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 27 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
- 78' That looks like a foul for a card for Pedrinho Santos.
- 79' The whistle greets Joao Batxi as he departs to be replaced by Juan Boselli.
- 82' The FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg manager makes a substitution. Maksim Glushenkov departs to be replaced by Roman Vega.
- 86' It’s a booking for FK Krasnodar player. Kevin gets a card.
- 88' Valentin Paltsev is replacing Giovanni Gonzalez for the FK Krasnodar side.
- 89' FK Krasnodar manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Moses Cobnan is hanging Nikita Krivtsov on the field on 89 minute.
- 90' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg player sees a card in front of him.
- 90' Nuraly Alip has so much to prove this time. He replaces Douglas Santos on 90 minute.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.
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FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
4-1-4-1Starting XI- 6
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Douglas Santos ↓ Nuraly Alip 90'
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Maksim Glushenkov ↓ Roman Vega 82'
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Jhonatan ↓ Pedrinho Santos 71'
Bench- 15
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Nuraly Alip ↑ 90'
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Pedrinho Santos ↑ 71'
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Roman Vega ↑ 82'
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Coach Sergey SemakFK Krasnodar
4-2-3-1Starting XI- 66
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Nikita Krivtsov ↓ Moses Cobnan 89'
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Joao Batxi ↓ Juan Boselli 79'
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Bench-
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Juan Boselli ↑ 79'
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Moses Cobnan ↑ 89'
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Valentin Paltsev ↑ 88'
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Coach Murad Musaev -
Head to Head
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Form
2026-04-12 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 1–1 FK Krasnodar D 2026-04-04 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2–1 PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara W 2026-03-22 FK Dinamo Moskva 1–3 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg W 2026-03-14 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2–0 FK Spartak Moskva W 2026-03-08 FK Orenburg 2–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg L 2026-02-27 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 1–0 FK Baltika Kaliningrad W