FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg vs FK Lokomotiv Moskva, RFPL 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

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RFPL · 2019-20

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

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FK Lokomotiv Moskva

Sat 29 Feb 2020 · 16:00 UTC Gazprom Arena HT 45+3' · FT 45+5'

Y 14' Benedikt Howedes

Y 32' Guilherme

Branislav Ivanovic 69' Y

Yaroslav Rakitskii 71' Y

Magomed Ozdoev 74' Y

Overview

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FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg vs FK Lokomotiv Moskva — RFPL at Gazprom Arena.

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 30 games · 68 pts (2026/27)
FK Lokomotiv Moskva 30 games · 53 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Sergey Ivanov
Referee Vladimir Moskalev
Referee Dmitry Bereznev
Referee Roman Usachev
Referee Evgeny Turbin

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 16 games · Avg 2.8 goals FK Lokomotiv Moskva

Last 5 meetings

2020-02-29 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 0–0 FK Lokomotiv Moskva 2019-09-28 FK Lokomotiv Moskva 1–0 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2019-04-07 FK Lokomotiv Moskva 1–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2018-09-23 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 5–3 FK Lokomotiv Moskva

Recent Form

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Feb	FK Lokomotiv Moskva	H	0–0	D
10 Dec	Sport Lisboa e Benfica	A	0–3	L
06 Dec	FK Dinamo Moskva	H	3–0	W
01 Dec	FK Spartak Moskva	H	1–0	W
27 Nov	Olympique Lyonnais	H	2–0	W
23 Nov	FK Rubin Kazan	A	2–1	W

FK Lokomotiv Moskva

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Feb	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg	A	0–0	D
11 Dec	Club Atlético de Madrid	A	0–2	L
06 Dec	PFK Arsenal Tula	A	0–4	L
01 Dec	FK Dinamo Moskva	H	1–2	L
26 Nov	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	H	0–2	L
22 Nov	FK Tambov	A	3–2	W

Season Stats

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg		FK Lokomotiv Moskva
#1	Position	#3
68	Points	53
30	Played	30
20 / 8 / 2	W / D / L	14 / 11 / 5
53	Scored	54
19	Conceded	39
+34	GD	+15
2.27	PPG	1.77
67%	Win %	47%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are 1st (68 pts). FK Lokomotiv Moskva are 3rd (53 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg and FK Lokomotiv Moskva get this one started.
5' 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.
10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg and FK Lokomotiv Moskva are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
14' Benedikt Howedes is having his name booked by the referee on 14.
19' Russia international Andrei Lunev has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
24' Both keepers have barely been tested. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg and FK Lokomotiv Moskva are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
29' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
32' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Guilherme.
37' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Yury Semin will be considering his options from the bench.
42' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FK Lokomotiv Moskva backline.
47' The energy levels are beginning to show. Yury Semin might look to freshen things up shortly.
52' The 31-year-old Vyacheslav Karavaev has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
57' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Rifat Zhemaletdinov made 355 appearances and scored 25 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
62' 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.
67' A quiet spell here at Gazprom Arena. FK Lokomotiv Moskva seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
69' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Branislav Ivanovic.
69' A change in the FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg ranks — Sebastian Driussi exits the field as Sardar Azmoun enters on 69.
71' Yaroslav Rakitskii picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
74' Magomed Ozdoev catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 74.
76' Eder makes way for Rifat Zhemaletdinov at the 76 minute mark. A tactical switch from FK Lokomotiv Moskva.
77' Another substitution for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg to replace Aleksandr Erokhin by Yurii Zhirkov on 77 minute.
82' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg winning 50% of all matches.
87' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 87.
88' It is a substitution in FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg team. Aleksei Sutormin is replaced by Daler Kuzyaev on 88 minute.
90' The crowd applauds Vedran Corluka as he leaves the pitch. Murilo steps in for FK Lokomotiv Moskva.
It finishes all square. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg and FK Lokomotiv Moskva share the spoils 0-0.

Lineups

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Lineups

Starting XI

15
Vyacheslav Karavaev
3
Douglas Santos
8
Malcom
99
Andrei Lunev
21
Aleksandr Erokhin ↓ Yuri Zhirkov 77'
6
Branislav Ivanovic C
5
Wilmar Barrios
44
Yaroslav Rakitskii
27
Magomed Ozdoev
11
Sebastian Driussi ↓ Sardar Azmoun 69'
91
Aleksei Sutormin ↓ Daler Kuzyaev 88'

Bench

Coach Sergei Semak

FK Lokomotiv Moskva Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Yury Semin

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Ivan Sergeev	5
Artem Dzyuba	3
Maksim Glushenkov	3
Sardar Azmoun	3
Fedor Smolov	3
Claudinho	2
Wendel	2
Oleg Shatov	2

Head to Head

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Form

2020-02-29 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 0–0 FK Lokomotiv Moskva D 2019-12-10 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 3–0 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg L 2019-12-06 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 3–0 FK Dinamo Moskva W 2019-12-01 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 1–0 FK Spartak Moskva W 2019-11-27 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2–0 Olympique Lyonnais W 2019-11-23 FK Rubin Kazan 1–2 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg W

FK Lokomotiv Moskva Form

2020-02-29 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 0–0 FK Lokomotiv Moskva D 2019-12-11 Club Atlético de Madrid 2–0 FK Lokomotiv Moskva L 2019-12-06 PFK Arsenal Tula 4–0 FK Lokomotiv Moskva L 2019-12-01 FK Lokomotiv Moskva 1–2 FK Dinamo Moskva L 2019-11-26 FK Lokomotiv Moskva 0–2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen L 2019-11-22 FK Tambov 2–3 FK Lokomotiv Moskva W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.85 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg xG

Expected Goals

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

0.76 FK Lokomotiv Moskva xG

I would bet for: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg to win 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg59% Draw24% FK Lokomotiv Moskva17%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes45% 0% No55%

Avg goals/match: 2.61

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	73%	27%
± 2.5	48%	52%
± 3.5	27%	73%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or Draw

83%

Draw or FK Lokomotiv Moskva

41%

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or FK Lokomotiv Moskva

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg43% Draw45% FK Lokomotiv Moskva12%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

13%

2 – 0

12.4%

1 – 1

11.1%

0 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

9.2%

3 – 0

7.5%

3 – 1

5.8%

0 – 1

4.7%

1 – 2

3.7%

2 – 2

3.5%

4 – 0

3.5%

4 – 1

2.7%

Asian Handicap — FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Handicap	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg covers	Push	FK Lokomotiv Moskva covers
-2.5	18%	—	82%
-2	18%	19%	63%
-1.5	37%	—	63%
-1	37%	25%	38%
-0.5	62%	—	38%
+0.5	86%	—	14%
+1	86%	9%	4%
+1.5	96%	—	4%
+2	96%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg keeps clean sheet

47% ✗

FK Lokomotiv Moskva keeps clean sheet

17% ✗

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