FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg vs FK Lokomotiv Moskva, RFPL 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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RFPL · 2023-24

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

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FK Lokomotiv Moskva

Sun 24 Sep 2023 · 13:30 UTC Gazprom Arena HT 45' · FT 45'

Mateo Cassierra 29' Y

Y 40' Anton Miranchuk

Rodrigao 89' Y

Y 90' Nair Tiknizyan

YR 90' Nair Tiknizyan

Y 90' Maksim Glushenkov

Overview

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

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 14 games · 31 pts (2026/27)
FK Lokomotiv Moskva 14 games · 11 pts (2026/27)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg	14	31
2	FK Dinamo Moskva	14	31
3	FK Spartak Moskva	14	29
4	FK Krasnodar	14	26
5	PFC CSKA Moskva	14	26
6	FK Rostov	14	19
7	PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara	14	18
8	FK Rubin Kazan	14	18
9	FK Baltika Kaliningrad	14	17
10	FK Orenburg	14	17
11	FK Dinamo Makhachkala	14	16
12	RFK Akhmat Grozny	14	14
13	FK Akron Tolyatti	14	12
14	FK Rodina Moskva	14	12
15	FK Lokomotiv Moskva	14	11
16	FK Fakel Voronezh	14	6

Head-to-Head

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 17 games · Avg 2.8 goals FK Lokomotiv Moskva

Last 5 meetings

2023-09-24 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 1–2 FK Lokomotiv Moskva 2023-04-09 FK Lokomotiv Moskva 1–2 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2022-07-30 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 5–0 FK Lokomotiv Moskva 2022-04-30 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 3–1 FK Lokomotiv Moskva 2021-08-15 FK Lokomotiv Moskva 1–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Recent Form

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 Sep	FK Lokomotiv Moskva	H	1–2	L
17 Sep	FK Rubin Kazan	A	3–0	W
03 Sep	PFC CSKA Moskva	A	1–1	D
26 Aug	FK Ural	H	4–0	W
20 Aug	FK Spartak Moskva	A	3–1	W
13 Aug	FK Fakel Voronezh	H	2–0	W

FK Lokomotiv Moskva

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 Sep	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg	A	2–1	W
17 Sep	FK Orenburg	H	0–2	L
03 Sep	FK Baltika Kaliningrad	H	3–2	W
27 Aug	PFK Sochi	A	1–0	W
19 Aug	FK Krasnodar	A	1–1	D
12 Aug	PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara	H	1–1	D

Season Stats

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg		FK Lokomotiv Moskva
#1	Position	#15
31	Points	11
14	Played	14
10 / 1 / 3	W / D / L	2 / 5 / 7
32	Scored	16
15	Conceded	21
+17	GD	-5
2.21	PPG	0.79
71%	Win %	14%

Key Stats

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

47% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

33% Clean Sheets
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg this season

22% Clean Sheets
FK Lokomotiv Moskva this season

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are 1st (31 pts). FK Lokomotiv Moskva are 15th (11 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

0-15

2/–

16-30

2/2

31-45

2/1

46-60

4/1

61-75

4/1

76+

4/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

FK Lokomotiv Moskva

0-15

–/2

16-30

2/1

31-45

1/2

46-60

2/–

61-75

3/3

76+

2/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Maksim Glushenkov	10 G	5 A
Aleksandr Sobolev	10 G	2 A
Jhon Jhon	2 G	1 A
Felipe Augusto	2 G
Gustavo Mantuan	1 G

FK Lokomotiv Moskva

Nikolay Komlichenko	3 G	1 A
Nikolai Titkov	3 G	1 A
Zelimkhan Bakaev	1 G	1 A
Sergey Pinyaev	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg host FK Lokomotiv Moskva — let the battle begin!
5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
10' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
15' Mateo Cassierra is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg so far.
20' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
22' What a strike from Mateo Cassierra! The score is 1-0.
27' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FK Lokomotiv Moskva that had 364 games and scored 389 goals.
29' It’s a booking for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg player. Mateo Cassierra gets a card.
34' The travelling FK Lokomotiv Moskva supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
39' 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.
40' That looks like a foul for a card for Anton Miranchuk.
45' Over 45 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
50' 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.
55' The home supporters are growing impatient. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg must find a spark to ignite this game.
56' FK Lokomotiv Moskva make a change. Anton Miranchuk trudges off to be replaced by Maksim Glushenkov on 56 minutes.
59' Against the run of play, Maksim Glushenkov has scored! This game has turned on its head.
64' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
66' Ivan Sergeev is replacing Wilson Isidor for the FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg side.
68' Fresh legs for FK Lokomotiv Moskva! Konstantin Maradishvili comes on to replace Artem Karpukas.
73' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg and FK Lokomotiv Moskva are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
75' A tactical swap from FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg — Rodrigao on, Claudinho off on 75 minutes.
76' Another change for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg made on 76 minute. Mario Fernandes leaves to be changed by Danil Krugovoy.
77' It is a substitution in FK Lokomotiv Moskva team. Artem Dzyuba is replaced by Timur Suleimanov on 77 minute.
78' Sergey Pinyaev makes way for Ilya Samoshnikov at the 78 minute mark. A tactical switch from FK Lokomotiv Moskva.
83' 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.
86' Aleksandr Kovalenko gets the nod from FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg. He replaces Douglas Santos and will look to change the dynamic.
89' The referee calls foul for Rodrigao. He receives a card.
90' Nair Tiknizyan has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 90.
The final score is 1-2.

Lineups

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Lineups

Starting XI

15
Vyacheslav Karavaev ↓ Gustavo Mantuan 86'
30
Mateo Cassierra
–
Wilson Isidor ↓ Ivan Sergeev 66'
3
Douglas Santos ↓ Aleksandr Kovalenko 86'
8
Wendel
6
Mario Fernandes ↓ Danil Krugovoy 76'
5
Wilmar Barrios
41
Mikhail Kerzhakov
28
Nuraly Alip
11
Claudinho ↓ Rodrigao 75'
25
Strahinja Erakovic

Bench

Coach Sergey Semak

FK Lokomotiv Moskva Lineups

Starting XI

11
Anton Miranchuk ↓ Maksim Glushenkov 56'
7
Artem Dzyuba ↓ Timur Suleimanov 77'
71
Nair Tiknizyan
3
Lucas Fasson
24
Maksim Nenakhov
45
Aleksandr Silyanov
22
Ilya Lantratov
19
Sergey Pinyaev ↓ Ilya Samoshnikov 78'
93
Artem Karpukas ↓ Konstantin Maradishvili 68'
85
Evgeni Morozov
6
Dmitry Barinov

Bench

Coach Mikhail Galaktionov

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Ivan Sergeev	5
Sardar Azmoun	3
Fedor Smolov	3
Artem Dzyuba	3
Maksim Glushenkov	3
Malcom	2
Nair Tiknizyan	2
Mateo Cassierra	2

Head to Head

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Form

2023-09-24 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 1–2 FK Lokomotiv Moskva L 2023-09-17 FK Rubin Kazan 0–3 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg W 2023-09-03 PFC CSKA Moskva 1–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg D 2023-08-26 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 4–0 FK Ural W 2023-08-20 FK Spartak Moskva 1–3 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg W 2023-08-13 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2–0 FK Fakel Voronezh W

FK Lokomotiv Moskva Form

2023-09-24 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 1–2 FK Lokomotiv Moskva W 2023-09-17 FK Lokomotiv Moskva 0–2 FK Orenburg L 2023-09-03 FK Lokomotiv Moskva 3–2 FK Baltika Kaliningrad W 2023-08-27 PFK Sochi 0–1 FK Lokomotiv Moskva W 2023-08-19 FK Krasnodar 1–1 FK Lokomotiv Moskva D 2023-08-12 FK Lokomotiv Moskva 1–1 PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.39 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg xG

Expected Goals

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

1.02 FK Lokomotiv Moskva xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 65% + FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg to win 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg60% Draw22% FK Lokomotiv Moskva18%

Actual: FK Lokomotiv Moskva win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 3.41

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	65%	35%
± 3.5	44%	56%
± 4.5	26%	74%

Double Chance

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or Draw

82%

Draw or FK Lokomotiv Moskva

40%

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or FK Lokomotiv Moskva

78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg49% Draw38% FK Lokomotiv Moskva13%

Actual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

9.5%

2 – 1

9.3%

1 – 1

8.8%

1 – 0

7.5%

3 – 1

7.4%

3 – 0

7.3%

2 – 2

4.7%

0 – 0

4.7%

4 – 1

4.4%

4 – 0

4.4%

1 – 2

Actual

3 – 2

3.8%

Asian Handicap — FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Handicap	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg covers	Push	FK Lokomotiv Moskva covers
-2.5	25%	—	75%
-2	25%	20%	55%
-1.5	45%	—	55%
-1	45%	22%	34%
-0.5	66%	—	34%
+0.5	86%	—	14%
+1	86%	9%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg keeps clean sheet

37% ✓

FK Lokomotiv Moskva keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

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