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 30 games · 68 pts (2025/26)
FK Lokomotiv Moskva 30 games · 53 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 16 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	#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

50% Clean Sheets
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg this season

23% Clean Sheets
FK Lokomotiv Moskva this season

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

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

FK Lokomotiv Moskva

0-15

1/–

16-30

1/1

31-45

–/2

46-60

1/2

61-75

2/2

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg and FK Lokomotiv Moskva get this one started.
5' 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.
10' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against FK Lokomotiv Moskva's shape.
15' 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.
20' It is a cagey affair so far. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg in their trying to find a way past FK Lokomotiv Moskva's compact .
22' GOAL! Mateo Cassierra fires home to make it 1-0!
27' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
29' Mateo Cassierra picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
34' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
39' Nair Tiknizyan has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 3 cards already picked up this season.
40' It’s gonna be a card for Anton Miranchuk.
45' The home supporters are growing impatient. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg must find a spark to ignite this game.
50' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
55' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
56' The FK Lokomotiv Moskva manager makes a substitution. Anton Miranchuk departs to be replaced by Maksim Glushenkov.
59' The deadlock is broken! Maksim Glushenkov gets on the scoresheet on 59 minutes.
64' With 0 assists to his name this season, Nuraly Alip is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg.
66' The supporters are chanting for Ivan Sergeev. He replaces Wilson Isidor on 66 minute.
68' The supporters are chanting for Konstantin Maradishvili. He replaces Artem Karpukas on 68 minute.
73' Anton Miranchuk needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
75' The crowd applauds Claudinho as he leaves the pitch. Rodrigao steps in for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg.
76' The crowd applauds Mario Fernandes as he leaves the pitch. Danil Krugovoy steps in for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg.
77' Timur Suleimanov has so much to prove this time. He replaces Artem Dzyuba on 77 minute.
78' Time for substitution for FK Lokomotiv Moskva. Sergey Pinyaev is replaced by Ilya Samoshnikov.
83' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg and FK Lokomotiv Moskva are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
86' Another substitution for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg to replace Douglas Santos by Aleksandr Kovalenko on 86 minute.
89' It’s gonna be a card for Rodrigao.
90' Nair Tiknizyan picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
1-2 the final result. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg will be bitterly disappointed.

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

2 / 4

1.98 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 57% + Both teams to score 55%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg55% Draw24% FK Lokomotiv Moskva21%

Actual: FK Lokomotiv Moskva win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 3

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	57%	43%
± 3.5	35%	65%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or Draw

79%

Draw or FK Lokomotiv Moskva

45%

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or FK Lokomotiv Moskva

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg42% Draw43% FK Lokomotiv Moskva15%

Actual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.9%

2 – 0

9.7%

2 – 1

9.6%

1 – 0

9.3%

0 – 0

6.7%

3 – 1

6.3%

3 – 0

6.2%

1 – 2

Actual

2 – 2

4.9%

0 – 1

4.3%

3 – 2

3.3%

4 – 1

3.2%

Asian Handicap — FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Handicap	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg covers	Push	FK Lokomotiv Moskva covers
-2.5	17%	—	83%
-2	17%	18%	65%
-1.5	35%	—	65%
-1	35%	23%	42%
-0.5	58%	—	42%
+0.5	82%	—	18%
+1	82%	11%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg keeps clean sheet

37% ✓

FK Lokomotiv Moskva keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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