FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg vs FK Nizhny Novgorod, RFPL 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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RFPL · 2021-22

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

5 – 1

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FK Nizhny Novgorod

Fri 19 Nov 2021 · 16:00 UTC Gazprom Arena HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 41' Petrus Boumal

R 43' Petrus Boumal

R 44' Petrus Boumal

Y 55' Igor Gorbunov

Sardar Azmoun 90' Y

Y 90' Ivan Miladinovic

Wilmar Barrios 90' Y

Aleksei Sutormin 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg vs FK Nizhny Novgorod — RFPL at Gazprom Arena.

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 30 games · 68 pts (2025/26)
FK Nizhny Novgorod 30 games · 23 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 10 games · Avg 2.6 goals FK Nizhny Novgorod

Last 5 meetings

2021-11-19 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 5–1 FK Nizhny Novgorod

Recent Form

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Nov	FK Nizhny Novgorod	H	5–1	W
07 Nov	FK Ural	A	0–0	D
02 Nov	Juventus FC	A	2–4	L
29 Oct	FK Dinamo Moskva	H	4–1	W
24 Oct	FK Spartak Moskva	H	7–1	W
20 Oct	Juventus FC	H	0–1	L

FK Nizhny Novgorod

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Nov	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg	A	1–5	L
07 Nov	RFK Akhmat Grozny	A	1–3	L
30 Oct	FK Lokomotiv Moskva	H	1–2	L
23 Oct	FK Krasnodar	H	1–4	L
17 Oct	PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara	A	0–2	L
02 Oct	FK Rubin Kazan	A	1–0	W

Season Stats

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg		FK Nizhny Novgorod
#1	Position	#15
68	Points	23
30	Played	30
20 / 8 / 2	W / D / L	6 / 5 / 19
53	Scored	26
19	Conceded	50
+34	GD	-24
2.27	PPG	0.77
67%	Win %	20%

Key Stats

20% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

50% Clean Sheets
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg this season

17% Clean Sheets
FK Nizhny Novgorod this season

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are 1st (68 pts). FK Nizhny Novgorod are 15th (23 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 Nizhny Novgorod

0-15

1/1

16-30

1/2

31-45

3/1

46-60

–/4

61-75

2/1

76+

1/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds Gazprom Arena will turn into a battlefield for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg and FK Nizhny Novgorod.
5' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
10' Igor Gorbunov is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg so far.
15' FK Nizhny Novgorod fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
20' It looks surprising FK Nizhny Novgorod does not make any changes. Ibrokhimhalil Yoldoshev has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
24' GOAL! Malcom scores on 24.
29' Timur Suleimanov has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
30' Igor Gorbunov gets the nod from FK Nizhny Novgorod. He replaces Pavel Mogilevets and will look to change the dynamic.
34' What a strike from Artem Dzyuba! The score is 2-0.
39' Alexey Kozlov doubles the advantage! 2-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
41' Petrus Boumal has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 41.
43' Petrus Boumal has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Red card on 43.
44' It’s gonna be a Red card for Petrus Boumal.
46' Lucas Masoero gets the nod from FK Nizhny Novgorod. He replaces Kirill Kosarev and will look to change the dynamic.
46' Artem Dzyuba with the second goal in the match!
47' What composure from Artem Dzyuba! The Russia international strokes it home. 4-1.
52' With 0 assists to his name this season, Iliya Berkovskiy is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FK Nizhny Novgorod.
55' Igor Gorbunov was booked on 55.
59' Magnificent from Artem Dzyuba! That is 114 goals in 105 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
60' What composure from Artem Dzyuba! The Russia international strokes it home. 6-1.
61' Another substitution for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg to replace Yaroslav Rakitskii by Danil Krugovoi on 61 minute.
66' 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.
67' The FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg manager makes a substitution. Wendel departs to be replaced by Wilmar Barrios.
72' Albert Sharipov is ready to make an impact after coming on for Nikita Kakkoev at the 72 minute mark.
73' It is a substitution in FK Nizhny Novgorod team. Nikita Kakkoev is replaced by Albert Sharipov on 73 minute.
74' A change in the FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg ranks — Aleksandr Erokhin exits the field as Sardar Azmoun enters on 74.
77' FK Nizhny Novgorod ring the changes. Iliya Berkovskiy has done his job and it is now time for Aleksandr Sapeta to step up.
82' The 33-year-old Albert Sharipov has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
87' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 87.
88' Dmitri Chistyakov is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Sardar Azmoun on 90.
The final score is 5-1.

Lineups

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Lineups

Starting XI

6
Dejan Lovren
15
Vyacheslav Karavaev ↓ Magomed Ozdoev 61'
3
Douglas Santos ↓ Aleksei Sutormin 61'
10
Malcom
8
Wendel ↓ Wilmar Barrios 67'
21
Aleksandr Erokhin ↓ Sardar Azmoun 73'
22
Artem Dzyuba
44
Yaroslav Rakitskii ↓ Danil Krugovoi 61'
41
Mikhail Kerzhakov
17
Andrei Mostovoi
2
Dmitri Chistyakov

Bench

Coach Sergey Semak

FK Nizhny Novgorod Lineups

Starting XI

18
Pavel Mogilevets ↓ Igor Gorbunov 30'
13
Petrus Boumal
25
Artur Nigmatullin
22
Nikita Kakkoev ↓ Albert Sharipov 72'
15
Ivan Miladinovic
4
Akos Kecskes
93
Timur Suleimanov
11
Kirill Kosarev ↓ Lucas Masoero 46'
34
Alexey Kozlov ↓ Daniil Penchikov 73'
88
Iliya Berkovskiy ↓ Aleksandr Sapeta 77'
6
Ibrokhimhalil Yoldoshev

Bench

Coach Aleksandr Kerzhakov

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Malcom	4
Artem Dzyuba	4
Mateo Cassierra	3
Luciano Gondou	2
Aleksandr Sobolev	2
Vyacheslav Karavaev	1
Daler Kuzyaev	1
Claudinho	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

3.5 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg xG

Expected Goals

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

0.7 FK Nizhny Novgorod xG

I would bet for: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg to win 78% + Over 2.5 goals 77%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg78% Draw13% FK Nizhny Novgorod9%

Actual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes48% 0% No52%

Avg goals/match: 4.2

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	91%	9%
± 2.5	77%	23%
± 3.5	58%	42%
± 4.5	39%	61%

Double Chance

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or Draw

91%

Draw or FK Nizhny Novgorod

22%

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or FK Nizhny Novgorod

87%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg68% Draw27% FK Nizhny Novgorod5%

Actual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

3 – 0

10.9%

2 – 0

9.7%

4 – 0

9.3%

3 – 1

7.4%

5 – 0

6.5%

2 – 1

6.5%

4 – 1

6.4%

1 – 0

5.6%

5 – 1

Actual

1 – 1

4.3%

6 – 0

3.9%

6 – 1

2.8%

Asian Handicap — FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Handicap	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg covers	Push	FK Nizhny Novgorod covers
-2.5	51%	—	49%
-2	51%	20%	29%
-1.5	71%	—	29%
-1	71%	15%	13%
-0.5	87%	—	13%
+0.5	96%	—	4%
+1	96%	3%	1%
+1.5	99%	—	1%
+2	99%	1%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg keeps clean sheet

50% ✗

FK Nizhny Novgorod keeps clean sheet

4% ✓

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

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg vs FK Nizhny Novgorod, RFPL 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

FK Nizhny Novgorod Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Form

FK Nizhny Novgorod Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Clean Sheet