FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg vs FK Nizhny Novgorod, RFPL 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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RFPL · 2023-24

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

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FK Nizhny Novgorod

Sat 9 Dec 2023 · 16:45 UTC Gazprom Arena HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 9 games · 18 pts (2026/27)
FK Nizhny Novgorod 30 games · 23 pts (2026/27)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FK Krasnodar	9	21
2	FK Dinamo Moskva	9	19
3	PFC CSKA Moskva	9	19
4	FK Spartak Moskva	9	19
5	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg	9	18
6	FK Rubin Kazan	9	12
7	FK Dinamo Makhachkala	9	12
8	FK Baltika Kaliningrad	9	11
9	PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara	9	11
10	RFK Akhmat Grozny	9	10
11	FK Orenburg	9	9
12	FK Akron Tolyatti	9	8
13	FK Rostov	9	8
14	FK Lokomotiv Moskva	9	7
15	FK Rodina Moskva	9	5
16	FK Fakel Voronezh	9	3

Head-to-Head

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 10 games · Avg 2.6 goals FK Nizhny Novgorod

Last 5 meetings

2023-12-09 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 1–0 FK Nizhny Novgorod 2023-07-22 FK Nizhny Novgorod 0–2 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2023-03-04 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 3–0 FK Nizhny Novgorod 2022-10-16 FK Nizhny Novgorod 0–3 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2022-05-21 FK Nizhny Novgorod 1–0 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Recent Form

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Dec	FK Nizhny Novgorod	H	1–0	W
03 Dec	FK Lokomotiv Moskva	A	1–3	L
25 Nov	PFK Sochi	H	3–0	W
11 Nov	FK Krasnodar	H	1–1	D
04 Nov	FK Baltika Kaliningrad	A	2–0	W
28 Oct	RFK Akhmat Grozny	H	2–1	W

FK Nizhny Novgorod

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Dec	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg	A	0–1	L
02 Dec	FK Ural	H	1–0	W
26 Nov	FK Rostov	A	0–1	L
12 Nov	FK Baltika Kaliningrad	H	0–0	D
05 Nov	PFC CSKA Moskva	A	2–3	L
29 Oct	PFK Sochi	H	1–0	W

Key Stats

20% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

25% Clean Sheets
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

0-15

1/–

16-30

1/1

31-45

–/1

46-60

1/–

61-75

–/–

76+

2/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Aleksandr Sobolev	7 G	2 A
Maksim Glushenkov	6 G	2 A
Jhon Jhon	1 G	1 A
Gustavo Mantuan	1 G
Felipe Augusto	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to Gazprom Arena that hosts another battle between FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg and FK Nizhny Novgorod.
5' Wilmar Barrios is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FK Nizhny Novgorod so far.
10' The travelling FK Nizhny Novgorod supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
15' Assisted by Gustavo Mantuan with the perfectly-timed delivery and Mateo Cassierra makes no mistake. 1-0!
20' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
24' The whistle greets Dmitriy Chistyakov as he departs to be replaced by Nuraly Alip.
29' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
34' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against FK Nizhny Novgorod's shape.
39' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
44' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg and FK Nizhny Novgorod are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
46' The whistle greets Douglas Santos as he departs to be replaced by Danil Krugovoy.
51' It looks surprising FK Nizhny Novgorod does not make any changes. Nikoloz Kutateladze has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
56' FK Nizhny Novgorod fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
61' Gustavo Mantuan has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 29 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
62' Another change for FK Nizhny Novgorod made on 62 minute. Dmitriy Stotskiy leaves to be changed by Maksim Shnaptsev.
64' Another change for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg made on 64 minute. Mario Fernandes leaves to be changed by Claudinho.
69' A quiet spell here at Gazprom Arena. FK Nizhny Novgorod seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
73' Wilson Isidor is replacing Gustavo Mantuan for the FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg side.
75' Another substitution for FK Nizhny Novgorod to replace Nikita Kakkoev by Ze Turbo on 75 minute.
80' Juan Boselli, a Uruguay , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
85' 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.
89' Time for substitution for FK Nizhny Novgorod. Vladislav Karapuzov is replaced by Nikoloz Kutateladze.
Game over. The scoreline of 1-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sergey Semak

FK Nizhny Novgorod Lineups

Starting XI

22
Nikita Kakkoev ↓ Ze Turbo 75'
24
Kirill Gotsuk
77
Vladislav Karapuzov ↓ Nikoloz Kutateladze 89'
13
Ilya Kukharchuk ↓ Ilya Zhigulev 62'
10
Aleksandr Troshechkin ↓ Juan Boselli 62'
2
Viktor Alexandrov
7
Edgar Sevikyan
81
Ivan Kukushkin
89
Dmitriy Stotskiy ↓ Maksim Shnaptsev 62'
78
Nikolai Kalinskiy
26
Dmitry Tikhiy

Bench

Coach Sergey Yuran

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Malcom	4
Artem Dzyuba	4
Mateo Cassierra	3
Luciano Gondou	2
Aleksandr Sobolev	2
Wendel	1
Dmitri Chistyakov	1
Vyacheslav Grulev	1

Head to Head

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Form

2023-12-09 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 1–0 FK Nizhny Novgorod W 2023-12-03 FK Lokomotiv Moskva 3–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg L 2023-11-25 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 3–0 PFK Sochi W 2023-11-11 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 1–1 FK Krasnodar D 2023-11-04 FK Baltika Kaliningrad 0–2 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg W 2023-10-28 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2–1 RFK Akhmat Grozny W

FK Nizhny Novgorod Form

2023-12-09 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 1–0 FK Nizhny Novgorod L 2023-12-02 FK Nizhny Novgorod 1–0 FK Ural W 2023-11-26 FK Rostov 1–0 FK Nizhny Novgorod L 2023-11-12 FK Nizhny Novgorod 0–0 FK Baltika Kaliningrad D 2023-11-05 PFC CSKA Moskva 3–2 FK Nizhny Novgorod L 2023-10-29 FK Nizhny Novgorod 1–0 PFK Sochi W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.51 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg xG

Expected Goals

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

0.71 FK Nizhny Novgorod xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 62% + Under — clean sheet likely 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg58% Draw26% FK Nizhny Novgorod16%

Actual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes40% 0% No60%

Avg goals/match: 2.22

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	87%	13%
± 1.5	65%	35%
± 2.5	38%	62%
± 3.5	19%	81%
± 4.5	8%	92%

Double Chance

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or Draw

84%

Draw or FK Nizhny Novgorod

42%

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or FK Nizhny Novgorod

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg37% Draw50% FK Nizhny Novgorod13%

Actual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

13%

1 – 1

12.4%

2 – 0

12%

2 – 1

8.6%

0 – 1

6.5%

3 – 0

3 – 1

4.4%

1 – 2

3.9%

2 – 2

3.1%

0 – 2

2.6%

4 – 0

2.3%

Asian Handicap — FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Handicap	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg covers	Push	FK Nizhny Novgorod covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	17%	71%
-1.5	29%	—	71%
-1	29%	26%	45%
-0.5	55%	—	45%
+0.5	84%	—	16%
+1	84%	11%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg keeps clean sheet

50% ✗

FK Nizhny Novgorod keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

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