FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg vs FK Nizhny Novgorod, RFPL 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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RFPL · 2024-25

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

2 – 1

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FK Nizhny Novgorod

Sun 4 May 2025 · 16:30 UTC Gazprom Arena 29,584 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 14' Vyacheslav Grulev

Aleksandr Sobolev 54' 1–1

Aleksandr Sobolev 83' 2–1

Maksim Glushenkov 26' Y

Y 27' Vladislav Karapuzov

Y 58' Ilya Agapov

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

2025-05-04 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2–1 FK Nizhny Novgorod 2024-08-31 FK Nizhny Novgorod 0–3 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 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

Recent Form

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 May	FK Nizhny Novgorod	H	2–1	W
26 Apr	FK Dinamo Moskva	A	1–1	D
20 Apr	FK Khimki	H	1–0	W
13 Apr	FK Krasnodar	H	4–1	W
05 Apr	FK Lokomotiv Moskva	A	1–1	D
30 Mar	FK Rubin Kazan	H	4–0	W

FK Nizhny Novgorod

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 May	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg	A	1–2	L
26 Apr	RFK Akhmat Grozny	H	1–0	W
19 Apr	FK Lokomotiv Moskva	A	0–3	L
12 Apr	FK Dinamo Moskva	H	1–1	D
04 Apr	FK Orenburg	H	1–2	L
29 Mar	FK Khimki	A	0–2	L

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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg and FK Nizhny Novgorod has kicked off!
5' It’s high time Sergey Semak made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
10' Aleksandr Troshechkin is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for FK Nizhny Novgorod tonight.
14' Vyacheslav Grulev does the damage! The net is bulging and FK Nizhny Novgorod surge ahead!
19' With 0 assists to his name this season, Nikita Ermakov is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg.
24' named a 4-3-3 earlier, and opted for a 5-3-2 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
26' Maksim Glushenkov is having his name booked by the referee on 26.
27' That is a card for FK Nizhny Novgorod. Vladislav Karapuzov will be fuming at that decision.
32' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
37' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
42' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FK Nizhny Novgorod backline.
46' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg make a change. Maksim Glushenkov trudges off to be replaced by Yurii Gorshkov on 46 minutes.
51' 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.
54' Brilliant from the ! Aleksandr Sobolev makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 54.
57' Time for substitution for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg. Wendel is replaced by Andrei Mostovoi.
58' It’s a booking for FK Nizhny Novgorod player. Ilya Agapov gets a card.
62' FK Nizhny Novgorod ring the changes. Vyacheslav Grulev has done his job and it is now time for Juan Castillo to step up.
67' It is a substitution in FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg team. Gustavo Mantuan is replaced by Mateo Cassierra on 67 minute.
72' Viktor Alexandrov has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
76' Fresh legs for FK Nizhny Novgorod! Stanislav Magkeev comes on to replace Nikita Kakkoev.
81' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 81 minutes.
83' The deadlock is broken! Aleksandr Sobolev gets on the scoresheet on 83 minutes.
85' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Aleksandr Erokhin is hanging Aleksandr Sobolev on the field on 85 minute.
87' The crowd applauds Nikita Ermakov as he leaves the pitch. Maksim Shnaptsev steps in for FK Nizhny Novgorod.
With this win, FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

3
Douglas Santos
8
Wendel ↓ Andrei Mostovoi 57'
7
Aleksandr Sobolev ↓ Aleksandr Erokhin 85'
14
Sasa Zdjelar ↓ Luciano Gondou 46'
67
Maksim Glushenkov ↓ Yurii Gorshkov 46'
27
Nino
11
Luiz Henrique
25
Strahinja Erakovic
31
Gustavo Mantuan ↓ Mateo Cassierra 67'
24
Pedrinho Santos
1
Evgeniy Latyshonok

Bench

Coach Sergey Semak

FK Nizhny Novgorod Lineups

5-3-2

Starting XI

30
Nikita Medvedev
27
Vyacheslav Grulev ↓ Juan Castillo 62'
86
Ilya Agapov ↓ Yaroslav Krashevskiy 76'
25
Sven Karic
22
Nikita Kakkoev ↓ Stanislav Magkeev 76'
24
Kirill Gotsuk
7
Vladislav Karapuzov
10
Aleksandr Troshechkin ↓ Thiago Vecino 87'
2
Viktor Alexandrov
19
Nikita Ermakov ↓ Maksim Shnaptsev 87'
8
Mamadou Maiga

Bench

Coach Viktor Goncharenko

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

2025-05-04 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2–1 FK Nizhny Novgorod W 2025-04-26 FK Dinamo Moskva 1–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg D 2025-04-20 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 1–0 FK Khimki W 2025-04-13 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 4–1 FK Krasnodar W 2025-04-05 FK Lokomotiv Moskva 1–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg D 2025-03-30 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 4–0 FK Rubin Kazan W

FK Nizhny Novgorod Form

2025-05-04 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2–1 FK Nizhny Novgorod L 2025-04-26 FK Nizhny Novgorod 1–0 RFK Akhmat Grozny W 2025-04-19 FK Lokomotiv Moskva 3–0 FK Nizhny Novgorod L 2025-04-12 FK Nizhny Novgorod 1–1 FK Dinamo Moskva D 2025-04-04 FK Nizhny Novgorod 1–2 FK Orenburg L 2025-03-29 FK Khimki 2–0 FK Nizhny Novgorod L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.86 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg xG

Expected Goals

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

0.73 FK Nizhny Novgorod xG

I would bet for: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg to win 65% + Under — clean sheet likely 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg65% Draw22% FK Nizhny Novgorod13%

Actual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes44% 0% No56%

Avg goals/match: 2.59

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	73%	27%
± 2.5	47%	53%
± 3.5	27%	73%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or Draw

87%

Draw or FK Nizhny Novgorod

35%

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or FK Nizhny Novgorod

78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg44% Draw45% FK Nizhny Novgorod11%

Actual: FK Nizhny Novgorod win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

13.2%

2 – 0

12.7%

1 – 1

10.9%

0 – 0

9.3%

2 – 1

Actual

3 – 0

7.7%

3 – 1

5.8%

0 – 1

4.6%

4 – 0

3.6%

1 – 2

3.5%

2 – 2

3.4%

4 – 1

2.8%

Asian Handicap — FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Handicap	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg covers	Push	FK Nizhny Novgorod covers
-2.5	18%	—	82%
-2	18%	20%	62%
-1.5	38%	—	62%
-1	38%	25%	37%
-0.5	63%	—	37%
+0.5	87%	—	13%
+1	87%	9%	4%
+1.5	96%	—	4%
+2	96%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg keeps clean sheet

48% ✓

FK Nizhny Novgorod keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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