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

Full Time

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 30 games · 68 pts (2026/27)
FK Nizhny Novgorod 30 games · 23 pts (2026/27)

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

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

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

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

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg and FK Nizhny Novgorod is underway.
5' A quiet spell here at Gazprom Arena. FK Nizhny Novgorod seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
10' The home supporters are growing impatient. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg must find a spark to ignite this game.
14' Vyacheslav Grulev is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 2 goals this season for the .
19' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
24' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FK Nizhny Novgorod backline.
26' Maksim Glushenkov has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 26.
27' It’s gonna be a card for Vladislav Karapuzov.
32' It looks like no one’s ball. FK Nizhny Novgorod is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
37' Brazil international Luiz Henrique has been a key figure this campaign — 3 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
42' 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.
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 has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 2 meetings.
54' Magnificent from Aleksandr Sobolev! That is 73 goals in 210 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
57' Fresh legs for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg! Andrei Mostovoi comes on to replace Wendel.
58' Ilya Agapov has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 58.
62' The FK Nizhny Novgorod manager makes a substitution. Vyacheslav Grulev departs to be replaced by Juan Castillo.
67' The crowd applauds Gustavo Mantuan as he leaves the pitch. Mateo Cassierra steps in for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg.
72' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Nikita Kakkoev suffering a number of foals already.
76' Fresh legs for FK Nizhny Novgorod! Stanislav Magkeev comes on to replace Nikita Kakkoev.
81' It is a cagey affair so far. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg in their 4-3-3 trying to find a way past FK Nizhny Novgorod's compact 5-3-2.
83' Aleksandr Sobolev makes no mistake. The score reads 2-1 and FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are in front.
85' Another change for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg made on 85 minute. Aleksandr Sobolev leaves to be changed by Aleksandr Erokhin.
87' The crowd applauds Nikita Ermakov as he leaves the pitch. Maksim Shnaptsev steps in for FK Nizhny Novgorod.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2-1 FK Nizhny Novgorod.

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
Aleksandr Erokhin	1
Wendel	1
Dmitri Chistyakov	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

2 / 4

2.55 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg xG

Expected Goals

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

0.41 FK Nizhny Novgorod xG

I would bet for: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg to win 79% + Under — clean sheet likely 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg79% Draw15% FK Nizhny Novgorod6%

Actual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes31% 0% No69%

Avg goals/match: 2.96

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	56%	44%
± 3.5	34%	66%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or Draw

94%

Draw or FK Nizhny Novgorod

21%

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or FK Nizhny Novgorod

85%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg60% Draw36% FK Nizhny Novgorod4%

Actual: FK Nizhny Novgorod win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

16.7%

3 – 0

13.8%

1 – 0

13.3%

4 – 0

8.7%

2 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

6.5%

1 – 1

5.8%

3 – 1

5.8%

5 – 0

4.5%

4 – 1

3.8%

5 – 1

6 – 0

Asian Handicap — FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Handicap	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg covers	Push	FK Nizhny Novgorod covers
-2.5	38%	—	62%
-2	38%	23%	39%
-1.5	61%	—	39%
-1	61%	21%	17%
-0.5	83%	—	17%
+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

66% ✗

FK Nizhny Novgorod keeps clean sheet

9% ✓

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