FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg vs FK Nizhny Novgorod, RFPL 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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RFPL · 2025-26

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

2 – 0

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FK Nizhny Novgorod

Sat 30 Aug 2025 · 13:15 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg vs FK Nizhny Novgorod — RFPL .

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

2025-08-30 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2–0 FK Nizhny Novgorod 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

Recent Form

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Aug	FK Nizhny Novgorod	H	2–0	W
23 Aug	FK Dinamo Makhachkala	H	4–0	W
16 Aug	FK Spartak Moskva	A	2–2	D
09 Aug	RFK Akhmat Grozny	A	0–1	L
03 Aug	PFC CSKA Moskva	H	1–1	D
27 Jul	FK Rubin Kazan	A	2–2	D

FK Nizhny Novgorod

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Aug	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg	A	0–2	L
23 Aug	FK Dinamo Moskva	A	0–3	L
18 Aug	FK Dinamo Makhachkala	H	2–0	W
10 Aug	FK Rostov	A	0–1	L
02 Aug	FK Lokomotiv Moskva	H	2–3	L
25 Jul	PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara	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

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' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
Full Time. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg beats FK Nizhny Novgorod

Lineups

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Lineups

FK Nizhny Novgorod Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Malcom	4
Artem Dzyuba	4
Mateo Cassierra	3
Luciano Gondou	2
Aleksandr Sobolev	2
Claudinho	1
Aleksandr Erokhin	1
Wendel	1

Head to Head

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Form

2025-08-30 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2–0 FK Nizhny Novgorod W 2025-08-23 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 4–0 FK Dinamo Makhachkala W 2025-08-16 FK Spartak Moskva 2–2 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg D 2025-08-09 RFK Akhmat Grozny 1–0 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg L 2025-08-03 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 1–1 PFC CSKA Moskva D 2025-07-27 FK Rubin Kazan 2–2 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg D

FK Nizhny Novgorod Form

2025-08-30 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2–0 FK Nizhny Novgorod L 2025-08-23 FK Dinamo Moskva 3–0 FK Nizhny Novgorod L 2025-08-18 FK Nizhny Novgorod 2–0 FK Dinamo Makhachkala W 2025-08-10 FK Rostov 1–0 FK Nizhny Novgorod L 2025-08-02 FK Nizhny Novgorod 2–3 FK Lokomotiv Moskva L 2025-07-25 PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara 2–0 FK Nizhny Novgorod L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.47 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg xG

Expected Goals

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

0.3 FK Nizhny Novgorod xG

I would bet for: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg to win 79% + Under — clean sheet likely 76%

Match Result

✓ Correct

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

Actual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes24% 0% No76%

Avg goals/match: 2.77

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	75%	25%
± 2.5	51%	49%
± 3.5	30%	70%
± 4.5	15%	85%

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-Petersburg61% Draw36% FK Nizhny Novgorod3%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

Actual

1 – 0

15.8%

3 – 0

15.1%

4 – 0

9.3%

0 – 0

7.7%

2 – 1

5.5%

1 – 1

4.8%

3 – 1

4.7%

5 – 0

4.6%

4 – 1

6 – 0

5 – 1

1.6%

Asian Handicap — FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Handicap	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg covers	Push	FK Nizhny Novgorod covers
-2.5	38%	—	62%
-2	38%	24%	38%
-1.5	62%	—	38%
-1	62%	22%	16%
-0.5	84%	—	16%
+0.5	98%	—	2%
+1	98%	2%	0%
+1.5	100%	—	0%
+2	100%	—	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg keeps clean sheet

74% ✓

FK Nizhny Novgorod keeps clean sheet

9% ✓

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