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 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

2025-08-30 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

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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg launch into their encounter with FK Nizhny Novgorod.
It finishes all square. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg and FK Nizhny Novgorod share the spoils 2-0.

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
Wendel	1
Dmitri Chistyakov	1
Vyacheslav Grulev	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

4 / 4

1.78 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg xG

Expected Goals

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

0.6 FK Nizhny Novgorod xG

I would bet for: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg to win 65% + Under — clean sheet likely 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg65% Draw23% FK Nizhny Novgorod12%

Actual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes38% 0% No62%

Avg goals/match: 2.38

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	68%	32%
± 2.5	42%	58%
± 3.5	22%	78%
± 4.5	10%	90%

Double Chance

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or Draw

88%

Draw or FK Nizhny Novgorod

35%

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or FK Nizhny Novgorod

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg44% Draw47% FK Nizhny Novgorod9%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

15.7%

2 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

11.2%

1 – 1

10.6%

2 – 1

8.6%

3 – 0

8.2%

3 – 1

5.2%

0 – 1

4.6%

4 – 0

3.7%

1 – 2

2.8%

2 – 2

2.6%

4 – 1

2.4%

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%	26%	36%
-0.5	64%	—	36%
+0.5	89%	—	11%
+1	89%	8%	3%
+1.5	97%	—	3%
+2	97%	2%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg keeps clean sheet

55% ✓

FK Nizhny Novgorod keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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