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FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg vs FK Orenburg, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

RFPL · 2018-19
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
3 – 1
Full Time
FK Orenburg
Sun 31 Mar 2019 · 11:00 UTC Gazprom Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
Yuri Zhirkov 40' Y
Y 75' Andrei Malykh
Yaroslav Rakitskii 76' Y
Yaroslav Rakitskii 77' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Dmitry Safyan
  • Referee Kirill Levnikov
  • Referee Nikolay Voloshin
  • Referee Anton Kobzev

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

10
2
4
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 16 games · Avg 3.6 goals FK Orenburg
Last 5 meetings
2019-03-31 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 3–1 FK Orenburg 2018-09-16 FK Orenburg 1–2 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2018-02-03 FK Orenburg 3–0 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2017-09-08 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 3–3 FK Orenburg 2015-04-11 FK Orenburg 2–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Recent Form

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Mar FK Orenburg H 3–1 W
17 Mar FK Spartak Moskva A 1–1 D
14 Mar Villarreal CF A 1–2 L
10 Mar FK Ufa H 2–1 W
07 Mar Villarreal CF H 1–3 L
02 Mar FK Ural A 1–0 W
FK Orenburg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Mar FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg A 1–3 L
16 Mar FK Dinamo Moskva H 1–0 W
11 Mar FK Krasnodar A 2–2 D
01 Mar FK Dinamo Makhachkala H 0–1 L
08 Dec FK Lokomotiv Moskva A 1–2 L
24 Nov FK Ufa H 1–0 W

Season Stats

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg FK Orenburg
#5 Position #11
18 Points 9
9 Played 9
6 / 0 / 3 W / D / L 1 / 6 / 2
19 Scored 7
9 Conceded 10
+10 GD -3
2.00 PPG 1.00
67% Win % 11%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg this season
25% Clean Sheets
FK Orenburg this season

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are 5th (18 pts). FK Orenburg are 11th (9 pts).

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
FK Orenburg
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
1/1
76+
1/3
■ 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
FK Orenburg
Ruslan Kul 3 G
Andrey Kasadzhikov 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg have kicked off against FK Orenburg. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 10' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FK Orenburg needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 20' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 25' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 30' The travelling FK Orenburg supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 33' Goal! Aleksey Sutormin scores his 21 goal in 344 matches.
  • 38' The 38-year-old Artem Dzyuba has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 40' It’s a booking for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg player. Yuri Zhirkov gets a Yellow card.
  • 45' Vadim Afonin has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 48' Goal! Sardar Azmoun scores his 81 goal in 210 matches.
  • 53' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 58' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 63' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 66' A change in the FK Orenburg ranks — Dorde Despotovic exits the field as Artem Galadzhan enters on 66.
  • 71' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 73' Another substitution for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg to replace Emiliano Rigoni by Robert Mak on 73 minute.
  • 75' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Andrey Malykh.
  • 76' Yaroslav Rakitskiy has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 76.
  • 77' A moment of madness from Yaroslav Rakitskiy on 77 minutes earns him a Yellow card. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg will be frustrated.
  • 81' The Ukraine Yaroslav Rakitskiy breaks the deadlock on 81 minutes. 2-1!
  • 84' It is a substitution in FK Orenburg team. Sergey Breev is replaced by Andrey Kozlov on 84 minute.
  • 87' Fresh legs for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg! Christian Noboa comes on to replace Sebastian Driussi.
  • 88' The deadlock is broken! Sardar Azmoun gets on the scoresheet on 88 minutes.
  • 89' Anton Zabolotnyi has so much to prove this time. He replaces Artem Dzyuba on 89 minute.
  • With this win, FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sergei Semak

FK Orenburg Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Sardar Azmoun 5
Gustavo Mantuan 4
Wendel 3
Aleksandr Erokhin 3
Artem Dzyuba 2
Malcom 2
Aleksandr Erokhin 2
Ivan Sergeev 2

Head to Head

2019-03-31 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 3–1 FK Orenburg 2018-09-16 FK Orenburg 1–2 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2018-02-03 FK Orenburg 3–0 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2017-09-08 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 3–3 FK Orenburg 2015-04-11 FK Orenburg 2–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Form

2019-03-31 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 3–1 FK Orenburg W 2019-03-17 FK Spartak Moskva 1–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg D 2019-03-14 Villarreal CF 2–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg L 2019-03-10 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2–1 FK Ufa W 2019-03-07 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 1–3 Villarreal CF L 2019-03-02 FK Ural 0–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg W

FK Orenburg Form

2019-03-31 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 3–1 FK Orenburg L 2019-03-16 FK Orenburg 1–0 FK Dinamo Moskva W 2019-03-11 FK Krasnodar 2–2 FK Orenburg D 2019-03-01 FK Orenburg 0–1 FK Dinamo Makhachkala L 2018-12-08 FK Lokomotiv Moskva 2–1 FK Orenburg L 2018-11-24 FK Orenburg 1–0 FK Ufa W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.09 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.12 FK Orenburg xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 61% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg57% Draw23% FK Orenburg20%
Actual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 3.21
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 61%
39%
± 3.5 40%
60%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or Draw
80%
Draw or FK Orenburg
43%
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or FK Orenburg
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg42% Draw41% FK Orenburg17%
Actual: FK Orenburg win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.3%
2 – 1
9.5%
2 – 0
8.7%
1 – 0
7.8%
3 – 1
Actual
3 – 0
5.9%
0 – 0
5.6%
2 – 2
5.3%
1 – 2
5.1%
0 – 1
3.8%
3 – 2
3.8%
4 – 1
3.5%

Asian Handicap — FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Handicap FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg covers Push FK Orenburg covers
-2.5 18% — 82%
-2 18% 18% 64%
-1.5 36% — 64%
-1 36% 22% 42%
-0.5 58% — 42%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 12% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg keeps clean sheet
33% ✓
FK Orenburg keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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