FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg vs FK Orenburg, RFPL 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg vs FK Orenburg — RFPL at Gazprom Arena.
- FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 30 games · 68 pts (2025/26)
- FK Orenburg 30 games · 29 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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 Oct | FK Orenburg | H | 1–0 | W |
| 28 Sep | FK Krasnodar | A | 0–2 | L |
| 21 Sep | FK Fakel Voronezh | H | 3–1 | W |
| 14 Sep | PFC CSKA Moskva | A | 1–0 | W |
| 31 Aug | FK Nizhny Novgorod | A | 3–0 | W |
| 24 Aug | FK Spartak Moskva | H | 0–0 | D |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 Oct | FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg | A | 0–1 | L |
| 27 Sep | FK Nizhny Novgorod | H | 1–2 | L |
| 22 Sep | FK Khimki | A | 0–0 | D |
| 14 Sep | FK Lokomotiv Moskva | H | 2–4 | L |
| 01 Sep | FK Dinamo Moskva | H | 2–2 | D |
| 24 Aug | FK Fakel Voronezh | A | 0–1 | L |
Season Stats
| FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg | FK Orenburg | |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Position | #12 |
| 68 | Points | 29 |
| 30 | Played | 30 |
| 20 / 8 / 2 | W / D / L | 7 / 8 / 15 |
| 53 | Scored | 29 |
| 19 | Conceded | 44 |
| +34 | GD | -15 |
| 2.27 | PPG | 0.97 |
| 67% | Win % | 23% |
Key Stats
56%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
H2H (16 games)
75%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
50%
Clean Sheets
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg this season
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg this season
20%
Clean Sheets
FK Orenburg this season
FK Orenburg this season
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are 1st (68 pts). FK Orenburg are 12th (29 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 Orenburg
0-15
–/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
1/4
46-60
1/–
61-75
2/4
76+
3/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Events
Match Events
- 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg and FK Orenburg get this one started.
- 5' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FK Orenburg backline.
- 10' FK Orenburg come into this ranked 14 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 15' 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.
- 20' FK Orenburg looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
- 25' Colombia international Mateo Cassierra has been a key figure this campaign — 2 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
- 30' Maksim Sidorov needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 35' Wilmar Barrios, a Colombia , has 52 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 40' Dmitrii Rybchinskii has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
- 45' Saeid Saharkhizan is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg so far.
- 46' Fresh legs for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg! Aleksandr Erokhin comes on to replace Claudinho.
- 51' A quiet spell here at Gazprom Arena. FK Orenburg seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 56' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
- 59' The referee shows FK Orenburg player a card on 59.
- 61' The deadlock is broken! Gustavo Mantuan gets on the scoresheet on 61 minutes.
- 66' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
- 68' Artur Guimaraes is replacing Luciano Gondou for the FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg side.
- 69' The FK Orenburg bench stirs into life. Saeid Saharkhizan is withdrawn and Stepan Oganesyan gets his opportunity.
- 72' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg player sees a card in front of him.
- 74' Poor challenge from Stepan Oganesyan. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
- 79' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 84' FK Orenburg are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 88' The whistle greets Mateo Cassierra as he departs to be replaced by Aleksandr Sobolev.
- 90' Fresh legs for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg! Vyacheslav Karavaev comes on to replace Gustavo Mantuan.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-0.
Lineups
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Lineups
4-1-4-1Starting XI
- 30
- 3
- 8
- 5
- 28
- 27
- 17
-
11
Claudinho ↓ Aleksandr Erokhin 46'
- 31
- 32
- 1
Bench
-
9
Artur Guimaraes ↑ 68'
-
15
Vyacheslav Karavaev ↑ 90'
-
21
Aleksandr Erokhin ↑ 46'
- 16
-
7
Aleksandr Sobolev ↑ 88'
- 55
- 25
- 4
- 2
-
24
Pedrinho Santos ↑ 46'
- 79
- 98
Coach
Sergey Semak
FK Orenburg Lineups
4-3-3Starting XI
- 20
- 22
- 8
- 14
- 12
- 6
- 18
- 81
- 38
- 1
- 10
Bench
-
80
Jimmy Marin ↑ 68'
- 31
- 13
-
11
Stepan Oganesyan ↑ 69'
- 24
- 35
-
7
Feyttullah Gurluk ↑ 68'
- 19
- 96
Coach
David Deogracia
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| 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
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Form
2024-10-05
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
1–0
FK Orenburg
W
2024-09-28
FK Krasnodar
2–0
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
L
2024-09-21
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
3–1
FK Fakel Voronezh
W
2024-09-14
PFC CSKA Moskva
0–1
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
W
2024-08-31
FK Nizhny Novgorod
0–3
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
W
2024-08-24
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
0–0
FK Spartak Moskva
D
FK Orenburg Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.04
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.49
FK Orenburg xG
I would bet for:
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg to win 71% + Under — clean sheet likely 66%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.53
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 90% |
|
10% |
| ± 1.5 | 71% |
|
29% |
| ± 2.5 | 45% |
|
55% |
| ± 3.5 | 25% |
|
75% |
| ± 4.5 | 12% |
|
88% |
Double Chance
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or Draw
91%
Draw or FK Orenburg
29%
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or FK Orenburg
80%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
2 – 0
16.3%
1 – 0
Actual
3 – 0
10.8%
0 – 0
9.8%
1 – 1
8.4%
2 – 1
7.8%
4 – 0
5.5%
3 – 1
5.4%
0 – 1
3.2%
4 – 1
2.9%
5 – 0
2.3%
2 – 2
1.9%
Asian Handicap — FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
| Handicap | FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg covers | Push | FK Orenburg covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 25% | — | 75% |
| -2 | 25% | 23% | 52% |
| -1.5 | 48% | — | 52% |
| -1 | 48% | 25% | 27% |
| -0.5 | 73% | — | 27% |
| +0.5 | 93% | — | 7% |
| +1 | 93% | 5% | 1% |
| +1.5 | 99% | — | 1% |
| +2 | 99% | 1% | 0% |
| +2.5 | 100% | — | 0% |
Clean Sheet
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg keeps clean sheet
62%
✓
FK Orenburg keeps clean sheet
14%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.