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

RFPL · 2018-19
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
2 – 0
Full Time
FK Rostov
Sun 25 Nov 2018 · 16:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 35' Ayaz Guliev
Y 79' Ragnar Sigurðsson
R 81' Ayaz Guliev
Y 89' Alexandru Gatcan

Overview

Match Preview

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg vs FK Rostov — RFPL .

Match Details

  • Referee Mikhail Vilkov
  • Referee Andrey Bolotenkov
  • Referee Valentin Murashov
  • Referee Anton Frolov

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

12
5
2
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 19 games · Avg 3.1 goals FK Rostov
Last 5 meetings
2018-11-25 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2–0 FK Rostov 2018-04-28 FK Rostov 0–3 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2017-12-02 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 3–3 FK Rostov 2015-01-24 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 1–2 FK Rostov 2014-09-07 FK Rostov 1–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Recent Form

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Nov FK Rostov H 2–0 W
11 Nov PFC CSKA Moskva A 0–2 L
08 Nov FC Girondins de Bordeaux A 1–1 D
04 Nov RFK Akhmat Grozny H 1–0 W
29 Oct PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara A 1–0 W
25 Oct FC Girondins de Bordeaux H 2–1 W
FK Rostov
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Nov FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg A 0–2 L
10 Nov FK Dinamo Moskva H 0–0 D
04 Nov FK Krasnodar A 2–2 D
27 Oct FK Dinamo Makhachkala H 1–0 W
19 Oct FK Lokomotiv Moskva A 1–2 L
06 Oct FK Orenburg H 0–1 L

Season Stats

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg FK Rostov
#1 Position #10
68 Points 33
30 Played 30
20 / 8 / 2 W / D / L 8 / 9 / 13
53 Scored 25
19 Conceded 32
+34 GD -7
2.27 PPG 1.10
67% Win % 27%

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)
58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are 1st (68 pts). FK Rostov are 10th (33 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg is hosting FK Rostov for another epic battle.
  • 5' FK Rostov come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 12' Sebastian Driussi adds to his 3 season tally! FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 17' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 22' FK Rostov started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 22.
  • 27' Miha Mevlja has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 30 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 32' Andrei Lunev has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 35' The referee has no hesitation. Ayaz Guliev is booked for FK Rostov — Yellow card on 35.
  • 40' The travelling FK Rostov supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 45' FK Rostov are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 50' The home supporters are growing impatient. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 55' Branislav Ivanovic has been relatively quiet despite scoring 6 goals in his last 394 appearances.
  • 60' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 63' Brilliant from the ! Aleksandr Erokhin makes it 2-0 with a superb finish on 63.
  • 66' Vidar Orn Kjartansson has so much to prove this time. He replaces Dmitri Skopintsev on 66 minute.
  • 71' Supporters expect more eagerness from Maciej Wilusz, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 76' It looks like no one’s ball. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 78' Time for substitution for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg. Hernani is replaced by Denis Terentjev.
  • 79' The referee calls foul for Ragnar Sigurdsson. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 81' Poor challenge from Ayaz Guliev. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Red card.
  • 86' FK Rostov make a change. Bjorn Sigurdarson trudges off to be replaced by Aleksey Ionov on 86 minutes.
  • 87' Another substitution for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg to replace Aleksandr Erokhin by Magomed Ozdoev on 87 minute.
  • 89' The referee has no hesitation. Alexandru Gatcan is booked for FK Rostov — Yellow card on 89.
  • 89' The whistle greets Leandro Paredes as he departs to be replaced by Matias Kranevitter.
  • 2-0 the final result. FK Rostov will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sergei Semak

FK Rostov Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Valeriy Karpin

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Sardar Azmoun 5
Aleksandr Erokhin 4
Nikolay Komlichenko 3
Maksim Glushenkov 3
Artem Dzyuba 3
Malcom 2
Aleksandr Sobolev 2
Ali Sowe 2

Head to Head

2018-11-25 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2–0 FK Rostov 2018-04-28 FK Rostov 0–3 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2017-12-02 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 3–3 FK Rostov 2015-01-24 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 1–2 FK Rostov 2014-09-07 FK Rostov 1–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Form

2018-11-25 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2–0 FK Rostov W 2018-11-11 PFC CSKA Moskva 2–0 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg L 2018-11-08 FC Girondins de Bordeaux 1–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg D 2018-11-04 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 1–0 RFK Akhmat Grozny W 2018-10-29 PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara 0–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg W 2018-10-25 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2–1 FC Girondins de Bordeaux W

FK Rostov Form

2018-11-25 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2–0 FK Rostov L 2018-11-10 FK Rostov 0–0 FK Dinamo Moskva D 2018-11-04 FK Krasnodar 2–2 FK Rostov D 2018-10-27 FK Rostov 1–0 FK Dinamo Makhachkala W 2018-10-19 FK Lokomotiv Moskva 2–1 FK Rostov L 2018-10-06 FK Rostov 0–1 FK Orenburg L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.85 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.62 FK Rostov xG
I would bet for: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg to win 64% + Under — clean sheet likely 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg64% Draw23% FK Rostov13%
Actual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes39% 0% No61%
Avg goals/match: 2.47
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 70%
30%
± 2.5 44%
56%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or Draw
87%
Draw or FK Rostov
36%
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or FK Rostov
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg45% Draw46% FK Rostov9%
Actual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
15.1%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
10.4%
1 – 1
10.3%
2 – 1
8.7%
3 – 0
8.5%
3 – 1
5.4%
0 – 1
4.4%
4 – 0
4%
1 – 2
2.8%
2 – 2
2.7%
4 – 1
2.6%

Asian Handicap — FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Handicap FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg covers Push FK Rostov covers
-2.5 19% — 81%
-2 19% 21% 60%
-1.5 40% — 60%
-1 40% 26% 34%
-0.5 66% — 34%
+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
54% ✓
FK Rostov keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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