FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg vs FK Rostov, RFPL 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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RFPL · 2020-21

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

2 – 2

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FK Rostov

Sat 27 Feb 2021 · 13:30 UTC Gazprom Arena HT 45+2' · FT 45+8'

Y 16' Mathias Normann

Y 18' Nikolai Poiarkov

Y 29' Ali Sowe

Y 45' Pontus Almqvist

Dejan Lovren 54' Y

R 56' Maksim Osipenko

Daler Kuzyaev 61' Y

Y 77' Khoren Bayramyan

Overview

Match Preview

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

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 9 games · 18 pts (2026/27)
FK Rostov 9 games · 8 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Pavel Shadykhanov
Referee Aleksey Matyunin
Referee Vladimir Minevich
Referee Denis Bereznov
Referee Oleg Sokolov

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 19 games · Avg 3.1 goals FK Rostov

Last 5 meetings

2021-02-27 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2–2 FK Rostov 2020-08-15 FK Rostov 0–2 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2020-07-22 FK Rostov 1–2 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2019-10-19 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 6–1 FK Rostov 2019-05-19 FK Rostov 1–0 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Recent Form

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Feb	FK Rostov	H	2–2	D
16 Dec	FK Spartak Moskva	H	3–1	W
12 Dec	FK Dinamo Moskva	H	3–1	W
08 Dec	Borussia Dortmund	H	1–2	L
05 Dec	FK Ural	H	5–1	W
02 Dec	Club Brugge KV	A	0–3	L

FK Rostov

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Feb	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg	A	2–2	D
17 Dec	PFC CSKA Moskva	H	1–3	L
13 Dec	RFK Akhmat Grozny	A	1–0	W
06 Dec	FK Ufa	H	0–1	L
28 Nov	FK Dinamo Moskva	H	4–1	W
22 Nov	FK Rubin Kazan	A	2–0	W

Season Stats

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg		FK Rostov
#5	Position	#13
18	Points	8
9	Played	9
6 / 0 / 3	W / D / L	2 / 2 / 5
19	Scored	10
9	Conceded	18
+10	GD	-8
2.00	PPG	0.89
67%	Win %	22%

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)

58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

25% Clean Sheets
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg this season

0% Clean Sheets
FK Rostov this season

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are 5th (18 pts). FK Rostov are 13th (8 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 Rostov

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/2

31-45

–/1

46-60

2/1

61-75

1/–

76+

–/5

■ 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 Rostov

Timur Suleimanov	2 G	1 A
Oumar Sako	2 G
Andrey Langovich	1 G	2 A
Ivan Komarov	1 G
Viktor Melekhin	1 G

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' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
15' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
16' It’s a booking for FK Rostov player. Mathias Normann gets a Yellow card.
18' Nikolai Poiarkov has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 18.
23' Over 23 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
28' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
29' Ali Sowe picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
34' Yaroslav Rakitskii has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 30 cards already picked up this season.
39' Sardar Azmoun has been relatively quiet despite scoring 81 goals in his last 210 appearances.
44' Ali Sowe puts FK Rostov on the lead.
45' Pontus Almqvist picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
50' The home supporters are growing impatient. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg must find a spark to ignite this game.
52' Andrei Lunev gets the nod from FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg. He replaces Mikhail Kerzhakov and will look to change the dynamic.
54' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Dejan Lovren.
56' That is a Red card for FK Rostov. Maksim Osipenko will be fuming at that decision.
60' Time for substitution for FK Rostov. Georgi Makhatadze is replaced by Aliaksandr Paulaviec.
61' A meaty challenge results in booking for Daler Kuzyaev on 61.
66' FK Rostov 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.
67' Fresh legs for FK Rostov! Armin Gigovic comes on to replace Mathias Normann.
68' A change in the FK Rostov ranks — Pontus Almqvist exits the field as Khoren Bayramyan enters on 68.
73' The Russia Nikolai Poiarkov breaks the deadlock on 73 minutes. 0-2!
77' A goal from the Russia international Daler Kuzyaev! He fires home on 77 to make it 1-2!
77' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Khoren Bayramyan.
81' Aleksandr Erokhin gets the nod from FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg. He replaces Sardar Azmoun and will look to change the dynamic.
82' The FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg bench stirs into life. Daler Kuzyaev is withdrawn and Aleksei Sutormin gets his opportunity.
87' It looks surprising FK Rostov does not make any changes. Maksim Osipenko has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
89' GOAL! Ali Sowe fires home to make it 1-3!
90' Andrei Mostovoi is replacing Wendel for the FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg side.
2-2 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sergei Semak

FK Rostov Lineups

Starting XI

5
Dennis Hadzikadunic
30
Sergei Pesyakov
99
Dmitrii Poloz ↓ Roman Tugarev 68'
15
Danil Glebov
34
Aleksei Kozlov
21
Georgi Makhatadze ↓ Aliaksandr Paulaviec 60'
20
Ali Sowe
17
Mathias Normann ↓ Armin Gigovic 67'
55
Maksim Osipenko C
11
Pontus Almqvist ↓ Khoren Bayramyan 68'
71
Nikolai Poiarkov ↓ Haitam Aleesami 90'

Bench

Coach Valeriy Karpin

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Sardar Azmoun	5
Aleksandr Erokhin	4
Nikolay Komlichenko	3
Maksim Glushenkov	3
Artem Dzyuba	3
Wendel	2
Malcom	2
Aleksandr Sobolev	2

Head to Head

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Form

2021-02-27 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2–2 FK Rostov D 2020-12-16 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 3–1 FK Spartak Moskva W 2020-12-12 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 3–1 FK Dinamo Moskva W 2020-12-08 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 1–2 Borussia Dortmund L 2020-12-05 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 5–1 FK Ural W 2020-12-02 Club Brugge KV 3–0 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg L

FK Rostov Form

2021-02-27 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2–2 FK Rostov D 2020-12-17 FK Rostov 1–3 PFC CSKA Moskva L 2020-12-13 RFK Akhmat Grozny 0–1 FK Rostov W 2020-12-06 FK Rostov 0–1 FK Ufa L 2020-11-28 FK Rostov 4–1 FK Dinamo Moskva W 2020-11-22 FK Rubin Kazan 0–2 FK Rostov W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.82 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg xG

Expected Goals

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

1.08 FK Rostov xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 73% + FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg to win 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg66% Draw19% FK Rostov15%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes62% 0% No38%

Avg goals/match: 3.9

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	90%	10%
± 2.5	73%	27%
± 3.5	53%	47%
± 4.5	35%	65%

Double Chance

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or Draw

84%

Draw or FK Rostov

34%

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or FK Rostov

81%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg54% Draw34% FK Rostov12%

Actual: FK Rostov win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

8.5%

2 – 0

8.2%

3 – 1

7.9%

3 – 0

7.4%

1 – 1

6.9%

4 – 1

5.6%

1 – 0

5.5%

4 – 0

5.2%

2 – 2

Actual

3 – 2

4.3%

1 – 2

3.3%

5 – 1

3.2%

Asian Handicap — FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Handicap	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg covers	Push	FK Rostov covers
-2.5	32%	—	68%
-2	32%	20%	48%
-1.5	52%	—	48%
-1	52%	20%	28%
-0.5	72%	—	28%
+0.5	88%	—	12%
+1	88%	7%	4%
+1.5	96%	—	4%
+2	96%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg keeps clean sheet

34% ✓

FK Rostov keeps clean sheet

7% ✓

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