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 14 games · 31 pts (2026/27)
FK Rostov 14 games · 19 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 Zenit Sankt-Petersburg	14	31
2	FK Dinamo Moskva	14	31
3	FK Spartak Moskva	14	29
4	FK Krasnodar	14	26
5	PFC CSKA Moskva	14	26
6	FK Rostov	14	19
7	PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara	14	18
8	FK Rubin Kazan	14	18
9	FK Baltika Kaliningrad	14	17
10	FK Orenburg	14	17
11	FK Dinamo Makhachkala	14	16
12	RFK Akhmat Grozny	14	14
13	FK Akron Tolyatti	14	12
14	FK Rodina Moskva	14	12
15	FK Lokomotiv Moskva	14	11
16	FK Fakel Voronezh	14	6

Head-to-Head

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 20 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
#1	Position	#6
31	Points	19
14	Played	14
10 / 1 / 3	W / D / L	5 / 4 / 5
32	Scored	19
15	Conceded	20
+17	GD	-1
2.21	PPG	1.36
71%	Win %	36%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)

60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

33% Clean Sheets
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg this season

44% Clean Sheets
FK Rostov this season

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are 1st (31 pts). FK Rostov are 6th (19 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

0-15

2/–

16-30

2/2

31-45

2/1

46-60

4/1

61-75

4/1

76+

4/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

FK Rostov

0-15

1/1

16-30

2/2

31-45

2/1

46-60

3/2

61-75

2/–

76+

1/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Maksim Glushenkov	10 G	5 A
Aleksandr Sobolev	10 G	2 A
Jhon Jhon	2 G	1 A
Felipe Augusto	2 G
Gustavo Mantuan	1 G

FK Rostov

Timur Suleimanov	3 G	2 A
Ivan Komarov	3 G
Andrey Langovich	2 G	4 A
Oumar Sako	2 G	1 A
Viktor Melekhin	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg and FK Rostov is underway.
5' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
10' Aleksei Kozlov needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
15' FK Rostov come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
16' FK Rostov player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
18' Nikolai Poiarkov picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
23' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
28' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg and FK Rostov are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
29' Ali Sowe was booked on 29.
34' FK Rostov has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
39' With 0 assists to his name this season, Yaroslav Rakitskii is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FK Rostov.
44' FK Rostov is taking the lead after the goal scored by Ali Sowe on 44.
45' Pontus Almqvist catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 45.
50' Dejan Lovren has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 14 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
52' Andrei Lunev gets the nod from FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg. He replaces Mikhail Kerzhakov and will look to change the dynamic.
54' Dejan Lovren is having his name booked by the referee on 54.
56' Poor challenge from Maksim Osipenko. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Red card.
60' Aliaksandr Paulaviec is replacing Georgi Makhatadze for the FK Rostov side.
61' Daler Kuzyaev catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 61.
66' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
67' The supporters are chanting for Armin Gigovic. He replaces Mathias Normann on 67 minute.
68' Khoren Bayramyan has so much to prove this time. He replaces Pontus Almqvist on 68 minute.
73' GOAL! Nikolai Poiarkov fires home to make it 0-2!
77' Daler Kuzyaev does the damage! The net is bulging and FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg surge ahead!
77' The referee shows FK Rostov player a Yellow card on 77.
81' Aleksandr Erokhin is ready to make an impact after coming on for Sardar Azmoun at the 81 minute mark.
82' The FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg manager makes a substitution. Daler Kuzyaev departs to be replaced by Aleksei Sutormin.
87' It is a cagey affair so far. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg in their trying to find a way past FK Rostov's compact .
89' The deadlock is broken! Ali Sowe gets on the scoresheet on 89 minutes.
90' Andrei Mostovoi is ready to make an impact after coming on for Wendel at the 90 minute mark.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-2.

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

2.44 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg xG

Expected Goals

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

1.21 FK Rostov xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 69% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg59% Draw21% FK Rostov20%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes64% 0% No36%

Avg goals/match: 3.65

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	88%	12%
± 2.5	69%	31%
± 3.5	49%	51%
± 4.5	30%	70%

Double Chance

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or Draw

81%

Draw or FK Rostov

41%

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or FK Rostov

79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg47% Draw37% FK Rostov16%

Actual: FK Rostov win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

9.1%

1 – 1

8.5%

2 – 0

7.8%

3 – 1

7.3%

3 – 0

6.2%

1 – 0

2 – 2

Actual

1 – 2

4.5%

4 – 1

4.5%

3 – 2

4.4%

0 – 0

3.9%

4 – 0

3.7%

Asian Handicap — FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Handicap	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg covers	Push	FK Rostov covers
-2.5	24%	—	76%
-2	24%	19%	58%
-1.5	42%	—	58%
-1	42%	21%	37%
-0.5	63%	—	37%
+0.5	83%	—	17%
+1	83%	10%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

FK Rostov keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

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