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FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg vs FK Rostov, RFPL 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

RFPL · 2022-23
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
3 – 1
Full Time
FK Rostov
Sun 2 Oct 2022 · 13:30 UTC Gazprom Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
Wilmar Barrios 50' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

12
6
2
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 20 games · Avg 3.1 goals FK Rostov
Last 5 meetings
2022-10-02 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 3–1 FK Rostov 2021-08-01 FK Rostov 2–4 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 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

Recent Form

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Oct FK Rostov H 3–1 W
17 Sep FK Dinamo Moskva A 2–0 W
11 Sep FK Orenburg H 8–0 W
04 Sep FK Spartak Moskva A 2–1 W
28 Aug FK Ural A 4–0 W
21 Aug FK Torpedo Moskva H 2–0 W
FK Rostov
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Oct FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg A 1–3 L
17 Sep PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara H 2–1 W
11 Sep FK Spartak Moskva H 4–2 W
05 Sep FK Torpedo Moskva A 1–0 W
28 Aug PFC CSKA Moskva H 0–0 D
20 Aug PFK Sochi H 2–2 D

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' What a night it is going to be! fk zenit sankt-petersburg welcome fk rostov for this crunch clash at Gazprom Arena.
  • 5' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 10' It’s high time Sergey Semak made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 14' Malcom has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 14 minutes.
  • 15' Goal! Malcom scores his 47 goal in 529 matches.
  • 20' fk zenit sankt-petersburg is showing some good football. However, fk zenit sankt-petersburg are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 25' With 0 assists to his name this season, Kirill Shchetinin is clearly more than just a goal scorer for fk rostov.
  • 30' Evgenii Chernov has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 35' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering fk zenit sankt-petersburg that had 403 games and scored 553 goals.
  • 40' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 45' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Valeri Karpin will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 46' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg make a change. Mateo Cassierra trudges off to be replaced by Ivan Sergeev on 46 minutes.
  • 47' Nikolay Komlichenko does the damage! The net is bulging and FK Rostov surge ahead!
  • 50' The referee shows FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg player a Yellow card on 50.
  • 55' fk zenit sankt-petersburg are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 60' Aleksey Mironov gets the nod from FK Rostov. He replaces Khoren Bayramyan and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 64' The crowd applauds Andrei Mostovoi as he leaves the pitch. Daler Kuzyaev steps in for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg.
  • 65' The Brazil Wendel breaks the deadlock on 65 minutes. 0-4!
  • 70' It is a cagey affair so far. fk zenit sankt-petersburg in their trying to find a way past fk rostov's compact .
  • 73' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg make a change. Claudinho trudges off to be replaced by Gustavo Mantuan on 73 minutes.
  • 77' What a moment for Daler Kuzyaev! That strike on 77 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 82' Over 82 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 84' The FK Rostov manager makes a substitution. Dmitrii Poloz departs to be replaced by Artem Ntumba Muamba.
  • 85' Aleksandr Silyanov makes way for Denis Terentjev at the 85 minute mark. A tactical switch from FK Rostov.
  • 89' The FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg bench stirs into life. Wilmar Barrios is withdrawn and Aleksei Sutormin gets his opportunity.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — fk zenit sankt-petersburg 3-1 fk rostov.

Lineups

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sergey Semak

FK Rostov Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Valeri 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

2022-10-02 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 3–1 FK Rostov 2021-08-01 FK Rostov 2–4 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 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

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Form

2022-10-02 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 3–1 FK Rostov W 2022-09-17 FK Dinamo Moskva 0–2 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg W 2022-09-11 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 8–0 FK Orenburg W 2022-09-04 FK Spartak Moskva 1–2 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg W 2022-08-28 FK Ural 0–4 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg W 2022-08-21 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2–0 FK Torpedo Moskva W

FK Rostov Form

2022-10-02 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 3–1 FK Rostov L 2022-09-17 FK Rostov 2–1 PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara W 2022-09-11 FK Rostov 4–2 FK Spartak Moskva W 2022-09-05 FK Torpedo Moskva 0–1 FK Rostov W 2022-08-28 FK Rostov 0–0 PFC CSKA Moskva D 2022-08-20 FK Rostov 2–2 PFK Sochi D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.91 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.99 FK Rostov xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 73% + FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg to win 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg73% Draw16% FK Rostov11%
Actual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
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 89%
11%
± 2.5 73%
27%
± 3.5 53%
47%
± 4.5 34%
66%

Double Chance

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or Draw
89%
Draw or FK Rostov
27%
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or FK Rostov
84%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg57% Draw33% FK Rostov10%
Actual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
8.8%
2 – 1
8.3%
3 – 0
8.2%
3 – 1
Actual
1 – 1
6.6%
4 – 0
5.9%
1 – 0
5.8%
4 – 1
5.8%
2 – 2
4%
3 – 2
3.9%
5 – 0
3.5%
5 – 1
3.4%

Asian Handicap — FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Handicap FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg covers Push FK Rostov covers
-2.5 35% — 65%
-2 35% 20% 44%
-1.5 56% — 44%
-1 56% 19% 25%
-0.5 75% — 25%
+0.5 90% — 10%
+1 90% 6% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 2% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg keeps clean sheet
38% ✓
FK Rostov keeps clean sheet
6% ✓

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