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

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RFPL · 2022-23

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

3 – 1

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FK Rostov

Sun 2 Oct 2022 · 13:30 UTC Gazprom Arena HT 45' · FT 45'

Wilmar Barrios 50' Y

Overview

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

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 30 games · 68 pts (2025/26)
FK Rostov 30 games · 33 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

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 19 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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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	#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

50% Clean Sheets
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg this season

27% Clean Sheets
FK Rostov this season

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

0-15

–/2

16-30

2/–

31-45

4/–

46-60

–/2

61-75

–/–

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at Gazprom Arena. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are looking to make home advantage count against FK Rostov.
5' A quiet spell here at Gazprom Arena. FK Rostov seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Sergey Semak will be considering his options from the bench.
14' GOAL! Malcom fires home to make it 1-0!
15' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Malcom makes no mistake. 2-0!
20' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
25' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
30' The energy levels are beginning to show. Sergey Semak might look to freshen things up shortly.
35' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg winning 50% of all matches.
40' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
45' Supporters expect more eagerness from Mateo Cassierra, as he is very good at scoring at Gazprom Arena with 11 goals in the last 10 games.
46' A change in the FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg ranks — Mateo Cassierra exits the field as Ivan Sergeev enters on 46.
47' Nikolay Komlichenko is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
50' It’s a booking for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg player. Wilmar Barrios gets a Yellow card.
55' 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.
60' The whistle greets Khoren Bayramyan as he departs to be replaced by Aleksey Mironov.
64' It is a substitution in FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg team. Andrei Mostovoi is replaced by Daler Kuzyaev on 64 minute.
65' The deadlock is broken! Wendel gets on the scoresheet on 65 minutes.
70' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
73' Gustavo Mantuan gets the nod from FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg. He replaces Claudinho and will look to change the dynamic.
77' A goal from the Russia international Daler Kuzyaev! He fires home on 77 to make it 4-1!
82' It looks surprising FK Rostov does not make any changes. Maksim Osipenko has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
84' Artem Ntumba Muamba is replacing Dmitrii Poloz for the FK Rostov side.
85' FK Rostov manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Denis Terentjev is hanging Aleksandr Silyanov on the field on 85 minute.
89' The FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg manager makes a substitution. Wilmar Barrios departs to be replaced by Aleksei Sutormin.
Another three points for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg.

Lineups

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sergey Semak

FK Rostov Lineups

Starting XI

30
Sergei Pesyakov
7
Dmitrii Poloz ↓ Artem Ntumba Muamba 84'
15
Danil Glebov
28
Evgenii Chernov
19
Khoren Bayramyan ↓ Aleksey Mironov 60'
47
Daniil Utkin
27
Nikolay Komlichenko ↓ Egor Golenkov 85'
55
Maksim Osipenko
45
Aleksandr Silyanov ↓ Denis Terentjev 85'
92
Viktor Melekhin
88
Kirill Shchetinin ↓ Roman Tugarev 73'

Bench

Coach Valeri 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

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

3 / 4

2.38 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg xG

Expected Goals

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

0.67 FK Rostov xG

I would bet for: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg to win 72% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg72% Draw18% FK Rostov10%

Actual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes45% 0% No55%

Avg goals/match: 3.05

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	58%	42%
± 3.5	36%	64%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or Draw

90%

Draw or FK Rostov

28%

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or FK Rostov

82%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg53% Draw38% FK Rostov9%

Actual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

13.3%

1 – 0

11%

3 – 0

10.2%

2 – 1

8.7%

1 – 1

8.2%

3 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

6.2%

4 – 0

6.1%

4 – 1

4.2%

5 – 0

2.9%

2 – 2

2.9%

0 – 1

2.6%

Asian Handicap — FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Handicap	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg covers	Push	FK Rostov covers
-2.5	30%	—	70%
-2	30%	22%	48%
-1.5	52%	—	48%
-1	52%	22%	26%
-0.5	74%	—	26%
+0.5	92%	—	8%
+1	92%	6%	2%
+1.5	98%	—	2%
+2	98%	2%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg keeps clean sheet

51% ✗

FK Rostov keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

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