Wednesday , 30 September 2026

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg vs FK Rostov, RFPL 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

RFPL · 2023-24
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
2 – 1
Full Time
FK Rostov
Sat 25 May 2024 · 13:30 UTC Gazprom Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
Vyacheslav Karavaev 22' Y
Y 61' Oumar Sako
Y 68' Ivan Komarov
Artur Guimaraes 86' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

12
5
2
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 19 games · Avg 3.1 goals FK Rostov
Last 5 meetings
2024-05-25 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2–1 FK Rostov 2023-07-29 FK Rostov 1–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2023-04-16 FK Rostov 0–0 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2022-10-02 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 3–1 FK Rostov 2021-08-01 FK Rostov 2–4 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Recent Form

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 May FK Rostov H 2–1 W
19 May RFK Akhmat Grozny A 5–1 W
11 May PFC CSKA Moskva H 0–1 L
06 May FK Fakel Voronezh A 1–1 D
28 Apr FK Dinamo Moskva A 0–1 L
24 Apr FK Rubin Kazan H 0–2 L
FK Rostov
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 May FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg A 1–2 L
19 May FK Baltika Kaliningrad H 2–1 W
11 May FK Rubin Kazan A 1–3 L
06 May FK Lokomotiv Moskva A 0–1 L
29 Apr FK Orenburg H 2–1 W
25 Apr FK Ural A 1–0 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' Three points are at stake. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg host FK Rostov — let the battle begin!
  • 5' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Maksim Osipenko made 59 appearances and scored 26 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 15' FK Rostov fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 20' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 22' Vyacheslav Karavaev picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 27' Both keepers have barely been tested. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg and FK Rostov are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 32' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 37' Evgeniy Chernov has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 42' Claudinho, a Brazil , has 10 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 46' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Pedrinho Santos is hanging Ivan Sergeev on the field on 46 minute.
  • 51' Khoren Bairamyan is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FK Rostov so far.
  • 54' FK Rostov is taking the lead after the goal scored by Ronaldo on 54.
  • 55' A tactical swap from FK Rostov — Nikolay Komlichenko on, Ilya Vakhania off on 55 minutes.
  • 60' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 61' That is a card for FK Rostov. Oumar Sako will be fuming at that decision.
  • 65' Gustavo Mantuan is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 68' It’s gonna be a card for Ivan Komarov.
  • 73' FK Rostov started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 73.
  • 75' The FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg manager makes a substitution. Gustavo Mantuan departs to be replaced by Aleksandr Erokhin.
  • 80' FK Rostov is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 84' Time for substitution for FK Rostov. Maksim Osipenko is replaced by Viktor Melekhin.
  • 85' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Artur Guimaraes makes it 2-1.
  • 86' It’s gonna be a card for Artur Guimaraes.
  • 90' FK Rostov make a change. Daniil Utkin trudges off to be replaced by Khoren Bairamyan on 90 minutes.
  • Full Time. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg beats FK Rostov

Lineups

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

FK Rostov Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2024-05-25 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2–1 FK Rostov 2023-07-29 FK Rostov 1–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2023-04-16 FK Rostov 0–0 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2022-10-02 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 3–1 FK Rostov 2021-08-01 FK Rostov 2–4 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Form

2024-05-25 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2–1 FK Rostov W 2024-05-19 RFK Akhmat Grozny 1–5 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg W 2024-05-11 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 0–1 PFC CSKA Moskva L 2024-05-06 FK Fakel Voronezh 1–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg D 2024-04-28 FK Dinamo Moskva 1–0 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg L 2024-04-24 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 0–2 FK Rubin Kazan L

FK Rostov Form

2024-05-25 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2–1 FK Rostov L 2024-05-19 FK Rostov 2–1 FK Baltika Kaliningrad W 2024-05-11 FK Rubin Kazan 3–1 FK Rostov L 2024-05-06 FK Lokomotiv Moskva 1–0 FK Rostov L 2024-04-29 FK Rostov 2–1 FK Orenburg W 2024-04-25 FK Ural 0–1 FK Rostov W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.59 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.91 FK Rostov xG
I would bet for: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg to win 68% + Over 2.5 goals 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg68% Draw19% FK Rostov13%
Actual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 3.5
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 66%
34%
± 3.5 45%
55%
± 4.5 27%
73%

Double Chance

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or Draw
86%
Draw or FK Rostov
32%
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or FK Rostov
81%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg53% Draw36% FK Rostov11%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
10.2%
2 – 1
Actual
3 – 0
8.5%
1 – 1
7.9%
1 – 0
7.7%
3 – 1
7.6%
4 – 0
5.5%
4 – 1
5%
0 – 0
4.3%
2 – 2
4%
3 – 2
3.5%
1 – 2
3.2%

Asian Handicap — FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Handicap FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg covers Push FK Rostov covers
-2.5 30% — 70%
-2 30% 21% 49%
-1.5 51% — 49%
-1 51% 21% 28%
-0.5 72% — 28%
+0.5 90% — 10%
+1 90% 7% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg keeps clean sheet
41% ✓
FK Rostov keeps clean sheet
8% ✓

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