FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg vs FK Rubin Kazan, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

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RFPL · 2018-19

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

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FK Rubin Kazan

Sun 9 Dec 2018 · 16:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Hernani 18' Y

Oleg Shatov 28' Y

Y 29' Khoren Bayramyan

Y 39' Ihor Kalinin

Luis Neto 48' Y

Leandro Paredes 55' Y

Y 61' Artur Sagitov

Y 78' Filip Uremovic

Claudio Marchisio 85' Y

Y 90' Vladimir Granat

Overview

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FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg vs FK Rubin Kazan — RFPL .

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 30 games · 68 pts (2025/26)
FK Rubin Kazan 30 games · 43 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Konstantin Shalamberidze
Referee Aleksey Matyunin
Referee Dmitry Cheltsov
Referee Vasiliy Kazartsev

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 14 games · Avg 3.2 goals FK Rubin Kazan

Last 5 meetings

2018-12-09 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 1–2 FK Rubin Kazan 2018-08-13 FK Rubin Kazan 0–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Recent Form

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Dec	FK Rubin Kazan	H	1–2	L
03 Dec	PFK Arsenal Tula	A	2–4	L
29 Nov	FC København	H	1–0	W
25 Nov	FK Rostov	H	2–0	W
11 Nov	PFC CSKA Moskva	A	0–2	L
08 Nov	FC Girondins de Bordeaux	A	1–1	D

FK Rubin Kazan

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Dec	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg	A	2–1	W
30 Nov	FK Dinamo Moskva	H	1–1	D
24 Nov	FK Dinamo Makhachkala	A	1–1	D
11 Nov	FK Lokomotiv Moskva	H	0–0	D
05 Nov	FK Orenburg	A	0–1	L
29 Oct	FK Spartak Moskva	H	1–1	D

Season Stats

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg		FK Rubin Kazan
#1	Position	#8
68	Points	43
30	Played	30
20 / 8 / 2	W / D / L	11 / 10 / 9
53	Scored	29
19	Conceded	30
+34	GD	-1
2.27	PPG	1.43
67%	Win %	37%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)

79% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

50% Clean Sheets
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg this season

47% Clean Sheets
FK Rubin Kazan this season

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are 1st (68 pts). FK Rubin Kazan are 8th (43 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 Rubin Kazan

0-15

1/1

16-30

3/–

31-45

–/–

46-60

2/1

61-75

–/3

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg gets underway.
5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
7' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Egor Sorokin makes it 0-1.
12' FK Rubin Kazan is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
17' 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.
18' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Hernani.
23' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 23 minutes.
28' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
29' The referee has no hesitation. Khoren Bayramyan is booked for FK Rubin Kazan — Yellow card on 29.
34' Rail Abdullin is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg so far.
39' A moment of madness from Ihor Kalinin on 39 minutes earns him a Yellow card. FK Rubin Kazan will be frustrated.
44' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against FK Rubin Kazan's shape.
48' The referee has no hesitation. Luis Neto is booked for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg — Yellow card on 48.
50' Egor Sorokin makes no mistake. The score reads 0-2 and FK Rubin Kazan are in front.
55' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Leandro Paredes.
56' Another substitution for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg to replace Robert Mak by Anton Zabolotnyi on 56 minute.
59' A stunning finish from Leandro Paredes — that came from absolutely nowhere!
61' That is a Yellow card for FK Rubin Kazan. Artur Sagitov will be fuming at that decision.
63' FK Rubin Kazan manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Danil Stepanov is hanging Rail Abdullin on the field on 63 minute.
65' The whistle greets Aleksandr Erokhin as he departs to be replaced by Claudio Marchisio.
70' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
75' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
78' The referee shows FK Rubin Kazan player a Yellow card on 78.
83' 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.
84' Aleksandr Bukharov is ready to make an impact after coming on for Artur Sagitov at the 84 minute mark.
85' Claudio Marchisio has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 85.
90' Vladimir Granat picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg.

Lineups

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Lineups

Starting XI

99
Andrei Lunev
21
Aleksandr Erokhin ↓ Claudio Marchisio 65'
14
Daler Kuzyaev
13
Luis Neto
5
Leandro Paredes
6
Branislav Ivanovic
33
Hernani
2
Aleksandr Anyukov C
20
Robert Mak ↓ Anton Zabolotnyi 56'
17
Oleg Shatov
11
Sebastian Driussi

Bench

Coach Sergei Semak

FK Rubin Kazan Lineups

Starting XI

88
Ruslan Kambolov
80
Egor Sorokin
18
Pavel Mogilevets
14
Vladimir Granat
21
Egor Baburin
12
Ihor Kalinin
19
Khoren Bayramyan
44
Cesar Navas C
5
Filip Uremovic
65
Artur Sagitov ↓ Aleksandr Bukharov 84'
50
Rail Abdullin ↓ Danil Stepanov 63'

Bench

Coach Kurban Berdyev

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Artem Dzyuba	4
Aleksei Sutormin	3
Mateo Cassierra	3
Egor Sorokin	2
Yuri Alberto	2
Vital Lisakovic	2
Sardar Azmoun	2
Wilson Isidor	2

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

0 / 4

1.36 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg xG

Expected Goals

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

0.76 FK Rubin Kazan xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 65% + Under — clean sheet likely 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg46% Draw30% FK Rubin Kazan24%

Actual: FK Rubin Kazan win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes41% 0% No59%

Avg goals/match: 2.12

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	86%	14%
± 1.5	63%	37%
± 2.5	35%	65%
± 3.5	17%	83%
± 4.5	7%	93%

Double Chance

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or Draw

77%

Draw or FK Rubin Kazan

54%

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or FK Rubin Kazan

70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg33% Draw52% FK Rubin Kazan15%

Actual: FK Rubin Kazan win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

15.2%

0 – 0

14.3%

1 – 1

13.2%

2 – 0

10.7%

2 – 1

8.2%

0 – 1

7.8%

3 – 0

4.8%

1 – 2

Actual

3 – 1

3.8%

0 – 2

3.2%

2 – 2

3.2%

4 – 0

1.7%

Asian Handicap — FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Handicap	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg covers	Push	FK Rubin Kazan covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	15%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	25%	50%
-0.5	50%	—	50%
+0.5	81%	—	19%
+1	81%	13%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	5%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg keeps clean sheet

47% ✓

FK Rubin Kazan keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

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

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg vs FK Rubin Kazan, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

FK Rubin Kazan Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Form

FK Rubin Kazan Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Clean Sheet