FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg vs FK Rubin Kazan, RFPL 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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RFPL · 2020-21

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

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FK Rubin Kazan

Sat 24 Oct 2020 · 13:30 UTC Gazprom Arena HT 45+1' · FT 45+8'

Y 25' Filip Uremovic

Daler Kuzyaev 86' Y

Yaroslav Rakitskii 90' Y

Overview

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

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 14 games · 31 pts (2026/27)
FK Rubin Kazan 14 games · 18 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Roman Usachev
Referee Nikolay Voloshin
Referee Pavel Kukuyan
Referee Valentin Murashov
Referee Ivan Sidenkov

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 14 games · Avg 3.2 goals FK Rubin Kazan

Last 5 meetings

2020-10-24 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 1–2 FK Rubin Kazan 2019-11-23 FK Rubin Kazan 1–2 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2019-09-21 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 5–0 FK Rubin Kazan 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
24 Oct	FK Rubin Kazan	H	1–2	L
20 Oct	Club Brugge KV	H	1–2	L
17 Oct	PFK Sochi	H	3–1	W
03 Oct	FK Spartak Moskva	A	1–1	D
26 Sep	FK Ufa	H	6–0	W
19 Sep	FK Ural	A	1–1	D

FK Rubin Kazan

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 Oct	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg	A	2–1	W
17 Oct	FK Krasnodar	A	1–3	L
04 Oct	RFK Akhmat Grozny	H	1–1	D
27 Sep	SK Rotor Volgograd	A	3–1	W
20 Sep	FK Spartak Moskva	H	0–2	L
13 Sep	FK Dinamo Moskva	A	1–0	W

Season Stats

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg		FK Rubin Kazan
#1	Position	#8
31	Points	18
14	Played	14
10 / 1 / 3	W / D / L	4 / 6 / 4
32	Scored	14
15	Conceded	18
+17	GD	-4
2.21	PPG	1.29
71%	Win %	29%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)

79% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

33% Clean Sheets
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg this season

30% Clean Sheets
FK Rubin Kazan this season

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are 1st (31 pts). FK Rubin Kazan are 8th (18 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 Rubin Kazan

0-15

–/1

16-30

1/2

31-45

1/1

46-60

1/1

61-75

2/3

76+

3/3

■ 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 Rubin Kazan

Anderson Arroyo	3 G	1 A
Jacques Siwe	3 G
Bogdan Jocic	1 G
Aleksandar Jukic	1 G
Ilya Rozhkov	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds Gazprom Arena will turn into a battlefield for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg and FK Rubin Kazan.
5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
10' 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.
15' It is a cagey affair so far. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg in their trying to find a way past FK Rubin Kazan's compact .
20' Ilya Samoshnikov has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
25' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Filip Uremovic.
26' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg is taking the lead after the goal scored by Aleksandr Erokhin on 26.
31' Carl Starfelt is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for FK Rubin Kazan tonight.
36' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
41' FK Rubin Kazan are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
43' Dorde Despotovic doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
48' FK Rubin Kazan fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
53' The travelling FK Rubin Kazan supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
58' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
63' Both keepers have barely been tested. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg and FK Rubin Kazan are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
68' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
69' Goal! Darko Jevtic scores his 5 goal in 28 matches.
70' A tactical swap from FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg — Daler Kuzyaev on, Magomed Ozdoev off on 70 minutes.
71' Another substitution for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg to replace Wilmar Barrios by Danil Krugovoi on 71 minute.
76' Douglas Santos needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
79' Aleksandr Zuev is ready to make an impact after coming on for Soltmurad Bakaev at the 79 minute mark.
81' The FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg bench stirs into life. Wendel is withdrawn and Andrei Mostovoi gets his opportunity.
85' Dmitriy Tarasov is ready to make an impact after coming on for Darko Jevtic at the 85 minute mark.
86' Daler Kuzyaev is having his name booked by the referee on 86.
90' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
90' Khvicha Kvaratskhelia makes way for Georgii Zotov at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from FK Rubin Kazan.
1-2 the final result. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Lineups

Starting XI

6
Dejan Lovren
15
Vyacheslav Karavaev
3
Douglas Santos
20
Wendel ↓ Andrei Mostovoi 81'
21
Aleksandr Erokhin
22
Artem Dzyuba C
5
Wilmar Barrios ↓ Danil Krugovoi 71'
44
Yaroslav Rakitskii
41
Mikhail Kerzhakov
27
Magomed Ozdoev ↓ Daler Kuzyaev 70'
11
Sebastian Driussi ↓ Aleksei Sutormin 71'

Bench

Coach Sergei Semak

FK Rubin Kazan Lineups

Starting XI

6
Hwang Inbeom
22
Yurii Dyupin
20
Oleg Shatov
5
Filip Uremovic C
9
Dorde Despotovic
4
Silvije Begic
8
Darko Jevtic ↓ Dmitriy Tarasov 85'
21
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia ↓ Georgii Zotov 90'
2
Carl Starfelt
87
Soltmurad Bakaev ↓ Aleksandr Zuev 79'
77
Ilya Samoshnikov

Bench

Coach Leonid Slutsky

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Form

2020-10-24 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 1–2 FK Rubin Kazan L 2020-10-20 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 1–2 Club Brugge KV L 2020-10-17 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 3–1 PFK Sochi W 2020-10-03 FK Spartak Moskva 1–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg D 2020-09-26 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 6–0 FK Ufa W 2020-09-19 FK Ural 1–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg D

FK Rubin Kazan Form

2020-10-24 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 1–2 FK Rubin Kazan W 2020-10-17 FK Krasnodar 3–1 FK Rubin Kazan L 2020-10-04 FK Rubin Kazan 1–1 RFK Akhmat Grozny D 2020-09-27 SK Rotor Volgograd 1–3 FK Rubin Kazan W 2020-09-20 FK Rubin Kazan 0–2 FK Spartak Moskva L 2020-09-13 FK Dinamo Moskva 0–1 FK Rubin Kazan W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.25 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg xG

Expected Goals

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

1.09 FK Rubin Kazan xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 64% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg55% Draw23% FK Rubin Kazan22%

Actual: FK Rubin Kazan win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 3.34

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	64%	36%
± 3.5	42%	58%
± 4.5	25%	75%

Double Chance

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or Draw

79%

Draw or FK Rubin Kazan

45%

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or FK Rubin Kazan

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg45% Draw39% FK Rubin Kazan16%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.5%

2 – 1

9.4%

2 – 0

1 – 0

7.5%

3 – 1

3 – 0

6.5%

2 – 2

5.1%

0 – 0

1 – 2

Actual

4 – 1

3 – 2

3.9%

4 – 0

3.7%

Asian Handicap — FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Handicap	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg covers	Push	FK Rubin Kazan covers
-2.5	22%	—	78%
-2	22%	19%	60%
-1.5	40%	—	60%
-1	40%	22%	38%
-0.5	62%	—	38%
+0.5	83%	—	17%
+1	83%	10%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	4%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg keeps clean sheet

34% ✓

FK Rubin Kazan keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

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