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

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RFPL · 2023-24

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FK Rubin Kazan

Wed 24 Apr 2024 · 17:30 UTC Gazprom Arena HT 45' · FT 45'

Strahinja Erakovic 69' Y

Y 90' Yury Dyupin

Y 90' Maciej Rybus

Y 90' Aleksey Gritsaenko

Andrei Mostovoi 91' Y

Overview

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

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 30 games · 68 pts (2025/26)
FK Rubin Kazan 30 games · 43 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 14 games · Avg 3.2 goals FK Rubin Kazan

Last 5 meetings

2024-04-24 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 0–2 FK Rubin Kazan 2023-09-17 FK Rubin Kazan 0–3 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2022-02-28 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 3–2 FK Rubin Kazan 2021-09-20 FK Rubin Kazan 1–3 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2021-03-08 FK Rubin Kazan 2–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Recent Form

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 Apr	FK Rubin Kazan	H	0–2	L
21 Apr	FK Orenburg	H	1–0	W
13 Apr	FK Krasnodar	A	2–1	W
07 Apr	FK Baltika Kaliningrad	H	1–0	W
30 Mar	PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara	A	1–1	D
09 Mar	FK Ural	A	4–1	W

FK Rubin Kazan

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 Apr	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg	A	2–0	W
20 Apr	FK Lokomotiv Moskva	H	1–1	D
14 Apr	PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara	A	0–2	L
08 Apr	FK Orenburg	A	0–3	L
31 Mar	RFK Akhmat Grozny	H	2–1	W
09 Mar	FK Nizhny Novgorod	H	0–1	L

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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg and FK Rubin Kazan has kicked off!
5' 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.
10' It is a cagey affair so far. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg in their trying to find a way past FK Rubin Kazan's compact .
15' Ilya Rozhkov is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for FK Rubin Kazan tonight.
20' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
25' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
30' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FK Rubin Kazan backline.
35' It’s high time Rashid Rakhimov made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
40' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
45' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
46' It is a substitution in FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg team. Nuraly Alip is replaced by Strahinja Erakovic on 46 minute.
50' Mirlind Daku doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
55' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
57' The whistle greets Rodrigao as he departs to be replaced by Artur Guimaraes.
60' Time for substitution for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg. Andrei Mostovoi is replaced by Ivan Sergeev.
65' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg and FK Rubin Kazan are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
67' The Belarus Aleksandr Martinovich breaks the deadlock on 67 minutes. 0-2!
69' That is a card for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg. Strahinja Erakovic will be fuming at that decision.
74' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
76' Ruslan Bezrukov makes way for Maciej Rybus at the 76 minute mark. A tactical switch from FK Rubin Kazan.
81' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
86' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg have won 534 goals from 394 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
87' Another change for FK Rubin Kazan made on 87 minute. Valentin Vada leaves to be changed by Lazar Randjelovic.
89' Aleksandr Erokhin has so much to prove this time. He replaces Vyacheslav Karavaev on 89 minute.
90' FK Rubin Kazan receives a card for a hard tackle on 90.
90' Egor Teslenko has so much to prove this time. He replaces Dmitriy Kabutov on 90 minute.
Another three points for FK Rubin Kazan.

Lineups

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Lineups

Starting XI

15
Vyacheslav Karavaev ↓ Aleksandr Erokhin 89'
30
Mateo Cassierra
8
Wendel
5
Wilmar Barrios ↓ Pedrinho Santos 60'
41
Mikhail Kerzhakov
28
Nuraly Alip ↓ Strahinja Erakovic 46'
–
Nino
17
Andrei Mostovoi ↓ Ivan Sergeev 60'
55
Rodrigao ↓ Artur Guimaraes 57'
11
Claudinho
31
Gustavo Mantuan

Bench

Coach Sergey Semak

FK Rubin Kazan Lineups

Starting XI

30
Valentin Vada ↓ Lazar Randjelovic 87'
21
Aleksandr Zotov
15
Igor Vujacic
44
Mirlind Daku
23
Ruslan Bezrukov ↓ Maciej Rybus 76'
27
Aleksey Gritsaenko
22
Yury Dyupin
4
Aleksandr Martinovich
6
Ugochukwu Iwu
70
Dmitriy Kabutov ↓ Egor Teslenko 90'
51
Ilya Rozhkov

Bench

Coach Rashid Rakhimov

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Artem Dzyuba	4
Aleksei Sutormin	3
Mateo Cassierra	3
Wilson Isidor	2
Aleksandr Erokhin	2
Dorde Despotovic	2
Egor Sorokin	2
Yuri Alberto	2

Head to Head

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Form

2024-04-24 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 0–2 FK Rubin Kazan L 2024-04-21 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 1–0 FK Orenburg W 2024-04-13 FK Krasnodar 1–2 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg W 2024-04-07 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 1–0 FK Baltika Kaliningrad W 2024-03-30 PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara 1–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg D 2024-03-09 FK Ural 1–4 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg W

FK Rubin Kazan Form

2024-04-24 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 0–2 FK Rubin Kazan W 2024-04-20 FK Rubin Kazan 1–1 FK Lokomotiv Moskva D 2024-04-14 PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara 2–0 FK Rubin Kazan L 2024-04-08 FK Orenburg 3–0 FK Rubin Kazan L 2024-03-31 FK Rubin Kazan 2–1 RFK Akhmat Grozny W 2024-03-09 FK Rubin Kazan 0–1 FK Nizhny Novgorod L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.53 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg xG

Expected Goals

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

0.77 FK Rubin Kazan xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 60% + Under — clean sheet likely 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg52% Draw28% FK Rubin Kazan20%

Actual: FK Rubin Kazan win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes43% 0% No57%

Avg goals/match: 2.3

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	88%	12%
± 1.5	67%	33%
± 2.5	40%	60%
± 3.5	21%	79%
± 4.5	9%	91%

Double Chance

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or Draw

80%

Draw or FK Rubin Kazan

48%

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or FK Rubin Kazan

72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg36% Draw50% FK Rubin Kazan14%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

14.3%

1 – 1

12.7%

0 – 0

12.2%

2 – 0

11.3%

2 – 1

8.8%

0 – 1

6.6%

3 – 0

5.6%

3 – 1

4.5%

1 – 2

4.4%

2 – 2

3.5%

0 – 2

Actual

4 – 0

2.2%

Asian Handicap — FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Handicap	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg covers	Push	FK Rubin Kazan covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	17%	72%
-1.5	28%	—	72%
-1	28%	25%	46%
-0.5	54%	—	46%
+0.5	82%	—	18%
+1	82%	12%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg keeps clean sheet

47% ✓

FK Rubin Kazan keeps clean sheet

23% ✗

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