FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg vs FK Rubin Kazan, RFPL 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg vs FK Rubin Kazan — RFPL at Gazprom Arena.
- FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 9 games · 18 pts (2026/27)
- FK Rubin Kazan 9 games · 12 pts (2026/27)
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
Recent Form
| 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 |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| #5 | Position | #6 |
| 18 | Points | 12 |
| 9 | Played | 9 |
| 6 / 0 / 3 | W / D / L | 2 / 6 / 1 |
| 19 | Scored | 12 |
| 9 | Conceded | 11 |
| +10 | GD | +1 |
| 2.00 | PPG | 1.33 |
| 67% | Win % | 22% |
Key Stats
50%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
H2H (14 games)
79%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
25%
Clean Sheets
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg this season
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg this season
20%
Clean Sheets
FK Rubin Kazan this season
FK Rubin Kazan this season
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are 5th (18 pts). FK Rubin Kazan are 6th (12 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 Rubin Kazan
0-15
–/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/1
61-75
1/1
76+
3/1
■ 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 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' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg have kicked off against FK Rubin Kazan. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
- 5' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
- 10' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FK Rubin Kazan backline.
- 15' The home supporters are growing impatient. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 20' FK Rubin Kazan are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 25' It looks like no one’s ball. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 30' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg and FK Rubin Kazan are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
- 35' It looks surprising FK Rubin Kazan does not make any changes. Igor Vujacic has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 40' With 0 assists to his name this season, Dmitriy Kabutov is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FK Rubin Kazan.
- 45' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg and FK Rubin Kazan are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
- 46' The crowd applauds Nuraly Alip as he leaves the pitch. Strahinja Erakovic steps in for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg.
- 50' Mirlind Daku is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
- 55' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 57' The FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg manager makes a substitution. Rodrigao departs to be replaced by Artur Guimaraes.
- 60' A tactical swap from FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg — Ivan Sergeev on, Andrei Mostovoi off on 60 minutes.
- 65' The 29-year-old Lazar Randjelovic has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
- 67' GOAL! Aleksandr Martinovich scores on 67. Assisted by Mirlind Daku
- 69' The referee shows FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg player a card on 69.
- 74' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg have won 536 goals from 396 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 76' The FK Rubin Kazan manager makes a substitution. Ruslan Bezrukov departs to be replaced by Maciej Rybus.
- 81' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
- 86' 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.
- 87' Another substitution for FK Rubin Kazan to replace Valentin Vada by Lazar Randjelovic on 87 minute.
- 89' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg make a change. Vyacheslav Karavaev trudges off to be replaced by Aleksandr Erokhin on 89 minutes.
- 90' It’s a booking for FK Rubin Kazan player. Yury Dyupin gets a card.
- 90' A tactical swap from FK Rubin Kazan — Egor Teslenko on, Dmitriy Kabutov off on 90 minutes.
- The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg.
Lineups
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Lineups
Starting XI
- 15
- 30
- 8
- 5
- 41
- 28
- –
-
17
Andrei Mostovoi ↓ Ivan Sergeev 60'
-
55
Rodrigao ↓ Artur Guimaraes 57'
- 11
- 31
Bench
-
–
Artur Guimaraes ↑ 57'
- 10
- 3
-
21
Aleksandr Erokhin ↑ 89'
- 16
- 1
-
25
Strahinja Erakovic ↑ 46'
-
33
Ivan Sergeev ↑ 60'
- 18
-
–
Pedrinho Santos ↑ 60'
- 79
- –
Coach
Sergey Semak
FK Rubin Kazan Lineups
Starting XI
- 30
- 21
- 15
- 44
-
23
Ruslan Bezrukov ↓ Maciej Rybus 76'
- 27
- 22
- 4
- 6
-
70
Dmitriy Kabutov ↓ Egor Teslenko 90'
- 51
Bench
-
31
Maciej Rybus ↑ 76'
- 50
- 19
- –
- 66
- –
- –
- 9
-
7
Lazar Randjelovic ↑ 87'
- 18
-
2
Egor Teslenko ↑ 90'
- –
Coach
Rashid Rakhimov
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
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
1 / 4
1.81
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.01
FK Rubin Kazan xG
I would bet for:
Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: FK Rubin Kazan win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 2.82
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 92% |
|
8% |
| ± 1.5 | 77% |
|
23% |
| ± 2.5 | 53% |
|
47% |
| ± 3.5 | 31% |
|
69% |
| ± 4.5 | 16% |
|
84% |
Double Chance
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or Draw
78%
Draw or FK Rubin Kazan
47%
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or FK Rubin Kazan
75%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.8%
1 – 0
10.1%
2 – 0
9.6%
2 – 1
9.5%
0 – 0
7.8%
3 – 1
5.7%
3 – 0
5.7%
1 – 2
5.3%
0 – 1
5.2%
2 – 2
4.8%
0 – 2
Actual
3 – 2
3%
Asian Handicap — FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
| Handicap | FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg covers | Push | FK Rubin Kazan covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 15% | — | 85% |
| -2 | 15% | 17% | 68% |
| -1.5 | 32% | — | 68% |
| -1 | 32% | 23% | 45% |
| -0.5 | 55% | — | 45% |
| +0.5 | 80% | — | 20% |
| +1 | 80% | 12% | 7% |
| +1.5 | 93% | — | 7% |
| +2 | 93% | 5% | 2% |
| +2.5 | 98% | — | 2% |
Clean Sheet
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg keeps clean sheet
37%
✓
FK Rubin Kazan keeps clean sheet
17%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

