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 14 games · 31 pts (2026/27)
FK Rubin Kazan 14 games · 18 pts (2026/27)

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

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
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' Temperatures are rising at Gazprom Arena as FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg face off against FK Rubin Kazan in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
10' It looks like no one’s ball. FK Rubin Kazan is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
20' A quiet spell here at Gazprom Arena. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
25' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
30' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
35' 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.
40' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
45' The 29-year-old Mateo Cassierra has been sensational this season — 3 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
46' Strahinja Erakovic is replacing Nuraly Alip for the FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg side.
50' The deadlock is broken! Mirlind Daku gets on the scoresheet on 50 minutes.
55' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FK Rubin Kazan backline.
57' Another substitution for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg to replace Rodrigao by Artur Guimaraes on 57 minute.
60' A change in the FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg ranks — Andrei Mostovoi exits the field as Ivan Sergeev enters on 60.
65' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
67' Assisted by Mirlind Daku with the perfectly-timed delivery and Aleksandr Martinovich makes no mistake. 0-2!
69' Strahinja Erakovic catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 69.
74' It looks surprising FK Rubin Kazan does not make any changes. Ugochukwu Iwu has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
76' Time for substitution for FK Rubin Kazan. Ruslan Bezrukov is replaced by Maciej Rybus.
81' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FK Rubin Kazan that had 218 games and scored 219 goals.
86' Pedrinho Santos has been relatively quiet despite scoring 7 goals in his last 386 appearances.
87' Lazar Randjelovic is ready to make an impact after coming on for Valentin Vada at the 87 minute mark.
89' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg ring the changes. Vyacheslav Karavaev has done his job and it is now time for Aleksandr Erokhin to step up.
90' The referee calls foul for Yury Dyupin. He receives a card.
90' Egor Teslenko has so much to prove this time. He replaces Dmitriy Kabutov on 90 minute.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 0-2 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
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

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1.97 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg xG

Expected Goals

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

0.92 FK Rubin Kazan xG

I would bet for: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg to win 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg57% Draw24% FK Rubin Kazan19%

Actual: FK Rubin Kazan win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes52% 0% No48%

Avg goals/match: 2.89

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	54%	46%
± 3.5	33%	67%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or Draw

81%

Draw or FK Rubin Kazan

43%

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or FK Rubin Kazan

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg43% Draw43% FK Rubin Kazan14%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–2 not predicted

0 – 2

Actual

1 – 1

10.9%

2 – 0

10.6%

1 – 0

10.3%

2 – 1

9.6%

0 – 0

7.3%

3 – 0

6.8%

3 – 1

6.3%

1 – 2

4.5%

2 – 2

4.4%

0 – 1

4.3%

4 – 0

3.4%

4 – 1

3.2%

Asian Handicap — FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Handicap	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg covers	Push	FK Rubin Kazan covers
-2.5	18%	—	82%
-2	18%	19%	63%
-1.5	37%	—	63%
-1	37%	23%	40%
-0.5	60%	—	40%
+0.5	84%	—	16%
+1	84%	10%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg keeps clean sheet

40% ✓

FK Rubin Kazan keeps clean sheet

15% ✗

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