FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg vs FK Rubin Kazan, RFPL 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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RFPL · 2024-25

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

4 – 0

Full Time

FK Rubin Kazan

Sun 30 Mar 2025 · 16:30 UTC Gazprom Arena 33,817 HT 45' · FT 45'

Luciano Gondou 51' 1–0

Gustavo Mantuan 59' 2–0

Mateo Cassierra 73' 3–0

Andrei Mostovoi 74' 4–0

Gustavo Mantuan 35' Y

Y 45' Aleksey Gritsaenko

YR 55' Aleksey Gritsaenko

Y 88' Aleksandr Zotov

Overview

Match Preview

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

2025-03-30 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 4–0 FK Rubin Kazan 2024-07-27 FK Rubin Kazan 0–4 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 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

Recent Form

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Mar	FK Rubin Kazan	H	4–0	W
16 Mar	FK Spartak Moskva	A	1–2	L
08 Mar	FK Fakel Voronezh	A	2–0	W
01 Mar	PFC CSKA Moskva	H	0–0	D
07 Dec	FK Akron Tolyatti	H	1–2	L
01 Dec	PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara	H	2–3	L

FK Rubin Kazan

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Mar	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg	A	0–4	L
16 Mar	FK Nizhny Novgorod	H	1–0	W
09 Mar	FK Spartak Moskva	H	2–1	W
01 Mar	RFK Akhmat Grozny	A	1–2	L
07 Dec	FK Dinamo Makhachkala	A	3–2	W
30 Nov	PFC CSKA Moskva	A	2–2	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' The wait is over. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg get us underway at Gazprom Arena.
5' FK Rubin Kazan seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
10' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
14' Nuraly Alip gets the nod from FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg. He replaces Nino and will look to change the dynamic.
19' Nikola Cumic, a Serbia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
24' The travelling FK Rubin Kazan supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
29' Ruslan Bezrukov has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
34' 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.
35' A meaty challenge results in booking for Gustavo Mantuan on 35.
40' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against FK Rubin Kazan's 5-3-2 shape.
45' FK Rubin Kazan player sees a card in front of him.
46' It is a substitution in FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg team. Aleksandr Sobolev is replaced by Luciano Gondou on 46 minute.
51' The Argentina Luciano Gondou breaks the deadlock on 51 minutes. 1-0!
55' The referee calls foul for Aleksey Gritsaenko. He receives a card.
56' Time for substitution for FK Rubin Kazan. Valentin Vada is replaced by Oleg Ivanov.
59' A goal from the Brazil international Gustavo Mantuan! He fires home on 59 to make it 2-0!
63' FK Rubin Kazan make a change. Ugochukwu Iwu trudges off to be replaced by Rustam Ashurmatov on 63 minutes.
67' Fresh legs for FK Rubin Kazan! Nikola Cumic comes on to replace Dardan Shabanhaxhaj.
70' A tactical swap from FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg — Andrei Mostovoi on, Pedrinho Santos off on 70 minutes.
73' A goal from the Colombia international Mateo Cassierra! He fires home on 73 to make it 3-0!
74' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Andrei Mostovoi makes it 4-0.
79' A quiet spell here at Gazprom Arena. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
83' Yurii Gorshkov has so much to prove this time. He replaces Wilmar Barrios on 83 minute.
88' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Aleksandr Zotov.
That’s it! Another goalless match for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg and FK Rubin Kazan (для сухой ничьи).

Lineups

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

3
Douglas Santos
8
Wendel
5
Wilmar Barrios ↓ Yurii Gorshkov 83'
7
Aleksandr Sobolev ↓ Luciano Gondou 46'
67
Maksim Glushenkov ↓ Mateo Cassierra 46'
27
Nino ↓ Nuraly Alip 14'
11
Luiz Henrique
25
Strahinja Erakovic
31
Gustavo Mantuan ↓ Ognjen Mimovic 70'
24
Pedrinho Santos ↓ Andrei Mostovoi 70'
1
Evgeniy Latyshonok

Bench

FK Rubin Kazan Lineups

5-3-2

Starting XI

30
Valentin Vada ↓ Oleg Ivanov 56'
15
Igor Vujacic
99
Dardan Shabanhaxhaj ↓ Nikola Cumic 67'
22
Veldin Hodza ↓ Aleksandr Zotov 63'
27
Aleksey Gritsaenko
90
Marvin Cuni ↓ Bogdan Jocic 56'
2
Egor Teslenko
6
Ugochukwu Iwu ↓ Rustam Ashurmatov 63'
70
Dmitriy Kabutov
51
Ilya Rozhkov ↓ Ruslan Bezrukov 70'
38
Evgeniy Staver

Bench

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

2025-03-30 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 4–0 FK Rubin Kazan W 2025-03-16 FK Spartak Moskva 2–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg L 2025-03-08 FK Fakel Voronezh 0–2 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg W 2025-03-01 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 0–0 PFC CSKA Moskva D 2024-12-07 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 1–2 FK Akron Tolyatti L 2024-12-01 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2–3 PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara L

FK Rubin Kazan Form

2025-03-30 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 4–0 FK Rubin Kazan L 2025-03-16 FK Rubin Kazan 1–0 FK Nizhny Novgorod W 2025-03-09 FK Rubin Kazan 2–1 FK Spartak Moskva W 2025-03-01 RFK Akhmat Grozny 2–1 FK Rubin Kazan L 2024-12-07 FK Dinamo Makhachkala 2–3 FK Rubin Kazan W 2024-11-30 PFC CSKA Moskva 2–2 FK Rubin Kazan D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.13 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg xG

Expected Goals

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

0.74 FK Rubin Kazan xG

I would bet for: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg to win 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg64% Draw22% FK Rubin Kazan14%

Actual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes46% 0% No54%

Avg goals/match: 2.87

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	32%	68%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or Draw

86%

Draw or FK Rubin Kazan

36%

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or FK Rubin Kazan

78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg48% Draw41% FK Rubin Kazan11%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

12.7%

1 – 0

11.6%

1 – 1

9.6%

2 – 1

9.2%

3 – 0

8.8%

0 – 0

7.3%

3 – 1

6.5%

4 – 0

Actual

4 – 1

3.6%

0 – 1

3.5%

2 – 2

3.4%

1 – 2

3.1%

Asian Handicap — FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Handicap	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg covers	Push	FK Rubin Kazan covers
-2.5	24%	—	76%
-2	24%	21%	55%
-1.5	45%	—	55%
-1	45%	24%	32%
-0.5	68%	—	32%
+0.5	89%	—	11%
+1	89%	8%	3%
+1.5	97%	—	3%
+2	97%	2%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg keeps clean sheet

48% ✗

FK Rubin Kazan keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

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