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

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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

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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

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
#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)

79% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

25% Clean Sheets
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg this season

20% Clean Sheets
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' That's the starting whistle at Gazprom Arena. Ninety minutes of football awaits between FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg and FK Rubin Kazan.
5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
10' FK Rubin Kazan is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
14' Nuraly Alip is replacing Nino for the FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg side.
19' Nikola Cumic is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg so far.
24' 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.
29' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Rustam Ashurmatov suffering a number of foals already.
34' FK Rubin Kazan is showing some good football. However, FK Rubin Kazan are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
35' The referee shows FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg player a card on 35.
40' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
45' A moment of madness from Aleksey Gritsaenko on 45 minutes earns him a card. FK Rubin Kazan will be frustrated.
46' A change in the FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg ranks — Aleksandr Sobolev exits the field as Luciano Gondou enters on 46.
51' GOAL! Luciano Gondou fires home to make it 1-0!
55' FK Rubin Kazan receives a card for a hard tackle on 55.
56' Oleg Ivanov is replacing Valentin Vada for the FK Rubin Kazan side.
59' What composure from Gustavo Mantuan! The Brazil international strokes it home. 2-0.
63' The supporters are chanting for Rustam Ashurmatov. He replaces Ugochukwu Iwu on 63 minute.
67' A tactical swap from FK Rubin Kazan — Nikola Cumic on, Dardan Shabanhaxhaj off on 67 minutes.
70' The FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg bench stirs into life. Pedrinho Santos is withdrawn and Andrei Mostovoi gets his opportunity.
73' The deadlock is broken! Mateo Cassierra gets on the scoresheet on 73 minutes.
74' What a strike from Andrei Mostovoi! The score is 4-0.
79' The 25-year-old Luiz Henrique has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
83' Yurii Gorshkov has so much to prove this time. He replaces Wilmar Barrios on 83 minute.
88' A moment of madness from Aleksandr Zotov on 88 minutes earns him a card. FK Rubin Kazan will be frustrated.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for FK Rubin Kazan.

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
Vital Lisakovic	2
Sardar Azmoun	2
Wilson Isidor	2
Aleksandr Erokhin	2
Dorde Despotovic	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

2 / 4

2.41 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg xG

Expected Goals

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

0.97 FK Rubin Kazan xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 64% + FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg to win 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg64% Draw20% FK Rubin Kazan16%

Actual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 3.38

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	64%	36%
± 3.5	43%	57%
± 4.5	25%	75%

Double Chance

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or Draw

84%

Draw or FK Rubin Kazan

36%

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or FK Rubin Kazan

80%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg50% Draw38% FK Rubin Kazan12%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

9.9%

2 – 1

9.3%

1 – 1

8.7%

1 – 0

7.8%

3 – 0

7.7%

3 – 1

7.4%

0 – 0

4.8%

4 – 0

Actual

4 – 1

4.5%

2 – 2

4.5%

1 – 2

3.8%

3 – 2

3.6%

Asian Handicap — FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Handicap	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg covers	Push	FK Rubin Kazan covers
-2.5	26%	—	74%
-2	26%	20%	54%
-1.5	46%	—	54%
-1	46%	22%	32%
-0.5	68%	—	32%
+0.5	87%	—	13%
+1	87%	8%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg keeps clean sheet

38% ✗

FK Rubin Kazan keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

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