FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg vs FK Torpedo Moskva, RFPL 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg vs FK Torpedo Moskva — RFPL at Gazprom Arena.
- FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 30 games · 68 pts (2026/27)
- FK Torpedo Moskva 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
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
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Aug | FK Torpedo Moskva | H | 2–0 | W |
| 13 Aug | PFC CSKA Moskva | H | 2–1 | W |
| 06 Aug | RFK Akhmat Grozny | A | 0–0 | D |
| 30 Jul | FK Lokomotiv Moskva | H | 5–0 | W |
| 22 Jul | PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara | H | 3–0 | W |
| 15 Jul | FK Khimki | A | 1–1 | D |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Aug | FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg | A | 0–2 | L |
| 14 Aug | FK Orenburg | A | 0–1 | L |
| 07 Aug | FK Khimki | H | 1–3 | L |
| 31 Jul | PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara | A | 1–1 | D |
| 24 Jul | FK Dinamo Moskva | A | 0–4 | L |
| 17 Jul | PFK Sochi | H | 1–3 | L |
Key Stats
0%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
H2H (2 games)
0%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
Events
Match Events
- 0' Three points are at stake. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg host FK Torpedo Moskva — let the battle begin!
- 5' The home supporters are growing impatient. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Mateo Cassierra, as he is very good at scoring at Gazprom Arena with 11 goals in the last 10 games.
- 15' FK Torpedo Moskva is showing some good football. However, FK Torpedo Moskva are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 20' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 25' It’s high time Sergey Semak made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 27' Artyom Samsonov picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 32' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 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.
- 35' Aleksei Pomerko catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 35.
- 40' The -year-old Denis Laptev has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
- 45' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 46' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg ring the changes. Gustavo Mantuan has done his job and it is now time for Zelimkhan Bakaev to step up.
- 51' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 51.
- 56' A quiet spell here at Gazprom Arena. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 61' It looks surprising FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg does not make any changes. Egor Baburin has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 62' The supporters are chanting for Amur Kalmykov. He replaces Denis Laptev on 62 minute.
- 67' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against FK Torpedo Moskva's shape.
- 68' The supporters are chanting for Ivan Sergeev. He replaces Mateo Cassierra on 68 minute.
- 73' 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.
- 78' The supporters are chanting for Igor Lebedenko. He replaces Khozhimat Erkinov on 78 minute.
- 81' It is a substitution in FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg team. Wilmar Barrios is replaced by Aleksandr Erokhin on 81 minute.
- 82' The crowd applauds Andrei Mostovoi as he leaves the pitch. Danil Krugovoi steps in for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg.
- 85' GOAL! Ivan Sergeev scores on 85.
- 88' What a strike from Malcom! The score is 2-0.
- 90' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg ring the changes. Malcom has done his job and it is now time for Aleksei Sutormin to step up.
- The final score is 2-0.
Lineups
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Lineups
Starting XI
- 6
- 15
-
30
Mateo Cassierra ↓ Ivan Sergeev 68'
- 3
-
10
Malcom ↓ Aleksei Sutormin 90'
- 8
- 5
- 41
- 17
- 55
- 31
Bench
- 1
-
21
Aleksandr Erokhin ↑ 81'
- 14
-
7
Zelimkhan Bakaev ↑ 46'
-
4
Danil Krugovoi ↑ 82'
-
19
Aleksei Sutormin ↑ 90'
- 28
- 23
-
33
Ivan Sergeev ↑ 68'
- 2
- 95
Coach
Sergey Semak
FK Torpedo Moskva Lineups
Starting XI
- 28
- 12
- 49
- 35
- 20
- 18
- 4
- 52
- 44
- 22
-
55
Denis Laptev ↓ Amur Kalmykov 62'
Bench
- 11
- 23
-
9
Amur Kalmykov ↑ 62'
- 14
-
19
Maksim Turishchev ↑ 46'
-
8
Bogdan Reykhmen ↑ 62'
-
10
Igor Lebedenko ↑ 78'
-
5
Aleksey Shumskikh ↑ 90'
- 99
- 17
- 56
Coach
Nikolay Savichev
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Malcom | 2 |
| Ivan Sergeev | 1 |
| Claudinho | 1 |
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Form
2022-08-21
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
2–0
FK Torpedo Moskva
W
2022-08-13
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
2–1
PFC CSKA Moskva
W
2022-08-06
RFK Akhmat Grozny
0–0
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
D
2022-07-30
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
5–0
FK Lokomotiv Moskva
W
2022-07-22
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
3–0
PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara
W
2022-07-15
FK Khimki
1–1
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
D
FK Torpedo Moskva Form
2022-08-21
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
2–0
FK Torpedo Moskva
L
2022-08-14
FK Orenburg
1–0
FK Torpedo Moskva
L
2022-08-07
FK Torpedo Moskva
1–3
FK Khimki
L
2022-07-31
PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara
1–1
FK Torpedo Moskva
D
2022-07-24
FK Dinamo Moskva
4–0
FK Torpedo Moskva
L
2022-07-17
FK Torpedo Moskva
1–3
PFK Sochi
L
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.8
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.61
FK Torpedo Moskva xG
I would bet for:
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg to win 65% + Under — clean sheet likely 61%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.41
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 89% |
|
11% |
| ± 1.5 | 69% |
|
31% |
| ± 2.5 | 43% |
|
57% |
| ± 3.5 | 23% |
|
77% |
| ± 4.5 | 10% |
|
90% |
Double Chance
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or Draw
88%
Draw or FK Torpedo Moskva
35%
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or FK Torpedo Moskva
77%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 0
15.6%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
11%
1 – 1
10.5%
2 – 1
8.6%
3 – 0
8.3%
3 – 1
5.2%
0 – 1
4.6%
4 – 0
3.8%
1 – 2
2.8%
2 – 2
2.6%
4 – 1
2.4%
Asian Handicap — FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
| Handicap | FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg covers | Push | FK Torpedo Moskva covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 18% | — | 82% |
| -2 | 18% | 20% | 61% |
| -1.5 | 39% | — | 61% |
| -1 | 39% | 26% | 35% |
| -0.5 | 65% | — | 35% |
| +0.5 | 89% | — | 11% |
| +1 | 89% | 8% | 3% |
| +1.5 | 97% | — | 3% |
| +2 | 97% | 2% | 0% |
| +2.5 | 100% | — | 0% |
Clean Sheet
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg keeps clean sheet
55%
✓
FK Torpedo Moskva keeps clean sheet
18%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

