FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg vs PFC CSKA Moskva, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

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RFPL · 2018-19

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

3 – 1

Full Time

PFC CSKA Moskva

Sun 12 May 2019 · 16:00 UTC Gazprom Arena HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 4' Jaka Bijol

Y 7' Ilzat Akhmetov

Yaroslav Rakitskii 32' Y

Y 32' Nikola Vlasic

Yuri Zhirkov 50' Y

Y 70' Georgij Shchennikov

Artem Dzyuba 73' Y

Elmir Nabiullin 84' Y

Overview

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FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg vs PFC CSKA Moskva — RFPL at Gazprom Arena.

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 30 games · 68 pts (2026/27)
PFC CSKA Moskva 30 games · 51 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Maksim Gavrilin
Referee Evgeny Turbin
Referee Kirill Levnikov
Referee Aleksey Vorontsov

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 16 games · Avg 2.3 goals PFC CSKA Moskva

Last 5 meetings

2019-05-12 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 3–1 PFC CSKA Moskva 2018-11-11 PFC CSKA Moskva 2–0 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Recent Form

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 May	PFC CSKA Moskva	H	3–1	W
04 May	RFK Akhmat Grozny	A	1–1	D
28 Apr	PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara	H	4–2	W
24 Apr	FK Dinamo Moskva	H	2–0	W
20 Apr	FK Krasnodar	A	3–2	W
14 Apr	FK Dinamo Makhachkala	H	5–0	W

PFC CSKA Moskva

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 May	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg	A	1–3	L
05 May	FK Dinamo Moskva	H	2–2	D
28 Apr	FK Krasnodar	A	0–2	L
24 Apr	FK Dinamo Makhachkala	H	2–0	W
20 Apr	FK Lokomotiv Moskva	A	1–1	D
13 Apr	FK Orenburg	H	2–3	L

Season Stats

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg		PFC CSKA Moskva
#1	Position	#5
68	Points	51
30	Played	30
20 / 8 / 2	W / D / L	15 / 6 / 9
53	Scored	44
19	Conceded	33
+34	GD	+11
2.27	PPG	1.70
67%	Win %	50%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are 1st (68 pts). PFC CSKA Moskva are 5th (51 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg host PFC CSKA Moskva — let the battle begin!
4' The referee has no hesitation. Jaka Bijol is booked for PFC CSKA Moskva — Yellow card on 4.
7' PFC CSKA Moskva receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 7.
12' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg and PFC CSKA Moskva are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
17' The home supporters are growing impatient. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg must find a spark to ignite this game.
22' 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 Magomed Ozdoev suffering a number of foals already.
27' PFC CSKA Moskva fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
30' PFC CSKA Moskva is taking the lead after the goal scored by Ivan Oblyakov on 30.
32' Yaroslav Rakitskiy picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
37' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
38' Sebastian Driussi has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 38 minutes.
43' PFC CSKA Moskva manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Abel Hernandez is hanging Jaka Bijol on the field on 43 minute.
48' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg and PFC CSKA Moskva are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
50' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
55' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
60' PFC CSKA Moskva make a change. Ilzat Akhmetov trudges off to be replaced by Georgij Shchennikov on 60 minutes.
61' It is a substitution in FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg team. Sardar Azmoun is replaced by Emiliano Rigoni on 61 minute.
62' Sensational shot from Emiliano Rigoni. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg is back in the lead.
67' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
68' Another substitution for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg to replace Oleg Shatov by Robert Mak on 68 minute.
70' Poor challenge from Georgij Shchennikov. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
73' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Artem Dzyuba.
75' The PFC CSKA Moskva bench stirs into life. Viktor Vasin is withdrawn and Arnor Sigurdsson gets his opportunity.
76' Another substitution for PFC CSKA Moskva to replace Viktor Vasin by Arnor Sigurdsson on 76 minute.
81' PFC CSKA Moskva come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
83' The crowd applauds Yuri Zhirkov as he leaves the pitch. Elmir Nabiullin steps in for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg.
84' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Elmir Nabiullin on 84 minutes.
86' Sebastian Driussi has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 86 minutes.
The referee brings this contest to a close. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg take all three points.

Lineups

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sergei Semak

PFC CSKA Moskva Lineups

Starting XI

2
Mario Fernandes
50
Rodrigo Becao
35
Igor Akinfeev C
8
Nikola Vlasic
9
Fedor Chalov
5
Viktor Vasin ↓ Arnor Sigurdsson 75'
25
Kristijan Bistrovic
98
Ivan Oblyakov
77
Ilzat Akhmetov ↓ Georgij Shchennikov 60'
29
Jaka Bijol ↓ Abel Hernandez 43'
78
Igor Diveev

Bench

Coach Viktor Hancharenka

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Fedor Chalov	4
Sardar Azmoun	3
Sebastian Driussi	3
Nikola Vlasic	3
Malcom	3
Wendel	2
Ivan Oblyakov	2
Anton Zabolotnyi	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.07 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg xG

Expected Goals

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

0.9 PFC CSKA Moskva xG

I would bet for: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg to win 62% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg62% Draw22% PFC CSKA Moskva16%

Actual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes52% 0% No48%

Avg goals/match: 2.97

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	56%	44%
± 3.5	34%	66%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or Draw

84%

Draw or PFC CSKA Moskva

38%

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or PFC CSKA Moskva

78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg45% Draw42% PFC CSKA Moskva13%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

10.9%

1 – 1

10.3%

1 – 0

10%

2 – 1

9.5%

3 – 0

7.3%

0 – 0

6.8%

3 – 1

Actual

2 – 2

4.3%

1 – 2

4.1%

0 – 1

3.9%

4 – 0

3.8%

4 – 1

3.5%

Asian Handicap — FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Handicap	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg covers	Push	PFC CSKA Moskva covers
-2.5	21%	—	79%
-2	21%	19%	60%
-1.5	40%	—	60%
-1	40%	23%	37%
-0.5	63%	—	37%
+0.5	86%	—	14%
+1	86%	10%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg keeps clean sheet

41% ✓

PFC CSKA Moskva keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

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

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg vs PFC CSKA Moskva, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Events

Match Events

Lineups

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

PFC CSKA Moskva Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Form

PFC CSKA Moskva Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Clean Sheet