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 (2025/26)
PFC CSKA Moskva 30 games · 51 pts (2025/26)

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

50% Clean Sheets
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg this season

23% Clean Sheets
PFC CSKA Moskva this season

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

PFC CSKA Moskva

0-15

2/1

16-30

–/1

31-45

1/2

46-60

2/3

61-75

–/2

76+

4/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' That's the starting whistle at Gazprom Arena. Ninety minutes of football awaits between FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg and PFC CSKA Moskva.
4' The referee has no hesitation. Jaka Bijol is booked for PFC CSKA Moskva — Yellow card on 4.
7' Ilzat Akhmetov is having his name booked by the referee on 7.
12' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
17' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
22' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
27' PFC CSKA Moskva started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 27.
30' What a moment for Ivan Oblyakov! That strike on 30 puts his side firmly in control.
32' Poor challenge from Yaroslav Rakitskiy. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
37' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg is showing some good football. However, FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
38' The deadlock is broken! Sebastian Driussi gets on the scoresheet on 38 minutes.
43' Abel Hernandez is replacing Jaka Bijol for the PFC CSKA Moskva side.
48' It’s high time Sergei Semak made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
50' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Yuri Zhirkov on 50 minutes.
55' The travelling PFC CSKA Moskva supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
60' Time for substitution for PFC CSKA Moskva. Ilzat Akhmetov is replaced by Georgij Shchennikov.
61' The whistle greets Sardar Azmoun as he departs to be replaced by Emiliano Rigoni.
62' Sensational shot from Emiliano Rigoni. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg is back in the lead.
67' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
68' Robert Mak is ready to make an impact after coming on for Oleg Shatov at the 68 minute mark.
70' Georgij Shchennikov is having his name booked by the referee on 70.
73' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 73.
75' Time for substitution for PFC CSKA Moskva. Viktor Vasin is replaced by Arnor Sigurdsson.
76' The crowd applauds Viktor Vasin as he leaves the pitch. Arnor Sigurdsson steps in for PFC CSKA Moskva.
81' Abel Hernandez has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
83' Elmir Nabiullin gets the nod from FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg. He replaces Yuri Zhirkov and will look to change the dynamic.
84' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Elmir Nabiullin.
86' Brilliant from the ! Sebastian Driussi makes it 3-1 with a superb finish on 86.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for PFC CSKA Moskva.

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
Malcom	3
Sardar Azmoun	3
Sebastian Driussi	3
Nikola Vlasic	3
Wendel	2
Ivan Oblyakov	2
Aleksandr Sobolev	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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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