FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg vs PFC CSKA Moskva, RFPL 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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RFPL · 2024-25

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

0 – 0

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PFC CSKA Moskva

Sat 1 Mar 2025 · 13:30 UTC Gazprom Arena 50,544 HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 47' Miralem Pjanic

Strahinja Erakovic 58' Y

Y 66' Willyan Rocha

Y 90' Matvey Kislyak

Aleksandr Erokhin 90' 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)

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

2025-03-01 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 0–0 PFC CSKA Moskva 2024-09-14 PFC CSKA Moskva 0–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2024-05-11 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 0–1 PFC CSKA Moskva 2023-09-03 PFC CSKA Moskva 1–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2023-03-19 PFC CSKA Moskva 1–0 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Recent Form

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
23 Nov	FK Orenburg	A	1–0	W
10 Nov	RFK Akhmat Grozny	A	2–1	W
02 Nov	FK Dinamo Makhachkala	H	2–1	W

PFC CSKA Moskva

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Mar	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg	A	0–0	D
08 Dec	FK Fakel Voronezh	A	1–0	W
30 Nov	FK Rubin Kazan	H	2–2	D
23 Nov	FK Rostov	H	1–2	L
10 Nov	PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara	A	2–1	W
02 Nov	FK Spartak Moskva	H	0–2	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' What a night it is going to be! FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg welcome PFC CSKA Moskva for this crunch clash at Gazprom Arena.
5' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg have won 534 goals from 394 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg and PFC CSKA Moskva are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
20' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg and PFC CSKA Moskva are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
25' PFC CSKA Moskva are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
30' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are deployed in a 4-1-4-1 today, looking to exploit space against PFC CSKA Moskva's 4-3-3 shape.
35' Douglas Santos needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 16 Yellow cards this season.
40' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Igor Diveev scoring 1 goals.
45' The energy levels are beginning to show. Sergey Semak might look to freshen things up shortly.
47' Miralem Pjanic is having his name booked by the referee on 47.
52' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
57' named a 4-1-4-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-3-3 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
58' The referee shows FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg player a card on 58.
62' It is a substitution in FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg team. Mateo Cassierra is replaced by Pedrinho Santos on 62 minute.
66' The referee shows PFC CSKA Moskva player a card on 66.
67' Sekou Koita makes way for Saul Guarirapa at the 67 minute mark. A tactical switch from PFC CSKA Moskva.
72' 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.
75' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg make a change. Andrei Mostovoi trudges off to be replaced by Aleksandr Sobolev on 75 minutes.
80' The whistle greets Tamerlan Musaev as he departs to be replaced by Artem Shumanskiy.
81' Rifat Zhemaletdinov is replacing Miralem Pjanic for the PFC CSKA Moskva side.
83' Aleksandr Erokhin gets the nod from FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg. He replaces Luciano Gondou and will look to change the dynamic.
88' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
90' PFC CSKA Moskva receives a card for a hard tackle on 90.
90' Khellven has so much to prove this time. He replaces Milan Gajic on 90 minute.
The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Lineups

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

30
Mateo Cassierra ↓ Pedrinho Santos 62'
6
Vanja Drkusic ↓ Nuraly Alip 83'
3
Douglas Santos
5
Wilmar Barrios
67
Maksim Glushenkov
27
Nino
17
Andrei Mostovoi ↓ Aleksandr Sobolev 75'
25
Strahinja Erakovic ↓ Sasa Zdjelar 62'
31
Gustavo Mantuan
32
Luciano Gondou ↓ Aleksandr Erokhin 83'
1
Evgeniy Latyshonok

Bench

Coach Sergey Semak

PFC CSKA Moskva Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

27
Moises
22
Milan Gajic ↓ Khellven 90'
15
Miralem Pjanic ↓ Rifat Zhemaletdinov 81'
35
Igor Akinfeev
10
Ivan Oblyakov
78
Igor Diveev
20
Sekou Koita ↓ Saul Guarirapa 67'
4
Willyan Rocha
31
Matvey Kislyak
21
Abbosbek Fayzullaev ↓ Kristijan Bistrovic 67'
11
Tamerlan Musaev ↓ Artem Shumanskiy 80'

Bench

Coach Marko Nikolic

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
Douglas Santos	1

Head to Head

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Form

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 2024-11-23 FK Orenburg 0–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg W 2024-11-10 RFK Akhmat Grozny 1–2 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg W 2024-11-02 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2–1 FK Dinamo Makhachkala W

PFC CSKA Moskva Form

2025-03-01 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 0–0 PFC CSKA Moskva D 2024-12-08 FK Fakel Voronezh 0–1 PFC CSKA Moskva W 2024-11-30 PFC CSKA Moskva 2–2 FK Rubin Kazan D 2024-11-23 PFC CSKA Moskva 1–2 FK Rostov L 2024-11-10 PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara 1–2 PFC CSKA Moskva W 2024-11-02 PFC CSKA Moskva 0–2 FK Spartak Moskva L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.17 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg xG

Expected Goals

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

0.83 PFC CSKA Moskva xG

I would bet for: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or Draw 74% + Under 2.5 goals 68%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg43% Draw31% PFC CSKA Moskva26%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes40% 0% No60%

Avg goals/match: 2

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	84%	16%
± 1.5	60%	40%
± 2.5	32%	68%
± 3.5	15%	85%
± 4.5	6%	94%

Double Chance

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or Draw

74%

Draw or PFC CSKA Moskva

57%

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or PFC CSKA Moskva

69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg28% Draw54% PFC CSKA Moskva18%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

Actual

1 – 0

14.5%

1 – 1

14.1%

0 – 1

9.9%

2 – 0

8.8%

2 – 1

7.5%

1 – 2

5.3%

0 – 2

4.4%

3 – 0

3.4%

2 – 2

3.3%

3 – 1

1 – 3

1.5%

Asian Handicap — FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Handicap	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg covers	Push	PFC CSKA Moskva covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	12%	82%
-1.5	18%	—	82%
-1	18%	24%	58%
-0.5	42%	—	58%
+0.5	76%	—	24%
+1	76%	16%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg keeps clean sheet

44% ✗

PFC CSKA Moskva keeps clean sheet

32% ✗

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