FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg vs PFK Arsenal Tula, RFPL 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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RFPL · 2021-22

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

3 – 0

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PFK Arsenal Tula

Sat 19 Mar 2022 · 16:30 UTC Gazprom Arena HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 33' Artem Sokol

Y 34' Artem Sokol

Y 38' Dorde Despotovic

Y 41' Igor Smolnikov

Y 42' Igor Smolnikov

Overview

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FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg vs PFK Arsenal Tula — RFPL at Gazprom Arena.

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 30 games · 68 pts (2026/27)
PFK Arsenal Tula 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

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 12 games · Avg 2.5 goals PFK Arsenal Tula

Last 5 meetings

2022-03-19 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 3–0 PFK Arsenal Tula 2021-10-16 PFK Arsenal Tula 2–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2020-11-28 PFK Arsenal Tula 0–0 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2020-09-14 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 3–1 PFK Arsenal Tula 2019-11-10 PFK Arsenal Tula 0–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Recent Form

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Mar	PFK Arsenal Tula	H	3–0	W
13 Mar	PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara	A	1–1	D
07 Mar	FK Ufa	H	2–0	W
28 Feb	FK Rubin Kazan	H	3–2	W
24 Feb	Real Betis Balompié	A	0–0	D
17 Feb	Real Betis Balompié	H	2–3	L

PFK Arsenal Tula

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Mar	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg	A	0–3	L
12 Mar	FK Dinamo Moskva	H	1–4	L
06 Mar	PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara	A	2–2	D
26 Feb	PFK Sochi	A	0–2	L
21 Nov	FK Dinamo Moskva	A	1–5	L
06 Nov	FK Ufa	H	0–0	D

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg is hosting PFK Arsenal Tula for another epic battle.
5' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against PFK Arsenal Tula's shape.
10' PFK Arsenal Tula come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Malcom, as he is very good at scoring at Gazprom Arena with 30 goals in the last 21 games.
20' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
25' Goran Causic has been relatively quiet despite scoring 5 goals in his last 245 appearances.
30' Russia international Evgenii Markov has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
33' Artem Sokol is having his name booked by the referee on 33.
34' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Artem Sokol.
38' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Dorde Despotovic.
41' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Igor Smolnikov.
42' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Igor Smolnikov.
44' Malcom puts FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg on the lead.
49' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
54' Both keepers have barely been tested. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg and PFK Arsenal Tula are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
55' Malcom doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
60' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. PFK Arsenal Tula needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
62' A change in the FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg ranks — Ivan Sergeev exits the field as Artem Dzyuba enters on 62.
67' Danil Stepanov is ready to make an impact after coming on for Evans Kangwa at the 67 minute mark.
72' Georgi Kostadinov gets the nod from PFK Arsenal Tula. He replaces Kings Kangwa and will look to change the dynamic.
77' The supporters are chanting for Nuraly Alip. He replaces Andrei Mostovoi on 77 minute.
82' 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.
87' Dmitri Chistyakov needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 7 Yellow cards this season.
88' Another change for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg made on 88 minute. Wilmar Barrios leaves to be changed by Arsen Adamov.
89' What a strike from Yuri Alberto! The score is 3-0.
Another three points for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg.

Lineups

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

22
Artem Dzyuba ↑ 62'
9
Yuri Alberto ↑ 62'
27
Magomed Ozdoev ↑ 88'
19
Aleksei Sutormin
28
Nuraly Alip ↑ 77'
31
Mikhail Kizeev
23
Arsen Adamov ↑ 88'
91
David Byazrov

Coach Sergey Semak

PFK Arsenal Tula Lineups

Starting XI

9
Ayaz Guliev ↓ Sergey Tkachev 62'
6
Igor Smolnikov
20
Goran Causic
1
Anton Kochenkov
3
Artem Sokol
60
Maksim Belyaev
10
Evans Kangwa ↓ Danil Stepanov 67'
28
Dorde Despotovic
4
Uros Radakovic
44
Kings Kangwa ↓ Georgi Kostadinov 72'
22
Zurab Davitashvili ↓ Evgenii Markov 62'

Bench

Coach Miodrag Bozovic

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Artem Dzyuba	3
Oleg Shatov	2
Aleksandr Erokhin	2
Zurab Davitashvili	2
Evans Kangwa	2
Malcom	2
Sebastian Driussi	1
Kantemir Berkhamov	1

Head to Head

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Form

2022-03-19 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 3–0 PFK Arsenal Tula W 2022-03-13 PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara 1–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg D 2022-03-07 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2–0 FK Ufa W 2022-02-28 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 3–2 FK Rubin Kazan W 2022-02-24 Real Betis Balompié 0–0 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg D 2022-02-17 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2–3 Real Betis Balompié L

PFK Arsenal Tula Form

2022-03-19 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 3–0 PFK Arsenal Tula L 2022-03-12 PFK Arsenal Tula 1–4 FK Dinamo Moskva L 2022-03-06 PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara 2–2 PFK Arsenal Tula D 2022-02-26 PFK Sochi 2–0 PFK Arsenal Tula L 2021-11-21 FK Dinamo Moskva 5–1 PFK Arsenal Tula L 2021-11-06 PFK Arsenal Tula 0–0 FK Ufa D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.84 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg xG

Expected Goals

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

0.91 PFK Arsenal Tula xG

I would bet for: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg to win 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg59% Draw24% PFK Arsenal Tula17%

Actual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes51% 0% No49%

Avg goals/match: 2.75

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	51%	49%
± 3.5	30%	70%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or Draw

83%

Draw or PFK Arsenal Tula

41%

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or PFK Arsenal Tula

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg41% Draw45% PFK Arsenal Tula14%

Actual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.5%

1 – 0

11%

2 – 0

10.6%

2 – 1

9.5%

0 – 0

8.2%

3 – 0

Actual

3 – 1

5.9%

0 – 1

4.9%

1 – 2

4.7%

2 – 2

4.3%

4 – 0

4 – 1

2.8%

Asian Handicap — FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Handicap	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg covers	Push	PFK Arsenal Tula covers
-2.5	16%	—	84%
-2	16%	18%	66%
-1.5	34%	—	66%
-1	34%	24%	42%
-0.5	58%	—	42%
+0.5	83%	—	17%
+1	83%	11%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	4%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg keeps clean sheet

41% ✗

PFK Arsenal Tula keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

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