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FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg vs PFK Arsenal Tula, RFPL 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

RFPL · 2020-21
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
3 – 1
Full Time
PFK Arsenal Tula
Mon 14 Sep 2020 · 15:30 UTC Gazprom Arena HT 45+2' · FT 45+5'
Y 21' Taras Burlak
Wilmar Barrios 37' Y
Y 45' Daniil Khlusevich
Y 79' Sergey Tkachev

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Dmitry Safyan
  • Referee Pavel Kukuyan
  • Referee Aleksandr Bogdanov
  • Referee Igor Panin
  • Referee Anton Frolov

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

5
3
4
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 12 games · Avg 2.5 goals PFK Arsenal Tula
Last 5 meetings
2020-09-14 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 3–1 PFK Arsenal Tula 2019-11-10 PFK Arsenal Tula 0–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2019-09-13 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 3–1 PFK Arsenal Tula 2018-12-03 PFK Arsenal Tula 4–2 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2018-08-04 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 1–0 PFK Arsenal Tula

Recent Form

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Sep PFK Arsenal Tula H 3–1 W
30 Aug FK Lokomotiv Moskva A 0–0 D
26 Aug FK Dinamo Moskva A 0–1 L
22 Aug FK Tambov H 4–1 W
19 Aug PFC CSKA Moskva H 2–1 W
15 Aug FK Rostov A 2–0 W
PFK Arsenal Tula
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Sep FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg A 1–3 L
29 Aug FK Spartak Moskva A 1–2 L
25 Aug FK Khimki H 1–1 D
22 Aug FK Dinamo Moskva H 2–0 W
18 Aug FK Krasnodar A 0–2 L
14 Aug FK Ufa H 2–3 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. PFK Arsenal Tula kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' It’s high time Sergei Semak made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 10' It looks surprising FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg does not make any changes. Mikhail Kerzhakov has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 15' The 28-year-old Danil Krugovoi has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 20' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg and PFK Arsenal Tula are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 21' Taras Burlak has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 21.
  • 25' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg is taking the lead after the goal scored by Andrei Mostovoi on 25.
  • 30' Bulgaria international Georgi Kostadinov has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 31' Brilliant from the ! Artem Dzyuba makes it 2-0 with a superb finish on 31.
  • 36' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering PFK Arsenal Tula that had 249 games and scored 140 goals.
  • 37' Controversy at the stadium! Wilmar Barrios argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 42' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 45' It’s a booking for PFK Arsenal Tula player. Daniil Khlusevich gets a Yellow card.
  • 50' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 55' Supporters expect more eagerness from Guram Adzhoev, as he is very good at scoring at Gazprom Arena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 58' Valery Gromyko makes way for Vladislav Panteleev at the 58 minute mark. A tactical switch from PFK Arsenal Tula.
  • 60' Juryj Kavaliou doubles the advantage! 2-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 65' Vyacheslav Karavaev is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for PFK Arsenal Tula so far.
  • 70' PFK Arsenal Tula is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 75' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 76' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg ring the changes. Sardar Azmoun has done his job and it is now time for Yurii Zhirkov to step up.
  • 79' Poor challenge from Sergey Tkachev. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 84' Aleksandr Erokhin has so much to prove this time. He replaces Malcom on 84 minute.
  • 86' Assisted by Yurii Zhirkov with the perfectly-timed delivery and Aleksandr Erokhin makes no mistake. 3-1!
  • 89' PFK Arsenal Tula manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Roman Minaev is hanging Sergey Tkachev on the field on 89 minute.
  • 89' Aleksandr Erokhin is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
  • 90' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Denis Terentjev is hanging Vyacheslav Karavaev on the field on 90 minute.
  • 3-1 the final result. PFK Arsenal Tula will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sergei Semak

PFK Arsenal Tula Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Artem Dzyuba 3
Oleg Shatov 2
Aleksandr Erokhin 2
Zurab Davitashvili 2
Evans Kangwa 2
Malcom 2
Yuri Alberto 1
Sebastian Driussi 1

Head to Head

2020-09-14 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 3–1 PFK Arsenal Tula 2019-11-10 PFK Arsenal Tula 0–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2019-09-13 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 3–1 PFK Arsenal Tula 2018-12-03 PFK Arsenal Tula 4–2 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2018-08-04 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 1–0 PFK Arsenal Tula

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Form

2020-09-14 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 3–1 PFK Arsenal Tula W 2020-08-30 FK Lokomotiv Moskva 0–0 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg D 2020-08-26 FK Dinamo Moskva 1–0 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg L 2020-08-22 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 4–1 FK Tambov W 2020-08-19 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2–1 PFC CSKA Moskva W 2020-08-15 FK Rostov 0–2 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg W

PFK Arsenal Tula Form

2020-09-14 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 3–1 PFK Arsenal Tula L 2020-08-29 FK Spartak Moskva 2–1 PFK Arsenal Tula L 2020-08-25 PFK Arsenal Tula 1–1 FK Khimki D 2020-08-22 PFK Arsenal Tula 2–0 FK Dinamo Moskva W 2020-08-18 FK Krasnodar 2–0 PFK Arsenal Tula L 2020-08-14 PFK Arsenal Tula 2–3 FK Ufa L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.92 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.05 PFK Arsenal Tula xG
I would bet for: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg to win 59% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg59% Draw23% PFK Arsenal Tula18%
Actual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
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 35%
65%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or Draw
82%
Draw or PFK Arsenal Tula
41%
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or PFK Arsenal Tula
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg40% Draw43% PFK Arsenal Tula17%
Actual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.2%
2 – 1
9.6%
2 – 0
9.3%
1 – 0
9.1%
0 – 0
6.8%
3 – 1
Actual
3 – 0
5.8%
1 – 2
5.2%
2 – 2
5%
0 – 1
4.6%
3 – 2
3.3%
4 – 1
3%

Asian Handicap — FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Handicap FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg covers Push PFK Arsenal Tula covers
-2.5 16% — 84%
-2 16% 17% 66%
-1.5 34% — 66%
-1 34% 23% 44%
-0.5 56% — 44%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 12% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg keeps clean sheet
36% ✓
PFK Arsenal Tula keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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