FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg vs PFK Sochi, RFPL 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg vs PFK Sochi — RFPL at Gazprom Arena.
- FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 30 games · 68 pts (2025/26)
- PFK Sochi 30 games · 22 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Rafael Shafeev (Russia)
- Assistant 1 Maksim Gavrilin
- Assistant 2 Denis Petrov (Russia)
6 games this season 🟨 2.3/game ⚽ 5.7 goals/gameStandings
# 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 10 May PFK Sochi H 2–1 W 02 May PFC CSKA Moskva A 3–1 W 26 Apr RFK Akhmat Grozny H 2–0 W 22 Apr FK Lokomotiv Moskva A 0–0 D 19 Apr FK Dinamo Makhachkala A 1–0 W 12 Apr FK Krasnodar H 1–1 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 10 May FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg A 1–2 L 03 May FK Orenburg H 3–1 W 26 Apr FK Dinamo Moskva A 0–2 L 21 Apr PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara H 2–1 W 17 Apr FK Rostov A 1–0 W 12 Apr PFC CSKA Moskva A 1–0 W Season Stats
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg PFK Sochi #1 Position #16 68 Points 22 30 Played 30 20 / 8 / 2 W / D / L 6 / 4 / 20 53 Scored 29 19 Conceded 60 +34 GD -31 2.27 PPG 0.73 67% Win % 20% Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history50% Clean Sheets
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg this season13% Clean Sheets
PFK Sochi this seasonFK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are 1st (68 pts). PFK Sochi are 16th (22 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg0-153/116-302/–31-45–/146-605/–61-75–/276+1/–■ Scored ■ ConcededPFK Sochi0-152/116-30–/231-452/–46-601/261-751/176+3/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
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 Sochi for another epic battle.
- 5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg winning 100% of all matches.
- 10' PFK Sochi is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 20' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Nino made 383 appearances and scored 11 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 21' Vyacheslav Litvinov was booked on 21.
- 26' 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.
- 31' GOAL! Zakhar Fedorov scores on 31. Assisted by Artem Makarchuk
- 36' PFK Sochi seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 41' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 46' 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.
- 51' Igor Diveev has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
- 56' It’s high time Sergey Semak made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 59' What a strike from Luiz Henrique! The score is 1-1.
- 64' The travelling PFK Sochi supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 69' Supporters expect more eagerness from Aleksandr Degtev, as he is very good at scoring at Gazprom Arena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 74' 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 Aleksandr Sobolev suffering a number of foals already.
- 77' It’s a booking for PFK Sochi player. Dmitriy Vasilyev gets a card.
- 82' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. PFK Sochi needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 84' Sensational shot from Aleksandr Erokhin. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg is back in the lead.
- 87' The referee shows PFK Sochi player a card on 87.
- 90' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg receives a card for a hard tackle on 90.
- Another three points for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg.
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Lineups
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 3
- 8
- 5
- 78
- 16
- 7
- 10
- 33
- 11
- 31
- 20
Bench
- 15
- 6
- 21
- 41
- 28
- 17
- 4
- 9
- 14
- 66
- 1
- 61
Coach Sergey SemakPFK Sochi Lineups
3-4-3Starting XI
- 27
- 16
- 33
- 3
- 4
- 14
- 17
- 19
- 20
- 35
- 9
Bench
- 10
- 28
- 11
- 7
- 99
- 18
- 85
- 59
Coach Igor Osinkin -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Sardar Azmoun 4 Malcom 3 Ivan Sergeev 2 Vyacheslav Karavaev 2 Gustavo Mantuan 2 Aleksandr Erokhin 2 Kirill Zaika 1 Zakhar Fedorov 1 Head to Head
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Form
2026-05-10 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2–1 PFK Sochi W 2026-05-02 PFC CSKA Moskva 1–3 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg W 2026-04-26 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2–0 RFK Akhmat Grozny W 2026-04-22 FK Lokomotiv Moskva 0–0 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg D 2026-04-19 FK Dinamo Makhachkala 0–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg W 2026-04-12 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 1–1 FK Krasnodar D -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 42.53 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.54 PFK Sochi xGI would bet for: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg to win 75% + Under — clean sheet likely 62%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 3.07Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 94% 6% ± 1.5 80% 20% ± 2.5 58% 42% ± 3.5 36% 64% ± 4.5 20% 80% Double Chance
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or Draw 91%Draw or PFK Sochi 25%FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or PFK Sochi 83%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: PFK Sochi win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 122 – 0 14.9%3 – 0 12.2%1 – 0 11.8%2 – 1 Actual4 – 0 7.6%1 – 1 6.8%3 – 1 6.5%0 – 0 6.1%4 – 1 4.2%5 – 0 3.9%5 – 1 2.2%2 – 2 2%Asian Handicap — FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
Handicap FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg covers Push PFK Sochi covers -2.5 35% — 65% -2 35% 23% 42% -1.5 58% — 42% -1 58% 22% 21% -0.5 79% — 21% +0.5 95% — 5% +1 95% 4% 1% +1.5 99% — 1% +2 99% 1% 0% +2.5 100% — 0% Clean Sheet
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg keeps clean sheet 59% ✗PFK Sochi keeps clean sheet 9% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.