Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

RFPL · 2021-22
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
1 – 2
Full Time
PFK Sochi
Sun 3 Oct 2021 · 13:30 UTC Gazprom Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
Sardar Azmoun 40' Y
Sardar Azmoun 40' R
Sardar Azmoun 41' Y
Sardar Azmoun 42' R
Y 44' Sergei Terekhov
Y 63' Kirill Zaika
Y 90' Mateo Cassierra
Y 90' Christian Noboa

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

9
2
1
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 12 games · Avg 2.9 goals PFK Sochi
Last 5 meetings
2021-10-03 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 1–2 PFK Sochi 2021-04-11 PFK Sochi 1–2 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2020-10-17 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 3–1 PFK Sochi 2020-07-08 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2–1 PFK Sochi 2019-07-21 PFK Sochi 0–2 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Recent Form

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Oct PFK Sochi H 1–2 L
29 Sep Malmo FF H 4–0 W
25 Sep PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara H 2–1 W
20 Sep FK Rubin Kazan A 3–1 W
14 Sep Chelsea FC A 0–1 L
11 Sep RFK Akhmat Grozny H 3–1 W
PFK Sochi
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Oct FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg A 2–1 W
26 Sep FK Krasnodar A 0–3 L
19 Sep FK Dinamo Moskva H 0–1 L
12 Sep FK Ufa H 3–1 W
26 Aug FK Spartak Moskva A 2–1 W
21 Aug PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara A 0–1 L

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 history
50% Clean Sheets
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg this season
13% Clean Sheets
PFK Sochi this season

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are 1st (68 pts). PFK Sochi are 16th (22 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
PFK Sochi
0-15
2/1
16-30
–/2
31-45
2/–
46-60
1/2
61-75
1/1
76+
3/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at Gazprom Arena. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are looking to make home advantage count against PFK Sochi.
  • 5' The 32-year-old Wilmar Barrios has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 10' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 20' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 25' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 2 meetings.
  • 30' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 35' PFK Sochi have won 246 goals from 177 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 40' Sardar Azmoun picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 41' The referee calls foul for Sardar Azmoun. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 42' Sardar Azmoun catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Red card on 42.
  • 44' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Sergei Terekhov.
  • 45' What a strike from Artem Dzyuba! The score is 1-0.
  • 50' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering PFK Sochi that had 177 games and scored 246 goals.
  • 55' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 55 minutes.
  • 60' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 62' Time for substitution for PFK Sochi. Dmitri Vorobyov is replaced by Ivelin Popov.
  • 63' It’s a booking for PFK Sochi player. Kirill Zaika gets a Yellow card.
  • 65' Ivelin Popov is replacing Dmitri Vorobyov for the PFK Sochi side.
  • 66' Joaozinho has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kirill Zaika on 66 minute.
  • 67' Mateo Cassierra makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and PFK Sochi are in front.
  • 71' What a strike from Sergei Terekhov! The score is 1-2.
  • 74' Another substitution for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg to replace Daler Kuzyaev by Andrei Mostovoi on 74 minute.
  • 75' The crowd applauds Malcom as he leaves the pitch. Aleksandr Erokhin steps in for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg.
  • 79' Kirill Kravtsov has so much to prove this time. He replaces Wilmar Barrios on 79 minute.
  • 84' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 89' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Vladimir Fedotov will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 90' PFK Sochi player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 90' Daniil Kuznetsov is ready to make an impact after coming on for Wendel at the 90 minute mark.
  • With this win, PFK Sochi is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sergey Semak

PFK Sochi Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Vladimir Fedotov

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Sardar Azmoun 4
Malcom 3
Ivan Sergeev 2
Vyacheslav Karavaev 2
Gustavo Mantuan 2
Aleksandr Erokhin 2
Wilmar Barrios 1
Anton Zabolotnyi 1

Head to Head

2021-10-03 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 1–2 PFK Sochi 2021-04-11 PFK Sochi 1–2 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2020-10-17 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 3–1 PFK Sochi 2020-07-08 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2–1 PFK Sochi 2019-07-21 PFK Sochi 0–2 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Form

2021-10-03 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 1–2 PFK Sochi L 2021-09-29 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 4–0 Malmo FF W 2021-09-25 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2–1 PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara W 2021-09-20 FK Rubin Kazan 1–3 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg W 2021-09-14 Chelsea FC 1–0 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg L 2021-09-11 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 3–1 RFK Akhmat Grozny W

PFK Sochi Form

2021-10-03 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 1–2 PFK Sochi W 2021-09-26 FK Krasnodar 3–0 PFK Sochi L 2021-09-19 PFK Sochi 0–1 FK Dinamo Moskva L 2021-09-12 PFK Sochi 3–1 FK Ufa W 2021-08-26 FK Spartak Moskva 1–2 PFK Sochi W 2021-08-21 PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara 1–0 PFK Sochi L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.64 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.77 PFK Sochi xG
I would bet for: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg to win 67% + Over 2.5 goals 65%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg67% Draw19% PFK Sochi14%
Actual: PFK Sochi win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 3.41
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 65%
35%
± 3.5 44%
56%
± 4.5 26%
74%

Double Chance

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or Draw
86%
Draw or PFK Sochi
33%
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or PFK Sochi
81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg56% Draw35% PFK Sochi9%
Actual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–2 not predicted
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 0
11.6%
3 – 0
9.8%
2 – 1
8.6%
1 – 0
8.6%
3 – 1
7.5%
1 – 1
7.4%
4 – 0
6.4%
4 – 1
5%
0 – 0
4.6%
5 – 0
3.4%
2 – 2
3.3%
3 – 2
2.9%

Asian Handicap — FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Handicap FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg covers Push PFK Sochi covers
-2.5 34% — 66%
-2 34% 21% 45%
-1.5 55% — 45%
-1 55% 21% 24%
-0.5 76% — 24%
+0.5 92% — 8%
+1 92% 6% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 2% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg keeps clean sheet
47% ✓
PFK Sochi keeps clean sheet
8% ✓

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