FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg vs PFK Sochi, RFPL 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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RFPL · 2022-23

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

7 – 0

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PFK Sochi

Mon 24 Oct 2022 · 17:00 UTC Gazprom Arena HT 45' · FT 45'

R 20' Artem Meshchaninov

Overview

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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)

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 2.9 goals PFK Sochi

Last 5 meetings

2022-10-24 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 7–0 PFK Sochi 2022-04-03 PFK Sochi 0–0 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 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

Recent Form

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 Oct	PFK Sochi	H	7–0	W
16 Oct	FK Nizhny Novgorod	A	3–0	W
08 Oct	FK Fakel Voronezh	A	1–1	D
02 Oct	FK Rostov	H	3–1	W
17 Sep	FK Dinamo Moskva	A	2–0	W
11 Sep	FK Orenburg	H	8–0	W

PFK Sochi

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 Oct	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg	A	0–7	L
16 Oct	PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara	A	0–2	L
08 Oct	FK Lokomotiv Moskva	H	4–0	W
01 Oct	FK Orenburg	A	1–4	L
18 Sep	FK Fakel Voronezh	H	1–1	D
09 Sep	FK Dinamo Moskva	H	2–1	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 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' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg have kicked off against PFK Sochi. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
2' A stunning finish from Ivan Sergeev — that came from absolutely nowhere!
7' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg that had 394 games and scored 534 goals.
11' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Malcom makes no mistake. 2-0!
16' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Aleksandr Erokhin scoring 1 goals.
20' A moment of madness from Artem Meshchaninov on 20 minutes earns him a Red card. PFK Sochi will be frustrated.
25' GOAL! Ivan Sergeev fires home to make it 3-0!
27' PFK Sochi ring the changes. Joaozinho has done his job and it is now time for Moussa Sissako to step up.
32' What composure from Wendel! The Brazil international strokes it home. 4-0.
37' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg and PFK Sochi are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
42' Supporters expect more eagerness from Wilmar Barrios, as he is very good at scoring at Gazprom Arena with 2 goals in the last 2 games.
47' Dejan Lovren is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg tonight.
52' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
53' Wilmar Barrios is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
58' Arsen Adamov is replacing Vyacheslav Karavaev for the FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg side.
62' Ibragim Tsallagov makes way for Kirill Kravtsov at the 62 minute mark. A tactical switch from PFK Sochi.
64' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg ring the changes. Wendel has done his job and it is now time for Andrei Mostovoi to step up.
69' Over 69 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
72' The crowd applauds Rodrigao as he leaves the pitch. Dmitri Chistyakov steps in for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg.
74' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Malcom makes no mistake. 6-0!
76' Gustavo Mantuan is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
77' Another change for PFK Sochi made on 77 minute. Christian Noboa leaves to be changed by Timofey Shipunov.
82' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 2 meetings.
87' Igor Yurganov has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
The final score is 7-0.

Lineups

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Lineups

Starting XI

6
Dejan Lovren
15
Vyacheslav Karavaev ↓ Arsen Adamov 58'
3
Douglas Santos
10
Malcom
8
Wendel ↓ Andrei Mostovoi 64'
14
Daler Kuzyaev
5
Wilmar Barrios ↓ Gustavo Mantuan 58'
41
Mikhail Kerzhakov
55
Rodrigao ↓ Dmitri Chistyakov 72'
33
Ivan Sergeev ↓ Zelimkhan Bakaev 64'
11
Claudinho

Bench

Coach Sergey Semak

PFK Sochi Lineups

Starting XI

3
Vanja Drkusic
6
Artur Yusupov ↓ Kirill Ushatov 77'
34
Timofei Margasov
11
Luka Dordevic ↓ Vladislav Sarveli 62'
16
Christian Noboa ↓ Timofey Shipunov 77'
22
Joaozinho ↓ Moussa Sissako 27'
35
Soslan Dzhanaev
15
Ibragim Tsallagov ↓ Kirill Kravtsov 62'
20
Igor Yurganov
17
Artyom Makarchuk
26
Artem Meshchaninov

Bench

Coach Aleksandr Tochilin

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Form

2022-10-24 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 7–0 PFK Sochi W 2022-10-16 FK Nizhny Novgorod 0–3 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg W 2022-10-08 FK Fakel Voronezh 1–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg D 2022-10-02 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 3–1 FK Rostov W 2022-09-17 FK Dinamo Moskva 0–2 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg W 2022-09-11 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 8–0 FK Orenburg W

PFK Sochi Form

2022-10-24 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 7–0 PFK Sochi L 2022-10-16 PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara 2–0 PFK Sochi L 2022-10-08 PFK Sochi 4–0 FK Lokomotiv Moskva W 2022-10-01 FK Orenburg 4–1 PFK Sochi L 2022-09-18 PFK Sochi 1–1 FK Fakel Voronezh D 2022-09-09 PFK Sochi 2–1 FK Dinamo Moskva W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

3.81 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg xG

Expected Goals

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

0.48 PFK Sochi xG

I would bet for: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg to win 83% + Over 2.5 goals 77%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg83% Draw10% PFK Sochi7%

Actual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes37% 0% No63%

Avg goals/match: 4.29

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	91%	9%
± 2.5	77%	23%
± 3.5	59%	41%
± 4.5	39%	61%

Double Chance

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or Draw

94%

Draw or PFK Sochi

17%

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or PFK Sochi

90%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg74% Draw23% PFK Sochi3%

Actual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

3 – 0

13%

4 – 0

12.1%

2 – 0

10.8%

5 – 0

9.1%

3 – 1

6.1%

1 – 0

5.9%

6 – 0

5.8%

4 – 1

5.8%

2 – 1

4.9%

5 – 1

4.5%

7 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

Asian Handicap — FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Handicap	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg covers	Push	PFK Sochi covers
-2.5	61%	—	39%
-2	61%	18%	21%
-1.5	79%	—	21%
-1	79%	13%	8%
-0.5	92%	—	8%
+0.5	98%	—	2%
+1	98%	1%	0%
+1.5	100%	—	0%
+2	100%	—	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg keeps clean sheet

62% ✓

PFK Sochi keeps clean sheet

3% ✓

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