FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg vs PFK Sochi, RFPL 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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RFPL · 2023-24

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

3 – 0

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PFK Sochi

Sat 25 Nov 2023 · 12:15 UTC Gazprom Arena HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 3' Ivan Ignatjev

Overview

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

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 9 games · 18 pts (2026/27)
PFK Sochi 30 games · 22 pts (2026/27)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FK Krasnodar	9	21
2	FK Dinamo Moskva	9	19
3	PFC CSKA Moskva	9	19
4	FK Spartak Moskva	9	19
5	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg	9	18
6	FK Rubin Kazan	9	12
7	FK Dinamo Makhachkala	9	12
8	FK Baltika Kaliningrad	9	11
9	PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara	9	11
10	RFK Akhmat Grozny	9	10
11	FK Orenburg	9	9
12	FK Akron Tolyatti	9	8
13	FK Rostov	9	8
14	FK Lokomotiv Moskva	9	7
15	FK Rodina Moskva	9	5
16	FK Fakel Voronezh	9	3

Head-to-Head

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 12 games · Avg 2.9 goals PFK Sochi

Last 5 meetings

2023-11-25 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 3–0 PFK Sochi 2023-10-07 PFK Sochi 0–2 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2023-05-27 PFK Sochi 1–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2022-10-24 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 7–0 PFK Sochi 2022-04-03 PFK Sochi 0–0 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Recent Form

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Nov	PFK Sochi	H	3–0	W
11 Nov	FK Krasnodar	H	1–1	D
04 Nov	FK Baltika Kaliningrad	A	2–0	W
28 Oct	RFK Akhmat Grozny	H	2–1	W
22 Oct	PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara	H	3–1	W
07 Oct	PFK Sochi	A	2–0	W

PFK Sochi

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Nov	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg	A	0–3	L
12 Nov	FK Rubin Kazan	H	0–2	L
06 Nov	FK Dinamo Moskva	H	3–3	D
29 Oct	FK Nizhny Novgorod	A	0–1	L
22 Oct	FK Ural	A	4–1	W
07 Oct	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg	H	0–2	L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

25% Clean Sheets
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

0-15

1/–

16-30

1/1

31-45

–/1

46-60

1/–

61-75

–/–

76+

2/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Aleksandr Sobolev	7 G	2 A
Maksim Glushenkov	6 G	2 A
Jhon Jhon	1 G	1 A
Gustavo Mantuan	1 G
Felipe Augusto	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg welcome PFK Sochi for this crunch clash at Gazprom Arena.
3' That is a card for PFK Sochi. Ivan Ignatjev will be fuming at that decision.
8' Nuraly Alip has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 18 appearances.
13' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
18' Ivan Miladinovic is ready to make an impact after coming on for Vanja Drkusic at the 18 minute mark.
23' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 23 minutes.
28' The home supporters are growing impatient. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg must find a spark to ignite this game.
33' Both keepers have barely been tested. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg and PFK Sochi are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
38' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
43' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined PFK Sochi backline.
47' What a strike from Rodrigao! The score is 1-0.
52' PFK Sochi fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
57' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg and PFK Sochi are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
58' The Haiti Wilson Isidor breaks the deadlock on 58 minutes. 2-0!
59' Timofey Margasov makes way for Jurij Medvedev at the 59 minute mark. A tactical switch from PFK Sochi.
64' 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.
69' It looks surprising PFK Sochi does not make any changes. Mikhail Kerzhakov has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
70' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg make a change. Wilson Isidor trudges off to be replaced by Aleksandr Kovalenko on 70 minutes.
71' Victorien Angban is ready to make an impact after coming on for Kirill Zaika at the 71 minute mark.
76' 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.
78' Another substitution for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg to replace Wendel by Aleksandr Erokhin on 78 minute.
82' The supporters are chanting for Aleksey Sutormin. He replaces Nuraly Alip on 82 minute.
87' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg that had 396 games and scored 536 goals.
89' The Russia Andrei Mostovoi breaks the deadlock on 89 minutes. 3-0!
Another three points for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg.

Lineups

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Lineups

Starting XI

10
Wilson Isidor ↓ Aleksandr Kovalenko 70'
3
Douglas Santos
8
Wendel ↓ Aleksandr Erokhin 78'
5
Wilmar Barrios
41
Mikhail Kerzhakov
28
Nuraly Alip ↓ Aleksey Sutormin 82'
17
Andrei Mostovoi
55
Rodrigao
11
Claudinho ↓ Ivan Sergeev 70'
25
Strahinja Erakovic ↓ Dmitriy Chistyakov 78'
4
Danil Krugovoy

Bench

Coach Sergey Semak

PFK Sochi Lineups

Starting XI

3
Vanja Drkusic ↓ Ivan Miladinovic 18'
6
Artur Yusupov
10
Ivan Ignatjev ↓ Artem Makarchuk 59'
7
Martin Kramaric
27
Kirill Zaika ↓ Victorien Angban 71'
18
Nikita Burmistrov
33
Marcelo Alves
4
Vyacheslav Litvinov
34
Timofey Margasov ↓ Jurij Medvedev 59'
13
Nikita Goylo
8
Amir Batyrev ↓ Miguel Silveira 71'

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

2023-11-25 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 3–0 PFK Sochi W 2023-11-11 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 1–1 FK Krasnodar D 2023-11-04 FK Baltika Kaliningrad 0–2 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg W 2023-10-28 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2–1 RFK Akhmat Grozny W 2023-10-22 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 3–1 PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara W 2023-10-07 PFK Sochi 0–2 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg W

PFK Sochi Form

2023-11-25 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 3–0 PFK Sochi L 2023-11-12 PFK Sochi 0–2 FK Rubin Kazan L 2023-11-06 PFK Sochi 3–3 FK Dinamo Moskva D 2023-10-29 FK Nizhny Novgorod 1–0 PFK Sochi L 2023-10-22 FK Ural 1–4 PFK Sochi W 2023-10-07 PFK Sochi 0–2 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.83 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg xG

Expected Goals

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

0.84 PFK Sochi xG

I would bet for: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg to win 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg63% Draw23% PFK Sochi14%

Actual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes48% 0% No52%

Avg goals/match: 2.67

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	74%	26%
± 2.5	49%	51%
± 3.5	28%	72%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or Draw

85%

Draw or PFK Sochi

37%

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or PFK Sochi

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg42% Draw45% PFK Sochi13%

Actual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

12%

1 – 1

11.4%

2 – 0

11.4%

2 – 1

9.4%

0 – 0

8.8%

3 – 0

Actual

3 – 1

5.8%

0 – 1

4.9%

1 – 2

4.3%

2 – 2

4 – 0

3.1%

4 – 1

2.7%

Asian Handicap — FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Handicap	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg covers	Push	PFK Sochi covers
-2.5	17%	—	83%
-2	17%	19%	65%
-1.5	35%	—	65%
-1	35%	24%	41%
-0.5	59%	—	41%
+0.5	84%	—	16%
+1	84%	10%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg keeps clean sheet

44% ✗

PFK Sochi keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

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