Sunday , 16 August 2026

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg vs PFK Sochi, RFPL 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

RFPL · 2025-26
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
2 – 1
Full Time
PFK Sochi
Sun 10 May 2026 · 12:00 UTC Gazprom Arena 43,547 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 31' Zakhar Fedorov
Luiz Henrique 59' 1–1
Aleksandr Erokhin 84' 2–1
Y 21' Vyacheslav Litvinov
Y 77' Dmitriy Vasilyev
Y 87' Kirill Zaika
Aleksandr Erokhin 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Rafael Shafeev (Russia)
  • Assistant 1 Maksim Gavrilin
  • Assistant 2 Denis Petrov (Russia)

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
2026-05-10 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2–1 PFK Sochi 2025-10-19 PFK Sochi 0–3 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 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

Recent Form

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
PFK Sochi
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 history

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are 1st (68 pts). PFK Sochi are 16th (22 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg to score. At the same time, PFK Sochi does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' 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 Kirill Zaika suffering a number of foals already.
  • 10' It is a cagey affair so far. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past PFK Sochi's compact 3-4-3.
  • 15' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 20' A quiet spell here at Gazprom Arena. PFK Sochi seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 21' The referee has no hesitation. Vyacheslav Litvinov is booked for PFK Sochi — card on 21.
  • 26' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 31' PFK Sochi is taking the lead after the goal scored by Zakhar Fedorov on 31.
  • 36' Artem Makarchuk, a Russia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 41' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 46' Douglas Santos has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 51' 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.
  • 56' 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.
  • 59' Luiz Henrique doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 64' Both keepers have barely been tested. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg and PFK Sochi are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 69' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 2 meetings.
  • 74' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 74 minutes.
  • 77' PFK Sochi receives a card for a hard tackle on 77.
  • 82' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Sergey Semak will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 84' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Aleksandr Erokhin makes no mistake. 2-1!
  • 87' Kirill Zaika has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 87.
  • 90' A moment of madness from Aleksandr Erokhin on 90 minutes earns him a card. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg will be frustrated.
  • PFK Sochi will have plenty to reflect on. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg were simply the better side today.

Lineups

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sergey Semak

PFK Sochi Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Igor Osinkin

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Sardar Azmoun 4
Malcom 3
Aleksandr Erokhin 2
Ivan Sergeev 2
Vyacheslav Karavaev 2
Gustavo Mantuan 2
Douglas Santos 1
Artur Yusupov 1

Head to Head

2026-05-10 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2–1 PFK Sochi 2025-10-19 PFK Sochi 0–3 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 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

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

PFK Sochi Form

2026-05-10 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2–1 PFK Sochi L 2026-05-03 PFK Sochi 3–1 FK Orenburg W 2026-04-26 FK Dinamo Moskva 2–0 PFK Sochi L 2026-04-21 PFK Sochi 2–1 PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara W 2026-04-17 FK Rostov 0–1 PFK Sochi W 2026-04-12 PFC CSKA Moskva 0–1 PFK Sochi W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.53 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.54 PFK Sochi xG
I would bet for: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg to win 75% + Under — clean sheet likely 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg75% Draw17% PFK Sochi8%
Actual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes38% 0% No62%
Avg goals/match: 3.07
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line 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

✗ Wrong
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg58% Draw36% PFK Sochi6%
Actual: PFK Sochi win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
14.9%
3 – 0
12.2%
1 – 0
11.8%
2 – 1
Actual
4 – 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.