Thursday , 2 July 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)
6 games this season 🟨 2.3/game ⚽ 5.7 goals/game

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
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' We are underway at Gazprom Arena. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 15' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 20' It’s high time Igor Osinkin made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 21' It’s gonna be a card for Vyacheslav Litvinov.
  • 26' PFK Sochi is showing some good football. However, PFK Sochi are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 31' Goal! Zakhar Fedorov scores his 1 goal in 177 matches.
  • 36' Luiz Henrique needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 21 Yellow cards this season.
  • 41' The travelling PFK Sochi supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 46' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 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 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.
  • 59' What an equalizer from Luiz Henrique!
  • 64' Douglas Santos has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 34 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 69' 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.
  • 74' 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.
  • 77' It’s gonna be a card for Dmitriy Vasilyev.
  • 82' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 84' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg is taking the lead after the goal scored by Aleksandr Erokhin on 84.
  • 87' PFK Sochi player sees a card in front of him.
  • 90' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg player sees a card in front of him.
  • With this win, FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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
Ivan Sergeev 2
Vyacheslav Karavaev 2
Gustavo Mantuan 2
Aleksandr Erokhin 2
Wilmar Barrios 1
Anton Zabolotnyi 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.