FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg vs RB Leipzig, Champions League 2019-20 GROUP STAGE
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Overview
Match Preview
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg vs RB Leipzig — Champions League at Gazprom Arena.
- FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- RB Leipzig 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Joao Pedro Pinheiro
- Referee Roy Hassan
- Referee Orel Grinfeeld
- Referee Idan Yarkoni
- Referee Eitan Shmuelevich
18 games this season 🟨 1.2/game ⚽ 5.1 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Arsenal FC 8 24 2 FC Bayern Munchen 8 21 3 Liverpool FC 8 18 4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 8 17 5 FC Barcelona 8 16 6 Chelsea FC 8 16 7 Sporting Clube de Portugal 8 16 8 Manchester City FC 8 16 9 Real Madrid CF 8 15 10 FC Internazionale Milano 8 15 11 Paris Saint-Germain FC 8 14 12 Newcastle United FC 8 14 13 Juventus FC 8 13 14 Club Atletico de Madrid 8 13 15 Atalanta BC 8 13 16 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 8 12 17 Borussia Dortmund 8 11 18 PAE Olympiakos SFP 8 11 19 Club Brugge KV 8 10 20 Galatasaray SK 8 10 21 AS Monaco FC 8 10 22 Qarabag Agdam FK 8 10 23 FK Bodo/Glimt 8 9 24 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 8 9 25 Olympique de Marseille 8 9 26 Paphos FC 8 9 27 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 8 9 28 PSV 8 8 29 Athletic Club 8 8 30 SSC Napoli 8 8 31 FC Kobenhavn 8 8 32 AFC Ajax 8 6 33 Eintracht Frankfurt 8 4 34 SK Slavia Praha 8 3 35 Villarreal CF 8 1 36 FK Kairat 8 1 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 05 Nov RB Leipzig H 0–2 L 02 Nov PFC CSKA Moskva H 1–1 D 27 Oct PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara A 2–0 W 23 Oct RB Leipzig A 1–2 L 19 Oct FK Rostov H 6–1 W 06 Oct FK Ural A 3–1 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 05 Nov FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg A 2–0 W 02 Nov 1. FSV Mainz 05 H 8–0 W 30 Oct VfL Wolfsburg A 6–1 W 26 Oct SC Freiburg A 1–2 L 23 Oct FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg H 2–1 W 19 Oct VfL Wolfsburg H 1–1 D Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg and RB Leipzig has kicked off!
- 5' It’s high time Julian Nagelsmann made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 6' The referee shows FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg player a Yellow card on 6.
- 11' RB Leipzig is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 16' The travelling RB Leipzig supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 21' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 21 minutes.
- 26' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Yaroslav Rakitskii made 203 appearances and scored 8 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 31' 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.
- 36' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 41' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 46' The RB Leipzig manager makes a substitution. Marcel Halstenberg departs to be replaced by Kevin Kampl.
- 50' RB Leipzig is taking the lead after the goal scored by Diego Demme on 45.
- 55' RB Leipzig is showing some good football. However, RB Leipzig are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 60' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 60.
- 61' The RB Leipzig manager makes a substitution. Christopher Nkunku departs to be replaced by Timo Werner.
- 63' What a strike from Marcel Sabitzer! The score is 0-2.
- 66' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 70' Another substitution for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg to replace Branislav Ivanovic by Sebastian Driussi on 70 minute.
- 75' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 76' RB Leipzig manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Amadou Haidara is hanging Emil Forsberg on the field on 76 minute.
- 81' 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 Magomed Ozdoev suffering a number of foals already.
- 85' Daler Kuzyaev has so much to prove this time. He replaces Aleksandr Erokhin on 85 minute.
- 88' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-2.
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Lineups
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Lineups
Starting XI
- 3
- 19
- 21
- 22
- 6
- 5
- 4
- 44
- 41
- 27
- 7
Bench
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15
Vyacheslav Karavaev ↑ 46'
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14
Daler Kuzyaev ↑ 85'
- 18
- 20
- 17
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11
Sebastian Driussi ↑ 70'
- 78
Coach Sergei SemakRB Leipzig Lineups
Starting XI
- 18
- 9
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10
Emil Forsberg ↓ Amadou Haidara 76'
- 22
- 1
- 16
- 23
- 5
- 31
- 27
- 7
Bench
- 26
- 17
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11
Timo Werner ↑ 61'
- 28
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44
Kevin Kampl ↑ 46'
- 20
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8
Amadou Haidara ↑ 76'
Coach Julian Nagelsmann -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Marcel Sabitzer 2 Konrad Laimer 1 Yaroslav Rakitskii 1 Diego Demme 1 Head to Head
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Form
2019-11-05 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 0–2 RB Leipzig L 2019-11-02 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 1–1 PFC CSKA Moskva D 2019-10-27 PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara 0–2 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg W 2019-10-23 RB Leipzig 2–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg L 2019-10-19 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 6–1 FK Rostov W 2019-10-06 FK Ural 1–3 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy1 / 41.16 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.63 RB Leipzig xGI would bet for: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or RB Leipzig 73% + Both teams to score 56%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: RB Leipzig winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.79Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 92% 8% ± 1.5 77% 23% ± 2.5 52% 48% ± 3.5 31% 69% ± 4.5 16% 84% Double Chance
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or Draw 55%Draw or RB Leipzig 72%FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or RB Leipzig 73%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: RB Leipzig win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 12.5%0 – 1 9.1%1 – 2 9.1%0 – 0 8%0 – 2 Actual2 – 1 6.5%1 – 0 6.2%2 – 2 5.3%1 – 3 5%0 – 3 4.3%2 – 0 4.1%2 – 3 3%Asian Handicap — FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
Handicap FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg covers Push RB Leipzig covers -2.5 3% — 97% -2 3% 7% 89% -1.5 11% — 89% -1 11% 15% 74% -0.5 26% — 74% +0.5 53% — 47% +1 53% 22% 25% +1.5 75% — 25% +2 75% 14% 11% +2.5 89% — 11% Clean Sheet
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg keeps clean sheet 20% ✓RB Leipzig keeps clean sheet 32% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.