FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg vs RFK Akhmat Grozny, RFPL 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON
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FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg vs RFK Akhmat Grozny — RFPL .
- FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 14 games · 31 pts (2026/27)
- RFK Akhmat Grozny 14 games · 14 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Aleksey Matyunin
- Referee Dmitry Safyan
- Referee Nikolay Bogach
- Referee Ivan Sidenkov
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg | 14 | 31 |
| 2 | FK Dinamo Moskva | 14 | 31 |
| 3 | FK Spartak Moskva | 14 | 29 |
| 4 | FK Krasnodar | 14 | 26 |
| 5 | PFC CSKA Moskva | 14 | 26 |
| 6 | FK Rostov | 14 | 19 |
| 7 | PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara | 14 | 18 |
| 8 | FK Rubin Kazan | 14 | 18 |
| 9 | FK Baltika Kaliningrad | 14 | 17 |
| 10 | FK Orenburg | 14 | 17 |
| 11 | FK Dinamo Makhachkala | 14 | 16 |
| 12 | RFK Akhmat Grozny | 14 | 14 |
| 13 | FK Akron Tolyatti | 14 | 12 |
| 14 | FK Rodina Moskva | 14 | 12 |
| 15 | FK Lokomotiv Moskva | 14 | 11 |
| 16 | FK Fakel Voronezh | 14 | 6 |
Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Aug | RFK Akhmat Grozny | H | 0–0 | D |
| 10 Aug | FK Dinamo Moskva | A | 2–0 | W |
| 03 Aug | FK Krasnodar | H | 1–1 | D |
| 28 Jul | FK Orenburg | A | 2–0 | W |
| 21 Jul | PFK Sochi | A | 2–0 | W |
| 14 Jul | FK Tambov | H | 2–1 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Aug | FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg | A | 0–0 | D |
| 11 Aug | FK Spartak Moskva | H | 1–3 | L |
| 05 Aug | FK Orenburg | H | 2–1 | W |
| 29 Jul | FK Rubin Kazan | A | 0–1 | L |
| 21 Jul | FK Ural | A | 0–3 | L |
| 14 Jul | FK Krasnodar | H | 1–0 | W |
Season Stats
| FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg | RFK Akhmat Grozny | |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Position | #12 |
| 31 | Points | 14 |
| 14 | Played | 14 |
| 10 / 1 / 3 | W / D / L | 3 / 5 / 6 |
| 32 | Scored | 16 |
| 15 | Conceded | 19 |
| +17 | GD | -3 |
| 2.21 | PPG | 1.00 |
| 71% | Win % | 21% |
Key Stats
52%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)
H2H (21 games)
52%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
33%
Clean Sheets
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg this season
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg this season
22%
Clean Sheets
RFK Akhmat Grozny this season
RFK Akhmat Grozny this season
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are 1st (31 pts). RFK Akhmat Grozny are 12th (14 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
0-15
2/–
16-30
2/2
31-45
2/1
46-60
4/1
61-75
4/1
76+
4/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
RFK Akhmat Grozny
0-15
–/3
16-30
1/1
31-45
3/2
46-60
3/2
61-75
1/3
76+
2/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
| Maksim Glushenkov | 10 G | 5 A |
| Aleksandr Sobolev | 10 G | 2 A |
| Jhon Jhon | 2 G | 1 A |
| Felipe Augusto | 2 G | |
| Gustavo Mantuan | 1 G |
RFK Akhmat Grozny
| Lechi Sadulaev | 3 G | 3 A |
| Egas Cacintura | 3 G | 2 A |
| Georgi Melkadze | 3 G | |
| Andres Alarcon | 2 G | |
| Erald Maksuti | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' What a night it is going to be! FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg welcome RFK Akhmat Grozny for this crunch clash at .
- 5' Evgenii Kharin is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg tonight.
- 7' That is a Red card for RFK Akhmat Grozny. Rizvan Utsiev will be fuming at that decision.
- 12' Andrei Semyonov has been relatively quiet despite scoring 6 goals in his last 105 appearances.
- 14' RFK Akhmat Grozny receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 14.
- 19' The home supporters are growing impatient. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 24' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 24.
- 29' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
- 34' The travelling RFK Akhmat Grozny supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 39' It is a cagey affair so far. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg in their trying to find a way past RFK Akhmat Grozny's compact .
- 44' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
- 46' Fresh legs for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg! Yurii Zhirkov comes on to replace Igor Smolnikov.
- 51' Denis Glushakov, a Russia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 56' 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 Igor Smolnikov suffering a number of foals already.
- 61' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
- 62' The RFK Akhmat Grozny manager makes a substitution. Bernard Berisha departs to be replaced by Odise Roshi.
- 66' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Odise Roshi.
- 68' Time for substitution for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg. Aleksandr Erokhin is replaced by Aleksei Sutormin.
- 73' It looks like no one’s ball. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 74' Magomed Ozdoev has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 74.
- 79' A quiet spell here at . RFK Akhmat Grozny seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 81' A tactical swap from RFK Akhmat Grozny — Andres Ponce on, Oleg Ivanov off on 81 minutes.
- 83' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Daler Kuzyaev is hanging Emiliano Rigoni on the field on 83 minute.
- 88' RFK Akhmat Grozny is showing some good football. However, RFK Akhmat Grozny are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 90' Yaroslav Rakitskii is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
- 90' A change in the RFK Akhmat Grozny ranks — Denis Glushakov exits the field as Mikhail Gashchenkov enters on 90.
- 0-0 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.
Lineups
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Lineups
Starting XI
- 3
-
10
Emiliano Rigoni ↓ Daler Kuzyaev 83'
- 99
-
19
Igor Smolnikov ↓ Yuri Zhirkov 46'
- 21
- 22
- 6
- 5
- 44
- 27
- 7
Bench
-
14
Daler Kuzyaev ↑ 83'
-
18
Yuri Zhirkov ↑ 46'
- 41
- 20
- 24
- 23
- 78
-
91
Aleksei Sutormin ↑ 68'
- 49
- 38
Coach
Sergei Semak
RFK Akhmat Grozny Lineups
Starting XI
- 15
- 23
- 20
- 59
- 33
- 40
- 4
-
19
Oleg Ivanov C ↓ Andres Ponce 81'
-
77
Bernard Berisha ↓ Odise Roshi 62'
- 11
- 88
Bench
- 8
- 5
-
6
Mikhail Gashchenkov ↑ 90'
- 16
-
21
Odise Roshi ↑ 62'
- 10
- 7
-
18
Andres Ponce ↑ 81'
- 13
- 9
- 22
Coach
Rashid Rakhimov
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Mateo Cassierra | 7 |
| Mohamed Konate | 5 |
| Andrei Mostovoi | 4 |
| Aleksandr Erokhin | 2 |
| Bernard Berisha | 2 |
| Yuri Alberto | 2 |
| Sebastian Driussi | 2 |
| Wendel | 1 |
Head to Head
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Form
2019-08-17
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
0–0
RFK Akhmat Grozny
D
2019-08-10
FK Dinamo Moskva
0–2
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
W
2019-08-03
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
1–1
FK Krasnodar
D
2019-07-28
FK Orenburg
0–2
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
W
2019-07-21
PFK Sochi
0–2
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
W
2019-07-14
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
2–1
FK Tambov
W
RFK Akhmat Grozny Form
2019-08-17
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
0–0
RFK Akhmat Grozny
D
2019-08-11
RFK Akhmat Grozny
1–3
FK Spartak Moskva
L
2019-08-05
RFK Akhmat Grozny
2–1
FK Orenburg
W
2019-07-29
FK Rubin Kazan
1–0
RFK Akhmat Grozny
L
2019-07-21
FK Ural
3–0
RFK Akhmat Grozny
L
2019-07-14
RFK Akhmat Grozny
1–0
FK Krasnodar
W
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.73
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.72
RFK Akhmat Grozny xG
I would bet for:
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg to win 57% + Under — clean sheet likely 57%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.45
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 89% |
|
11% |
| ± 1.5 | 70% |
|
30% |
| ± 2.5 | 44% |
|
56% |
| ± 3.5 | 23% |
|
77% |
| ± 4.5 | 11% |
|
89% |
Double Chance
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or Draw
83%
Draw or RFK Akhmat Grozny
43%
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or RFK Akhmat Grozny
75%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 0
14.1%
2 – 0
12.5%
1 – 1
11.5%
0 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
9%
3 – 0
7.1%
0 – 1
5.3%
3 – 1
5.3%
1 – 2
3.7%
2 – 2
3.3%
4 – 0
3.1%
4 – 1
2.3%
Asian Handicap — FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
| Handicap | FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg covers | Push | RFK Akhmat Grozny covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 16% | — | 84% |
| -2 | 16% | 19% | 65% |
| -1.5 | 35% | — | 65% |
| -1 | 35% | 25% | 40% |
| -0.5 | 60% | — | 40% |
| +0.5 | 86% | — | 14% |
| +1 | 86% | 10% | 4% |
| +1.5 | 96% | — | 4% |
| +2 | 96% | 3% | 1% |
| +2.5 | 99% | — | 1% |
Clean Sheet
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg keeps clean sheet
49%
✗
RFK Akhmat Grozny keeps clean sheet
19%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

