FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg vs RFK Akhmat Grozny, RFPL 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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RFPL · 2020-21

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

4 – 0

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RFK Akhmat Grozny

Sat 13 Mar 2021 · 13:30 UTC Gazprom Arena HT 45+1' · FT 45+3'

Douglas Santos 36' Y

Y 62' Bernard Berisha

Y 65' Aleksandr Putsko

Y 66' Andrei Semyonov

Yaroslav Rakitskii 67' Y

Overview

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FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg vs RFK Akhmat Grozny — RFPL at Gazprom Arena.

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 30 games · 68 pts (2025/26)
RFK Akhmat Grozny 30 games · 37 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Aram Petrosyan
Referee Vladislav Nazarov
Referee Vitaly Meshkov
Referee Pavel Kukuyan
Referee Yan Bobrovskiy

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

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 20 games · Avg 2.6 goals RFK Akhmat Grozny

Last 5 meetings

2021-03-13 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 4–0 RFK Akhmat Grozny 2020-11-21 RFK Akhmat Grozny 2–2 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2020-07-11 RFK Akhmat Grozny 1–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2019-08-17 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 0–0 RFK Akhmat Grozny 2019-05-04 RFK Akhmat Grozny 1–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Recent Form

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
13 Mar	RFK Akhmat Grozny	H	4–0	W
08 Mar	FK Rubin Kazan	A	1–2	L
27 Feb	FK Rostov	H	2–2	D
16 Dec	FK Spartak Moskva	H	3–1	W
12 Dec	FK Dinamo Moskva	H	3–1	W
08 Dec	Borussia Dortmund	H	1–2	L

RFK Akhmat Grozny

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
13 Mar	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg	A	0–4	L
06 Mar	PFC CSKA Moskva	A	0–2	L
28 Feb	FK Dinamo Moskva	H	1–2	L
17 Dec	FK Rubin Kazan	H	0–0	D
13 Dec	FK Rostov	H	0–1	L
07 Dec	PFK Sochi	A	0–2	L

Season Stats

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg		RFK Akhmat Grozny
#1	Position	#9
68	Points	37
30	Played	30
20 / 8 / 2	W / D / L	9 / 10 / 11
53	Scored	35
19	Conceded	39
+34	GD	-4
2.27	PPG	1.23
67%	Win %	30%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

50% Clean Sheets
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg this season

20% Clean Sheets
RFK Akhmat Grozny this season

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are 1st (68 pts). RFK Akhmat Grozny are 9th (37 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

RFK Akhmat Grozny

0-15

1/3

16-30

–/2

31-45

2/2

46-60

2/2

61-75

–/1

76+

2/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg host RFK Akhmat Grozny — let the battle begin!
5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
10' Wendel has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Andrey Talalaev will be considering his options from the bench.
20' The 33-year-old Daler Kuzyaev has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
25' Over 25 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
30' Georgi Sheliya has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
35' RFK Akhmat Grozny has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
36' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 36.
41' RFK Akhmat Grozny are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
46' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against RFK Akhmat Grozny's shape.
51' A stunning finish from Vyacheslav Karavaev — that came from absolutely nowhere!
56' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
59' Time for substitution for RFK Akhmat Grozny. Artem Timofeev is replaced by Mael.
60' Another substitution for RFK Akhmat Grozny to replace Evgenii Kharin by Georgii Melkadze on 60 minute.
62' A moment of madness from Bernard Berisha on 62 minutes earns him a Yellow card. RFK Akhmat Grozny will be frustrated.
65' Goal! Sardar Azmoun scores his 81 goal in 208 matches.
65' RFK Akhmat Grozny receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 65.
66' A moment of madness from Andrei Semenov on 66 minutes earns him a Yellow card. RFK Akhmat Grozny will be frustrated.
67' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
72' It is a cagey affair so far. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg in their trying to find a way past RFK Akhmat Grozny's compact .
73' The supporters are chanting for Aleksei Sutormin. He replaces Daler Kuzyaev on 73 minute.
74' What a moment for Artem Dzyuba! That strike on 74 puts his side firmly in control.
77' The RFK Akhmat Grozny manager makes a substitution. Bernard Berisha departs to be replaced by Lechii Sadulaev.
78' The whistle greets Sardar Azmoun as he departs to be replaced by Andrei Mostovoi.
80' Andrei Mostovoi is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
83' Another change for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg made on 83 minute. Yaroslav Rakitskii leaves to be changed by Danila Khotulev.
88' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
It finishes all square. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg and RFK Akhmat Grozny share the spoils 4-0.

Lineups

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Lineups

Starting XI

15
Vyacheslav Karavaev
3
Douglas Santos ↓ Danil Krugovoi 78'
20
Wendel
99
Andrei Lunev
14
Daler Kuzyaev ↓ Aleksei Sutormin 73'
22
Artem Dzyuba
5
Wilmar Barrios
44
Yaroslav Rakitskii ↓ Danila Khotulev 83'
27
Magomed Ozdoev C
7
Sardar Azmoun ↓ Andrei Mostovoi 78'
2
Dmitrii Chistyakov

Bench

Coach Sergei Semak

RFK Akhmat Grozny Lineups

Starting XI

15
Andrei Semyonov
23
Anton Shvets
29
Vladimir Iljin ↓ Gabriel Iancu 77'
55
Aleksandr Putsko
88
Georgi Sheliya
20
Zoran Nizic
59
Evgenii Kharin ↓ Georgii Melkadze 60'
7
Bernard Berisha C ↓ Lechii Sadulaev 77'
94
Artem Timofeev ↓ Mael 59'
96
Marat Bystrov
8
Miroslav Bogosavac

Bench

Coach Andrey Talalaev

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Mateo Cassierra	7
Andrei Mostovoi	4
Mohamed Konate	4
Sebastian Driussi	2
Aleksandr Erokhin	2
Bernard Berisha	2
Yuri Alberto	2
Dejan Lovren	1

Head to Head

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Form

2021-03-13 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 4–0 RFK Akhmat Grozny W 2021-03-08 FK Rubin Kazan 2–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg L 2021-02-27 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2–2 FK Rostov D 2020-12-16 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 3–1 FK Spartak Moskva W 2020-12-12 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 3–1 FK Dinamo Moskva W 2020-12-08 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 1–2 Borussia Dortmund L

RFK Akhmat Grozny Form

2021-03-13 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 4–0 RFK Akhmat Grozny L 2021-03-06 PFC CSKA Moskva 2–0 RFK Akhmat Grozny L 2021-02-28 RFK Akhmat Grozny 1–2 FK Dinamo Moskva L 2020-12-17 RFK Akhmat Grozny 0–0 FK Rubin Kazan D 2020-12-13 RFK Akhmat Grozny 0–1 FK Rostov L 2020-12-07 PFK Sochi 2–0 RFK Akhmat Grozny L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.27 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg xG

Expected Goals

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

0.61 RFK Akhmat Grozny xG

I would bet for: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg to win 70% + Under — clean sheet likely 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg70% Draw19% RFK Akhmat Grozny11%

Actual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes41% 0% No59%

Avg goals/match: 2.88

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	54%	46%
± 3.5	32%	68%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or Draw

89%

Draw or RFK Akhmat Grozny

30%

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or RFK Akhmat Grozny

81%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg53% Draw40% RFK Akhmat Grozny7%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

14.3%

1 – 0

12.5%

3 – 0

10.5%

2 – 1

8.5%

1 – 1

8.4%

0 – 0

7.2%

3 – 1

6.5%

4 – 0

Actual

4 – 1

3.8%

0 – 1

2.8%

5 – 0

2.8%

2 – 2

2.6%

Asian Handicap — FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Handicap	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg covers	Push	RFK Akhmat Grozny covers
-2.5	28%	—	72%
-2	28%	22%	50%
-1.5	50%	—	50%
-1	50%	23%	26%
-0.5	74%	—	26%
+0.5	92%	—	8%
+1	92%	6%	2%
+1.5	98%	—	2%
+2	98%	2%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg keeps clean sheet

55% ✓

RFK Akhmat Grozny keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

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