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 9 games · 18 pts (2026/27)
RFK Akhmat Grozny 9 games · 10 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FK Krasnodar	9	21
2	FK Dinamo Moskva	9	19
3	PFC CSKA Moskva	9	19
4	FK Spartak Moskva	9	19
5	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg	9	18
6	FK Rubin Kazan	9	12
7	FK Dinamo Makhachkala	9	12
8	FK Baltika Kaliningrad	9	11
9	PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara	9	11
10	RFK Akhmat Grozny	9	10
11	FK Orenburg	9	9
12	FK Akron Tolyatti	9	8
13	FK Rostov	9	8
14	FK Lokomotiv Moskva	9	7
15	FK Rodina Moskva	9	5
16	FK Fakel Voronezh	9	3

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
#5	Position	#10
18	Points	10
9	Played	9
6 / 0 / 3	W / D / L	2 / 4 / 3
19	Scored	13
9	Conceded	13
+10	GD	+0
2.00	PPG	1.11
67%	Win %	22%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

25% Clean Sheets
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg this season

0% Clean Sheets
RFK Akhmat Grozny this season

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are 5th (18 pts). RFK Akhmat Grozny are 10th (10 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

0-15

1/–

16-30

1/1

31-45

–/1

46-60

1/–

61-75

–/–

76+

2/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

RFK Akhmat Grozny

0-15

–/2

16-30

–/1

31-45

2/1

46-60

3/1

61-75

1/2

76+

1/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Aleksandr Sobolev	7 G	2 A
Maksim Glushenkov	6 G	2 A
Jhon Jhon	1 G	1 A
Gustavo Mantuan	1 G
Felipe Augusto	1 G

RFK Akhmat Grozny

Egas Cacintura	3 G	1 A
Georgi Melkadze	3 G
Lechi Sadulaev	2 G	3 A
Andres Alarcon	2 G
Erald Maksuti	1 G

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, RFK Akhmat Grozny does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' The home supporters are growing impatient. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg must find a spark to ignite this game.
10' 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 Vyacheslav Karavaev suffering a number of foals already.
15' 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.
20' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
25' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
30' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
35' 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.
36' Poor challenge from Douglas Santos. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
41' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined RFK Akhmat Grozny backline.
46' 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.
51' GOAL! Vyacheslav Karavaev fires home to make it 1-0!
56' It is a cagey affair so far. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg in their trying to find a way past RFK Akhmat Grozny's compact .
59' RFK Akhmat Grozny make a change. Artem Timofeev trudges off to be replaced by Mael on 59 minutes.
60' A tactical swap from RFK Akhmat Grozny — Georgii Melkadze on, Evgenii Kharin off on 60 minutes.
62' RFK Akhmat Grozny player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
65' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Sardar Azmoun makes no mistake. 2-0!
65' A meaty challenge results in booking for Aleksandr Putsko on 65.
66' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Andrei Semenov on 66 minutes.
67' The referee has no hesitation. Yaroslav Rakitskii is booked for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg — Yellow card on 67.
72' Evgenii Kharin has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
73' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Aleksei Sutormin is hanging Daler Kuzyaev on the field on 73 minute.
74' Magnificent from Artem Dzyuba! That is 114 goals in 105 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
77' A tactical swap from RFK Akhmat Grozny — Lechii Sadulaev on, Bernard Berisha off on 77 minutes.
78' Time for substitution for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg. Sardar Azmoun is replaced by Andrei Mostovoi.
80' What a strike from Andrei Mostovoi! The score is 4-0.
83' Another substitution for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg to replace Yaroslav Rakitskii by Danila Khotulev on 83 minute.
88' RFK Akhmat Grozny fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
With this win, FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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
Yuri Alberto	2
Sebastian Driussi	2
Aleksandr Erokhin	2
Bernard Berisha	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

2 / 4

2.5 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg xG

Expected Goals

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

0.83 RFK Akhmat Grozny xG

I would bet for: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg to win 69% + Over 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg69% Draw19% RFK Akhmat Grozny12%

Actual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes52% 0% No48%

Avg goals/match: 3.33

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	63%	37%
± 3.5	42%	58%
± 4.5	24%	76%

Double Chance

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or Draw

88%

Draw or RFK Akhmat Grozny

31%

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or RFK Akhmat Grozny

81%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg53% Draw37% RFK Akhmat Grozny10%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

11.1%

3 – 0

2 – 1

1 – 0

8.7%

1 – 1

8.1%

3 – 1

7.5%

4 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

4.9%

4 – 1

4.7%

2 – 2

3.7%

3 – 2

3.2%

1 – 2

Asian Handicap — FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Handicap	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg covers	Push	RFK Akhmat Grozny covers
-2.5	30%	—	70%
-2	30%	21%	49%
-1.5	51%	—	49%
-1	51%	21%	28%
-0.5	72%	—	28%
+0.5	90%	—	10%
+1	90%	7%	3%
+1.5	97%	—	3%
+2	97%	2%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg keeps clean sheet

44% ✗

RFK Akhmat Grozny keeps clean sheet

9% ✓

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