FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg vs RFK Akhmat Grozny, RFPL 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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RFPL · 2021-22

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

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RFK Akhmat Grozny

Sat 11 Sep 2021 · 13:30 UTC Gazprom Arena HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 20' Darko Todorovic

Y 39' Rizvan Utsiev

Y 40' Rizvan Utsiev

Y 45' Artem Poliarus

Wendel 72' 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)

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

2021-09-11 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 3–1 RFK Akhmat Grozny 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

Recent Form

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
11 Sep	RFK Akhmat Grozny	H	3–1	W
26 Aug	PFC CSKA Moskva	H	1–0	W
21 Aug	FK Ufa	A	1–1	D
15 Aug	FK Lokomotiv Moskva	A	1–1	D
07 Aug	FK Krasnodar	H	3–2	W
01 Aug	FK Rostov	A	4–2	W

RFK Akhmat Grozny

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
11 Sep	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg	A	1–3	L
26 Aug	PFK Arsenal Tula	H	2–1	W
21 Aug	PFC CSKA Moskva	A	0–2	L
14 Aug	FK Dinamo Moskva	H	2–1	W
08 Aug	FK Rubin Kazan	A	1–2	L
02 Aug	PFK Sochi	H	1–2	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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg and RFK Akhmat Grozny has kicked off!
5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
9' GOAL! Wendel fires home to make it 1-0!
14' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg and RFK Akhmat Grozny are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
19' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
20' Darko Todorovic was booked on 20.
25' It looks surprising FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg does not make any changes. Dmitri Chistyakov has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
30' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
33' The deadlock is broken! Aleksandr Erokhin gets on the scoresheet on 33 minutes.
38' Over 38 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
39' Controversy at the stadium! Rizvan Utsiev argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
40' A moment of madness from Rizvan Utsiev on 40 minutes earns him a Yellow card. RFK Akhmat Grozny will be frustrated.
45' Artem Poliarus catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 45.
46' The supporters are chanting for Malcom. He replaces Daler Kuzyaev on 46 minute.
48' Another change for RFK Akhmat Grozny made on 48 minute. Evgenii Kharin leaves to be changed by Senin Sebai.
52' The Burkina Faso Mohamed Konate breaks the deadlock on 52 minutes. 2-1!
57' The 32-year-old Douglas Santos has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
58' Claudinho gets the nod from FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg. He replaces Sardar Azmoun and will look to change the dynamic.
63' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with RFK Akhmat Grozny winning 50% of all matches.
68' The travelling RFK Akhmat Grozny supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
71' Another substitution for RFK Akhmat Grozny to replace Mohamed Konate by Vladislav Karapuzov on 71 minute.
72' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
77' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
78' Danil Krugovoi has so much to prove this time. He replaces Aleksandr Erokhin on 78 minute.
83' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Malcom makes it 3-1.
85' Artem Arhipov gets the nod from RFK Akhmat Grozny. He replaces Darko Todorovic and will look to change the dynamic.
86' RFK Akhmat Grozny make a change. Darko Todorovic trudges off to be replaced by Artem Arhipov on 86 minutes.
RFK Akhmat Grozny will have plenty to reflect on. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg were simply the better side today.

Lineups

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Lineups

Starting XI

3
Douglas Santos
8
Wendel
21
Aleksandr Erokhin ↓ Danil Krugovoi 78'
14
Daler Kuzyaev ↓ Malcom 46'
22
Artem Dzyuba
44
Yaroslav Rakitskii
1
Stanislav Kritsyuk
7
Sardar Azmoun ↓ Claudinho 58'
19
Aleksei Sutormin
17
Andrei Mostovoi ↓ Kirill Kravtsov 58'
2
Dmitri Chistyakov

Bench

Coach Sergey Semak

RFK Akhmat Grozny Lineups

Starting XI

15
Andrei Semyonov
4
Darko Todorovic ↓ Artem Arhipov 85'
20
Zoran Nizic
59
Evgenii Kharin ↓ Senin Sebai 48'
33
Vitalii Gudiev
40
Rizvan Utsiev ↓ Marat Bystrov 71'
94
Artem Timofeev
13
Mohamed Konate ↓ Vladislav Karapuzov 71'
47
Daniil Utkin
14
Artem Poliarus ↓ Igor Konovalov 46'
5
Vitaly Lystsov

Bench

Coach Andrey Talalaev

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Form

2021-09-11 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 3–1 RFK Akhmat Grozny W 2021-08-26 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 1–0 PFC CSKA Moskva W 2021-08-21 FK Ufa 1–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg D 2021-08-15 FK Lokomotiv Moskva 1–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg D 2021-08-07 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 3–2 FK Krasnodar W 2021-08-01 FK Rostov 2–4 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg W

RFK Akhmat Grozny Form

2021-09-11 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 3–1 RFK Akhmat Grozny L 2021-08-26 RFK Akhmat Grozny 2–1 PFK Arsenal Tula W 2021-08-21 PFC CSKA Moskva 2–0 RFK Akhmat Grozny L 2021-08-14 RFK Akhmat Grozny 2–1 FK Dinamo Moskva W 2021-08-08 FK Rubin Kazan 2–1 RFK Akhmat Grozny L 2021-08-02 RFK Akhmat Grozny 1–2 PFK Sochi L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.2 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg xG

Expected Goals

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

0.69 RFK Akhmat Grozny xG

I would bet for: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg to win 69% + Under — clean sheet likely 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg69% Draw20% RFK Akhmat Grozny11%

Actual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes45% 0% No55%

Avg goals/match: 2.89

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	54%	46%
± 3.5	33%	67%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or Draw

88%

Draw or RFK Akhmat Grozny

31%

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or RFK Akhmat Grozny

80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg50% Draw41% RFK Akhmat Grozny9%

Actual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

13.3%

1 – 0

11.9%

3 – 0

9.5%

1 – 1

9.1%

2 – 1

8.9%

0 – 0

7.2%

3 – 1

Actual

4 – 0

5.2%

4 – 1

3.7%

0 – 1

3.2%

2 – 2

3.1%

1 – 2

2.8%

Asian Handicap — FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Handicap	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg covers	Push	RFK Akhmat Grozny covers
-2.5	26%	—	74%
-2	26%	21%	53%
-1.5	47%	—	53%
-1	47%	24%	29%
-0.5	71%	—	29%
+0.5	91%	—	9%
+1	91%	7%	3%
+1.5	97%	—	3%
+2	97%	2%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg keeps clean sheet

51% ✗

RFK Akhmat Grozny keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

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