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

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RFPL · 2021-22

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

3 – 1

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

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

2021-09-11 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
#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' That's the starting whistle at Gazprom Arena. Ninety minutes of football awaits between FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg and RFK Akhmat Grozny.
5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg that had 395 games and scored 535 goals.
9' Wendel makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are in front.
14' Russia international Igor Konovalov has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
19' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
20' Darko Todorovic catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 20.
25' 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.
30' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg is showing some good football. However, FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
33' What a strike from Aleksandr Erokhin! The score is 2-0.
38' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
39' A moment of madness from Rizvan Utsiev on 39 minutes earns him a Yellow card. RFK Akhmat Grozny will be frustrated.
40' A moment of madness from Rizvan Utsiev on 40 minutes earns him a Yellow card. RFK Akhmat Grozny will be frustrated.
45' Poor challenge from Artem Poliarus. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
46' The crowd applauds Daler Kuzyaev as he leaves the pitch. Malcom steps in for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg.
48' Evgenii Kharin makes way for Senin Sebai at the 48 minute mark. A tactical switch from RFK Akhmat Grozny.
52' Against the run of play, Mohamed Konate has scored! This game has turned on its head.
57' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
58' Claudinho is ready to make an impact after coming on for Sardar Azmoun at the 58 minute mark.
63' It’s high time Sergey Semak made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
68' Artem Dzyuba has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
71' A tactical swap from RFK Akhmat Grozny — Vladislav Karapuzov on, Mohamed Konate off on 71 minutes.
72' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Wendel.
77' Andrei Mostovoi is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for RFK Akhmat Grozny tonight.
78' Danil Krugovoi is replacing Aleksandr Erokhin for the FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg side.
83' Malcom does the damage! The net is bulging and FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg surge ahead!
85' RFK Akhmat Grozny ring the changes. Darko Todorovic has done his job and it is now time for Artem Arhipov to step up.
86' Artem Arhipov is ready to make an impact after coming on for Darko Todorovic at the 86 minute mark.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-1.

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
Andrei Mostovoi	4
Mohamed Konate	4
Sebastian Driussi	2
Aleksandr Erokhin	2
Bernard Berisha	2
Yuri Alberto	2
Vyacheslav Karavaev	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

4 / 4

2.43 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg xG

Expected Goals

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

0.91 RFK Akhmat Grozny xG

I would bet for: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg to win 68% + Over 2.5 goals 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg68% Draw19% RFK Akhmat Grozny13%

Actual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 3.34

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	64%	36%
± 3.5	42%	58%
± 4.5	25%	75%

Double Chance

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or Draw

87%

Draw or RFK Akhmat Grozny

32%

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or RFK Akhmat Grozny

81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg51% Draw38% RFK Akhmat Grozny11%

Actual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

10.4%

2 – 1

9.2%

1 – 1

8.6%

1 – 0

8.3%

3 – 0

8.2%

3 – 1

Actual

4 – 0

0 – 0

4.9%

4 – 1

4.6%

2 – 2

4.2%

1 – 2

3.5%

3 – 2

3.4%

Asian Handicap — FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Handicap	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg covers	Push	RFK Akhmat Grozny covers
-2.5	27%	—	73%
-2	27%	20%	52%
-1.5	48%	—	52%
-1	48%	22%	31%
-0.5	69%	—	31%
+0.5	88%	—	12%
+1	88%	8%	4%
+1.5	96%	—	4%
+2	96%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg keeps clean sheet

41% ✓

RFK Akhmat Grozny keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

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