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 (2026/27)
RFK Akhmat Grozny 30 games · 37 pts (2026/27)

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

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

Events

Match Events

0' Temperatures are rising at Gazprom Arena as FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg face off against RFK Akhmat Grozny in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
9' Magnificent from Wendel! That is 25 goals in 505 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
14' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
19' With 0 assists to his name this season, Aleksei Sutormin is clearly more than just a goal scorer for RFK Akhmat Grozny.
20' The referee calls foul for Darko Todorovic. He receives a Yellow card.
25' 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.
30' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
33' Aleksandr Erokhin makes no mistake. The score reads 2-0 and FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are in front.
38' Ukraine international Artem Poliarus has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
39' The referee calls foul for Rizvan Utsiev. He receives a Yellow card.
40' RFK Akhmat Grozny player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
45' Controversy at the stadium! Artem Poliarus argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
46' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Malcom is hanging Daler Kuzyaev on the field on 46 minute.
48' RFK Akhmat Grozny ring the changes. Evgenii Kharin has done his job and it is now time for Senin Sebai to step up.
52' Goal! Mohamed Konate scores his 36 goal in 68 matches.
57' Zoran Nizic is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg so far.
58' Claudinho gets the nod from FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg. He replaces Sardar Azmoun and will look to change the dynamic.
63' It is a cagey affair so far. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg in their trying to find a way past RFK Akhmat Grozny's compact .
68' RFK Akhmat Grozny seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
71' RFK Akhmat Grozny make a change. Mohamed Konate trudges off to be replaced by Vladislav Karapuzov on 71 minutes.
72' Wendel is having his name booked by the referee on 72.
77' Igor Konovalov has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
78' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Danil Krugovoi is hanging Aleksandr Erokhin on the field on 78 minute.
83' What composure from Malcom! The Brazil international strokes it home. 3-1.
85' Artem Arhipov is replacing Darko Todorovic for the RFK Akhmat Grozny side.
86' RFK Akhmat Grozny manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Artem Arhipov is hanging Darko Todorovic on the field on 86 minute.
Game over. The scoreline of 3-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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
Pedrinho Santos	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.