FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg vs RFK Akhmat Grozny, RFPL 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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RFPL · 2023-24

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

2 – 1

Full Time

RFK Akhmat Grozny

Sat 28 Oct 2023 · 16:00 UTC Gazprom Arena HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 36' Artiom Timofeev

Nuraly Alip 52' Y

Strahinja Erakovic 90' 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

2023-10-28 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2–1 RFK Akhmat Grozny 2022-11-05 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 1–2 RFK Akhmat Grozny 2022-08-06 RFK Akhmat Grozny 0–0 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2022-04-09 RFK Akhmat Grozny 0–2 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2021-09-11 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 3–1 RFK Akhmat Grozny

Recent Form

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Oct	RFK Akhmat Grozny	H	2–1	W
22 Oct	PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara	H	3–1	W
07 Oct	PFK Sochi	A	2–0	W
30 Sep	FK Orenburg	A	1–3	L
24 Sep	FK Lokomotiv Moskva	H	1–2	L
17 Sep	FK Rubin Kazan	A	3–0	W

RFK Akhmat Grozny

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Oct	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg	A	1–2	L
22 Oct	FK Rostov	A	0–3	L
08 Oct	FK Rubin Kazan	H	0–1	L
01 Oct	FK Dinamo Moskva	H	1–1	D
23 Sep	FK Baltika Kaliningrad	A	0–1	L
16 Sep	FK Krasnodar	H	1–1	D

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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg and RFK Akhmat Grozny get this one started.
5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
10' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
15' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
20' RFK Akhmat Grozny have won 273 goals from 395 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
24' The deadlock is broken! Mohamed Konate gets on the scoresheet on 24 minutes.
29' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
32' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Ivan Sergeev makes it 1-1.
36' It’s a booking for RFK Akhmat Grozny player. Artiom Timofeev gets a card.
37' What a strike from Mateo Cassierra! The score is 2-1.
42' RFK Akhmat Grozny is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
47' It looks surprising FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg does not make any changes. Denis Adamov has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
52' Nuraly Alip catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 52.
57' Douglas Santos has been relatively quiet despite scoring 8 goals in his last 271 appearances.
62' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
65' Another substitution for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg to replace Claudinho by Du Queiroz on 65 minute.
68' RFK Akhmat Grozny manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Anton Shvets is hanging Camilo on the field on 68 minute.
73' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
74' Andrei Mostovoi is replacing Ivan Sergeev for the FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg side.
77' The supporters are chanting for Gamid Agalarov. He replaces Vladimir Ilyin on 77 minute.
82' The travelling RFK Akhmat Grozny supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
87' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Miroslav Romashchenko will be considering his options from the bench.
88' Another change for RFK Akhmat Grozny made on 88 minute. Ivan Oleynikov leaves to be changed by Bi Gbamble.
90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Strahinja Erakovic.
90' The FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg bench stirs into life. Gustavo Mantuan is withdrawn and Aleksandr Erokhin gets his opportunity.
The final score is 2-1.

Lineups

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Lineups

Starting XI

30
Mateo Cassierra
3
Douglas Santos
8
Wendel ↓ Danil Krugovoy 90'
5
Wilmar Barrios
16
Denis Adamov
28
Nuraly Alip
55
Rodrigao
11
Claudinho ↓ Du Queiroz 65'
25
Strahinja Erakovic
33
Ivan Sergeev ↓ Andrei Mostovoi 74'
31
Gustavo Mantuan ↓ Aleksandr Erokhin 90'

Bench

Coach Sergey Semak

RFK Akhmat Grozny Lineups

Starting XI

4
Darko Todorovic
88
Georgi Sheliya
7
Bernard Berisha ↓ Svetoslav Kovachev 68'
13
Mohamed Konate
8
Miroslav Bogosavac
6
Jasmin Celikovic
–
Camilo ↓ Anton Shvets 68'
94
Artiom Timofeev
59
Evgeny Kharin
29
Vladimir Ilyin ↓ Gamid Agalarov 77'
21
Ivan Oleynikov ↓ Bi Gbamble 88'

Bench

Coach Miroslav Romashchenko

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Form

2023-10-28 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2–1 RFK Akhmat Grozny W 2023-10-22 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 3–1 PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara W 2023-10-07 PFK Sochi 0–2 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg W 2023-09-30 FK Orenburg 3–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg L 2023-09-24 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 1–2 FK Lokomotiv Moskva L 2023-09-17 FK Rubin Kazan 0–3 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg W

RFK Akhmat Grozny Form

2023-10-28 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2–1 RFK Akhmat Grozny L 2023-10-22 FK Rostov 3–0 RFK Akhmat Grozny L 2023-10-08 RFK Akhmat Grozny 0–1 FK Rubin Kazan L 2023-10-01 RFK Akhmat Grozny 1–1 FK Dinamo Moskva D 2023-09-23 FK Baltika Kaliningrad 1–0 RFK Akhmat Grozny L 2023-09-16 RFK Akhmat Grozny 1–1 FK Krasnodar D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.28 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg xG

Expected Goals

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

0.93 RFK Akhmat Grozny xG

I would bet for: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg to win 65% + Over 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg65% Draw20% RFK Akhmat Grozny15%

Actual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 3.21

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	61%	39%
± 3.5	39%	61%
± 4.5	22%	78%

Double Chance

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or Draw

86%

Draw or RFK Akhmat Grozny

35%

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or RFK Akhmat Grozny

80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg48% Draw39% RFK Akhmat Grozny13%

Actual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

10.5%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 1

9.3%

1 – 0

8.8%

3 – 0

7.7%

3 – 1

7.1%

0 – 0

5.5%

4 – 0

4.4%

2 – 2

4.3%

4 – 1

4.1%

1 – 2

3.8%

3 – 2

3.4%

Asian Handicap — FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Handicap	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg covers	Push	RFK Akhmat Grozny covers
-2.5	24%	—	76%
-2	24%	20%	56%
-1.5	44%	—	56%
-1	44%	22%	34%
-0.5	66%	—	34%
+0.5	87%	—	13%
+1	87%	9%	4%
+1.5	96%	—	4%
+2	96%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg keeps clean sheet

40% ✓

RFK Akhmat Grozny keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

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