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

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

Match Preview

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg vs RFK Akhmat Grozny — RFPL at Gazprom Arena.

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

9
6
5
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#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' We are underway at Gazprom Arena. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' It’s high time Miroslav Romashchenko made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 10' RFK Akhmat Grozny fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 15' It looks surprising FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg does not make any changes. Rodrigao has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 20' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 24' Mohamed Konate puts RFK Akhmat Grozny on the lead.
  • 29' Bernard Berisha needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 32' Ivan Sergeev doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 36' Artiom Timofeev picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 37' Mateo Cassierra is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 2 goals this season for the .
  • 42' Denis Adamov, a Russia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 47' A quiet spell here at Gazprom Arena. RFK Akhmat Grozny seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 52' A meaty challenge results in booking for Nuraly Alip on 52.
  • 57' Over 57 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 62' Ivan Oleynikov is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for RFK Akhmat Grozny tonight.
  • 65' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg ring the changes. Claudinho has done his job and it is now time for Du Queiroz to step up.
  • 68' It is a substitution in RFK Akhmat Grozny team. Camilo is replaced by Anton Shvets on 68 minute.
  • 73' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg and RFK Akhmat Grozny are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 74' Andrei Mostovoi is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ivan Sergeev at the 74 minute mark.
  • 77' Time for substitution for RFK Akhmat Grozny. Vladimir Ilyin is replaced by Gamid Agalarov.
  • 82' 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 Svetoslav Kovachev suffering a number of foals already.
  • 87' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 88' Another substitution for RFK Akhmat Grozny to replace Ivan Oleynikov by Bi Gbamble on 88 minute.
  • 90' Strahinja Erakovic catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 90.
  • 90' The supporters are chanting for Aleksandr Erokhin. He replaces Gustavo Mantuan on 90 minute.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for RFK Akhmat Grozny.

Lineups

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sergey Semak

RFK Akhmat Grozny Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Miroslav Romashchenko

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Mateo Cassierra 7
Andrei Mostovoi 4
Mohamed Konate 4
Sebastian Driussi 2
Aleksandr Erokhin 2
Bernard Berisha 2
Yuri Alberto 2
Artem Dzyuba 1

Head to Head

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

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
3 / 4
2.04 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.7 RFK Akhmat Grozny xG
I would bet for: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg to win 66% + Under — clean sheet likely 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg66% Draw21% RFK Akhmat Grozny13%
Actual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 2.74
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or Draw
87%
Draw or RFK Akhmat Grozny
34%
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or RFK Akhmat Grozny
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg47% Draw43% RFK Akhmat Grozny10%
Actual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
13.2%
1 – 0
12.6%
1 – 1
9.9%
2 – 1
Actual
3 – 0
8.8%
0 – 0
8.1%
3 – 1
6.2%
4 – 0
4.5%
0 – 1
3.7%
4 – 1
3.3%
2 – 2
3.2%
1 – 2
3.1%

Asian Handicap — FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Handicap FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg covers Push RFK Akhmat Grozny covers
-2.5 22% — 78%
-2 22% 21% 57%
-1.5 43% — 57%
-1 43% 24% 33%
-0.5 67% — 33%
+0.5 89% — 11%
+1 89% 8% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 2% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg keeps clean sheet
50% ✓
RFK Akhmat Grozny keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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