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

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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 14 games · 31 pts (2026/27)
RFK Akhmat Grozny 14 games · 14 pts (2026/27)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg	14	31
2	FK Dinamo Moskva	14	31
3	FK Spartak Moskva	14	29
4	FK Krasnodar	14	26
5	PFC CSKA Moskva	14	26
6	FK Rostov	14	19
7	PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara	14	18
8	FK Rubin Kazan	14	18
9	FK Baltika Kaliningrad	14	17
10	FK Orenburg	14	17
11	FK Dinamo Makhachkala	14	16
12	RFK Akhmat Grozny	14	14
13	FK Akron Tolyatti	14	12
14	FK Rodina Moskva	14	12
15	FK Lokomotiv Moskva	14	11
16	FK Fakel Voronezh	14	6

Head-to-Head

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 21 games · Avg 2.7 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
#1	Position	#12
31	Points	14
14	Played	14
10 / 1 / 3	W / D / L	3 / 5 / 6
32	Scored	16
15	Conceded	19
+17	GD	-3
2.21	PPG	1.00
71%	Win %	21%

Key Stats

52% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)

52% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

33% Clean Sheets
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg this season

22% Clean Sheets
RFK Akhmat Grozny this season

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are 1st (31 pts). RFK Akhmat Grozny are 12th (14 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

0-15

2/–

16-30

2/2

31-45

2/1

46-60

4/1

61-75

4/1

76+

4/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

RFK Akhmat Grozny

0-15

–/3

16-30

1/1

31-45

3/2

46-60

3/2

61-75

1/3

76+

2/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Maksim Glushenkov	10 G	5 A
Aleksandr Sobolev	10 G	2 A
Jhon Jhon	2 G	1 A
Felipe Augusto	2 G
Gustavo Mantuan	1 G

RFK Akhmat Grozny

Lechi Sadulaev	3 G	3 A
Egas Cacintura	3 G	2 A
Georgi Melkadze	3 G
Andres Alarcon	2 G
Erald Maksuti	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at Gazprom Arena. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are looking to make home advantage count against RFK Akhmat Grozny.
5' It is a cagey affair so far. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg in their trying to find a way past RFK Akhmat Grozny's compact .
10' Both keepers have barely been tested. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg and RFK Akhmat Grozny are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
15' Wendel has been relatively quiet despite scoring 25 goals in his last 520 appearances.
20' The energy levels are beginning to show. Sergey Semak might look to freshen things up shortly.
24' Magnificent from Mohamed Konate! That is 37 goals in 68 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
29' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against RFK Akhmat Grozny's shape.
32' Ivan Sergeev has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 32 minutes.
36' Poor challenge from Artiom Timofeev. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
37' What composure from Mateo Cassierra! The Colombia international strokes it home. 2-1.
42' Artiom Timofeev, a Russia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
47' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
52' That is a card for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg. Nuraly Alip will be fuming at that decision.
57' Svetoslav Kovachev has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
62' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
65' A change in the FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg ranks — Claudinho exits the field as Du Queiroz enters on 65.
68' Anton Shvets has so much to prove this time. He replaces Camilo on 68 minute.
73' Evgeny Kharin has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
74' Fresh legs for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg! Andrei Mostovoi comes on to replace Ivan Sergeev.
77' RFK Akhmat Grozny manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Gamid Agalarov is hanging Vladimir Ilyin on the field on 77 minute.
82' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
87' The travelling RFK Akhmat Grozny supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
88' RFK Akhmat Grozny ring the changes. Ivan Oleynikov has done his job and it is now time for Bi Gbamble to step up.
90' Strahinja Erakovic catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 90.
90' The FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg bench stirs into life. Gustavo Mantuan is withdrawn and Aleksandr Erokhin gets his opportunity.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2-1 RFK Akhmat Grozny.

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
Mohamed Konate	5
Andrei Mostovoi	4
Sebastian Driussi	2
Aleksandr Erokhin	2
Bernard Berisha	2
Yuri Alberto	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

2.32 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg xG

Expected Goals

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

0.86 RFK Akhmat Grozny xG

I would bet for: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg to win 67% + Over 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg67% Draw20% RFK Akhmat Grozny13%

Actual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes52% 0% No48%

Avg goals/match: 3.18

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	60%	40%
± 3.5	39%	61%
± 4.5	22%	78%

Double Chance

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or Draw

87%

Draw or RFK Akhmat Grozny

33%

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or RFK Akhmat Grozny

80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg50% Draw39% RFK Akhmat Grozny11%

Actual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

11.2%

1 – 0

9.3%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 1

3 – 0

8.4%

3 – 1

7.2%

0 – 0

5.7%

4 – 0

4.8%

4 – 1

4.2%

2 – 2

1 – 2

3.4%

3 – 2

3.1%

Asian Handicap — FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Handicap	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg covers	Push	RFK Akhmat Grozny covers
-2.5	26%	—	74%
-2	26%	21%	54%
-1.5	46%	—	54%
-1	46%	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

43% ✓

RFK Akhmat Grozny keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

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