Thursday , 2 July 2026

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
50% Clean Sheets
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg this season
20% Clean Sheets
RFK Akhmat Grozny this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
0-15
3/1
16-30
2/–
31-45
–/1
46-60
5/–
61-75
–/2
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
RFK Akhmat Grozny
0-15
1/3
16-30
–/2
31-45
2/2
46-60
2/2
61-75
–/1
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg gets underway.
  • 5' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 10' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 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.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' RFK Akhmat Grozny started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
  • 24' Goal! Mohamed Konate scores his 36 goal in 68 matches.
  • 29' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 32' GOAL! Ivan Sergeev fires home to make it 1-1!
  • 36' A meaty challenge results in booking for Artiom Timofeev on 36.
  • 37' What composure from Mateo Cassierra! The Colombia international strokes it home. 2-1.
  • 42' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 47' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with RFK Akhmat Grozny winning 50% of all matches.
  • 52' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Nuraly Alip.
  • 57' Jasmin Celikovic has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 184 appearances.
  • 62' Georgi Sheliya has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 65' Claudinho makes way for Du Queiroz at the 65 minute mark. A tactical switch from FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg.
  • 68' Anton Shvets gets the nod from RFK Akhmat Grozny. He replaces Camilo and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 73' Gamid Agalarov needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 74' The FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg manager makes a substitution. Ivan Sergeev departs to be replaced by Andrei Mostovoi.
  • 77' Gamid Agalarov is replacing Vladimir Ilyin for the RFK Akhmat Grozny side.
  • 82' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg have won 534 goals from 394 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 87' 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.
  • 88' RFK Akhmat Grozny manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Bi Gbamble is hanging Ivan Oleynikov on the field on 88 minute.
  • 90' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Strahinja Erakovic on 90 minutes.
  • 90' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg make a change. Gustavo Mantuan trudges off to be replaced by Aleksandr Erokhin on 90 minutes.
  • The final score is 2-1.

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
Mohamed Konate 4
Andrei Mostovoi 4
Sebastian Driussi 2
Aleksandr Erokhin 2
Bernard Berisha 2
Yuri Alberto 2
Arsen Adamov 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.