FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg vs RFK Akhmat Grozny, RFPL 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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RFPL · 2025-26

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

2 – 0

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RFK Akhmat Grozny

Sun 26 Apr 2026 · 16:30 UTC Gazprom Arena HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 34' Turpal-Ali Ibishev

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)

Match Details

Referee Evgeniy Bulanov (Russia)

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

2026-04-26 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2–0 RFK Akhmat Grozny 2025-08-09 RFK Akhmat Grozny 1–0 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2025-05-24 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 3–0 RFK Akhmat Grozny 2024-11-10 RFK Akhmat Grozny 1–2 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2024-05-19 RFK Akhmat Grozny 1–5 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Recent Form

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Apr	RFK Akhmat Grozny	H	2–0	W
22 Apr	FK Lokomotiv Moskva	A	0–0	D
19 Apr	FK Dinamo Makhachkala	A	1–0	W
12 Apr	FK Krasnodar	H	1–1	D
04 Apr	PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara	H	2–1	W
22 Mar	FK Dinamo Moskva	A	3–1	W

RFK Akhmat Grozny

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Apr	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg	A	0–2	L
23 Apr	FK Baltika Kaliningrad	H	1–1	D
19 Apr	FK Spartak Moskva	A	1–3	L
11 Apr	PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara	A	2–2	D
04 Apr	FK Krasnodar	H	0–1	L
21 Mar	FK Rostov	H	1–0	W

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' KICK OFF: RFK Akhmat Grozny gets underway.
5' RFK Akhmat Grozny come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
8' Aleksandr Sobolev is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 3 goals this season for the .
11' A goal from the Brazil international Luiz Henrique! He fires home on 11 to make it 2-0!
16' A quiet spell here at Gazprom Arena. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
21' Denis Adamov needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
23' The crowd applauds Vadim Ulyanov as he leaves the pitch. Yakhya Magomedov steps in for RFK Akhmat Grozny.
28' 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 Maksim Sidorov suffering a number of foals already.
33' With 0 assists to his name this season, Galymzhan Kenzhebek is clearly more than just a goal scorer for RFK Akhmat Grozny.
34' Turpal-Ali Ibishev catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 34.
39' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
44' RFK Akhmat Grozny have won 277 goals from 398 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
49' Yakhya Magomedov has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 398 appearances.
54' Nino is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for RFK Akhmat Grozny tonight.
59' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Pedrinho Santos made 380 appearances and scored 7 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
61' It is a substitution in RFK Akhmat Grozny team. Maksim Samorodov is replaced by Galymzhan Kenzhebek on 61 minute.
66' 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.
67' RFK Akhmat Grozny make a change. Egas Cacintura trudges off to be replaced by Rifat Zhemaletdinov on 67 minutes.
68' Time for substitution for RFK Akhmat Grozny. Georgi Melkadze is replaced by Papa Gadio.
73' A change in the FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg ranks — Wendel exits the field as Jhonatan enters on 73.
78' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
82' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Vanja Drkusic is hanging Pedrinho Santos on the field on 82 minute.
87' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Lineups

Starting XI

15
Vyacheslav Karavaev
3
Douglas Santos
8
Wendel ↓ Jhonatan 73'
5
Wilmar Barrios
78
Igor Diveev
16
Denis Adamov
7
Aleksandr Sobolev ↓ Jhon Duran 73'
33
Nino
11
Luiz Henrique
20
Pedrinho Santos ↓ Vanja Drkusic 82'
61
Daniil Kondakov ↓ Aleksandr Erokhin 82'

Bench

Coach Sergey Semak

RFK Akhmat Grozny Lineups

Starting XI

8
Miroslav Bogosavac
7
Lechi Sadulaev ↓ Brian Mansilla 61'
77
Georgi Melkadze ↓ Papa Gadio 68'
17
Egas Cacintura ↓ Rifat Zhemaletdinov 67'
4
Turpal-Ali Ibishev
81
Maksim Sidorov
11
Ismael
20
Maksim Samorodov ↓ Galymzhan Kenzhebek 61'
1
Vadim Ulyanov ↓ Yakhya Magomedov 23'
19
Sergey Pryakhin
5
Klisman Cake

Bench

Coach Stanislav Cherchesov

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
Dejan Lovren	1

Head to Head

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Form

2026-04-26 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2–0 RFK Akhmat Grozny W 2026-04-22 FK Lokomotiv Moskva 0–0 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg D 2026-04-19 FK Dinamo Makhachkala 0–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg W 2026-04-12 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 1–1 FK Krasnodar D 2026-04-04 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2–1 PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara W 2026-03-22 FK Dinamo Moskva 1–3 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg W

RFK Akhmat Grozny Form

2026-04-26 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2–0 RFK Akhmat Grozny L 2026-04-23 RFK Akhmat Grozny 1–1 FK Baltika Kaliningrad D 2026-04-19 FK Spartak Moskva 3–1 RFK Akhmat Grozny L 2026-04-11 PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara 2–2 RFK Akhmat Grozny D 2026-04-04 RFK Akhmat Grozny 0–1 FK Krasnodar L 2026-03-21 RFK Akhmat Grozny 1–0 FK Rostov W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.4 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg xG

Expected Goals

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

0.85 RFK Akhmat Grozny xG

I would bet for: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg to win 69% + Over 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg69% Draw19% RFK Akhmat Grozny12%

Actual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes52% 0% No48%

Avg goals/match: 3.25

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	62%	38%
± 3.5	40%	60%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or Draw

88%

Draw or RFK Akhmat Grozny

31%

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or RFK Akhmat Grozny

81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg51% Draw38% RFK Akhmat Grozny11%

Actual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

9.2%

1 – 0

3 – 0

8.7%

1 – 1

8.6%

3 – 1

7.3%

0 – 0

5.3%

4 – 0

5.2%

4 – 1

4.4%

2 – 2

3.9%

1 – 2

3.2%

3 – 2

3.1%

Asian Handicap — FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Handicap	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg covers	Push	RFK Akhmat Grozny covers
-2.5	28%	—	72%
-2	28%	21%	52%
-1.5	48%	—	52%
-1	48%	22%	30%
-0.5	70%	—	30%
+0.5	89%	—	11%
+1	89%	7%	3%
+1.5	97%	—	3%
+2	97%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg keeps clean sheet

43% ✗

RFK Akhmat Grozny keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

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