Saturday , 22 August 2026

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg vs Real Betis Balompie, Europe 2021-22 PLAYOFF ROUND

UEFA Europa League · 2021-22
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
2 – 3
Full Time
Real Betis Balompie
Thu 17 Feb 2022 · 17:45 UTC Gazprom Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
Yaroslav Rakitskii 7' Y
Y 75' Tello
Wilmar Barrios 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg vs Real Betis Balompie — Europe at Gazprom Arena.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21
2 Aston Villa FC 8 21
3 FC Midtjylland 8 19
4 Real Betis Balompie 8 17
5 FC Porto 8 17
6 Sporting Clube de Braga 8 17
7 SC Freiburg 8 17
8 AS Roma 8 16
9 KRC Genk 8 16
10 Bologna FC 1909 8 15
11 VfB Stuttgart 8 15
12 Ferencvárosi TC 8 15
13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14
14 FC Viktoria Plzeň 8 14
15 FK Crvena Zvezda 8 14
16 RC Celta de Vigo 8 13
17 PAOK Thessaloniki FC 8 12
18 Lille OSC 8 12
19 Fenerbahçe SK 8 12
20 Panathinaikos AO 8 12
21 Celtic FC 8 11
22 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 8 10
23 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 8 10
24 SK Brann 8 9
25 BSC Young Boys 8 9
26 SK Sturm Graz 8 7
27 FCSB Bukarest 8 7
28 Go Ahead Eagles 8 7
29 Feyenoord Rotterdam 8 6
30 FC Basel 1893 8 6
31 FC Red Bull Salzburg 8 6
32 Rangers FC 8 4
33 OGC Nice 8 3
34 FC Utrecht 8 1
35 Malmo FF 8 1
36 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC 8 1

Head-to-Head

1
1
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2 games · Avg 2.5 goals Real Betis Balompie
Last 5 meetings
2022-02-17 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2–3 Real Betis Balompie

Recent Form

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Feb Real Betis Balompie H 2–3 L
08 Dec Chelsea FC H 3–3 D
28 Nov PFC CSKA Moskva A 2–0 W
23 Nov Malmo FF A 1–1 D
19 Nov FK Nizhny Novgorod H 5–1 W
07 Nov FK Ural A 0–0 D
Real Betis Balompie
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Feb FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg A 3–2 W
13 Feb Levante UD A 4–2 W
06 Feb Villarreal CF H 0–2 L
21 Jan RCD Espanyol de Barcelona A 4–1 W
18 Jan Deportivo Alavés H 4–0 W
09 Jan Rayo Vallecano de Madrid A 1–1 D

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
33% Clean Sheets
Real Betis Balompie this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Real Betis Balompie
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/1
46-60
–/2
61-75
1/1
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Real Betis Balompie
Antony 6 G 3 A
Abdessamad Ezzalzouli 4 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Gazprom Arena!
  • 5' Real Betis Balompié come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 7' The referee calls foul for Yaroslav Rakitskii. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 8' The Argentina Guido Rodriguez breaks the deadlock on 8 minutes. 0-1!
  • 13' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 18' GOAL! Willian Jose fires home to make it 0-2!
  • 23' The 35-year-old Tello has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 25' GOAL! Artem Dzyuba scores on 25. Assisted by Vyacheslav Karavaev
  • 28' Assisted by Vyacheslav Karavaev with the perfectly-timed delivery and Malcom makes no mistake. 2-2!
  • 33' Joaquin has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 38' Real Betis Balompié are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 41' Andres Guardado doubles the advantage! 2-3 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 46' The whistle greets Yaroslav Rakitskii as he departs to be replaced by Danil Krugovoi.
  • 51' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Real Betis Balompié's shape.
  • 56' Over 56 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 58' The Real Betis Balompie manager makes a substitution. Juanmi departs to be replaced by Tello.
  • 63' The energy levels are beginning to show. Manuel Pellegrini might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 65' The supporters are chanting for Yuri Alberto. He replaces Claudinho on 65 minute.
  • 70' Aitor Ruibal has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 73' A change in the FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg ranks — Artem Dzyuba exits the field as Ivan Sergeev enters on 73.
  • 75' A moment of madness from Tello on 75 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Real Betis Balompie will be frustrated.
  • 79' Borja Iglesias is ready to make an impact after coming on for Willian Jose at the 79 minute mark.
  • 84' It looks surprising FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg does not make any changes. Youssouf Sabaly has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 86' Another change for Real Betis Balompie made on 86 minute. Aitor Ruibal leaves to be changed by Hector Bellerin.
  • 88' A change in the FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg ranks — Dmitri Chistyakov exits the field as Aleksandr Erokhin enters on 88.
  • 90' The referee shows FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg player a Yellow card on 90.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-3.

Lineups

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sergey Semak

Real Betis Balompie Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Manuel Pellegrini

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Dmitri Chistyakov 1
Malcom 1
Artem Dzyuba 1
Willian Jose 1
Andres Guardado 1
Guido Rodriguez 1

Head to Head

2022-02-17 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2–3 Real Betis Balompie

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Form

2022-02-17 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2–3 Real Betis Balompie L 2021-12-08 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 3–3 Chelsea FC D 2021-11-28 PFC CSKA Moskva 0–2 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg W 2021-11-23 Malmo FF 1–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg D 2021-11-19 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 5–1 FK Nizhny Novgorod W 2021-11-07 FK Ural 0–0 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg D

Real Betis Balompie Form

2022-02-17 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2–3 Real Betis Balompie W 2022-02-13 Levante UD 2–4 Real Betis Balompie W 2022-02-06 Real Betis Balompie 0–2 Villarreal CF L 2022-01-21 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–4 Real Betis Balompie W 2022-01-18 Real Betis Balompie 4–0 Deportivo Alavés W 2022-01-09 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 1–1 Real Betis Balompie D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.79 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.04 Real Betis Balompie xG
I would bet for: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or Real Betis Balompie 75% + Over 2.5 goals 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg34% Draw25% Real Betis Balompie41%
Actual: Real Betis Balompie win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes72% 0% No28%
Avg goals/match: 3.83
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 73%
27%
± 3.5 53%
47%
± 4.5 34%
66%

Double Chance

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or Draw
59%
Draw or Real Betis Balompie
66%
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or Real Betis Balompie
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg28% Draw39% Real Betis Balompie33%
Actual: Real Betis Balompie win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
8.7%
1 – 2
7.8%
2 – 2
6.9%
2 – 1
6.9%
1 – 3
5.3%
2 – 3
Actual
0 – 2
4.6%
3 – 2
4.1%
3 – 1
4.1%
0 – 1
3.9%
2 – 0
3.6%
1 – 0
3.4%

Asian Handicap — FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Handicap FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg covers Push Real Betis Balompie covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 10% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 16% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 57% — 43%
+1 57% 18% 25%
+1.5 75% — 25%
+2 75% 13% 12%
+2.5 88% — 12%

Clean Sheet

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg keeps clean sheet
14% ✓
Real Betis Balompie keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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