PFC CSKA Moskva vs FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg, RFPL 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
PFC CSKA Moskva vs FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg — RFPL at VEB Arena.
- PFC CSKA Moskva 30 games · 51 pts (2025/26)
- FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 30 games · 68 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Inal Tanashev (Russia)
- Assistant 1 Rustam Mukhtarov
- Assistant 2 Adlan Khatuev
7 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 9.6 goals/game 🟥 1 totalStandings
# 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
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 02 May FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg H 1–3 L 25 Apr FK Rubin Kazan A 0–0 D 21 Apr FK Rostov H 1–1 D 18 Apr PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara A 1–1 D 12 Apr PFK Sochi H 0–1 L 04 Apr FK Akron Tolyatti A 2–1 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 02 May PFC CSKA Moskva A 3–1 W 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 Season Stats
PFC CSKA Moskva FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg #5 Position #1 51 Points 68 30 Played 30 15 / 6 / 9 W / D / L 20 / 8 / 2 44 Scored 53 33 Conceded 19 +11 GD +34 1.70 PPG 2.27 50% Win % 67% Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history23% Clean Sheets
PFC CSKA Moskva this season50% Clean Sheets
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg this seasonPFC CSKA Moskva are 5th (51 pts). FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are 1st (68 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
PFC CSKA Moskva0-152/116-30–/131-451/246-602/361-75–/276+4/–■ Scored ■ ConcededFK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg0-153/116-302/–31-45–/146-605/–61-75–/276+1/–■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for PFC CSKA Moskva to score. At the same time, FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 4' What a strike from Ivan Oblyakov! The score is 1-0.
- 9' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 14' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 14.
- 19' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg receives a card for a hard tackle on 19.
- 24' The travelling FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 29' PFC CSKA Moskva is showing some good football. However, PFC CSKA Moskva are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 30' What a strike from Igor Diveev! The score is 1-1.
- 35' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Igor Diveev scoring 1 goals.
- 40' PFC CSKA Moskva 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.
- 45' It looks like no one’s ball. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 46' The referee calls foul for Matija Popovic. He receives a card.
- 51' Sensational shot from Aleksandr Sobolev. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg is back in the lead.
- 56' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg winning 50% of all matches.
- 59' A meaty challenge results in booking for Milan Gajic on 59.
- 60' Goal! Luiz Henrique scores his 21 goal in 381 matches.
- 65' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 67' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg receives a card for a hard tackle on 67.
- 72' It looks surprising FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg does not make any changes. Tamerlan Musaev has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 76' PFC CSKA Moskva player sees a card in front of him.
- 81' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 81 minutes.
- 86' 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.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-3.
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Lineups
PFC CSKA Moskva Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 22
- 10
- 4
- 49
- 9
- 3
- 6
- 31
- 11
- 20
- 79
Bench
- 2
- 18
- 52
- 37
- 99
- 7
- 85
- 67
- 62
- 97
Coach Fabio CelestiniFK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 6
- 3
- 8
- 5
- 78
- 16
- 7
- 10
- 33
- 11
- 20
Bench
- 15
- 21
- 41
- 28
- 17
- 23
- 31
- 9
- 14
- 66
- 57
- 61
Coach Sergey Semak -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Fedor Chalov 4 Sebastian Driussi 3 Nikola Vlasic 3 Malcom 3 Sardar Azmoun 3 Ivan Oblyakov 2 Wendel 2 Andrei Mostovoi 1 Head to Head
PFC CSKA Moskva Form
2026-05-02 PFC CSKA Moskva 1–3 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg L 2026-04-25 FK Rubin Kazan 0–0 PFC CSKA Moskva D 2026-04-21 PFC CSKA Moskva 1–1 FK Rostov D 2026-04-18 PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara 1–1 PFC CSKA Moskva D 2026-04-12 PFC CSKA Moskva 0–1 PFK Sochi L 2026-04-04 FK Akron Tolyatti 1–2 PFC CSKA Moskva WFK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Form
2026-05-02 PFC CSKA Moskva 1–3 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg W 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 -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 40.73 PFC CSKA Moskva xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.48 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg xGI would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 62% + Under — clean sheet likely 59%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.21Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 87% 13% ± 1.5 65% 35% ± 2.5 38% 62% ± 3.5 19% 81% ± 4.5 8% 92% Double Chance
PFC CSKA Moskva or Draw 51%Draw or FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 78%PFC CSKA Moskva or FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 71%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 120 – 1 15.2%0 – 0 13.2%1 – 1 12.7%0 – 2 11.6%1 – 2 8.5%1 – 0 6.9%0 – 3 5.6%1 – 3 Actual2 – 1 4.1%2 – 2 3.2%2 – 0 2.8%0 – 4 2.1%Asian Handicap — PFC CSKA Moskva
Handicap PFC CSKA Moskva covers Push FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg covers -2.5 1% — 99% -2 1% 4% 95% -1.5 5% — 95% -1 5% 12% 83% -0.5 17% — 83% +0.5 46% — 54% +1 46% 26% 28% +1.5 72% — 28% +2 72% 17% 11% +2.5 89% — 11% Clean Sheet
PFC CSKA Moskva keeps clean sheet 24% ✓FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg keeps clean sheet 49% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.