PFC CSKA Moskva vs FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg, RFPL 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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PFC CSKA Moskva vs FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg — RFPL at VEB Arena.
- PFC CSKA Moskva 9 games · 19 pts (2026/27)
- FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 9 games · 18 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Sergey Ivanov
- Referee Dmitry Bereznev
- Referee Roman Usachev
- Referee Roman
- Referee Nikolay Voloshin
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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jun | FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg | H | 0–4 | L |
| 15 Mar | FK Ufa | H | 0–0 | D |
| 09 Mar | FK Rostov | A | 2–3 | L |
| 29 Feb | FK Ural | H | 1–1 | D |
| 12 Dec | RCD Espanyol de Barcelona | A | 1–0 | W |
| 07 Dec | FK Krasnodar | A | 1–1 | D |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jun | PFC CSKA Moskva | A | 4–0 | W |
| 14 Mar | FK Ural | H | 7–1 | W |
| 09 Mar | FK Ufa | A | 0–0 | D |
| 29 Feb | FK Lokomotiv Moskva | H | 0–0 | D |
| 10 Dec | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | A | 0–3 | L |
| 06 Dec | FK Dinamo Moskva | H | 3–0 | W |
Season Stats
| PFC CSKA Moskva | FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg | |
|---|---|---|
| #3 | Position | #5 |
| 19 | Points | 18 |
| 9 | Played | 9 |
| 5 / 4 / 0 | W / D / L | 6 / 0 / 3 |
| 15 | Scored | 19 |
| 9 | Conceded | 9 |
| +6 | GD | +10 |
| 2.11 | PPG | 2.00 |
| 56% | Win % | 67% |
Key Stats
53%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
H2H (17 games)
41%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
0%
Clean Sheets
PFC CSKA Moskva this season
PFC CSKA Moskva this season
25%
Clean Sheets
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg this season
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg this season
PFC CSKA Moskva are 3rd (19 pts). FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are 5th (18 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
PFC CSKA Moskva
0-15
3/–
16-30
–/2
31-45
1/–
46-60
–/1
61-75
1/1
76+
3/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
0-15
1/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
–/1
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/–
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
PFC CSKA Moskva
| Ivan Oblyakov | 4 G | |
| Luciano Gondou | 3 G | 1 A |
| Kirill Glebov | 1 G | 1 A |
| Eduardo Anderson | 1 G |
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 |
Events
Match Events
- 0' PFC CSKA Moskva have kicked off against FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
- 2' What a strike from Branislav Ivanovic! The score is 0-1.
- 5' PFC CSKA Moskva player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 9' GOAL! Malcom scores on 9.
- 10' PFC CSKA Moskva receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 10.
- 15' It is a cagey affair so far. PFC CSKA Moskva in their trying to find a way past FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg's compact .
- 20' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 25' A quiet spell here at VEB Arena. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 30' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 35' PFC CSKA Moskva started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 35.
- 40' 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.
- 45' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His PFC CSKA Moskva side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
- 46' PFC CSKA Moskva make a change. Viktor Vasin trudges off to be replaced by Konstantin Maradishvili on 46 minutes.
- 47' What a moment for Malcom! That strike on 45 puts his side firmly in control.
- 50' Magomed Ozdoev catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 50.
- 55' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 60' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with PFC CSKA Moskva winning 100% of all matches.
- 61' Time for substitution for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg. Malcom is replaced by Sebastian Driussi.
- 62' Aleksandr Erokhin is replacing Daler Kuzyaev for the FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg side.
- 65' Jaka Bijol is replacing Arnor Sigurdsson for the PFC CSKA Moskva side.
- 70' The travelling FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 74' The FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg manager makes a substitution. Sardar Azmoun departs to be replaced by Aleksei Sutormin.
- 76' PFC CSKA Moskva ring the changes. Kristijan Bistrovic has done his job and it is now time for Konstantin Kuchaev to step up.
- 81' Poor challenge from Aleksandr Erokhin. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
- 84' Time for substitution for PFC CSKA Moskva. Mario Fernandes is replaced by Nair Tiknizyan.
- 88' Wilmar Barrios is having his name booked by the referee on 88.
- 89' The referee shows PFC CSKA Moskva player a Red card on 89.
- 90' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg ring the changes. Artem Dzyuba has done his job and it is now time for Emiliano Rigoni to step up.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-4.
Lineups
PFC CSKA Moskva Lineups
Starting XI
- 2
- 35
- 8
- 9
- 5
- 14
- 25
-
17
Arnor Sigurdsson ↓ Jaka Bijol 65'
- 98
- 78
- 62
Bench
-
23
Hordur Magnusson ↑ 46'
- 42
- 1
-
20
Konstantin Kuchaev ↑ 76'
-
71
Nair Tiknizyan ↑ 84'
-
29
Jaka Bijol ↑ 65'
-
87
Konstantin Maradishvili ↑ 46'
- 27
Coach
Viktor Hancharenka
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Lineups
Starting XI
- 15
- 3
-
8
Malcom ↓ Sebastian Driussi 61'
- 99
- 14
-
22
Artem Dzyuba ↓ Emiliano Rigoni 90'
- 6
-
5
Wilmar Barrios ↓ Leon Musaev 90'
- 44
- 27
- 7
Bench
-
10
Emiliano Rigoni ↑ 90'
- 19
-
21
Aleksandr Erokhin ↑ 62'
- 4
- 18
- 41
- 17
-
11
Sebastian Driussi ↑ 61'
- 78
-
91
Aleksei Sutormin ↑ 74'
-
38
Leon Musaev ↑ 90'
- 92
Coach
Sergei Semak
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Fedor Chalov | 4 |
| Ivan Oblyakov | 4 |
| Sardar Azmoun | 3 |
| Sebastian Driussi | 3 |
| Nikola Vlasic | 3 |
| Malcom | 3 |
| Wendel | 2 |
| Aleksandr Sobolev | 2 |
Head to Head
PFC CSKA Moskva Form
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Form
2020-06-20
PFC CSKA Moskva
0–4
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
W
2020-03-14
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
7–1
FK Ural
W
2020-03-09
FK Ufa
0–0
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
D
2020-02-29
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
0–0
FK Lokomotiv Moskva
D
2019-12-10
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
3–0
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
L
2019-12-06
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
3–0
FK Dinamo Moskva
W
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.05
PFC CSKA Moskva xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.71
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg xG
I would bet for:
Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 2.76
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 92% |
|
8% |
| ± 1.5 | 76% |
|
24% |
| ± 2.5 | 52% |
|
48% |
| ± 3.5 | 30% |
|
70% |
| ± 4.5 | 15% |
|
85% |
Double Chance
PFC CSKA Moskva or Draw
53%
Draw or FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
74%
PFC CSKA Moskva or FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
73%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win at HT
Correct Score
✗ 0–4 not predicted0 – 4Actual
1 – 1
12.2%
0 – 1
9.9%
1 – 2
9.4%
0 – 2
9%
0 – 0
8.2%
2 – 1
5.7%
1 – 0
5.7%
1 – 3
5.4%
0 – 3
5.1%
2 – 2
5%
2 – 0
3.4%
2 – 3
2.9%
Asian Handicap — PFC CSKA Moskva
| Handicap | PFC CSKA Moskva covers | Push | FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 2% | — | 98% |
| -2 | 2% | 6% | 91% |
| -1.5 | 9% | — | 91% |
| -1 | 9% | 14% | 78% |
| -0.5 | 22% | — | 78% |
| +0.5 | 49% | — | 51% |
| +1 | 49% | 23% | 29% |
| +1.5 | 71% | — | 29% |
| +2 | 71% | 16% | 13% |
| +2.5 | 87% | — | 13% |
Clean Sheet
PFC CSKA Moskva keeps clean sheet
19%
✓
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg keeps clean sheet
35%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.