Thursday , 2 July 2026

PFC CSKA Moskva vs FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg, RFPL 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

RFPL · 2025-26
PFC CSKA Moskva
1 – 3
Full Time
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
Sat 2 May 2026 · 16:00 UTC VEB Arena 25,579 HT 45' · FT 45'
Ivan Oblyakov pen 4' 1–0
1–1 30' Igor Diveev
1–2 51' Aleksandr Sobolev
1–3 60' Luiz Henrique
Y 19' Nino
Matija Popovic 46' Y
Milan Gajic 59' Y
Y 67' Maksim Glushenkov
Dmitry Barinov 76' Y

Overview

Match Preview

PFC CSKA Moskva vs FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg — RFPL at VEB Arena.

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 total

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

3
4
9
PFC CSKA Moskva 16 games · Avg 2.3 goals FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
Last 5 meetings
2026-05-02 PFC CSKA Moskva 1–3 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2025-08-03 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 1–1 PFC CSKA Moskva 2025-03-01 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 0–0 PFC CSKA Moskva 2024-09-14 PFC CSKA Moskva 0–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2024-05-11 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 0–1 PFC CSKA Moskva

Recent Form

PFC CSKA Moskva
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 history
23% Clean Sheets
PFC CSKA Moskva this season
50% Clean Sheets
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg this season

PFC CSKA Moskva are 5th (51 pts). FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are 1st (68 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

PFC CSKA Moskva
0-15
2/1
16-30
–/1
31-45
1/2
46-60
2/3
61-75
–/2
76+
4/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
0-15
3/1
16-30
2/–
31-45
–/1
46-60
5/–
61-75
–/2
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against PFC CSKA Moskva and FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg has kicked off!
  • 4' Goal! Ivan Oblyakov scores his 32 goal in 398 matches.
  • 9' 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.
  • 14' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 19' Nino is having his name booked by the referee on 19.
  • 24' Kirill Danilov has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 30 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 29' It’s high time Sergey Semak made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 30' Goal! Igor Diveev scores his 18 goal in 125 matches.
  • 35' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 35.
  • 40' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. PFC CSKA Moskva needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 45' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 45 minutes.
  • 46' The referee calls foul for Matija Popovic. He receives a card.
  • 51' What a strike from Aleksandr Sobolev! The score is 1-2.
  • 56' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg that had 394 games and scored 534 goals.
  • 59' The referee calls foul for Milan Gajic. He receives a card.
  • 60' GOAL! Luiz Henrique scores on 60.
  • 65' 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.
  • 67' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg receives a card for a hard tackle on 67.
  • 72' 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.
  • 76' Dmitry Barinov is having his name booked by the referee on 76.
  • 81' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Tamerlan Musaev made 398 appearances and scored 14 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 86' 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.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg players.

Lineups

PFC CSKA Moskva Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Fabio Celestini

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sergey Semak

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Fedor Chalov 4
Sardar Azmoun 3
Sebastian Driussi 3
Nikola Vlasic 3
Malcom 3
Wendel 2
Ivan Oblyakov 2
Douglas Santos 1

Head to Head

2026-05-02 PFC CSKA Moskva 1–3 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2025-08-03 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 1–1 PFC CSKA Moskva 2025-03-01 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 0–0 PFC CSKA Moskva 2024-09-14 PFC CSKA Moskva 0–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2024-05-11 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 0–1 PFC CSKA Moskva

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 W

FK 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 accuracy
2 / 4
0.73 PFC CSKA Moskva xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.48 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 62% + Under — clean sheet likely 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
PFC CSKA Moskva22% Draw29% FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg49%
Actual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes41% 0% No59%
Avg goals/match: 2.21
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line 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

✓ Correct
PFC CSKA Moskva13% Draw51% FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg36%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 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
Actual
2 – 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.