Sunday , 16 August 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

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

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. PFC CSKA Moskva get us underway at VEB Arena.
  • 4' Ivan Oblyakov adds to his 1 season tally! PFC CSKA Moskva lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 9' PFC CSKA Moskva are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg's 4-2-3-1 shape.
  • 14' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 19' Nino picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 24' PFC CSKA Moskva are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg backline.
  • 29' 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.
  • 30' GOAL! Igor Diveev scores on 30.
  • 35' 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.
  • 40' 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 Wendel suffering a number of foals already.
  • 45' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Joao Victor made 371 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 46' That looks like a foul for a card for Matija Popovic.
  • 51' A goal from the Russia international Aleksandr Sobolev! He fires home on 51 to make it 1-2!
  • 56' 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.
  • 59' The referee calls foul for Milan Gajic. He receives a card.
  • 60' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Luiz Henrique makes no mistake. 1-3!
  • 65' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both PFC CSKA Moskva and FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 67' Maksim Glushenkov is having his name booked by the referee on 67.
  • 72' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 72 minutes.
  • 76' Dmitry Barinov was booked on 76.
  • 81' Supporters expect more eagerness from Matija Popovic, as he is very good at scoring at VEB Arena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 86' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • With this win, FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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
Sebastian Driussi 3
Nikola Vlasic 3
Malcom 3
Sardar Azmoun 3
Wendel 2
Ivan Oblyakov 2
Gustavo Mantuan 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.