PFK Arsenal Tula vs FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

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RFPL · 2018-19

PFK Arsenal Tula

4 – 2

Full Time

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Mon 3 Dec 2018 · 16:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Reziuan Mirzov 21' Y

Victor Alvarez 21' Y

Y 41' Leandro Paredes

Reziuan Mirzov 41' Y

Y 53' Daler Kuzyaev

Y 71' Artem Dzyuba

Y 86' Aleksandr Anyukov

Overview

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PFK Arsenal Tula vs FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg — RFPL .

PFK Arsenal Tula 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 30 games · 68 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Vladimir Moskalev
Referee Aleksey Eskov
Referee Aleksey Sukhoy
Referee Aram Petrosyan
Referee Nikolay Eremin
Referee Mikhail Vilkov
Referee Aleksey Vorontsov
Referee Anton Kobzev

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

PFK Arsenal Tula 12 games · Avg 2.5 goals FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Last 5 meetings

2018-12-03 PFK Arsenal Tula 4–2 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2018-08-04 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 1–0 PFK Arsenal Tula 2018-04-14 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2–2 PFK Arsenal Tula 2017-11-12 PFK Arsenal Tula 1–0 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2015-03-20 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 0–1 PFK Arsenal Tula

Recent Form

PFK Arsenal Tula

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Dec	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg	H	4–2	W
25 Nov	FK Krasnodar	A	0–3	L
09 Nov	FK Dinamo Makhachkala	H	2–0	W
03 Nov	FK Lokomotiv Moskva	A	1–3	L
27 Oct	FK Orenburg	H	2–2	D
21 Oct	FK Spartak Moskva	A	3–2	W

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Dec	PFK Arsenal Tula	A	2–4	L
29 Nov	FC København	H	1–0	W
25 Nov	FK Rostov	H	2–0	W
11 Nov	PFC CSKA Moskva	A	0–2	L
08 Nov	FC Girondins de Bordeaux	A	1–1	D
04 Nov	RFK Akhmat Grozny	H	1–0	W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

50% Clean Sheets
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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 match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for PFK Arsenal Tula to score. At the same time, FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' Hernani has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
6' Evans Kangwa is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
11' The travelling FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
16' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
21' Daler Kuzyaev adds to his 0 season tally! FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg lead 0-2 — and this changes everything.
21' A meaty challenge results in booking for Reziuan Mirzov on 21.
26' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
31' The 30-year-old Zelimkhan Bakaev has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
36' PFK Arsenal Tula currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
39' Magnificent from Reziuan Mirzov! That is 26 goals in 249 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
41' That is a Yellow card for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg. Leandro Paredes will be fuming at that decision.
46' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
51' PFK Arsenal Tula 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.
53' The referee shows FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg player a Yellow card on 53.
57' Goal! Hernani scores his 14 goal in 394 matches.
62' Over 62 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
67' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both PFK Arsenal Tula and FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
71' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Artem Dzyuba.
73' The FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg bench stirs into life. Leandro Paredes is withdrawn and Igor Smolnikov gets his opportunity.
74' Evans Kangwa adds to his 0 season tally! FK Arsenal Tula lead 0-5 — and this changes everything.
77' Zelimkhan Bakaev makes no mistake. The score reads 0-6 and FK Arsenal Tula are in front.
79' The FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg bench stirs into life. Miha Mevlja is withdrawn and Anton Zabolotnyi gets his opportunity.
83' The whistle greets Zelimkhan Bakaev as he departs to be replaced by Igor Gorbatenko.
84' It is a substitution in FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg team. Sebastian Driussi is replaced by Claudio Marchisio on 84 minute.
86' Aleksandr Anyukov catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 86.
90' FK Arsenal Tula manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ognjen Ozegovic is hanging Evans Kangwa on the field on 90 minute.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg.

Lineups

PFK Arsenal Tula Lineups

Starting XI

5
Mohammed Kadiri
78
Zelimkhan Bakaev ↓ Igor Gorbatenko 83'
70
Georgi Kostadinov
19
Reziuan Mirzov
36
Mihail Levashov
6
Maksim Belyaev
8
Gia Grigalava
21
Victor Alvarez
9
Kirill Kombarov C
11
Sergey Tkachev
10
Evans Kangwa ↓ Ognjen Ozegovic 90'

Bench

Coach Igor Cherevchenko

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Lineups

Starting XI

99
Andrei Lunev
21
Aleksandr Erokhin
14
Daler Kuzyaev
22
Artem Dzyuba
5
Leandro Paredes ↓ Igor Smolnikov 73'
6
Branislav Ivanovic
33
Hernani
2
Aleksandr Anyukov C
20
Robert Mak
23
Miha Mevlja ↓ Anton Zabolotnyi 79'
11
Sebastian Driussi ↓ Claudio Marchisio 84'

Bench

Coach Sergei Semak

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Artem Dzyuba	3
Oleg Shatov	2
Aleksandr Erokhin	2
Zurab Davitashvili	2
Evans Kangwa	2
Malcom	2
Sardar Azmoun	1
Oleg Shatov	1

Head to Head

PFK Arsenal Tula Form

2018-12-03 PFK Arsenal Tula 4–2 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg W 2018-11-25 FK Krasnodar 3–0 PFK Arsenal Tula L 2018-11-09 PFK Arsenal Tula 2–0 FK Dinamo Makhachkala W 2018-11-03 FK Lokomotiv Moskva 3–1 PFK Arsenal Tula L 2018-10-27 PFK Arsenal Tula 2–2 FK Orenburg D 2018-10-21 FK Spartak Moskva 2–3 PFK Arsenal Tula W

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Form

2018-12-03 PFK Arsenal Tula 4–2 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg L 2018-11-29 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 1–0 FC København W 2018-11-25 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2–0 FK Rostov W 2018-11-11 PFC CSKA Moskva 2–0 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg L 2018-11-08 FC Girondins de Bordeaux 1–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg D 2018-11-04 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 1–0 RFK Akhmat Grozny W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.85 PFK Arsenal Tula xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.13 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 57% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

PFK Arsenal Tula54% Draw24% FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg22%

Actual: PFK Arsenal Tula win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 2.98

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	56%	44%
± 3.5	35%	65%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

PFK Arsenal Tula or Draw

78%

Draw or FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

46%

PFK Arsenal Tula or FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

PFK Arsenal Tula38% Draw43% FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg19%

Actual: PFK Arsenal Tula win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–2 not predicted

4 – 2

Actual

1 – 1

11.5%

2 – 1

9.5%

1 – 0

8.6%

2 – 0

8.6%

0 – 0

6.8%

3 – 1

5.8%

1 – 2

5.8%

2 – 2

5.3%

3 – 0

5.2%

0 – 1

4.9%

3 – 2

3.4%

0 – 2

3.2%

Asian Handicap — PFK Arsenal Tula

Handicap	PFK Arsenal Tula covers	Push	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg covers
-2.5	14%	—	86%
-2	14%	16%	69%
-1.5	31%	—	69%
-1	31%	22%	47%
-0.5	53%	—	47%
+0.5	78%	—	22%
+1	78%	13%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

PFK Arsenal Tula keeps clean sheet

33% ✓

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

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