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 (2026/27)
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 9 games · 18 pts (2026/27)

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 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

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

25% Clean Sheets
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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)

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' What a night it is going to be! PFK Arsenal Tula welcome FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg for this crunch clash at .
5' The 42-year-old Branislav Ivanovic has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
6' Goal! Evans Kangwa scores his 15 goal in 249 matches.
11' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
16' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
21' Magnificent from Daler Kuzyaev! That is 18 goals in 105 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
21' FK Arsenal Tula receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 21.
26' 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.
31' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
36' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
39' Reziuan Mirzov makes no mistake. The score reads 0-3 and FK Arsenal Tula are in front.
41' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Leandro Paredes.
46' With 0 assists to his name this season, Anton Zabolotnyi is clearly more than just a goal scorer for PFK Arsenal Tula.
51' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
53' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
57' Magnificent from Hernani! That is 14 goals in 395 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
62' PFK Arsenal Tula are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
67' Both keepers have barely been tested. PFK Arsenal Tula and FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
71' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
73' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Igor Smolnikov is hanging Leandro Paredes on the field on 73 minute.
74' Evans Kangwa is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
77' Brilliant from the ! Zelimkhan Bakaev makes it 0-6 with a superb finish on 77.
79' The FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg manager makes a substitution. Miha Mevlja departs to be replaced by Anton Zabolotnyi.
83' Igor Gorbatenko gets the nod from FK Arsenal Tula. He replaces Zelimkhan Bakaev and will look to change the dynamic.
84' Fresh legs for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg! Claudio Marchisio comes on to replace Sebastian Driussi.
86' Aleksandr Anyukov has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 86.
90' The whistle greets Evans Kangwa as he departs to be replaced by Ognjen Ozegovic.
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
Sebastian Driussi	1
Kantemir Berkhamov	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.