PFK Arsenal Tula vs FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg, RFPL 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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RFPL · 2021-22

PFK Arsenal Tula

2 – 1

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FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Sat 16 Oct 2021 · 11:00 UTC Arsenal Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 19' Daler Kuzyaev

Y 21' Daler Kuzyaev

Evgenii Markov 40' Y

Daniil Khlusevich 62' Y

Evgenii Lutsenko 74' Y

Anton Kochenkov 81' Y

Anton Kochenkov 82' Y

Kings Kangwa 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

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

2021-10-16 PFK Arsenal Tula 2–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2020-11-28 PFK Arsenal Tula 0–0 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2020-09-14 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 3–1 PFK Arsenal Tula 2019-11-10 PFK Arsenal Tula 0–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2019-09-13 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 3–1 PFK Arsenal Tula

Recent Form

PFK Arsenal Tula

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Oct	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg	H	2–1	W
02 Oct	FK Khimki	H	0–0	D
27 Sep	FK Ural	A	0–2	L
19 Sep	FK Nizhny Novgorod	A	3–2	W
12 Sep	PFC CSKA Moskva	H	2–2	D
26 Aug	RFK Akhmat Grozny	A	1–2	L

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Oct	PFK Arsenal Tula	A	1–2	L
03 Oct	PFK Sochi	H	1–2	L
29 Sep	Malmo FF	H	4–0	W
25 Sep	PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara	H	2–1	W
20 Sep	FK Rubin Kazan	A	3–1	W
14 Sep	Chelsea FC	A	0–1	L

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' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. PFK Arsenal Tula needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
10' It’s high time Miodrag Bozovic made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering PFK Arsenal Tula that had 249 games and scored 140 goals.
19' It’s a booking for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg player. Daler Kuzyaev gets a Yellow card.
21' The referee calls foul for Daler Kuzyaev. He receives a Yellow card.
26' It looks like no one’s ball. PFK Arsenal Tula is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
31' The travelling FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
36' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
40' The referee calls foul for Evgenii Markov. He receives a Yellow card.
45' 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.
46' Another change for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg made on 46 minute. Daler Kuzyaev leaves to be changed by Claudinho.
51' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 51 minutes.
53' Goal! Zurab Davitashvili scores his 11 goal in 28 matches.
54' GOAL! Daniil Khlusevich scores on 54.
56' The PFK Arsenal Tula manager makes a substitution. Evgenii Markov departs to be replaced by Evgenii Lutsenko.
57' Evgenii Lutsenko is replacing Evgenii Markov for the PFK Arsenal Tula side.
62' It’s a booking for PFK Arsenal Tula player. Daniil Khlusevich gets a Yellow card.
67' 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.
72' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Vyacheslav Karavaev is hanging Aleksandr Erokhin on the field on 72 minute.
73' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Andrei Mostovoi is hanging Aleksei Sutormin on the field on 73 minute.
74' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Evgenii Lutsenko.
76' Another substitution for PFK Arsenal Tula to replace Sergey Tkachev by Ayaz Guliev on 76 minute.
77' Another change for PFK Arsenal Tula made on 77 minute. Daniil Khlusevich leaves to be changed by Artem Sukhanov.
81' Anton Kochenkov is having his name booked by the referee on 81.
82' The referee calls foul for Anton Kochenkov. He receives a Yellow card.
87' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Stanislav Kritsyuk made 266 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
88' GOAL! Artem Dzyuba scores on 88.
90' PFK Arsenal Tula manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Axel Bjornstrom is hanging Zurab Davitashvili on the field on 90 minute.
90' PFK Arsenal Tula receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
90' What a strike from Kings Kangwa! The score is 3-1.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-1.

Lineups

PFK Arsenal Tula Lineups

Starting XI

6
Igor Smolnikov
20
Goran Causic
1
Anton Kochenkov
60
Maksim Belyaev
11
Sergey Tkachev ↓ Ayaz Guliev 76'
82
Daniil Khlusevich ↓ Artem Sukhanov 76'
7
Evgenii Markov ↓ Evgenii Lutsenko 56'
4
Uros Radakovic
25
Danil Stepanov
44
Kings Kangwa
22
Zurab Davitashvili ↓ Axel Bjornstrom 90'

Bench

Coach Miodrag Bozovic

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Lineups

Starting XI

6
Dejan Lovren
3
Douglas Santos
10
Malcom
8
Wendel
21
Aleksandr Erokhin ↓ Andrei Mostovoi 72'
14
Daler Kuzyaev ↓ Claudinho 46'
22
Artem Dzyuba
4
Danil Krugovoi
1
Stanislav Kritsyuk
19
Aleksei Sutormin ↓ Vyacheslav Karavaev 72'
2
Dmitri Chistyakov

Bench

Coach Sergey Semak

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Artem Dzyuba	3
Zurab Davitashvili	2
Evans Kangwa	2
Malcom	2
Oleg Shatov	2
Aleksandr Erokhin	2
Juryj Kavaliou	1
Hernani	1

Head to Head

PFK Arsenal Tula Form

2021-10-16 PFK Arsenal Tula 2–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg W 2021-10-02 PFK Arsenal Tula 0–0 FK Khimki D 2021-09-27 FK Ural 2–0 PFK Arsenal Tula L 2021-09-19 FK Nizhny Novgorod 2–3 PFK Arsenal Tula W 2021-09-12 PFK Arsenal Tula 2–2 PFC CSKA Moskva D 2021-08-26 RFK Akhmat Grozny 2–1 PFK Arsenal Tula L

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Form

2021-10-16 PFK Arsenal Tula 2–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg L 2021-10-03 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 1–2 PFK Sochi L 2021-09-29 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 4–0 Malmo FF W 2021-09-25 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2–1 PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara W 2021-09-20 FK Rubin Kazan 1–3 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg W 2021-09-14 Chelsea FC 1–0 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.25 PFK Arsenal Tula xG

Expected Goals

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

1.2 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg xG

I would bet for: PFK Arsenal Tula or FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 71% + Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

PFK Arsenal Tula40% Draw29% FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg31%

Actual: PFK Arsenal Tula win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes51% 0% No49%

Avg goals/match: 2.45

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	70%	30%
± 2.5	44%	56%
± 3.5	24%	76%
± 4.5	11%	89%

Double Chance

PFK Arsenal Tula or Draw

68%

Draw or FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

60%

PFK Arsenal Tula or FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

PFK Arsenal Tula26% Draw49% FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg25%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.9%

0 – 0

10.8%

1 – 0

9.7%

0 – 1

9.2%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

7.5%

2 – 0

6.6%

0 – 2

2 – 2

4.8%

3 – 1

3.3%

1 – 3

3 – 0

2.7%

Asian Handicap — PFK Arsenal Tula

Handicap	PFK Arsenal Tula covers	Push	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	11%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	20%	64%
-0.5	36%	—	64%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	19%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	10%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

PFK Arsenal Tula keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

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