PFK Sochi vs FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg, RFPL 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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RFPL · 2023-24

PFK Sochi

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FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Sat 7 Oct 2023 · 11:00 UTC Fisht HT 45' · FT 45'

Kirill Zaika 84' Y

Overview

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PFK Sochi vs FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg — RFPL at Fisht.

PFK Sochi 30 games · 22 pts (2026/27)
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 30 games · 68 pts (2026/27)

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 Sochi 12 games · Avg 2.9 goals FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Last 5 meetings

2023-10-07 PFK Sochi 0–2 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2023-05-27 PFK Sochi 1–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2022-10-24 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 7–0 PFK Sochi 2022-04-03 PFK Sochi 0–0 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2021-10-03 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 1–2 PFK Sochi

Recent Form

PFK Sochi

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 Oct	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg	H	0–2	L
01 Oct	FK Fakel Voronezh	A	0–2	L
23 Sep	PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara	A	1–2	L
16 Sep	FK Spartak Moskva	H	0–1	L
03 Sep	FK Orenburg	A	0–3	L
27 Aug	FK Lokomotiv Moskva	H	0–1	L

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 Oct	PFK Sochi	A	2–0	W
30 Sep	FK Orenburg	A	1–3	L
24 Sep	FK Lokomotiv Moskva	H	1–2	L
17 Sep	FK Rubin Kazan	A	3–0	W
03 Sep	PFC CSKA Moskva	A	1–1	D
26 Aug	FK Ural	H	4–0	W

Season Stats

PFK Sochi		FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
#16	Position	#1
22	Points	68
30	Played	30
6 / 4 / 20	W / D / L	20 / 8 / 2
29	Scored	53
60	Conceded	19
-31	GD	+34
0.73	PPG	2.27
20%	Win %	67%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

PFK Sochi are 16th (22 pts). FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are 1st (68 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! PFK Sochi welcome FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg for this crunch clash at Fisht.
5' Martin Kramaric has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
9' Claudinho doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
14' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
19' It’s high time Aleksandr Tochilin made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
24' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
29' PFK Sochi is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
30' What composure from Mateo Cassierra! The Colombia international strokes it home. 0-2.
35' 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 100% of all matches.
40' Wendel is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for PFK Sochi so far.
44' Another change for PFK Sochi made on 44 minute. Christian Noboa leaves to be changed by Victorien Angban.
49' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Strahinja Erakovic made 246 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
54' The travelling FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
59' PFK Sochi currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
64' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 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.
69' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both PFK Sochi and FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
71' PFK Sochi manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Luka Dordevic is hanging Georgi Melkadze on the field on 71 minute.
72' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Aleksandr Erokhin is hanging Ivan Sergeev on the field on 72 minute.
77' Douglas Santos has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
81' The supporters are chanting for Vyacheslav Karavaev. He replaces Gustavo Mantuan on 81 minute.
82' PFK Sochi ring the changes. Igor Yurganov has done his job and it is now time for Vyacheslav Litvinov to step up.
84' Kirill Zaika was booked on 84.
89' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg ring the changes. Wilmar Barrios has done his job and it is now time for Aleksandr Kovalenko to step up.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — PFK Sochi 0-2 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg.

Lineups

PFK Sochi Lineups

Starting XI

16
Christian Noboa ↓ Victorien Angban 44'
7
Martin Kramaric ↓ Miguel Silveira 71'
20
Igor Yurganov ↓ Vyacheslav Litvinov 82'
27
Kirill Zaika
18
Nikita Burmistrov
45
Ivan Miladinovic ↓ Artem Meshchaninov 82'
33
Marcelo Alves
9
Georgi Melkadze ↓ Luka Dordevic 71'
13
Nikita Goylo
17
Artem Makarchuk
28
Amir Batyrev

Bench

Coach Aleksandr Tochilin

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Lineups

Starting XI

30
Mateo Cassierra ↓ Wilson Isidor 72'
3
Douglas Santos
8
Wendel
5
Wilmar Barrios ↓ Aleksandr Kovalenko 89'
16
Denis Adamov
28
Nuraly Alip
55
Rodrigao
11
Claudinho ↓ Du Queiroz 81'
25
Strahinja Erakovic
33
Ivan Sergeev ↓ Aleksandr Erokhin 72'
31
Gustavo Mantuan ↓ Vyacheslav Karavaev 81'

Bench

Coach Sergey Semak

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Sardar Azmoun	4
Malcom	3
Ivan Sergeev	2
Vyacheslav Karavaev	2
Gustavo Mantuan	2
Aleksandr Erokhin	2
Rodrigao	1
Wilmar Barrios	1

Head to Head

PFK Sochi Form

2023-10-07 PFK Sochi 0–2 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg L 2023-10-01 FK Fakel Voronezh 2–0 PFK Sochi L 2023-09-23 PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara 2–1 PFK Sochi L 2023-09-16 PFK Sochi 0–1 FK Spartak Moskva L 2023-09-03 FK Orenburg 3–0 PFK Sochi L 2023-08-27 PFK Sochi 0–1 FK Lokomotiv Moskva L

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Form

2023-10-07 PFK Sochi 0–2 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg W 2023-09-30 FK Orenburg 3–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg L 2023-09-24 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 1–2 FK Lokomotiv Moskva L 2023-09-17 FK Rubin Kazan 0–3 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg W 2023-09-03 PFC CSKA Moskva 1–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg D 2023-08-26 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 4–0 FK Ural W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

0.56 PFK Sochi xG

Expected Goals

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

2.29 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg xG

I would bet for: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg to win 66% + Under — clean sheet likely 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

PFK Sochi14% Draw21% FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg65%

Actual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes39% 0% No61%

Avg goals/match: 2.85

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	53%	47%
± 3.5	32%	68%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

PFK Sochi or Draw

34%

Draw or FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

86%

PFK Sochi or FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

PFK Sochi7% Draw39% FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg54%

Actual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 2

Actual

0 – 1

13%

0 – 3

11.1%

1 – 2

8.2%

1 – 1

0 – 0

7.3%

0 – 4

6.3%

1 – 3

6.3%

1 – 4

3.7%

0 – 5

1 – 0

2.6%

2 – 2

2.3%

Asian Handicap — PFK Sochi

Handicap	PFK Sochi covers	Push	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg covers
-2.5	0%	—	100%
-2	0%	1%	98%
-1.5	2%	—	98%
-1	2%	5%	93%
-0.5	7%	—	93%
+0.5	25%	—	75%
+1	25%	23%	52%
+1.5	48%	—	52%
+2	48%	23%	30%
+2.5	70%	—	30%

Clean Sheet

PFK Sochi keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg keeps clean sheet

57% ✓

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