RB Leipzig vs FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg, Champions League 2019-20 GROUP STAGE

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UEFA Champions League · 2019-20

RB Leipzig

2 – 1

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FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Wed 23 Oct 2019 · 16:55 UTC HT 45' · FT 45+5'

Y 8' Wilmar Barrios

Overview

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RB Leipzig vs FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg — Champions League .

RB Leipzig 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Arsenal FC	8	24
2	FC Bayern München	8	21
3	Liverpool FC	8	18
4	Tottenham Hotspur FC	8	17
5	FC Barcelona	8	16
6	Chelsea FC	8	16
7	Sporting Clube de Portugal	8	16
8	Manchester City FC	8	16
9	Real Madrid CF	8	15
10	FC Internazionale Milano	8	15
11	Paris Saint-Germain FC	8	14
12	Newcastle United FC	8	14
13	Juventus FC	8	13
14	Club Atletico de Madrid	8	13
15	Atalanta BC	8	13
16	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	8	12
17	Borussia Dortmund	8	11
18	PAE Olympiakos SFP	8	11
19	Club Brugge KV	8	10
20	Galatasaray SK	8	10
21	AS Monaco FC	8	10
22	Qarabag Agdam FK	8	10
23	FK Bodø/Glimt	8	9
24	Sport Lisboa e Benfica	8	9
25	Olympique de Marseille	8	9
26	Paphos FC	8	9
27	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise	8	9
28	PSV	8	8
29	Athletic Club	8	8
30	SSC Napoli	8	8
31	FC København	8	8
32	AFC Ajax	8	6
33	Eintracht Frankfurt	8	4
34	SK Slavia Praha	8	3
35	Villarreal CF	8	1
36	FK Kairat	8	1

Head-to-Head

RB Leipzig 2 games · Avg 2.5 goals FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Last 5 meetings

2019-10-23 RB Leipzig 2–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Recent Form

RB Leipzig

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Oct	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg	H	2–1	W
19 Oct	VfL Wolfsburg	H	1–1	D
05 Oct	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	A	1–1	D
02 Oct	Olympique Lyonnais	H	0–2	L
28 Sep	FC Schalke 04	H	1–3	L
21 Sep	SV Werder Bremen	A	3–0	W

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Oct	RB Leipzig	A	1–2	L
19 Oct	FK Rostov	H	6–1	W
06 Oct	FK Ural	A	3–1	W
02 Oct	Sport Lisboa e Benfica	H	3–1	W
28 Sep	FK Lokomotiv Moskva	A	0–1	L
21 Sep	FK Rubin Kazan	H	5–0	W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between RB Leipzig and FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg is underway.
5' 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 Peter Gulacsi suffering a number of foals already.
8' Wilmar Barrios is having his name booked by the referee on 8.
13' 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.
18' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
23' 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.
25' Yaroslav Rakitskii puts FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg on the lead.
30' 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.
35' Timo Werner has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 7 appearances with only 4 goals this season.
40' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
45' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 45.
49' What an equalizer from Konrad Laimer!
54' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
59' Sensational shot from Marcel Sabitzer. RB Leipzig is back in the lead.
64' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Emil Forsberg made 106 appearances and scored 80 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
69' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ademola Lookman, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-1.

Lineups

RB Leipzig Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Marcel Sabitzer	2
Konrad Laimer	1
Yaroslav Rakitskii	1
Diego Demme	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.46 RB Leipzig xG

Expected Goals

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

1.2 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg xG

I would bet for: RB Leipzig or FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct

RB Leipzig44% Draw27% FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg29%

Actual: RB Leipzig win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 2.66

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	74%	26%
± 2.5	49%	51%
± 3.5	28%	72%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

RB Leipzig or Draw

71%

Draw or FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

56%

RB Leipzig or FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

RB Leipzig30% Draw47% FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg23%

Actual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.2%

1 – 0

9.2%

0 – 0

2 – 1

Actual

0 – 1

7.4%

2 – 0

7.2%

1 – 2

7.1%

2 – 2

5.2%

0 – 2

3 – 1

4.2%

3 – 0

3.5%

1 – 3

2.9%

Asian Handicap — RB Leipzig

Handicap	RB Leipzig covers	Push	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	13%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	21%	59%
-0.5	41%	—	59%
+0.5	70%	—	30%
+1	70%	17%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	9%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

RB Leipzig keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

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