RFK Akhmat Grozny vs FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

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RFPL · 2018-19

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FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Sat 4 May 2019 · 13:30 UTC Stadion im. Akhmat-Khaji Kadyrova HT 45' · FT 45'

Rizvan Utsiev 74' Y

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RFK Akhmat Grozny vs FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg — RFPL at Stadion im. Akhmat-Khaji Kadyrova.

RFK Akhmat Grozny 14 games · 14 pts (2026/27)
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 14 games · 31 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Tikhon Kalugin
Referee Aleksey Sukhoy
Referee Aleksey Matyunin
Referee Dmitry Safyan

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg	14	31
2	FK Dinamo Moskva	14	31
3	FK Spartak Moskva	14	29
4	FK Krasnodar	14	26
5	PFC CSKA Moskva	14	26
6	FK Rostov	14	19
7	PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara	14	18
8	FK Rubin Kazan	14	18
9	FK Baltika Kaliningrad	14	17
10	FK Orenburg	14	17
11	FK Dinamo Makhachkala	14	16
12	RFK Akhmat Grozny	14	14
13	FK Akron Tolyatti	14	12
14	FK Rodina Moskva	14	12
15	FK Lokomotiv Moskva	14	11
16	FK Fakel Voronezh	14	6

Head-to-Head

RFK Akhmat Grozny 21 games · Avg 2.7 goals FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Last 5 meetings

2019-05-04 RFK Akhmat Grozny 1–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2018-11-04 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 1–0 RFK Akhmat Grozny 2018-03-25 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 0–1 RFK Akhmat Grozny 2017-10-24 RFK Akhmat Grozny 3–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2017-04-08 RFK Akhmat Grozny 1–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Recent Form

RFK Akhmat Grozny

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 May	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg	H	1–1	D
27 Apr	FK Dinamo Moskva	A	0–0	D
24 Apr	FK Krasnodar	H	1–1	D
19 Apr	FK Dinamo Makhachkala	A	1–0	W
13 Apr	FK Lokomotiv Moskva	H	1–3	L
08 Apr	FK Orenburg	A	3–1	W

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 May	RFK Akhmat Grozny	A	1–1	D
28 Apr	PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara	H	4–2	W
24 Apr	FK Dinamo Moskva	H	2–0	W
20 Apr	FK Krasnodar	A	3–2	W
14 Apr	FK Dinamo Makhachkala	H	5–0	W
07 Apr	FK Lokomotiv Moskva	A	1–1	D

Season Stats

RFK Akhmat Grozny		FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
#12	Position	#1
14	Points	31
14	Played	14
3 / 5 / 6	W / D / L	10 / 1 / 3
16	Scored	32
19	Conceded	15
-3	GD	+17
1.00	PPG	2.21
21%	Win %	71%

Key Stats

52% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)

52% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

22% Clean Sheets
RFK Akhmat Grozny this season

33% Clean Sheets
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg this season

RFK Akhmat Grozny are 12th (14 pts). FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are 1st (31 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

RFK Akhmat Grozny

0-15

–/3

16-30

1/1

31-45

3/2

46-60

3/2

61-75

1/3

76+

2/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

0-15

2/–

16-30

2/2

31-45

2/1

46-60

4/1

61-75

4/1

76+

4/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

RFK Akhmat Grozny

Lechi Sadulaev	3 G	3 A
Egas Cacintura	3 G	2 A
Georgi Melkadze	3 G
Andres Alarcon	2 G
Erald Maksuti	1 G

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Maksim Glushenkov	10 G	5 A
Aleksandr Sobolev	10 G	2 A
Jhon Jhon	2 G	1 A
Felipe Augusto	2 G
Gustavo Mantuan	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at Stadion im. Akhmat-Khaji Kadyrova. RFK Akhmat Grozny are looking to make home advantage count against FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg.
5' Ravanelli has been relatively quiet despite scoring 6 goals in his last 403 appearances.
10' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
15' Oleg Ivanov, a Russia , has 28 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
20' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His RFK Akhmat Grozny side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
25' Christian Noboa needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
30' A quiet spell here at Stadion im. Akhmat-Khaji Kadyrova. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
35' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Sergei Semak will be considering his options from the bench.
36' Another change for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg made on 36 minute. Igor Smolnikov leaves to be changed by Aleksandr Anyukov.
41' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg have won 550 goals from 402 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
46' The energy levels are beginning to show. Sergei Semak might look to freshen things up shortly.
51' Aleksandr Anyukov has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
55' Against the run of play, Mael has scored! This game has turned on its head.
56' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg make a change. Christian Noboa trudges off to be replaced by Hernani on 56 minutes.
61' Both keepers have barely been tested. RFK Akhmat Grozny and FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
62' Another change for RFK Akhmat Grozny made on 62 minute. Ravanelli leaves to be changed by Odise Roshi.
67' It looks like no one’s ball. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
72' The 37-year-old Andrei Semyonov has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
74' The referee calls foul for Rizvan Utsiev. He receives a Yellow card.
78' Time for substitution for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg. Magomed Ozdoev is replaced by Anton Zabolotnyi.
80' The whistle greets Ablay M'Bengue as he departs to be replaced by Bekim Balaj.
85' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Maksim Glushenkov scoring 1 goals.
87' Brilliant from the ! Sebastian Driussi makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 87.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

RFK Akhmat Grozny Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rashid Rakhimov

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Lineups

Starting XI

99
Andrei Lunev
19
Igor Smolnikov ↓ Aleksandr Anyukov 36'
6
Branislav Ivanovic C
25
Wilmar Barrios
44
Yaroslav Rakitskii
18
Yuri Zhirkov
17
Oleg Shatov
27
Magomed Ozdoev ↓ Anton Zabolotnyi 78'
11
Sebastian Driussi
16
Christian Noboa ↓ Hernani 56'
7
Sardar Azmoun

Bench

Coach Sergei Semak

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Mateo Cassierra	7
Mohamed Konate	5
Andrei Mostovoi	4
Sebastian Driussi	2
Aleksandr Erokhin	2
Bernard Berisha	2
Yuri Alberto	2
Gustavo Mantuan	1

Head to Head

RFK Akhmat Grozny Form

2019-05-04 RFK Akhmat Grozny 1–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg D 2019-04-27 FK Dinamo Moskva 0–0 RFK Akhmat Grozny D 2019-04-24 RFK Akhmat Grozny 1–1 FK Krasnodar D 2019-04-19 FK Dinamo Makhachkala 0–1 RFK Akhmat Grozny W 2019-04-13 RFK Akhmat Grozny 1–3 FK Lokomotiv Moskva L 2019-04-08 FK Orenburg 1–3 RFK Akhmat Grozny W

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Form

2019-05-04 RFK Akhmat Grozny 1–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg D 2019-04-28 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 4–2 PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara W 2019-04-24 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2–0 FK Dinamo Moskva W 2019-04-20 FK Krasnodar 2–3 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg W 2019-04-14 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 5–0 FK Dinamo Makhachkala W 2019-04-07 FK Lokomotiv Moskva 1–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.13 RFK Akhmat Grozny xG

Expected Goals

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

1.75 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg xG

I would bet for: RFK Akhmat Grozny or FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 74% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

RFK Akhmat Grozny29% Draw26% FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg45%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 2.88

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	54%	46%
± 3.5	33%	67%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

RFK Akhmat Grozny or Draw

56%

Draw or FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

71%

RFK Akhmat Grozny or FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

RFK Akhmat Grozny19% Draw45% FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg36%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

9.3%

0 – 1

0 – 2

8.5%

0 – 0

7.4%

2 – 1

1 – 3

5.5%

1 – 0

5.5%

2 – 2

5.3%

0 – 3

4.8%

2 – 0

3.5%

2 – 3

3.2%

Asian Handicap — RFK Akhmat Grozny

Handicap	RFK Akhmat Grozny covers	Push	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	7%	91%
-1.5	9%	—	91%
-1	9%	14%	77%
-0.5	23%	—	77%
+0.5	49%	—	51%
+1	49%	22%	28%
+1.5	72%	—	28%
+2	72%	16%	13%
+2.5	87%	—	13%

Clean Sheet

RFK Akhmat Grozny keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg keeps clean sheet

33% ✓

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