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

RFPL · 2018-19
RFK Akhmat Grozny
1 – 1
Full Time
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
Sat 4 May 2019 · 13:30 UTC Stadion im. Akhmat-Khaji Kadyrova HT 45' · FT 45'
Rizvan Utsiev 74' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

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

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

5
6
9
RFK Akhmat Grozny 20 games · Avg 2.6 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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#9 Position #1
37 Points 68
30 Played 30
9 / 10 / 11 W / D / L 20 / 8 / 2
35 Scored 53
39 Conceded 19
-4 GD +34
1.23 PPG 2.27
30% Win % 67%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
RFK Akhmat Grozny this season
50% Clean Sheets
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg this season

RFK Akhmat Grozny are 9th (37 pts). FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are 1st (68 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

RFK Akhmat Grozny
0-15
1/3
16-30
–/2
31-45
2/2
46-60
2/2
61-75
–/1
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
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' In just a few seconds Stadion im. Akhmat-Khaji Kadyrova will turn into a battlefield for RFK Akhmat Grozny and FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg.
  • 5' It’s high time Sergei Semak made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 10' RFK Akhmat Grozny have won 270 goals from 394 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 15' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 20' RFK Akhmat Grozny currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 25' RFK Akhmat Grozny are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg's shape.
  • 30' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering RFK Akhmat Grozny that had 394 games and scored 270 goals.
  • 35' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 36' The whistle greets Igor Smolnikov as he departs to be replaced by Aleksandr Anyukov.
  • 41' Igor Smolnikov has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 46' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 51' 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 50% of all matches.
  • 55' What composure from Mael! The Brazil international strokes it home. 1-0.
  • 56' A change in the FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg ranks — Christian Noboa exits the field as Hernani enters on 56.
  • 61' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 62' Another change for RFK Akhmat Grozny made on 62 minute. Ravanelli leaves to be changed by Odise Roshi.
  • 67' The home supporters are growing impatient. RFK Akhmat Grozny must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 72' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both RFK Akhmat Grozny and FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 74' The referee shows RFK Akhmat Grozny player a Yellow card on 74.
  • 78' Anton Zabolotnyi is ready to make an impact after coming on for Magomed Ozdoev at the 78 minute mark.
  • 80' The whistle greets Ablay M'Bengue as he departs to be replaced by Bekim Balaj.
  • 85' Andrei Semyonov has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 87' What a strike from Sebastian Driussi! The score is 1-1.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

Lineups

RFK Akhmat Grozny Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rashid Rakhimov

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sergei Semak

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Mateo Cassierra 7
Andrei Mostovoi 4
Mohamed Konate 4
Sebastian Driussi 2
Aleksandr Erokhin 2
Bernard Berisha 2
Yuri Alberto 2
Arsen Adamov 1

Head to Head

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

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
0.94 RFK Akhmat Grozny xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.52 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg xG
I would bet for: RFK Akhmat Grozny or FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 72% + Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
RFK Akhmat Grozny28% Draw28% FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg44%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.46
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 44%
56%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

RFK Akhmat Grozny or Draw
57%
Draw or FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
72%
RFK Akhmat Grozny or FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
RFK Akhmat Grozny17% Draw48% FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg35%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
11.9%
0 – 0
10.6%
0 – 2
9.6%
1 – 2
9%
1 – 0
6.9%
2 – 1
5.5%
0 – 3
4.8%
1 – 3
4.6%
2 – 2
4.3%
2 – 0
3.7%
2 – 3
2.3%

Asian Handicap — RFK Akhmat Grozny

Handicap RFK Akhmat Grozny covers Push FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 6% 92%
-1.5 8% — 92%
-1 8% 14% 78%
-0.5 22% — 78%
+0.5 51% — 49%
+1 51% 24% 26%
+1.5 74% — 26%
+2 74% 15% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

RFK Akhmat Grozny keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg keeps clean sheet
39% ✓

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