FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg vs RFK Akhmat Grozny, RFPL 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg vs RFK Akhmat Grozny — RFPL at Gazprom Arena.
- FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 28 games · 62 pts (2025/26)
- RFK Akhmat Grozny 28 games · 35 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Evgeniy Bulanov (Russia)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 FK Krasnodar 28 63 2 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 28 62 3 FK Lokomotiv Moskva 28 50 4 FK Spartak Moskva 28 48 5 FK Baltika Kaliningrad 28 46 6 PFC CSKA Moskva 28 45 7 FK Rubin Kazan 28 42 8 FK Dinamo Moskva 28 39 9 RFK Akhmat Grozny 28 35 10 FK Rostov 28 30 11 PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara 28 29 12 FK Akron Tolyatti 28 27 13 FK Orenburg 28 26 14 FK Dinamo Makhachkala 28 24 15 FK Nizhny Novgorod 28 22 16 PFK Sochi 28 21 Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 26 Apr RFK Akhmat Grozny H 2–0 W 22 Apr FK Lokomotiv Moskva A 0–0 D 19 Apr FK Dinamo Makhachkala A 1–0 W 12 Apr FK Krasnodar H 1–1 D 04 Apr PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara H 2–1 W 22 Mar FK Dinamo Moskva A 3–1 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 26 Apr FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg A 0–2 L 23 Apr FK Baltika Kaliningrad H 1–1 D 19 Apr FK Spartak Moskva A 1–3 L 11 Apr PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara A 2–2 D 04 Apr FK Krasnodar H 0–1 L 21 Mar FK Rostov H 1–0 W Season Stats
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg RFK Akhmat Grozny #2 Position #9 62 Points 35 28 Played 28 18 / 8 / 2 W / D / L 9 / 8 / 11 50 Scored 33 18 Conceded 37 +32 GD -4 2.21 PPG 1.25 64% Win % 32% Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history50% Clean Sheets
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg this season21% Clean Sheets
RFK Akhmat Grozny this seasonFK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg are 2nd (62 pts). RFK Akhmat Grozny are 9th (35 pts).
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Match Events
- 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg and RFK Akhmat Grozny has kicked off!
- 5' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 8' Aleksandr Sobolev puts FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg on the lead.
- 11' GOAL! Luiz Henrique scores on 11. Assisted by Pedrinho Santos
- 16' Lechi Sadulaev needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 21' RFK Akhmat Grozny 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.
- 23' Another change for RFK Akhmat Grozny made on 23 minute. Vadim Ulyanov leaves to be changed by Yakhya Magomedov.
- 28' Wilmar Barrios has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 20 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 33' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering RFK Akhmat Grozny that had 391 games and scored 266 goals.
- 34' It’s a booking for RFK Akhmat Grozny player. Turpal-Ali Ibishev gets a card.
- 39' 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.
- 44' RFK Akhmat Grozny looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
- 49' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 54' The travelling RFK Akhmat Grozny supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 59' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 61' It is a substitution in RFK Akhmat Grozny team. Maksim Samorodov is replaced by Galymzhan Kenzhebek on 61 minute.
- 66' 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.
- 67' RFK Akhmat Grozny manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Rifat Zhemaletdinov is hanging Egas Cacintura on the field on 67 minute.
- 68' The whistle greets Georgi Melkadze as he departs to be replaced by Papa Gadio.
- 73' It is a substitution in FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg team. Wendel is replaced by Jhonatan on 73 minute.
- 78' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 78.
- 82' Vanja Drkusic has so much to prove this time. He replaces Pedrinho Santos on 82 minute.
- 87' 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.
- Full Time. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg beats RFK Akhmat Grozny
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FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
Starting XI- 15
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- 8
- 5
- 78
- 16
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7
Aleksandr Sobolev ↓ Jhon Duran 73'
- 33
- 11
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20
Pedrinho Santos ↓ Vanja Drkusic 82'
- 61
Bench-
6
Vanja Drkusic ↑ 82'
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21
Aleksandr Erokhin ↑ 82'
- 28
- 17
- 23
- 4
- 18
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Jhon Duran ↑ 73'
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14
Jhonatan ↑ 73'
- 66
- 1
- 57
Coach Sergey SemakRFK Akhmat Grozny
Starting XI- 8
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7
Lechi Sadulaev ↓ Brian Mansilla 61'
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77
Georgi Melkadze ↓ Papa Gadio 68'
- 17
- 4
- 81
- 11
- 20
- 1
- 19
- 5
Bench-
10
Rifat Zhemaletdinov ↑ 67'
- 82
- 40
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Brian Mansilla ↑ 61'
- 42
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72
Yakhya Magomedov ↑ 23'
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- 22
- 27
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37
Papa Gadio ↑ 68'
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23
Galymzhan Kenzhebek ↑ 61'
Coach Stanislav Cherchesov -
Head to Head
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Form
2026-04-26 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2–0 RFK Akhmat Grozny W 2026-04-22 FK Lokomotiv Moskva 0–0 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg D 2026-04-19 FK Dinamo Makhachkala 0–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg W 2026-04-12 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 1–1 FK Krasnodar D 2026-04-04 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2–1 PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara W 2026-03-22 FK Dinamo Moskva 1–3 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg WRFK Akhmat Grozny Form
2026-04-26 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2–0 RFK Akhmat Grozny L 2026-04-23 RFK Akhmat Grozny 1–1 FK Baltika Kaliningrad D 2026-04-19 FK Spartak Moskva 3–1 RFK Akhmat Grozny L 2026-04-11 PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara 2–2 RFK Akhmat Grozny D 2026-04-04 RFK Akhmat Grozny 0–1 FK Krasnodar L 2026-03-21 RFK Akhmat Grozny 1–0 FK Rostov W