FC Rostov vs Zenit: result 0-1 and analysis
Premier LeagueRegular Season - 30Kick-off on May 17, 2026 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Rostov Arena, Rostov-na-Donu
Full time
What was the result of FC Rostov vs Zenit?
Zenit won 0-1 on May 17, 2026.
Goalscorers
- 14′A. SobolevZenit (pen.)
Official lineup for FC Rostov vs Zenit
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
FC Rostov
5-4-1- 99T. Suleymanov
- 9M. Mohebi
- 10K. Shchetinin
- 8A. Mironov
- 62I. Komarov
- 40I. Vakhania
- 3O. Sako
- 78D. Chistyakov
- 4V. Melekhin
- 87A. Langovich
- 1R. Yatimov
Zenit
4-2-3-1- 7A. Sobolev
- 20Pedro Henrique
- 10M. Glushenkov
- 11Luiz Henrique
- 8Wendel
- 5W. Barrios
- 3Douglas Santos
- 33Nino
- 78I. Diveev
- 6V. Drkušić
- 16D. Adamov
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, FC Rostov have 4 wins, 3 draws and 8 defeats; Zenit have 11, 3 and 1.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 2026 | Akron(away) | 3-1 | Premier League |
| May 2, 2026 | Dinamo Makhachkala(away) | 2-1 | Premier League |
| Apr 25, 2026 | FC Orenburg(home) | 0-1 | Premier League |
| Apr 21, 2026 | CSKA Moscow(away) | 1-1 | Premier League |
| Apr 17, 2026 | FC Sochi(home) | 0-1 | Premier League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 2026 | FC Sochi(home) | 2-1 | Premier League |
| May 2, 2026 | CSKA Moscow(away) | 3-1 | Premier League |
| Apr 26, 2026 | Akhmat(home) | 2-0 | Premier League |
| Apr 22, 2026 | Lokomotiv(away) | 0-0 | Premier League |
| Apr 19, 2026 | Dinamo Makhachkala(away) | 1-0 | Premier League |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 0 FC Rostov wins, 0 draws, 6 Zenit wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 20, 2025 | Zenit 2-1 FC Rostov | Premier League |
| May 18, 2025 | FC Rostov 0-1 Zenit | Premier League |
| Apr 16, 2025 | Zenit 2-0 FC Rostov | Cup |
| Mar 12, 2025 | FC Rostov 0-1 Zenit | Cup |
| Feb 7, 2025 | FC Rostov 1-2 Zenit | Friendlies Clubs |
| Aug 3, 2024 | Zenit 5-0 FC Rostov | Premier League |
How many goals should we expect?
FC Rostov score 1.0 and concede 1.4 goals per match over their last 15; Zenit score 1.5 and concede 0.5.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Rostov | 1.0 | 1.4 | 2 | 8/15 | 5/15 |
| Zenit | 1.5 | 0.5 | 9 | 6/15 | 5/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
FC Rostov sit 12th in Premier League (11 points from 10 matches) and Zenit sit 3rd (21 points from 10 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Zenit | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 21 |
| 12 | FC Rostov | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 11 |
A question about FC Rostov vs Zenit?
Ask Footlab AI: lineups, absences, player form, stats, how the match could unfold.
Sign-in required. No odds displayed, no affiliation: the method is published and the accuracy is measured.
How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy