FC Rostov
MATCH FINISHED
18 May
0
:
1
Zenit

Upcoming games

This match has ended, please select an alternative match to bet on

Match stats

Logo Rostov Logo Zenit
44 Ball possession (%) 56
11 Goal attempts 14
4 Shots on Goal 7
3 Shots off Goal 5
4 Blocked shots 2

FC Rostov vs Zenit: prediction & betting odds May 18, 2025

The Matchday 29 clash in the Russian Premier League between Rostov and Zenit will take place on May 18 at the Rostov Arena. Rostov vs. Zenit: prediction and betting odds, statistics.

Rostov

In the last round, Jonathan Alba's side suffered a 0-1 defeat away to Rubin, conceding the decisive goal late in the game. As a result, Rostov lost for the first time in their last four league matches (1 win, 2 draws). Additionally, the team failed to keep a clean sheet for the 10th time in their last 11 Russian Premier League (RPL) matches. In the standings, Rostov sits in eighth place with 38 points.

  • The club has not lost in 5 of their last 7 home matches in the RPL (3 wins, 2 draws).
  • The team has not scored more than once in their last four home league matches.
  • Rostov has conceded a maximum of one goal in 6 of their last 7 home matches in the Premier League.

Predicted lineup for Rostov (4-3-3)

Rustam Yatimov – German Ignatov, Maksim Osipenko, Umar Sako, Andrey Langovich – Konstantin Kuchaev, Kirill Shchetinin, Daniil Shantaliy – Egor Golenkov, Ronaldo, Nikolay Komlichenko.

Defender Viktor Melyokhin will miss the game due to injury.

Zenit

Sergei Semak's side defeated Dynamo Makhachkala 1-0 away in the last round. As a result, Zenit extended their unbeaten run in the league to seven matches (5 wins, 2 draws). Additionally, the team kept a clean sheet for only the second time in their last six Premier League matches. Zenit has accumulated 60 points and remains in second place in the standings, with the gap to leaders Krasnodar reduced to one point. Notably, the club has conceded the fewest goals in the current championship (18).

  • The team has not lost in 7 of their last 8 away matches in the Premier League (5 wins, 2 draws).
  • No more than two goals have been scored in 5 of the club's last 6 away games in the RPL.
  • Zenit has scored exactly one or two goals in their last seven away league matches.

Predicted lineup for Zenit (4-5-1)

Evgeny Latyshonok – Yuri Gorshkov, Vanya Drkushich, Nino, Douglas Santos – Gustavo Mantuan, Wilmar Barrios, Luciano Gondou, Pedro Enrique, Luis Enrique – Alexander Sobolev.

Defender Vyacheslav Karavaev and midfielder Wendel will miss the match due to injuries. Midfielder Luciano Gondou's participation in the match is in doubt.

Referee

Evgeny Kukulyak (Russia)

Matches – 9 (RPL, 2024/25);

Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 30;

Average yellow cards per match – 3.3;

Red cards shown – 1;

Average fouls per match – 24;

Penalties – 11%.

Match Prediction: Rostov vs. Zenit

Recently, Rostov has struggled in their home matches, failing to win any of their last four league games. Furthermore, the team has decreased its scoring output, netting only two goals in this period. However, the club continues to perform well defensively, conceding no more than one goal in 6 of their last 7 home Premier League matches.

Zenit has shown some inconsistency in their recent away games, securing only one win in their last four away matches in the RPL (2 draws, 1 loss). This victory came against Dynamo Makhachkala, which is positioned in the lower part of the standings. Moreover, Zenit has not been prolific in front of goal, failing to score more than once in 7 of their last 10 away league matches.

It's also worth noting that in the last two head-to-head encounters at Rostov's ground in the Premier League, the teams have combined for only two goals. I do not expect a high-scoring match this time either, so my prediction: Total under 2.5 goals

Russian Premier League: previous matches of the tournament

FC Rostov
05/11/25
Rubin Kazan
FC Rostov
L
05/04/25
Khimki
FC Rostov
T
04/26/25
FC Rostov
Lokomotiv Moscow
T
04/20/25
Fakel
FC Rostov
W
04/12/25
FC Akhmat
FC Rostov
L
04/06/25
FC Rostov
Spartak Moscow
L
03/31/25
Akron
FC Rostov
W
03/16/25
FC Rostov
FC Krasnodar
L
03/08/25
FC Orenburg
FC Rostov
W
03/02/25
FC Rostov
Dinamo Moscow
T
12/07/24
FC Rostov
Krylia Sovetov Samara
W
11/30/24
FC Rostov
Nizhny Novgorod
W
11/23/24
CSKA Moscow
FC Rostov
W
11/09/24
FC Rostov
Khimki
W
11/01/24
Dinamo Moscow
FC Rostov
T
10/26/24
FC Rostov
FC Akhmat
L
10/19/24
Nizhny Novgorod
FC Rostov
T
10/05/24
Spartak Moscow
FC Rostov
L
09/28/24
FC Rostov
Akron
L
09/22/24
FC Rostov
Dynamo Makhachkala
T
09/14/24
FC Krasnodar
FC Rostov
L
09/01/24
FC Rostov
Fakel
W
08/25/24
Lokomotiv Moscow
FC Rostov
L
08/17/24
FC Rostov
FC Orenburg
W
08/09/24
FC Rostov
Rubin Kazan
T
08/03/24
Zenit
FC Rostov
L
07/26/24
Krylia Sovetov Samara
FC Rostov
W
07/20/24
FC Rostov
CSKA Moscow
T
More games
Zenit
05/10/25
Dynamo Makhachkala
Zenit
W
05/04/25
Zenit
Nizhny Novgorod
W
04/26/25
Dinamo Moscow
Zenit
T
04/20/25
Zenit
Khimki
W
04/13/25
Zenit
FC Krasnodar
W
04/05/25
Lokomotiv Moscow
Zenit
T
03/30/25
Zenit
Rubin Kazan
W
03/16/25
Spartak Moscow
Zenit
L
03/08/25
Fakel
Zenit
W
03/01/25
Zenit
CSKA Moscow
T
12/07/24
Zenit
Akron
L
12/01/24
Zenit
Krylia Sovetov Samara
L
11/23/24
FC Orenburg
Zenit
W
11/10/24
FC Akhmat
Zenit
W
11/02/24
Zenit
Dynamo Makhachkala
W
10/27/24
Zenit
Lokomotiv Moscow
T
10/18/24
Akron
Zenit
W
10/05/24
Zenit
FC Orenburg
W
09/28/24
FC Krasnodar
Zenit
L
09/21/24
Zenit
Fakel
W
09/14/24
CSKA Moscow
Zenit
W
08/31/24
Nizhny Novgorod
Zenit
W
08/24/24
Zenit
Spartak Moscow
T
08/18/24
Khimki
Zenit
T
08/10/24
Zenit
Dinamo Moscow
W
08/03/24
Zenit
FC Rostov
W
07/27/24
Rubin Kazan
Zenit
W
07/20/24
Krylia Sovetov Samara
Zenit
W
More games

Head-to-Head: FC Rostov — Zenit

Russian Cup 2024-2025
04/16/25
Zenit
FC Rostov
03/12/25
FC Rostov
Zenit
Winline Winter Cup RPL 2025 зима
02/07/25
FC Rostov
Zenit
Russian Premier League 2024-2025
08/03/24
Zenit
FC Rostov
Russian Premier League 2023-2024
05/25/24
Zenit
FC Rostov
07/29/23
FC Rostov
Zenit
Russian Premier League 2022-2023
04/16/23
FC Rostov
Zenit
10/02/22
Zenit
FC Rostov
Russian Premier League 2021-2022
12/03/21
Zenit
FC Rostov
08/01/21
FC Rostov
Zenit
Russian Premier League 2020-2021
02/27/21
Zenit
FC Rostov
08/15/20
FC Rostov
Zenit
Russian Premier League 2019-2020
10/19/19
Zenit
FC Rostov
Russian Premier League 2018-2019
05/19/19
FC Rostov
Zenit
11/25/18
Zenit
FC Rostov
Russian Cup 2018-2019
11/01/18
FC Rostov
Zenit
Russian Premier League 2017-2018
03/11/18
FC Rostov
Zenit
08/27/17
Zenit
FC Rostov
Russian Premier League 2016-2017
12/03/16
FC Rostov
Zenit
08/12/16
Zenit
FC Rostov
Russian Premier League 2015-2016
04/24/16
FC Rostov
Zenit
10/03/15
Zenit
FC Rostov
Russian Premier League 2014-2015
05/10/15
Zenit
FC Rostov
09/20/14
FC Rostov
Zenit
Russian Premier League 2013-2014
11/21/13
Zenit
FC Rostov
0
:
2
09/21/13
FC Rostov
Zenit
0
:
4
Russian Premier League 2012-2013
05/11/13
FC Rostov
Zenit
1
:
1
11/01/12
Zenit
FC Rostov
2
:
1
Russian Premier League 2011-2012
10/22/11
FC Rostov
Zenit
1
:
3
06/13/11
Zenit
FC Rostov
4
:
0
Russian Premier League 2010
11/13/10
Zenit
FC Rostov
5
:
0
07/23/10
FC Rostov
Zenit
1
:
3
Russian Premier League 2009
09/12/09
Zenit
FC Rostov
2
:
0
05/02/09
FC Rostov
Zenit
2
:
1
Russian Premier League 2007
07/14/07
Zenit
FC Rostov
2
:
0
03/17/07
FC Rostov
Zenit
2
:
3
Russian Premier League 2006
09/09/06
FC Rostov
Zenit
1
:
3
05/16/06
Zenit
FC Rostov
1
:
1
Russian Premier League 2005
11/18/05
Zenit
FC Rostov
4
:
2
07/08/05
FC Rostov
Zenit
0
:
1
Russian Premier League 2004
08/14/04
Zenit
FC Rostov
0
:
1
07/02/04
FC Rostov
Zenit
2
:
1
More games

Standings

Team Games W T L Goals Points Form
1
FC Krasnodar
30 20 7 3 59:23 67
2
Zenit
30 20 6 4 58:18 66
3
CSKA Moscow
30 17 8 5 47:21 59
4
Spartak Moscow
30 17 6 7 56:25 57
5
Dinamo Moscow
30 16 8 6 61:35 56
6
Lokomotiv Moscow
30 15 8 7 51:41 53
7
Rubin Kazan
30 13 6 11 42:45 45
8
FC Rostov
30 10 9 11 41:43 39
9
Akron
30 10 5 15 39:55 35
10
Krylia Sovetov Samara
30 8 7 15 36:51 31
11
Dynamo Makhachkala
30 6 11 13 27:35 29
12
Khimki
30 6 11 13 35:56 29
13
Nizhny Novgorod
30 7 6 17 27:54 27
14
FC Akhmat
30 4 13 13 27:48 25
15
FC Orenburg
30 4 7 19 28:56 19
16
Fakel
30 2 12 16 14:42 18
Team Games W T L Goals Points Form
1
FC Krasnodar
15 11 3 1 31:8 36
2
Dinamo Moscow
15 11 2 2 37:14 35
3
Zenit
15 10 3 2 30:10 33
4
Spartak Moscow
15 10 2 3 35:12 32
5
Lokomotiv Moscow
15 9 4 2 26:18 31
6
Rubin Kazan
15 9 2 4 22:19 29
7
CSKA Moscow
15 8 3 4 25:11 27
8
FC Rostov
15 5 5 5 22:18 20
9
Khimki
15 4 7 4 21:22 19
10
Akron
15 6 1 8 22:30 19
11
Dynamo Makhachkala
15 4 5 6 19:16 17
12
Krylia Sovetov Samara
15 5 2 8 19:23 17
13
FC Akhmat
15 3 8 4 16:22 17
14
Nizhny Novgorod
15 4 4 7 16:26 16
15
FC Orenburg
15 3 5 7 18:23 14
16
Fakel
15 1 9 5 5:12 12
Team Games W T L Goals Points Form
1
Zenit
15 10 3 2 28:8 33
2
CSKA Moscow
15 9 5 1 22:10 32
3
FC Krasnodar
15 9 4 2 28:15 31
4
Spartak Moscow
15 7 4 4 21:13 25
5
Lokomotiv Moscow
15 6 4 5 25:23 22
6
Dinamo Moscow
15 5 6 4 24:21 21
7
FC Rostov
15 5 4 6 19:25 19
8
Rubin Kazan
15 4 4 7 20:26 16
9
Akron
15 4 4 7 17:25 16
10
Krylia Sovetov Samara
15 3 5 7 17:28 14
11
Dynamo Makhachkala
15 2 6 7 8:19 12
12
Nizhny Novgorod
15 3 2 10 11:28 11
13
Khimki
15 2 4 9 14:34 10
14
FC Akhmat
15 1 5 9 11:26 8
15
Fakel
15 1 3 11 9:30 6
16
FC Orenburg
15 1 2 12 10:33 5

Team Rosters

FC Rostov

Jonatan Alba
coach
Player Games Goals
Line-up
Daniil Odoevskiy
gk. 9 -13
Oumar Sako
df. 27 1
Andrey Langovich
df. 22 1
German Ignatov
df. 9 0
Maksim Radchenko
df. 1 0
Khoren Bayramyan
mf. 24 0
Aleksey Sutormin
mf. 23 0
Konstantin Kuchaev
mf. 20 1
Aleksey Koltakov
mf. 1 0
Anton Shamonin
fw. 6 0
Imran Aznaurov
fw. 6 0
Substitutes
Rustam Yatimov
gk. 0 0
Maksim Osipenko
df. 29 9
Ilya Vakhaniya
df. 28 0
Viktor Melekhin
df. 14 0
Nikolay Poyarkov
df. 2 0
Kirill Shchetinin
mf. 27 1
Ivan Komarov
mf. 18 2
Daniil Shantaliy
mf. 11 0
Ilya Zhbanov
mf. 3 0
Ronaldo Cesar Soares dos Santos
fw. 28 4
Nikolai Komlichenko
fw. 25 8
Egor Golenkov
fw. 24 5
Zenit

S. Semak
coach
Player Games Goals
Line-up
Evgenij Latyshonok
gk. 26 -13
Douglas dos Santos Justino de Melo
df. 29 0
Nino
df. 29 2
Yuri Gorshkov
df. 14 0
Vanja Drkušić
df. 6 0
Wílmar Barrios
mf. 27 0
Gustavo Mantuan
mf. 26 3
Pedro Henrique
fw. 25 3
Aleksandr Sobolev
fw. 22 4
Maksim Glushenkov
fw. 20 9
Luiz Henrique André Rosa da Silva
fw. 10 2
Substitutes
Denis Adamov
gk. 4 -5
David Byazrov
gk. 0 0
Strahinja Eraković
df. 21 0
Nuraly Alip
df. 19 1
Ognjen Mimović
df. 4 0
Sergey Volkov
df. 3 0
Dmitriy Chistyakov
df. 0 0
Andrew Mostovoy
mf. 25 7
Aleksandr Erokhin
mf. 19 2
Ilzat Akhmetov
mf. 5 0
Dmitri Vasilyev
mf. 2 0
Zander Mateo Cassierra Cabezas
fw. 29 8
Need Register or Need Login to access unique content: statistics, best odds, trends and tips. Login / Registration
Copy the token