Baltika
MATCH FINISHED
15 Sep
0
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Zenit

Match stats

Logo Baltika Logo Zenit
34 Ball possession (%) 66
11 Goal attempts 10
2 Shots on Goal 4
6 Shots off Goal 3
3 Blocked shots 3

Baltika vs Zenit: prediction & betting odds 15 Sep 2025

The Matchday 8 clash in the Russian Premier League between Baltika and Zenit will take place on September 14 at the Rostec Arena in Kaliningrad. Baltika vs. Zenit: prediction and betting odds, statistics.

Baltika

In the last round, Kaliningrad's side secured a 2-0 away victory over Akron. Since the start of the tournament, Baltika has accumulated 15 points (4 wins, 3 draws), marking the second-best result in the history of Russian championships among teams promoted from the First League. Additionally, Andrey Talalaev's team is among the top three clubs that have scored in every match of the RPL 2025/26, with a scoring streak in the Premier League spanning 13 matches. Baltika currently sits in 3rd place in the standings.


  • Both teams have scored in 12 of Baltika's last 15 league matches.
  • At home, the club has not lost in 6 of their last 8 RPL matches (4 wins, 2 draws).
  • In 5 of their last 7 home matches in this tournament, Baltika has scored at least two goals.

Predicted lineup for Baltika (4-5-1)

Maxim Borisko – Sergey Varatynov, Kevin Andrade, Nathan Gassama, Mingiyan Beveev – Vladislav Saus, Sergey Pryakhin, Ilya Petrov, Nikolay Titkov, Maxim Petrov – Bryan Gil.


Midfielder Andrey Mendel is injured.

Zenit

Sergey Semak's side, after a four-match winless streak in the league (3 draws, 1 loss), secured two consecutive victories against Makhachkala (4-0) and Pari NN (2-0). This successful run helped the team climb to 5th place in the standings. Additionally, Zenit significantly improved their scoring, sharing the 4th-5th spots in goals scored (13). In the match against Nizhny Novgorod, Zenit took 12 corners – twice their average total in this category.


  • The team has scored at least twice in 6 of their last 8 RPL matches.
  • The club has conceded in 5 of their last 7 league matches.
  • Away from home, Zenit has not won in 6 of their last 8 matches in this tournament (4 draws, 2 losses).

Predicted lineup for Zenit (4-5-1)

Denis Adamov – Douglas Santos, Strahinja Erakovic, Nino, Gustavo Mantuan – Maxim Glushenkov, Wilmar Barrios, Wendel, Luciano Gondou, Andrey Mostovoy – Alexander Sobolev.


Defender Vyacheslav Karavaev and midfielder Gerson are injured.

Referee

Vitaly Meshkov (Russia)


Matches – 13 (RPL, 2024/25);

Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 57;

Average yellow cards per match – 4.4;

Red cards shown – 4;

Average fouls per match – 28;

Penalties – 15%.

Match Prediction: Baltika vs. Zenit

The last encounter between Kaliningrad's side and Zenit was in the final of the Russian Cup 2023/24. Baltika, then representing the FNL, managed to challenge their opponent. Zenit won 2-1, scoring the decisive goal in added time. The upcoming match against Kaliningrad's side does not promise to be an easy outing for Sergey Semak's team.


Andrey Talalaev's team has made themselves a force to be reckoned with. Unexpectedly, based on pre-tournament predictions, but justifiably based on their performance and results, Kaliningrad's side is in the top 3 of the championship. Baltika has already taken points from three Moscow teams, so they cannot be dismissed due to an easy schedule.


Zenit has only secured three victories in the RPL 2025/26, all against teams from the lower half of the standings. Away from home, the St. Petersburg side has won only 2 of their last 8 league matches, both with the same 1-0 scoreline. I believe it will be very challenging for Zenit to convincingly defeat an opponent in excellent form.


My prediction: Baltika with a handicap (+1)

Russian Premier League: previous matches of the tournament

Baltika
31.08.25
Akron
Baltika
W
25.08.25
FC Sochi
Baltika
W
16.08.25
Baltika
Lokomotiv Moscow
D
09.08.25
Krylia Sovetov Samara
Baltika
D
03.08.25
Baltika
FC Orenburg
W
26.07.25
Spartak Moscow
Baltika
W
19.07.25
Dinamo Moscow
Baltika
D
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Zenit
30.08.25
Zenit
Nizhny Novgorod
W
23.08.25
Zenit
Dinamo Makhachkala
W
17.08.25
Spartak Moscow
Zenit
D
10.08.25
FC Akhmat
Zenit
L
04.08.25
Zenit
CSKA Moscow
D
28.07.25
Rubin Kazan
Zenit
D
21.07.25
Zenit
FC Rostov
W
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H2H: Baltika — Zenit

Russian Cup 2023-2024
03.06.24
Baltika
Zenit
Russian Premier League 2023-2024
07.04.24
Zenit
Baltika
05.11.23
Baltika
Zenit
Russian Cup 2023-2024
04.10.23
Zenit
Baltika
31.08.23
Baltika
Zenit
Russian Cup 2012-2013
25.09.12
Baltika
Zenit
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Tables

Team Played W D L Goals Points Form
1
CSKA Moscow
10 6 3 1 19:8 21
2
Lokomotiv Moscow
10 5 5 0 21:13 20
3
FC Krasnodar
10 6 2 2 20:7 20
4
Zenit
10 5 4 1 20:9 19
5
Spartak Moscow
10 5 3 2 17:14 18
6
Baltika
10 4 5 1 13:6 17
7
Dinamo Moscow
10 4 3 3 15:12 15
8
FC Akhmat
10 4 3 3 14:11 15
9
Rubin Kazan
10 4 3 3 13:15 15
10
Krylia Sovetov Samara
10 3 3 4 16:19 12
11
FC Rostov
10 2 4 4 8:12 10
12
Dinamo Makhachkala
10 2 4 4 5:11 10
13
FC Orenburg
10 1 4 5 13:21 7
14
Akron
10 1 4 5 12:17 7
15
Nizhny Novgorod
10 2 0 8 8:20 6
16
FC Sochi
10 0 2 8 5:24 2
Team Played W D L Goals Points Form
1
Zenit
5 4 1 0 14:4 13
2
CSKA Moscow
5 4 1 0 12:4 13
3
Spartak Moscow
6 4 1 1 10:7 13
4
Lokomotiv Moscow
5 3 2 0 13:7 11
5
FC Akhmat
5 3 1 1 8:4 10
6
Rubin Kazan
5 3 1 1 6:5 10
7
FC Krasnodar
5 3 0 2 9:6 9
8
Dinamo Makhachkala
5 2 3 0 4:2 9
9
Dinamo Moscow
5 2 2 1 8:6 8
10
FC Rostov
5 2 2 1 4:5 8
11
Krylia Sovetov Samara
5 2 1 2 7:10 7
12
Baltika
4 1 3 0 4:3 6
13
Nizhny Novgorod
5 2 0 3 8:9 6
14
FC Orenburg
6 0 4 2 6:9 4
15
Akron
5 0 3 2 5:8 3
16
FC Sochi
4 0 1 3 2:10 1
Team Played W D L Goals Points Form
1
FC Krasnodar
5 3 2 0 11:1 11
2
Baltika
6 3 2 1 9:3 11
3
Lokomotiv Moscow
5 2 3 0 8:6 9
4
CSKA Moscow
5 2 2 1 7:4 8
5
Dinamo Moscow
5 2 1 2 7:6 7
6
Zenit
5 1 3 1 6:5 6
7
Krylia Sovetov Samara
5 1 2 2 9:9 5
8
Spartak Moscow
4 1 2 1 7:7 5
9
FC Akhmat
5 1 2 2 6:7 5
10
Rubin Kazan
5 1 2 2 7:10 5
11
Akron
5 1 1 3 7:9 4
12
FC Orenburg
4 1 0 3 7:12 3
13
FC Rostov
5 0 2 3 4:7 2
14
Dinamo Makhachkala
5 0 1 4 1:9 1
15
FC Sochi
6 0 1 5 3:14 1
16
Nizhny Novgorod
5 0 0 5 0:11 0

Team lineups

Baltika

Andrey Talalaev
coach
Player
Line-up
Maksim Borisko
gk.
Alexandr Filin
df.
Kevin Orlando Andrade Murillo
df.
Mingiyan Beveev
df.
Sergey Varatynov
df.
Ilya Petrov
mf.
Maksim Petrov
mf.
Nikolay Titkov
mf.
Sergey Pryakhin
mf.
Vladislav Saus
mf.
Brayan Alexander Gil Hurtado
fw.
Substitutes
Egor Lyubakov
gk.
Amir Mokhammad
df.
Diego Alfonzo Luna Flores
df.
Eldar Civic
df.
Ivan Belikov
df.
Stefan Kovač
mf.
Yuri Kovalev
mf.
Chinonso Offor Nnamdi
fw.
Dmitri Nikitin
fw.
Irakli Manelov
fw.
Tenton Yenne
fw.
Zenit

Sergey Semak
coach
Player
Line-up
Denis Adamov
gk.
Douglas dos Santos Justino de Melo
df.
Nino
df.
Vanja Drkušić
df.
Andrew Mostovoy
mf.
Gustavo Mantuan
mf.
Wílmar Barrios
mf.
Luciano Emilio Gondou Zanelli
fw.
Maksim Glushenkov
fw.
Pedro Henrique
fw.
Zander Mateo Cassierra Cabezas
fw.
Substitutes
Evgenij Latyshonok
gk.
Mikhail Kerzhakov
gk.
Arsen Adamov
df.
Nuraly Alip
df.
Román Gabriel Vega
df.
Strahinja Eraković
df.
Yuri Gorshkov
df.
Aleksandr Erokhin
mf.
Yaroslav Mikhaylov
mf.
Aleksandr Sobolev
fw.
Luiz Henrique André Rosa da Silva
fw.
Vadim Shilov
fw.
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