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Zenit
Russian Premier
15:30
UTC, Sunday 25 October 2026
Dynamo Makhachkala crest
D Makhachkala

Zenit vs D Makhachkala: preview, line-ups and kick-off time

Zenit St Petersburg host Dynamo Makhachkala at Saint Petersburg Stadium on Sunday 25 October 2026, kick-off 15:30 UTC, in the Russian Premier (round 12). Zenit have had 7 days of rest since playing Akhmat Grozny (Russian Premier); D Makhachkala have had 8 after facing Akron Tolyatti and travel about 2,233 km. Zenit are without 1 player (Wendel); D Makhachkala are missing 2 (Aleksandr Sandrachuk, Idar Shumakhov). Anton Frolov is the referee, averaging 4.1 yellow cards a game against a league average of 4.4. The forecast at kick-off is 9°C with rain and windy.

Predicted line-ups

Predicted elevens. Official team sheets usually arrive about an hour before kick-off. About predicted line-ups.

Zenit 4-2-3-1

Coach: Sergey Semak

  1. 16 Denis Adamov GK
  2. 31 Gustavo Mantuan DEF
  3. 33 Nino DEF
  4. 28 Nuraly Alip DEF
  5. 3 Douglas Santos DEF
  6. 5 Wílmar Barrios MID
  7. 93 Artem Karpukas MID
  8. 11 Luiz Henrique FWD
  9. 10 Maksim Glushenkov FWD
  10. 20 Pedrinho MID
  11. 7 Aleksandr Sobolev FWD

Bench

  • 57 Bogdan Moskvichev GK
  • 96 Maksim Zaytsev GK
  • 25 Kevin Andrade DEF
  • 66 Román Vega DEF
  • 82 Sergey Volkov DEF
  • 15 Vyacheslav Karavaev DEF
  • 21 Aleksandr Yerokhin MID
  • 38 Amir Musaev MID
  • 61 Daniil Kondakov MID
  • 9 Felipe Augusto FWD
  • 14 Jhon Jhon FWD
  • 51 Vadim Shilov FWD

D Makhachkala 4-2-3-1

Coach: Vadim Evseev

  1. 33 Nikita Karabashev GK
  2. 23 Makhmud Makhamadzhonov DEF
  3. 24 Andrés Alarcon DEF
  4. 99 Mutalip Alibekov DEF
  5. 14 Daler Kuzyaev MID
  6. 47 Nikita Glushkov MID
  7. 16 Houssem Mrezigue MID
  8. 19 Kirill Zinovich DEF
  9. 11 Miro FWD
  10. 77 Temirkan Sundukov DEF
  11. 25 Gamid Agalarov FWD

Bench

  • 1 David Volk GK
  • 39 Timur Magomedov GK
  • 43 Ilyas Akhmedov DEF
  • 13 Soslan Kagermazov DEF
  • 21 Abdulpasha Dzhabrailov MID
  • 30 Dmitriy Aleksandrov MID
  • 6 Marat Apshatsev MID
  • 10 Mohammadjavad Hosseinnejad MID
  • 88 Daniil Lesovoy FWD
  • 9 Razhab Magomedov FWD
  • 28 Serder Serderov FWD
  • 8 Vladimir Khubulov FWD

Injuries and suspensions

Zenit

  • Wendel injury, back Day to day

D Makhachkala

  • Aleksandr Sandrachuk injury, back Day to day
  • Idar Shumakhov injury, back Late November 2026
Previous meetings
  • Sunday 19 April 2026: Dynamo Makhachkala 0-1 Zenit St Petersburg
  • Saturday 23 August 2025: Zenit St Petersburg 4-0 Dynamo Makhachkala
  • Saturday 10 May 2025: Dynamo Makhachkala 0-1 Zenit St Petersburg
  • Saturday 2 November 2024: Zenit St Petersburg 2-1 Dynamo Makhachkala