In the central match of the next round of the Russian Football Championship, the players of Zenit St. Petersburg and CSKA Moscow will fight face to face. On whose side will the victory be in this confrontation?
Zenit
Apparently, Zenit St. Petersburg was over-praised. The current champion, against the background of constant admiration for his game, suddenly relaxed and, following the results of the previous round, fell to the second line, missing Dynamo. "Blue-white-blue" lost the leading position after they finished the meeting with Ufa in a draw – 1: 1. In that meeting, Zenit did not look the best, and therefore lost points in the battle with Ufa quite deservedly.
CSKA Moscow
CSKA Moscow is gradually recovering from a series of defeats, which led to rumors about the dismissal of Alexey Berezutsky. First, CSKA lost to Lokomotiv, and therefore Dynamo. Both matches ended with a score of 1:2. And, most importantly, the "army" really looked worse than their opponent. But now the difficult period is already over. In the fourth round, Berezutsky's team won a guest victory over Rostov, and last Saturday it was stronger than Akhmat.
Statistics and figures:
- Zenit is a clear favorite of the meeting;
- CSKA has a 2-match winning streak;
- Zenit played in the last 2 meetings in a draw;
- Both matches of the St. Petersburg team ended with a score of 1: 1;
- The last face-to-face meeting of the opponents ended with a score of 3:2 in favor of Zenit.
Forecast
In this match, I would take the maximum risk. Zenit has finally arrived in their native walls, where they will try to complicate the life of CSKA Berezutsky as much as possible. As an alternative bet, I would recommend here to take the victory of the St. Petersburg team through "both will score-yes".