As part of one of the matches of the Russian Football Championship, the players of Zenit and Rostov will come face to face. On whose side will the victory be in this duel? LiveResult.Ru gives a forecast for this confrontation.
Zenit
The St. Petersburg team is the sole leader of the RPL standings after 16 rounds. The team has 36 points. The closest pursuer in the person of Dynamo Moscow is four points behind. At the end of last week, St. Petersburg were able to win away from CSKA (2:0). Claudinho and Mostovoy scored a goal each. "Army men" can already be safely called a regular customer of Semak's team, because once again there was no resistance from CSKA. It is worth noting that the "blue-white-blue" reached the 1/16 finals of the League, taking 3rd place in their group.
"Rostov"
Meanwhile, Rostov residents have risen to 11th place. In 16 meetings, the Donetsk team managed to score 17 points. Despite the fact that the tournament situation is not so sad, at the moment it cannot be said that the situation is under the control of the Southerners. Ural, which is in last place, is only four points behind. In the last round, Rostov lost 0:2 to Akhmat. It should be noted that the Grozny team sent a goal to the opponent's goal in each of the halves.
Injuries and disqualifications:
- Injuries:
- Wendel (leg), Kritsyuk (leg) – all Zenit. Gigovich (leg), Mamaev (achilles), Poyarkov (kick) - all "Rostov".
Statistics and figures:
- Zenit is the favorite of the meeting;
- The St. Petersburg team has not lost in the last 4 meetings;
- Rostov has a 2-match series without wins;
- The last face-to-face meeting of the rivals ended with a score of 4:2 in favor of the residents of St. Petersburg.
Forecast
Surely this meeting will be productive, and Zenit will once again defeat Rostov. Our stake in this confrontation will be combined. We bet on the success of the residents of St. Petersburg through an increased total.
