As part of one of the matches of the Pari Premier Cup, CSKA Moscow and Zenit St. Petersburg will come face to face. Which of the opponents will get the victory in this match? Our sports portal evaluates the opponents' chances of success.
CSKA Moscow
The capital's CSKA was able to finish in the standings on the fifth line of the RPL. In the last rounds, the "army men" were weaker than Krasnodar (0:1) away, and they were able to defeat Rostov - 4:0 on their own field. After that, the CSKA leadership parted with Alexey and Vasily Berezutsky. Vladimir Fedotov was invited to the club camp. Such players as Mario Fernandez, Ilzat Akhmetov, Alan Dzagoev and Yusuf Yazidzhi left the camp of the "army". Milan Gajic was signed to the defense. CSKA played one test match, in which the Muscovites lost to Veles with a score of 0:2.
Zenit
The St. Petersburg team was able to win the fourth title in a row last season. Ahead of schedule, the blue-white-blues were able to beat the capital's Lokomotiv with a score of 3:1. After that, Zenit relaxed in the games with Spartak and Nizhny Novgorod (1:1 and 0:1, respectively, which affected the results). In the off-season, Dzyuba, Kritsyuk and Ozdoev left the club camp. Yuri Alberto is also on the verge of leaving. The St. Petersburg team has already managed to hold two meetings within the framework of the Pari Premier Cup. First, she exchanged goals with Paris NN in the opening meeting, after which she put the squeeze on the opponent in a penalty shootout (5:3). In the second round, the residents of St. Petersburg, according to the already worked-out scheme, were able to beat Sochi, defeating their opponent in the football lottery (4:2).
Statistics and figures:
- CSKA is the favorite of the meeting;
- CSKA lost 4 meetings out of 5;
- Zenit has a 2-match unbeaten streak;
- The last face-to-face meeting of the rivals ended with a score of 2:0 in favor of Zenit;
- St. Petersburg won 6 matches in a row against the "army".
Forecast
Zenit has been playing very confidently against CSKA in recent years. The residents of St. Petersburg were able to win 6 victories in a row over their opponent. Given the shape of the opponents, it is worth assuming that Zenit will win this time.
