In one of the matches of the Russian Football Championship, the players of Rubin and Zenit will come face to face. Which of the opponents will get the victory in the face-to-face confrontation? Our sports portal gives a forecast for this match.
"Rubin"
Rubin Kazan is in fourth place in the Russian championship standings, having 14 points on its personal account. In seven matches played, Leonid Slutsky's team managed to beat Spartak, Arsenal, Akhmat and Ural, and also parted ways with Krylia Sovetov and Khimki, losing in a face-to-face meeting to Krasnodar (0:2). In August, the Rubinovs managed to fly out of the Conference League, losing on the sum of two matches to the Polish Rakuv (0:0 and 0: 1), showing football of not the best quality.
Zenit
The St. Petersburg team leads the standings of the Russian championship, having 17 points scored in 7 rounds. On the account of the "blue-white-blue" victories over "Khimki", "Rostov", "Krasnodar", CSKA and "Akhmat". At the same time, draws occurred in the matches with Lokomotiv and Ufa (both meetings are 1:1). In the Champions League, Sergei Semak's wards began their journey at the group stage and last Tuesday lost to Chelsea in London with a score of -0:1. The only goal in that meeting was scored by Romelu Lukaku.
Injuries and disqualifications:
- Injuries:
- Zuev (leg injury), Shatov (leg injury) – all "Rubin". Ozdoev (knee) – Zenit.
- Under question:
- Karavaev (injury) – Zenit.
Statistics and figures:
- St. Petersburg residents are the favorites of the meeting;
- "Rubin" won only one meeting out of 5 previous ones in all tournaments;
- The St. Petersburg team has won twice in the last 5 matches;
- The last face-to-face meeting of the rivals ended with a score of 2: 1 in favor of Rubin;
- Kazan won 3 of the last 5 matches against Zenit.
Forecast
It is worth noting the fact that the Kazan team outplays Zenit more often than others in face-to-face meetings. Today, the Rubinovs will play at home. The last meeting in Kazan ended with the victory of the wards of Slutsky. I will take a chance, and I will bet on the next success of Rubin, because now this team is in a solid playing form, allowing fans to count on a positive result.
