CSKA vs Zenit Prediction: Will the team destroy the St. Petersburg offense again?

CSKA did not concede from Zenit in the previous two matches. Will the team destroy the St. Petersburg offense again this time? Let's choose a few bets on the central meeting of the Sunday program of the seventh round of the RPL.

CSKA

The team has had a great start to the championship. After losing to Ural in the first round, the team won three straight, including a 4:1 defeat of Lokomotiv Moscow. But then CSKA seemed to run out of energy. In Week 5, they played a fine first half in a derby with Dynmo but fell apart in the second half, losing 1:2. In Week 6, CSKA failed to beat Orenburg, one of the main outsiders of the season, 1:1 on the road.

As expected, the Red-Blues lack the solid squad to keep pace in the league consistently. CSKA's reinforcements are starting to arrive only now, at the close of the transfer window. The team will undoubtedly perform more steadily, but they will not lose their chances for the top spots while the newcomers are adapting.

Zenit

The team had a weak start to the season, causing doubts about their prospects in this championship. But then the team went on a winning streak, defeating Spartak, Fakel, and Ural with a combined score of 9:1. Zenit stabilized the game, rebuilding with a somewhat renewed squad, and confirmed that they are once again the leading contender to win the RPL.

Expert Betting Tips

Zenit lost the week to Baltika in the Cup of Russia, but it is unlikely that this failure of St. Petersburg should be overestimated. There, Sergei Semak went for a serious rotation of the squad. As for the championship, Zenit is in great shape. 9:1 in favor of the team from St. Petersburg in the previous three meetings speak for themselves.

In the match against CSKA, Zenit will likely pick up points again, as the opponents look tired lately. Vladimir Fedotov has taken points away from Zenit while still head coach of Sochi, and he hasn't conceded against CSKA in two previous meetings. We're betting that tRed Bluesues will once again succeed in destroying Zenit's offense, but we're assuming that the Zenitovs won't concede. A draw is likely, maybe even a 0:0 draw, as the rivals played in the July meeting for the Super Cup of the country.