Orenburg vs Zenit: Premier League match forecast

Current form

Orenburg frankly failed the first round of the championship and spent it in the relegation zone. Despite the change of coach, the situation has not yet been stabilized - the hosts are approaching the start of the 16th round on the last line in the table. The situation has not yet become critical - there is a modest gap of four points from the transitional matches zone. In the last round, Orenburg lost 1:2 to Makhachkala Dynamo, thus suffering its third defeat in a row.

Disqualifications and injuries

Prokhin is disqualified. Florentin and Martynov are injured.

Interesting trends for betting

• Orenburg has lost its last three matches
• Orenburg lost to Zenit in their last two matches

Estimated line-up: Moskvichev - Zotov, Perez, Kasimov, Karatas - Basic, Mikhailov - Sidorov, Kovalenko, Mansilla - Sakharkhizan.

Current form

Before the start of the season, Zenit was considered the main contender for the championship title, but so far this status has not been justified. With 36 points, Sergei Semak team is in second place in the table and is one point behind the leader Krasnodar, with Lokomotiv, who have two points less, pressing from below. In the last round, Zenit beat Akhmat away with a score of 2:1, thus achieving their second victory in a row and already the 11th this season, managing to retain second place.

Disqualifications and injuries

Kerzhakov, Volkov, Latyshonok are injured. The participation of Cassierra and Wendel in the match is in question.

Interesting trends for betting

• Zenit won the last two matches
• Zenit have conceded in their last three matches

Estimated line-up: Adamov - Karavaev, Nino, Alip, Santos - Claudino, Barrios, Glushenkov - Artur, Luciano, Mostovoy.