Zenit - CSKA: betting tip and bets with odds of 4.30

Current form

Zenit was clearly betting on the championship title and had every reason to set maximum goals for themselves – Sergey Semak's team had no equal in the Premier League in terms of player selection. Having given a great start, the blue-white-blues gradually stalled and began to lose points, losing the lead even before the winter break and letting Spartak close in on them.

After the winter break, Zenit failed to get into optimal shape and continued to lose points, not showing the best football. At the same time, largely due to the mistakes of competitors, the blue-white-blues still remain in the championship race and occupy second place in the table, four points behind the leader Krasnodar. CSKA is three points behind, Spartak is four points behind, and they also pose a threat so far.

In the Cup, Zenit was lucky with the draw in the group and in the company of Rubin, Akron and Fakel, the St. Petersburg team were considered clear favorites and easily won it. In the quarterfinals, Akhmat became easy prey, the wolves were beaten in each of the matches. Rostov did not create any serious problems either, which frankly slowed down in the second half of the season – a 3-0 victory secured a ticket to the finals of the RPL.

Disqualifications and injuries

Karavaev is injured.

Interesting betting trends

• Zenit has not lost in the last six matches, with four wins and two draws.
• Zenit has scored in the last nine matches.
• Zenit has not conceded against CSKA in the last three matches.

Approximate line—up: Latyshonok - Mimovich, Drkusic, Nino, Santos — Zdelar, Wendel — Luis Enrique, Glushenkov, Mostovoy — Sobolev.

Current form

By the start of the season, CSKA was approaching as a contender for a place in the top three – even such a task seemed impossible for Marko Nikolic's team, given the competitors' summer transfer campaign. In the first half of the season, the Army team could not jump over their heads, but at the same time they did not allow themselves outright failures, keeping the top three in sight and gradually adding.

After the winter break, CSKA transformed and began to take points regularly. From a contender for bronze, the army team quickly turned into contenders for gold, although the status is still very formal. With 51 points in the asset, CSKA is in third place in the table and seven points behind the leader Krasnodar, three points ahead of Zenit. Having beaten Spartak 2-1 in the derby in the last round, CSKA extended its unbeaten streak in all tournaments to 13 matches.

In the CSKA Cup, he fought against Akhmat, Krasnodar and Paris NN in the same group, where he was the favorite and justified this status by easily winning the quartet with 14 points. Rubin managed to pass without any problems in the quarterfinals, but in the semifinals the opponent was much higher level. Nevertheless, the Army team also dealt with Dynamo Moscow quite easily, beating the blue and white with a score of 2:1 in the sum of two matches.

Disqualifications and injuries

Rocha is disqualified.

Interesting betting trends

• In the last 13 matches, CSKA has not lost – nine wins and four draws.
• In eight of the last nine matches, CSKA scored
• CSKA did not concede in two of the last three away matches.

Approximate composition: Akinfeev — Kellven, Diveev, Lukin, Krugovoy — Oblyakov, Kislyak, Pyanich — Fayzullaev — Musaev, Koita.