Zenit - Baltika: betting tip (cf 2.20) and bets on the Russian Cup match

Current form

The current winner of the Premier League at the start of the new season confidently confirms the status of the main favorite for gold awards. Sergei Semak's team scored the maximum six points in two rounds and lead the standings by the best difference between goals scored and conceded. Zenit played two opening matches on the road, but this did not become a problem.: They defeated Akron with a score of 5:0 and then confidently dealt with Orenburg (3:0). In these meetings, the leaders proved themselves great in attack: Sobolev scored two goals and an assist against Tolyatti, and Glushenkov scored a hat-trick against Orenburg. There is a cup game ahead, Semak traditionally uses a decent rotation of the squad in the group stage, but the team has no problems with reserves. So, last season Zenit won all six matches in the group.

Disqualifications and injuries

Only Shilov is on the injured list.

Interesting betting trends

• Zenit has lost by offside in three of the last four matches.
• Zenit won three of the previous five matches in the first half.

Approximate composition: Moskvichev – Karavaev, Alip, Andrade, Santos – Drkusic, Wendel – Luis Enrique, Kondakov, Mostovoy – Felipe Augusto.

Current form

Baltika played two controversial matches in the Premier League at the start of the season. In the opening round, Kaliningrad played uncertainly against CSKA, clearly lacked movement, speed, and could not keep a high pace. As a result, a well-deserved 1-2 defeat in Moscow. In the second round, Kaliningrad beat Dynamo Moscow (2:1) on their own field. This time, Andrei Talalev's team proved themselves effective in attack: they had possession of the ball for only 28% of the playing time, hit four shots on target and scored two goals (one from the penalty spot). Last season, Baltika obviously focused on the RPL, and the reserve team regularly played in the Cup. It is unlikely that anything will change, since there is not much depth in the composition.

Disqualifications and injuries

There's only Filin in the Baltic hospital.

Interesting betting trends

• Baltic players fouled more often than their opponents in 24 of the last 30 matches.
• In the last three face-to-face meetings, Baltika has failed to hit Zenit's goal once.

Approximate composition: Kukushkin – Mufi, Varatynov, Kirsch, Anderson, Civich – Belikov, I. Petrov, Yenne, Pospelov – Gil.