CSKA Moscow hosts Zenit in round 23 of the Russian Premier League. The match will be played on Wednesday, March 17th at Arena CSKA (Moscow)
CSKA cannot live up to high expectations. The team is holding a quite good season, and not only in the Premier League. In the cup, the Moscow club beat SKA-Khabarovsk without any problems in February. But everything is not so rosy in the RPL, despite the appearance of such a powerful (in all meanings) newcomer like Salomon Rondon. Yes, Viktor Goncharenko's men beat Akhmat (2-0), and the Venezuelan scored himself (from the penalty spot) and assisted Vlašić. However, CSKA lost to Lokomotiv in the derby (Nikola didn’t convert a penalty). And playing out 11 vs 9 on Saturday, the Militarians lost to Arsenal Tula as well (2-1). As a result, they take only third place and lag five points behind the leader.
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Zenit finally showed a game worthy of a leader. On Saturday, the White-Blues gained a landslide victory over Akhmat. Yes, there were some questions. The visitors were able to hold out for more than an hour, and the second goal was scored from the penalty spot, which caused an ironic smile from Andrey Talalaev. As a result, the champion won 4-0. It was the first positive result in 2021. In the cup, Sergei Semak's men managed to lose to Arsenal Tula at home (1-2). Then the leader of the RPL, who played in the majority, missed the victory over Rostov (Sow made a double and equalized in the 89th minute). Moreover, later Zenit lost to Rubin. First, Makarov scored the decisive goal in the 92nd minute. And then Artem Dzyuba could not beat Dupin from the penalty spot. Another misfire could have cost the 1st place, but Zenit managed to save a good gap from their pursuers from Moscow.
CSKA gained only one victory in the last 15 head-to-head matches (2-0 at home in November 2018). After that, Zenit won three times and gained one draw. In August, Azmoun's double brought a 2-1 victory over the Horses. The Moscow club is still unstable. And Zenit's confident victory on Saturday should help the team regain confidence. Nevertheless, we will insure ourselves by taking a zero handicap.
Prediction for the match: Zenit to win with 0.0 handicap
