Zenit St Petersburg vs CSKA Moscow Prediction & Betting Tips - Russian Premier League

Prediction published on 31/10/2019, 23:24  by Daniel Ngulu in Football Predictions

Zenith St. Petersburg, who are top of the Russian Premier League standings will play host to fifth placed CSKA Moscow this weekend. Ahead of the game, Zenit have 32 points and CSKA Moscow 26. Going to this game, Zenit have the best attack in the league, at 27 goals from 14 matches. They also have the meanest defence, having conceded just seven. CSKA Moscow on the other hand, have scored 20 and conceded 13 goals in the league so far. Zenit have seven wins in their last 10 matches; they have failed to score once in their last 11 matches and their last six matches have all yielded over 2.5 goals. Zenit have scored two or more goals in four of their last five matches. In the Premier League, Zenit have three straight wins and three of their last five league matches have yielded over 2.5 goals. At home, they have five straight wins ahead of this game and they are unbeaten in eight. They have won each of their last three Premier League matches at home and are unbeaten in six league matches at home, winning four and with two clean sheets.

CSKA Moscow on the other hand, have managed just two wins in their last five matches. They have one clean sheet in the five matches and have scored in three of them. However, they do not score a lot of goals. In the last seven matches, CSKA Moscow have not scored more than a goal in six. Despite this, they are unbeaten in their last three away matches and have scored in each of their last five away matches. They have also gone unbeaten in the last four away league matches, winning three and drawing once. The quality of opposition in this case can’t, however equate to Zenit’s. CSKA Moscow have one win in nine meetings with Zenit, who have four wins. Four of the last six meetings between the two however ended in draws.