This Saturday, Rostov receives Zenit on the occasion of the 2nd day of the Russian championship. Both teams want to confirm their start.
FC Rostov vs Zenit St. Petersburg Free Betting Tips
5th in the last championship, Rostov can harbor regrets after a difficult end of the season. Well placed for the podium, the team has won only once during the last 8 days played after the Restart, for 3 defeats and 4 draws. This poor dynamic demoted Rostov to 5th place with, all the same, a ticket for the preliminary rounds of the Europa League. Last weekend, Rostov got off to a good start to the season by winning on Tambov’s lawn (0-1).
On July 22, Zenit logically won, with a comfortable 15-point lead over its runner-up, a new Russian championship title, second in a row. Imperial after the end of confinement, the partners of striker Dzyuba have not lost any of their 8 league games (7 wins and 1 draw). They also won the Russian Cup, beating Spartak Moscow in the semi (2-1) and Khimki in the final (1-0). Great favorites to their succession, they figured perfectly by postponing their first league game played at the promoted Volgograd last Tuesday (0-2).
The workforce for FC Rostov vs Zenit St. Petersburg
No absence is a priori to report on the side of Rostov. Uzbek striker Eldor Shomurodov (11 goals and 6 assists) was the most decisive offensive element in the league last year. Note the arrival of Japanese international Kento Hashimoto. On the first day, it was the important playmaker Mamaev who scored the only goal of the game.
Zenit has the best squad in the Russian Premier League. In addition to its Russian internationals (Zhirkov, Karavayev, Yerokhin, Ozdoyev, Kuzyayev, and Dzyuba), the team is led by a few foreigners such as Argentines Driussi and Rigoni, Iranian Azmoum or Brazilian Malcom (ex Bordeaux and Barça). Last year, Azmoum (17 goals and 7 assists) and Dzyuba (17 goals and 12 assists) formed a very good attacking duo. Liverpool defender Dejan Lovren has been signed for the new season but internationals Smolnikov and Shatov have left the club. Guardian # 1 Lunev is still stranded in the infirmary.
Key points for the match FC Rostov vs Zenit St. Petersburg
Coaches have the possibility of making 5 substitutions during the game.
The match will take place with a limited number of spectators.
In Russia, the 2019/2020 championship ended on July 22.
FC Rostov vs Zenit St. Petersburg Free Betting Tips
Superior to its rivals on the national scene, Zenit can pocket a precious victory in Rostov this Saturday. Zenit victory!
Betting Tips: Zenit
Odds: 1.82
