Week 2 brings us a match on Jul 22nd, where Zenit will host Krylya Sovetov in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Premier League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 22 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Zenit sits at 13th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Khimki. Wendel scored the first goal for Zenit in the 17th minute, then Reziuan Mirzov tied it up for Khimki in the 84th minute on a feed from Aleksandr Dolgov earning Khimki at least a draw. Zenit looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while 1st placed Krylya Sovetov is fresh off their 4-2 win against Orenburg. Tsypchenko scored the first goal for Orenburg on an own goal in the 31st minute, then Roman Ezhov got the equalizer for Krylya Sovetov in the 49th minute on a feed from Maksim Glushenkov Finally they completed the comback victory in the 54th minute on a goal by Maksim Glushenkov to cap off a wild match. Krylya Sovetov is looking for direction having 1 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Zenit won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Maksim Glushenkov has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, hes scored 4 goals for Krylya Sovetov. Both Ivan Sergeev and Andrey Mostovoy have been the hottest scorers for Zenit in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each.