In a weekend match in week 5, on Saturday Aug 13th, Zenit will play host to CSKA Moscow in a clash of the Premier League. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 22 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, Zenit recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Akhmat Grozny. Neither Akhmat Grozny nor Zenit could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 13 and 10 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. Zenit is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while 1st placed CSKA Moscow is fresh off their 4-1 win against Fakel. Georgy Gongadze scored the first goal for Fakel in the 42nd minute from the penalty spot, then Konstantin Kuchaev got the equalizer for CSKA Moscow in the 57th minute on a feed from Fedor Chalov Finally they completed the comback in the 70th minute on a penalty goal by Jesús Medina to cap off a wild match. CSKA Moscow is looking for direction having 3 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 2 wins.
Both Jorge Carrascal and Fedor Chalov have been the hottest scorers for CSKA Moscow in the last five each having scored 3 goals each. Zenit is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Andrey Mostovoy and Ivan Sergeev each having 2 goals in their last 5.