In this 20th week match, on Sun Mar 19th, CSKA Moscow will play host to Zenit in a Premier League match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 0 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. 4th placed CSKA Moscow is fresh off their 4-0 shutout win against Krylya Sovetov. Anton Zabolotnyi scored the first goal for CSKA Moscow in the 24th minute, then Ivan Oblyakov added another in the 26th minute In the end, Krylya Sovetov was frustrated by CSKA Moscow’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. CSKA Moscow ended the match with the shutout victory. CSKA Moscow is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while 1st placed Zenit is fresh off their 3-2 win against Khimki. Malcom scored the first goal for Zenit in the 19th minute, then Malcom added another in the 55th minute on a feed from Mateo Cassierra. Zenit looks to continue their winning ways, having won 8 of their last 10.
On the 13th of August, Zenit hosted CSKA Moscow at the Saint Petersburg Stadium in their last match together. Zenit was victorious by a score of 2 to 1. Malcom struck first for Zenit in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, then Fedor Chalov tied it up for CSKA Moscow in the 63rd minute.
Zenit is fortunate enough to have Malcom in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored 5 goals. CSKA Moscow hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Jesús Medina and Milan Gajić, and they each have 1 goal.