Week 12 brings us a match on Oct 8th where Fakel and Zenit will play a match in Voronezh in a clash of the Premier League. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Fakel is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Torpedo Moskva. Igor Lebedenko scored the first goal for Torpedo Moskva in the 28th minute, then Khazyr Appaev got the equalizer for Fakel in the 41st minute on a feed from Evgeny Shlyakov . Fakel looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches, while zenit sits at 1st place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 3-1 win against Rostov. Malcom struck first for Zenit in the 14th minute on a feed from Claudinho, then Nikolay Komlichenko got the equalizer for Rostov in the 47th minute on a feed from Aleksandr Silyanov. Zenit is on a hot streak lately, with only 0 loss in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season.
Zenit is fortunate enough to have Malcom in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored 5 goals. Fakel’s most prolific scorer has been Evgeny Morozov. He has netted two goals over the last 5 matches.