On Apr 3rd, Zenit and Sochi will play a match in Sochi in a meeting of these two Premier League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, 4th placed Sochi, recorded a 2-3 loss against Krylya Sovetov. Maksim Glushenkov struck first for Krylya Sovetov in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, then Gorshkov added another in the 78th minute on a penalty. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Sochi should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, Zenit recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Arsenal Tula. Malcom scored the first goal for Zenit in the 44th minute, then Malcom added another in the 55th minute on a feed from Ivan Sergeev In the end, Arsenal Tula couldn’t muster any offence and Zenit ran away with the shutout win. Zenit is on a hot streak lately, having won 6 of their last 10 matches.
Zenit and Sochi last played eachother at the Saint Petersburg Stadium on Sun Oct 3rd. Sochi took the match by a score of 2 to 1. Artem Dzyuba struck first for Zenit in the 45th minute, then Mateo Cassierra tied it up for Sochi in the 67th minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 71st minute on a goal by Sergey Terekhov to cap off a wild match.
Zenit’s most prolific scorer has been Malcom. He has netted three goals over the last 5 matches. Sochi is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Artur Yusupov and Christian Noboa each having 2 goals in their last five.