Week 6 features a match on Wednesday Dec 8th, where Zenit hosts Chelsea in a meeting of these two Champions League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only -15 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, Zenit recorded a 2-2 draw against Rostov. Dmitri Poloz scored the first goal for Rostov in the 11th minute on a penalty kick, then Nikolay Komlichenko added another in the 25th minute. Zenit should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 20 points in their last 10 matches, while chelsea is fresh off their 2-3 loss against West Ham United. Thiago Silva struck first for Chelsea in the 28th minute on a feed from Mason Mount, but Manuel Lanzini got the equalizer for West Ham United in the 40th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 87th minute on a goal by Arthur Masuaku. Chelsea should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 20 points in their last 10 matches.
Zenit and Chelsea last played eachother at the Stamford Bridge on Tuesday Sep 14th. Chelsea was victorious by a score of 1 to 0 in front of just over 39000 spectators. Romelu Lukaku struck first for Chelsea in the 69th minute on a feed from César Azpilicueta, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Zenit couldn’t muster any offence and Chelsea ran away with the shutout win.
Chelsea’s top weapon lately has been Mason Mount, who has 2 goals in the last five matches. For Zenit, their top scorers are Artem Dzyuba and Claudinho, each having 3 goals in their last 5 matches.