In this week 28 match on May 7th, Zenit hosts Khimki at Saint Petersburg Stadium in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Premier League teams. 1st placed Zenit is fresh off their 3-1 win against Locomotiv Moscow. Gyrano Kerk struck first for Locomotiv Moscow in the 4th minute, then Ivan Sergeev tied it up for Zenit in the 27th minute on a feed from Yuri Alberto But luckily in the 42nd minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Malcom. Zenit is on a hot streak lately, having won 7 of their last 10 matches, while khimki sits at 11th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Ufa. Ilya Kukharchuk struck first for Khimki in the 31st minute on a feed from Dmitriy Tikhiy, then Gamid Agalarov tied it up for Ufa in the 2nd minute of the second half’s stoppage time squeezing out at least the one point for Ufa. Khimki is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Zenit took the match by a score of 3 to 1. Ilya Kukharchuk scored the first goal for Khimki in the 28th minute, then Sardar Azmoun tied it up for Zenit in the 33rd minute Finally they completed the comback in the 71st minute on a goal by Aleksandr Erokhin to cap off a wild match.
For Khimki, their top scorers are Aleksandr Rudenko and Iliya Sadygov, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches. Zenit is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Yuri Alberto and Malcom each having 2 goals in their last five.