On Wednesday, starting with 18:00, the Zenit – TSKA Moscow match will be played, within the 3rd stage of Russia, the first league. Zenit is undefeated in the last 3 direct matches with TSKA Moscow, and in the previous season, it obtained four points out of six. The Russian champion drew at home, score 1-1, but won in Moscow with a 4-0 lead.
Zenit won 3 trophies in 2020, ticking the internal triple championship – cup – super cup. Sergei Semak’s students occupy the first position even after the first two stages of the new season, due to the victories with Volgograd and Rostov, both 2-0 away. With a 4-0 goal difference, Zenit keeps TSKA Moscow at a distance, which has a 4-1 goal difference also from 6 points, and Lokomotiv Moscow is on the third place, with a goal difference of 3-0 after two successes.
TSKA Moscow copies Zenit’s course in the first two stages, but failed in the last seasons to fight for the title. The Muscovites have not triumphed in the Premier League since the 2015/2016 season, and last season they finished in fourth place, 22 points away from the champion. The group coached by Viktor Goncharenko has not won in St. Petersburg since 2011, during which the hosts won 5 times.
Zenit clearly dominated the last years in Russia, and rivals like TSKA Moscow failed to put him in big trouble.
Zenit won 7 Russian champion titles;
The “Lions” won 4 times in the Russian Cup;
TSKA Moscow won 13 Russian champion titles;
The “red-blues” have not won the Premier League since 2015/2016;
PREDICTION: Zenit to win @ 1,73
