In this week 4 match on Aug 6th, Akhmat Grozny will play host to Zenit in a meeting of these two mismatched Premier League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 24 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Akhmat Grozny sits at 8th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-2 loss against Sochi. Christian Noboa scored the first goal for Sochi in the 20th minute on a penalty kick, then Christian Noboa added another in the 49th minute on a feed from Artem Makarchuk. Akhmat Grozny is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 1st placed Zenit, recorded a 5-0 blowout win against Locomotiv Moscow. Wendel struck first for Zenit in the 64th minute, then Claudinho added another in the 76th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Locomotiv Moscow couldn’t manage to score, and Zenit took the shutout win. Zenit is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Zenit won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Zenit’s most prolific scorer has been Andrey Mostovoy. The Russian midfielder has netted three goals over the last 5 matches. Akhmat Grozny’s most prolific scorer has been Mohamed Konate. He has netted 2 goals over the last five matches.