In this 15th week match, on Sun Oct 30th, Krasnodar will play host to Zenit in a Premier League match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, a perfect day for football. Krasnodar is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against FC Nizhny Novgorod. Ilzat Akhmetov struck first for Krasnodar in the 17th minute on a feed from Jhon Córdoba, then Jhon Córdoba added another in the 7th minute of the second half’s stoppage time At the end of 90 a dissapointed FC Nizhny Novgorod couldn’t manage to score, and Krasnodar took the shutout win. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Krasnodar should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, 1st placed Zenit, recorded a 7-0 blowout win against Sochi. Ivan Sergeev struck first for Zenit in the 2nd minute, then Malcom added another in the 11th minute on a feed from Wendel At the end of 90 a dissapointed Sochi couldn’t manage to score, and Zenit took the shutout win. Zenit looks to continue their winning ways, having 9 wins in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Zenit won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Zenit is fortunate enough to have Malcom in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored five goals. Both Maksim Kutovoi and Eduard Spertsyan have been the hottest scorers for Krasnodar in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals.