In this 17th week match, on Sat Nov 12th, Torpedo Moskva plays host to Zenit in a meeting of these two Premier League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. 16th placed Torpedo Moskva is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Krylya Sovetov. Fernando Costanza scored the first goal for Krylya Sovetov in the 34th minute, then Sergey Pinyaev added another in the 47th minute on a feed from Roman Ezhov In the end, Torpedo Moskva was frustrated by Krylya Sovetov’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Krylya Sovetov ended the match with the shutout victory. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 5 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Zenit recorded a 1-2 loss against Akhmat Grozny. Evgeni Kharin scored the first goal for Akhmat Grozny in the 1st minute, then Mohamed Konate added another in the 8th minute. Zenit is on a hot streak lately, with 8 wins in their last 10 matches.
Torpedo Moskva and Zenit last played eachother at the Saint Petersburg Stadium on Aug 21st. Zenit won by a score of 2 to 0. Ivan Sergeev scored the first goal for Zenit in the 84th minute, then Malcom added another in the 88th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Torpedo Moskva couldn’t manage to score, and Zenit took the shutout win.
Malcom has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, hes scored 4 goals for Zenit.