In this week 9 match on Sep 11th, Zenit hosts Orenburg at Saint Petersburg Stadium in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Premier League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 14 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, 1st placed Zenit, recorded a 2-1 win against Spartak Moscow. Aleksandr Sobolev struck first for Spartak Moscow in the 21st minute, then Dejan Lovren tied it up for Zenit in the 48th minute But luckily in the 60th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Andrey Mostovoy. Zenit is on a hot streak lately, with only 0 loss in their last 10 matches, while orenburg is fresh off their 3-1 win against Khimki. Aleksandr Dolgov struck first for Khimki in the 24th minute, then in the 37th minute, Florentin sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Vladimir Sychevoy Finally they completed the comback in the 39th minute on a goal by Jimmy Marin to cap off a wild match. Orenburg is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season.
Both Dmitry Vorobyev and Jimmy Marin have been the hottest scorers for Orenburg in the last five each having scored 2 goals. Malcom has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the attacker has scored four goals for Zenit.