On the 24th of October, Zenit hosts Sochi in a meeting of these two mismatched Premier League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 1 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, 1st placed Zenit, recorded a 3-0 shutout win against FC Nizhny Novgorod. Daler Kuzyaev struck first for Zenit in the 22nd minute, then Claudinho added another in the 45th minute on a feed from Douglas Santos In the end, FC Nizhny Novgorod was frustrated by Zenit’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Zenit ended the match with the shutout victory. Zenit is on a hot streak lately, with 8 wins in their last 10 matches, while 7th placed Sochi is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Krylya Sovetov. Aleksandar Ćirković struck first for Krylya Sovetov in the 24th minute, then Sergey Pinyaev added another in the 1st minute of the first half’s stoppage time In the end, Sochi couldn’t muster any offence and Krylya Sovetov ran away with the shutout win. Sochi is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Sochi won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Sochi’s most prolific scorer has been Christian Noboa. He has netted three goals over the last 5 matches. Zenit is fortunate enough to have Malcom in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored 5 goals.