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CSKA Moscow and Zenit St Petersburg will trade tackles in a Russian Premier League matchday eight fixture on Saturday (September 14th). The hosts were last in action when they claimed a 2-0 away win over Khimki before the international break.
Tamerlan Musayev and Moises scored in either half to help their side leave with all three points.
Zenit, meanwhile, saw off Pari NN with a comfortable 3-0 away win. Luciao Gondou put them ahead on the half-hour mark before completing his brace 11 minutes into the second half. Wendel wrapped up the rout in the 69th minute.
The win left The Blue-White-Sky Blues at the summit of the standings with 17 points to show for their efforts in seven games. CSKA are fifth with 13 points to their name.
CSKA Moscow vs Zenit St Petersburg Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- Zenit St Petersburg have 21 wins from the last 51 head-to-head games. CSKA were victorious on 14 occasions while 16 games ended in draws.
- Their most recent meeting came in May 2024 when Zenit claimed a penalty shootout victory at home in the second leg of the Russian Cup final.
- The last six head-to-head games have produced less than three goals, with four games in this sequence seeing at least one side keep a clean sheet.
- CSKA have won seven of their last 11 league games.
- Six of Zenit's seven league games this season have seen one side fail to find the back of the net.
- Five of CSKA's seven league games this season have seen at least one side keep a clean sheet.
CSKA Moscow vs Zenit St Petersburg Prediction
CSKA Moscow are four points off the summit and a win here would propel the Horses right back into the title race. They are unbeaten in the last six head-to-head games in regulation time (two wins).
Zenit have kept a clean sheet in all but one of their seven league games this term. Sergei Semak's side won a sixth successive title last season in dramatic circumstances on the final day and are odds-on favorites to defend their crown.
Games between these two sides tend to be cagey affairs and we are backing the spoils to be shared in a low-scoring stalemate.
Prediction: CSKA Moscow 1-1 Zenit St Petersburg
CSKA Moscow vs Zenit St Petersburg Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Result: Draw
Tip 2 - Both teams to score
Tip 3 - Over 1.5 goals
