CSKA Moscow vs. Zenit St. Petersburg prediction, preview, team news and more

CSKA Moscow will host Zenit St. Petersburg on Sunday in the VEB Arena in the Russian Premier League, with both teams having had solid seasons so far.

CSKA Moscow is currently sixth in the league, nine points behind their opponents. Aleksey Berezutski’s side have been fickle lately, having won only two of their last five games in all competitions. They hope to change things by beating Zenit this weekend.

Zenit St. Petersburg is four points ahead of Dinamo in second place at the top of the table. Sergey Semak’s team has also stalled recently, having won just two of their last five games in all competitions. They will try to recover with a win against CSKA Moscow on Sunday.

Igor Akinfeev played his 800th career game and his 500th game in the Russian Premier League today. Massive performance

Igor Akinfeev played his 800th career game and his 500th game in the Russian Premier League tonight. Massive success https://t.co/6sAfdvlNJJ

Both sides want to win and that should make Sunday’s game an exciting duel.

CSKA Moscow vs. Zenit St. Petersburg head-to-head

Zenit has dominated the current head-to-head record between the two teams after winning all of their previous five ties against CSKA Moscow.

The last time the two teams met in August, Zenit won 1-0. Sardar Azmoun scored the only goal of the game that evening to secure all three points.

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